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Sierra Dawn Hull (born on September 27, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter, and bluegrass guitarist.

Hull signed a contract with Rounder Records at the age of 13 and released his debut vocal album, Secrets , in 2008 at the age of 16. The album reached No. position. 2 on Billboards Top Bluegrass album stairs. Her second album, Daybreak , was released on March 8, 2011.


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Early life and career

Sierra Hull was born and raised in Byrdstown, Tennessee and attended Pickett County High School before receiving a Presidential Scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music.

Hull started playing the mandolin at the age of eight and released the album Angel Mountain in 10. He soon played a jam session with other musicians in his family, and in 2001 he entered a local talent contest. His parents, Stacy and Brenda Hull, took him to many bluegrass festivals and it was during the International Bluegrass Music Association festival that he came to the attention of chief talent leader Rounder Records, Ken Irwin. At the age of 11, he was mentored and friends with Alison Krauss, himself a child prodigy on a violin. Hull and Krauss, along with Dan Tyminski, performed at the White House on 21 November 2011.

He has a brother, Cody, and is a distant cousin of former US Secretary of State Cordell Hull.

Hull has received five International Bluegrass Music Association nominations in the past three years.

Hull received the Bluegrass Star Award, presented by Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, on October 19, 2013. This award is given to bluegrass artists who do exemplary work to advance traditional bluegrass music and bring it to new audiences while retaining their character and heritage.

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Tour

Hull performed with Highway 111 band at the Gettysburg Bluegrass festival in 2005. He went on tour, even when he attended Berklee College of Music.

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Recordings

Secret

Hull's vocal debut album at Rounder Records, released in May 2008, was produced jointly by Alison Krauss and Ron Block following the self-released Angel Mountain CD in 2002. Productions by Hull and Ron Block paid tribute and respect the tradition and style of bluegrass music. This album contains 3 original songs written by Hull. She was only 15 when she recorded the album and was released at the age of 16.

Dawn

In the second release of 2011 at Rounder Records, this 20-year-old player has composed seven of 12 songs and produced by Alison Krauss & amp; Bassis Union Station, Barry Bales. The album featured collaborations with Bryan Sutton on guitar and Randy Kohrs on dobro. Guest singers include Dan Tyminski, Shawn Lane and Ronnie Bowman.

Features

Hull is a guest vocalist with vocalist James Adkins on the male-female duo "Love Song," featured on a self-titled 2015 album from the Americana group, Big Virginia Sky.

Weighted Mind

Released on January 29, 2016, Weeded Mind , the third LP Hull, was produced by the highly respected banjo player BÃÆ' Ã… © Fleck, who encouraged Hull to consider recording it himself. However, Hull decides to register the piano player, Ethan Jodziewicz, which is featured on each track. The album also includes vocal contributions by Allison Kraus, Abigail Washburn, and Rhiannon Giddens.

NPR's highly regarded, Jewly Hight-titled "Iighted Mind" album "stunning upcoming album", adding that "Hull has joined the rare Nickel Creek exploitation company, Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins, talented young people, searching for music, have taken them to the area of ​​songwriters and postmodern songwriters and so on. "

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Personal life

In May 2017 Hull married a bluegrass musician named Justin Moses. Hull and Moses touring together. He lives in Nashville

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Discography

Albums

Other singles

Music videos


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Awards and nominations


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References


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External links

  • Official website
  • Sierra Hull's discography in MusicBrainz

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