Boston’s First Night Festival on New Year’s Eve promises some incredible music to help welcome the New Year. Acclaimed bluegrass singer/songwriter and mandolin player Sierra Hull will perform at the Berklee Performance Center at 7:00PM. The concert will be broadcast by UMass Boston’s radio station WUMB-FM 91.9, an NPR affiliate.
Hull, a 2011 Berklee grad and Presidential Scholarship Recipient will bring bluegrass roots and a wide range of skills as a vocalist, player and songwriter to the performance. Since childhood, many great music industry icons have recognized her skills. Bluegrass singer Alison Krauss, producers Ron Block and Barry Bales, and players Stuart Duncan, Randy Khors and Brian Sutton have all collaborated with Hull.
In March of 2011, Hull’s second CD, Daybreak, was released on Rounder Records. The title track’s video - directed by award-winning director David McClister (Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Leann Rimes) - has been featured on CMT (Country Music Television). Among many of Hull’s successes are her performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the National Prayer breakfast.
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This year will be the third year that First Night Boston, WUMB-FM and Berklee College of Music have collaborated on a live folk/roots concert broadcast. If you’re still in town to usher in the New Year, this performance seems promising and should provide a satisfying blend of excitement, excellence and entertainment.
Admission is $10 by purchase of a First Night Button.
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The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA. Please call 617-747-2261 for more information.
