That smile Sierra flashed Alison during her solo was worth a million bucks. Great stuff.

Sierra holding her own with some of the best musicians on the planet.

I love the look on Sierra's face, like she's saying "yeah I belong here". If it had been me I would have been totally freaking out at that age.

It must feel pretty good for a sixth grader to be accepted as an equal by the best bluegrass band in the world.

@nonh8nsk8r

5 жыл бұрын

I just met Sierra after her show the other night. After the fame, the endorsements, the constant critical acclaim, she is still down to earth, approachable and willing to stand and talk in the lobby with an old musical hack like me.

@velvetunderpants44

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I love about this video. There's not a hint of "ah she's so cute" Nope. She's just an incredible player!

@truckerenoch8824

4 жыл бұрын

What's even better is that she doesn't look at all like she's uncertain of whether or not she belongs there.😁

Sierra was so little!!!! I love that Alison (my absolute favorite bluegrass fiddler of all time) took her under her wing and Sierra really has that old time style. Real music here

Can you imagine being 12 years old and playing in the middle with some of the greatest string musicians of all time?

@vaughnmaurt5013

2 жыл бұрын

When you an hold your own….you just pick!

@Augalv

Жыл бұрын

If you are referring to Sierra Hull, she was 14 years old when this video was made. Not 12

@brianvoith4235

Жыл бұрын

And looking and playing like she belongs there. Almost miraculous

@ultraali453

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they're encouraging her by letting her stand in the middle

@anthonysalvati5868

Жыл бұрын

@@Augalv She was in 6th grade, so I don't think she was 14.

This is a classic bit of video. When Sierra Hull was just learning the mandolin, he dad would push her to practice more. "Some day," he'd say, "Allison Krauss will want you to play on the Grand Ol' Opry. And will you be ready?" This, in effect, is the day he predicted. And you can see how she performs. Her shy smile when she finishes her solo is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

These are in fact some of the finest Bluegrass players in the world and my hats off to them for inviting Sierra Hull on stage with them. Sierra fit right in and played as smooth as silk. Listen to her today and she will really stand out.

According to my research Sierra was 11 years old. She is fantastic as usual.

Sierra Hull has incredible talent.

Just saw her tonight in Knoxville and she's FREAKING AMAZING! Hadn't seen her since 2012. She's gotten so much better. She's stylistically the best mandolin player in the world and it's not even close.

One of the wonderful things about bluegrass, jazz, blues etc... is that the famous established "elders" really do find, nurture and lift up young talent. Little Sierra Hull looked so thrilled to be there. It must have been the highlight of her life up to that point.

The sheer joy on Sierra's face tells it all.

Best mandolin player ever

The embarrassed grin after her solo is priceless.

@robertguilbeau1705

7 жыл бұрын

She had nothing to be embarrassed about :)

@ngzcaz

7 жыл бұрын

A smile and a nod of acknowledgement from Alison.......... priceless

@passiveaggressivenegotiato8087

6 жыл бұрын

it was the crowd's approval

@truckerenoch8824

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr! I kinda get the idea that she's embarrassed by how good she is. Lol

Every time I think about what that must have meant to that kid I get tears in my eyes. Not only does she get to play the Grand Ole Opry, she gets to play with some of the best bluegrass musicians in the world. It is a really exclusive club, and to be welcomed into it with open arms has to feel really good to a 12 year old.

@mosart7025

2 жыл бұрын

You should hear her now!!

@Augalv

Жыл бұрын

If you are referring to Sierra Hull, she was 14 years old when this video was made. Not 12

The smallest GIANT I have ever seen, Sierra is a restless mandolin of love and music for the happy souls! Love her all the way up!

I love how happy that cute little- and enormously talented-girl looks by the end.

I bought my first mandolin at age 59 after watching Ms. Hull do her thing. Hopefully, Ill be able to play it fairly well before I die.

@joanmarkiewicz3042

11 ай бұрын

Wow, I'm so impressed by your comment. Good Luck & let us know how you are doing. Joan frm NY 😊

Very cool also seeing the Whitehouse performance with Alison and Sierra, some 8 years later!

Bet you can't stop ya foot tapping listening to this perfection

Just watched another video where Sierra mentions Allison as someone she looks up to, then this video pops up. That young Sierra is incredible!

I love how happy Sierra looks at the end of it. It reminds me of an Irish style session. That's the most exhilarating experience you can ask for.

@JustFiddler

5 жыл бұрын

yes

Bravo! But, Sierra...oh my goodness...i'm blown away! ❤❤❤

Brilliant to see Sierra's embarrassed grin when the crowd erupts in applause after her solo

Two of my favorite ladies.

This wonderful bluegrass music has its roots in the amazing folk music from England,Ireland,and Scotland, so as a European, you can take pride in the part you played in our musical heritage.

