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Bluegrass Artist Sierra Hull Discovers Less Is More

An image of bluegrass mandolinist Sierra Hull
Gina Binkley
Bluegrass mandolinist Sierra Hull's latest album is 'Weighted Mind'

Bluegrass singer and songwriter Sierra Hullhas been playing music professionally since she was just a kid.

Now, at 25, Sierra has released a new album that is a departure from her previous work. "Weighted Mind" features a more stripped down version of Sierra Hull's sound- a departure from her earlier works. “Weighted Mind” is nominated for a Grammy.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Hull about her life and career, and she performs songs from her new album.

Hull performs Thursday, March 23 at Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh.

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Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for WUNC.
Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.