TETON VILLAGE, Wyo. — Six-time International Bluegrass Music Association Mandolin Player of the Year (and the first woman to do so), Sierra Hull, had a dream when she had already learned over a hundred songs as a ten year-old—meeting her hero Allison Krauss. Hull would make her debut on the Grand Ole Opry as a ten year-old in 2002, at the invite of none other than Krauss. After high school, she accepted a Presidential Scholarship to study at the Berklee College of Music and has now released four albums on Rounder Records, including the latest Grammy-nominated album, 25 Trips (2020). She’ll take stage with her quintet this Thursday at the Mangy Moose. Teton County-based songwriter Aaron Davis will open the show.
Hull’s fiery mandolin magic is not just relinquished to bluegrass. The singer-songwriter has been developing eclectic output for the last two decades, working alongside some of the biggest acoustic roots players and producers in the business. The two-time Grammy Nominated artist currently tours as a quintet with drums, bass, fiddle and guitar—a unit that bridges jazz, rock and soul into Appalachian folk, gospel, bluegrass and old-time music.
Hull grew up in Byrdstown, Tennessee (population 700) and picked up the mandolin when she was eight years old, a gift from her grandmother. She released her first album at age ten, began entering regional talent contests and was eventually mentored by Krauss, who Hull would perform alongside at the White House in 2011.
Ox Presents Sierra Hull with support from Aaron Davis duo, 8 p.m. Thursday April 11 at the Mangy Moose in Teton Village. $25. MangyMoose.com.