@alanspector7257

Жыл бұрын

Actually, bluegrass music is at least 50 percent derived from the music of black Americans. Before Bill Monroe synthesized black American music with British and Scottish/Irish music, there was no bluegrass. The earlier British and Irish music is quite lovely... But the rhythms many of the harmonies and even the banjo as an instrument all came from the music of black America.

@iank5061

Жыл бұрын

@@alanspector7257 I recently read somewhere that the banjo actually came across from Africa to the US

@alanspector7257

Жыл бұрын

It is absolutely indisputable that the American banjo came to the USA from Africa. Many, many sourcese back this up. Prior to bluegrass, much southern USA (and North) had English, Scittish and Irish influences. No surprise here. Much of it came from church music. In the early 1900s, especially after radio, there were also some influences from jazz and blues. Bluegrass music, itsrkf, was synthsized, put into it's present form by one man.....Bill Monroe who had a country based group called THE BLUEGRASS BOYS. He played mandolin,, not banjo and slong with his brother Charlie, took old country songs and soed them up. Monroe credits a black musician, Arnold Schultz, as being the major influence on the creation of that special burgers sound... the heavily syncopated rhythm that came from African music and therefire also jazz.. THAT is what is special abiut bluegrass music. Without that, Southern mountain "country" music (among white folks) would hace continued to be replicas of lovely, but not especially unique after coming to America. So while the lyrics, and much of the harmony in bluegrass music has British)Irish roots, what is so very special, so distinctive about bluegrass is its African/ slave influences. This is widely documented, including by Bill Monroe himself.. .onroe brought in Earl Scruggs, a wonderful banjo player to complet his group.Tap out the rhythm of some early bluegrass banjo songs and you can hear the syncopation. Lovely British/Irish music is the beautiful "clothing" of bluegrass, but what makes it special, what makes it BB luegrass is the energized core of African-American music influences. You can find this info everywhere. For starters... www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/09/27/black-bluegrass-legacy This part of a well known article, one among many, explains this. While some bluegrass fans date the genre to 1939 when Monroe first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry, most believe that the classic bluegrass sound came together in December 1945 when Earl Scruggs joined the band. Scruggs, a 21-year-old from North Carolina, played an innovative three-finger picking style on the banjo (which came to be known as “Scruggs style”) with such drive and clarity that it energized and excited audiences. Equally influential in the classic 1945 line-up of the Blue Grass Boys were Lester Flatt (of Sparta, Tennessee) on guitar and lead vocals, Chubby Wise on fiddle; and Howard Watts, also known by his comedian name “Cedric Rainwater,” on the upright bass.

@jerrym3261

2 ай бұрын

Listen to the Dubliners and you can feel a lot of Bluegrass.

This video was released in 2003, which was the year Sierra Hull turned 12.

Came for the little girl, stayed for the little girl.

Happy tears!

Oh my goodness, can't stop watching this! 😊 joan from ny

That’s a special moment in time of pure magic! No weak links in that chain of players Brilliant!!!!

Blue grass has always been music for every generation. I'm glad to see it continuing to be passed on! Blue grass forever!!!

Aside from the little one's thrilling debut, this thing is loaded with wonderful instrumental breaks, especially by Block and Krauss.

If angels exist, alison is one of them.

@jjmuni

3 жыл бұрын

Even if not she is one

Absolutely awesome so much talent on one stage. Sierra Hull is blessed with a great talent. Alison has probably done more to advance the cause of Bluegrass than any one.

@berndtherrenvolk1951

11 ай бұрын

Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and Jimmy Martin are spinning in their graves!

@tetedur377

8 ай бұрын

@@berndtherrenvolk1951 My guess is that he meant "keeping Bluegrass alive and relevant in the modern age." To that, I'd say dead on. Let's not discount Rhonda Vincent among those luminaries.

@berndtherrenvolk1951

8 ай бұрын

@@tetedur377 On second thought you’re probably right.

My gosh, Sierra was advanced even at that age!

@Ace_Hunter_lives

3 жыл бұрын

It's weird to say this, but twelve year-old Sierra had killer tone. She still does. The notes just frickin' ring so cleanly.

Gotta hand it to Alison Krauss. Woman has an eye and ear for talent.

GETIT LITTLE SIS!!!!

Wow! Musicians! Playing, like, instruments!

Allison and Claire Lynch have the two most beautiful voices in bluegrass.

Soulful Sierra 😘☀️

@joanmarkiewicz3042

11 ай бұрын

Amazing little Sierra, so right Peter! 😂

I enjoy the mentoring that goes on in Bluegrass music

Just realised why I love bluegrass. RHYTHM! Pure, intense,multi layered kickass rhythm!

Alison's musical talent is endless.

