If you pre-ordered an autographed copy of "Daybreak" and it hasn't appeared in your mailbox yet, we apologize. Sierra is personally handling all of these orders and ran short of CDs before she could get them all out. A new shipment of CDs is on the way so you should have your signed copy by next week. We appreciate your patience and are sorry for the inconvenience. If you have questions please contact Claire Armbruster at claire@keithcase.com. Thank you!
Mandolin Workshop - March 27th
The day before her IMT concert in Rockville, Sierra Hull will present a mandolin workshop in Takoma Park at Airshow Mastering, next to the House of Musical Traditions. The workshop will be 90 minutes long, beginning at 7:00 pm, and will be limited to 15 participants.
Participants should bring their instruments and be prepared to listen, play, ask questions and generally have a good time with one of the bright young stars of mandolin playing.
Workshop difficulty and content will be determined by Sierra and the participants.
Airshow Mastering 7014 Westmoreland Avenue Takoma Park, MD 301-754-3611 More Information Here
March 27th
April 4th
Kathy Mattea Meets Berklee – Live stream available online
Kathy Mattea Meets Berklee – Live stream available online Sierra Hull & Highway 111 will open the show
The 2011 Berklee College of Music Signature Series, where world-renowned musicians share the stage with Berklee students, continues on Thursday, March 10, with two-time Grammy Award-winning country and bluegrass singer Kathy Mattea. Best known for blending folk, Celtic, and country sounds, Mattea, a repeat Country Music Association Award winner, has recorded 17 albums and has charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard charts. Performing songs from a nearly 30-year career, Mattea will be backed by a Berklee student band. Mattea's relationship with Berklee goes back as far as 2005, when she recorded a song written by Berklee students with Grammy-winning producer/engineers Elliot Scheiner and George Massenburg.
19-year-old bluegrass mandolin phenom Sierra Hull will perform with Mattea, as well as open the show with her band Highway 111. She is performing in support of Daybreak, her upcoming release on Rounder Records (March 8). Hull, who recently performed at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, with Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski, is in her final year at Berklee. She is the first student to be awarded Berklee's Presidential Scholarship specifically for bluegrass music.
“Kathy Mattea Meets” Berklee takes place on Thursday, March 10, at 8:15 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. General admission tickets are $15, $10 reserved seating, and are available at the box office, at ticketmaster, or by calling 617 931-2000. For more information, call 617 747-2261, visit www.berkleebpc.com, or read the press release. The venue is wheelchair-accessible. The concert is produced by Music Production and Engineering professor Stephen Webber, who co-hosts Berklee's annual spring break trip to Nashville.
“Kathy Mattea Meets Berklee” and can be viewed LIVE at concertwindow.com/berklee.
May 6th
Sierra Hull's Video "Easy Come, Easy Go" Premiers On CMT, Sierra Performs This Week In Boston
“Easy Come, Easy Go,” the video for the single from Sierra Hull’s forthcoming album Daybreak is premiering today on CMT (Country Music Television). The video was directed by award winning director David McClister (Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Leann Rimes) and was filmed in one day at the Two Rivers Mansion in Nashville, features her touring band Highway 111 and can be viewed here.
Hull will be performing in the Boston area this week, first at an in-store CD signing at the Back Bay Best Buy on Wednesday, March 9, that evening at Johnny D’s in Somerville and again Thursday, March 10 opening for Kathy Mattea at the Berklee Performance Center. These upcoming shows are in support of Daybreak, her new solo album coming out this Tuesday, March 8.
Hull, a 19-year-old bluegrass mandolin prodigy, is in her final year at Berklee College of Music where she is the first bluegrass artist to be awarded Berklee’s Presidential Scholarship. This prestigious award is given to only 5 students out of thousands of applicants. It includes tuition, school fees, and room and board.