| Product Summary | | Label: Traffic Entertainment Group | | UPC: 00011661060128 | | Release Date: 5/6/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 207499855 | | Item#: M42YCC | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Secrets ~ Sierra Hull |  | | 2. From Now On ~ Sierra Hull | | | 3. Two Winding Rails ~ Sierra Hull | | | 4. Smashville ~ Sierra Hull | | | 5. Everybody S Somebody S Fool ~ Sierra Hull | | | 6. Pretend ~ Sierra Hull | | | 7. If You Can Tame My Heart ~ Sierra Hull | | | 8. That S All I Can Say ~ Sierra Hull | | | 9. Hard Way, The ~ Sierra Hull | | | 10. Hullarious ~ Sierra Hull | | | 11. Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder ~ Sierra Hull | | | 12. Only My Heart ~ Sierra Hull | | | 13. Trust And Obey ~ Sierra Hull | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Growing up at a time when most of her peers chose MySpace over mandolins, Sierra Hull emerged with her 2008 Rounder debut SECRETS as a shockingly talented and mature newgrass tour de force. With her fluidly innovative take on the mandolin, assured vocals and original material, as well as tasteful production and arrangement choices--particularly affecting for a genre known for its cheesy indulgences--Hull has crafted an album as era-defining as Alison Krauss' genre-expanding work in the late `80s and early `90s. | | Everyone loves a child prodigy, and music history is littered with their tales, from Mozart to Michael Jackson. Yet it's rare that a young musician exudes not only talent but the inescapable impression that he or she is here to stay, destined for greatness and lasting contributions. Sierra Hull is such an artist. Playing since she was eight, discovered by Alison Krauss at 11, Hull is an extraordinarily gifted bluegrass mandolinist, but more than that, she's a sophisticated all-around artist. On her Rounder debut, Secrets, which follows a self-released CD, Hull proves an engaging vocalist and interpreter of songs as well as an ace picker. Working within the traditional format -- surrounded by acoustic guitar (Tony Rice is among the guests, peeling out a sublime solo on "That's All I Can Say"), banjo, fiddle, bass, and occasional Dobro -- Hull never lets on that she was 16 when she made this record. Whether on a vocal harmony-dominated take on the oldie "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" or the instrumental breakdown "Hullarious," on which she doubles on guitar, Hull is in complete control. This isn't an experimental or "newgrass" record but it's not meant to be: Hull is carrying on a tradition with honor and style. It's in good hands with her. ~ Jeff Tamarkin |
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 | Sierra Hull - Secrets - CD Review By: John Taylor - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 12/19/2008 9:03 AM | | The music industry is constantly on the lookout for the next youthful prodigy, the fresh face that offers a tired genre new hope. And while bluegrass is unlikely to usurp rap and pop music as the nation’s preferred form of aural escapism, Sierra Hull – all of sixteen upon the release of her debut disc – may well represent a beacon of brightness for an otherwise marginal musical form....read the full review |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/06/2008 | | Original Release Date : 2008 | | Catalog ID : 1166106 | | Label : Rounder Select | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00011661060128 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Dirty Linen (p.58)
- "Hull's mandolin playing is nothing short of breathtaking. She makes good work of Block's 'If You Tame My Heart,' and gives fiddler Jim Van Cleve's 'Smashville' a workout..." |
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