Peak performance at age 11

Immediately following Sierra's performance here, The Berklee School Of Music Dean leans over to his VP in charge of admissions and says "Hey Jon, that Bluegrasss thing is comin' BIG and that little girl right there is headin' the way. When she hits 18, git her in here on a scholarship, or your fired! Okay Sam, I'll get her in here with that other promising Bluegrasser.... Tuttle something. Sounds like a plan. The rest is herstory!!!

I just loved Sierra Hull in this. Thanks so much to Alison Krauss and Union Station for giving this young super star a chance. You will be rewarded for sure. -Jimmy

That's one gig Sierra won't forget in a hurry. Good job.😎

💯🎵 TRUE HISTORY 🎶🌹😎🇺🇸

Holding her own up there

I love Bluegrass

Come on over to the UK please. You've got talent like this and all we've got is the Spice Girls - at least we managed to dump one of them on you!!

Love to hear Alison play the fiddle. Doesn't play enough on Union Station CDs.

this is like mist on , mountain top,! absolutely priceless!

Wow. Sierra was fantastic at nine and she's fantastic now!

You can see how proud she is to be playing with some of the greats. I love this video

So awesome

Sierra has it from a little girl magic fingers, great technique. That´s incredible and I like it so much !

Sierra looks up at Alison with a smile when the song ends as if to say...."I can do it right mamma bluegrass"

I have been playing and singing Bluegrass since I was around 8. I am almost 50 now. I would KILL to get to pick with that bunch!! That would be like... All the rest of my birthdays were "covered"!!

Sierra Hull is such a badass on mandolin! She stole the show! What an incredible talent at such a young age.

Get after it folks ty much amen❤

Sierra is one of the best musicians on the planet

Brilliant!❤

More adorable would be IMPOSSIBLE!!! Gb bg

kdjfhks when the crowd goes wild sierra's just like "aw shucks", i love her

I am in awe of her play and her composure on stage at this early age. She can flat make that mando talk......

Yikes, she's terrific.

I just love her grin...trying to hide her excitement. She's truly talented.

@BruceWing

10 ай бұрын

It’s 2023 as I write this: go look at this young lady now.

I've just seen Sierra Hull's first show in Britain. She was wonderful

Only in a dream do you look left and see Dan Tyminski and then look right and see Alison Krauss before you take a break on "Cluck Old Hen." That would be higher than the high point of most people's lives. Awesome.

Yup just an adorable little girl with amazing talent that has grown into a beautiful young lady with even more talent.Hope she stays open to her fans and not become alll business like some do.

Sierra Hull. A rising buluegrass star for sure.

It's beautiful to watch people who have the music in them.

I wonder how that little girl is doing now. God bless y'all.

@mbsnyderc

Жыл бұрын

She's a 4 time International Bluegrass Music Association mandolin player of the year and two time Grammy nominee.kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHx5ytymgdmvYc4.html

It just dont get much better than that !

get 'em when they are young.... got'em for life.

I absolutley adore Alison Krauss, and this is one of my favourite songs!!

What a little sweetheart! I also just heard about Sierra Hull, and I'll be listening to her a lot more.

What's kind've funny about this is that at age 44, after playing mando for about 14 years, I can listen to that solo and say, "That's nothing too special. I can do that." Granted, it took me 14 years to get to the point where I can hear a 12 year-old's break and say, "Eh...I can do that." :) FWIW, her tone at 12 is still better than mine :)

Wonderful Alison Kraus. She behaves like the elder sister!

Alison you will always be a CLASSIC xxx

The future of Bluegrass music is in good hands.

AWESOME! this song is my ring tone! i wish i could play the violin like alison! and that little girl is so cool.

Sierra is amazing, playing on top of complex chording like this at such a young age and with technical mastery. Wow!

And now she is one of the best bluegrass musicians in the world.

Absolutely ripped it on all over!

Great! All of them are great!

Really fun. The little girl added a lot. And she handled herself very well. Sweet.

Absolutely phenomenal!

Alison is very talented, but don't forget the stellar company she's in. This group is like the all-stars of bluegrass. Everytime I watch this I'm amazed at the poise that Sierra Hull exibits. It's like she's just jamming with her pals. Who knows, maybe she's in shock. ;-)

Amazing instrumental with the young talented Sierra Hull (from 1'35") on mandocello !

Just perfect!

Sierra Hull is amazing! all are amazing! I luv bluegrass music!

IF MY SMILE WAS ANY LARGER ID LOOSE MY HEARING LING HUA

Great!!!!!!!!!! Sierra Hull gives me goosebumps to listen to her. Great job! Thanks for posting.

Wow. Sierra is now a presidential scholar at my alma mater. Mindblowing.

This music makes me want to believe in God.

The joy in all this is just inspiring !!! Thanks for the clip . Guy