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Miller, Hull, Sellers post new sounds

Friday, January 29, 2016 – A record recorded during a cruise, a veteran bluegrasser at 24 and a newcomer with a lot of pedigree top today's releases.

Buddy Miller wears a lot of hats, and one of them is going on Caribbean cruises in the winter to play music. "Cayamon Sessions At Sea" is billed as Buddy Miller & Friends. He has a lot of them, including Lee Ann Womack ("After the Fire Is Gone"), Kacey Musgraves ("Love's Gonna Live Here"), Lucinda Williams ("Hickory Wind") and Brandi Carlile and The Lone Bellow ("Angel From Montgomery"). The songs were recorded by Miller on the cruise with his equipment, but were not culled from performances on the cruise.

Sierra Hull put out her first disc, "Secrets," at the age of 16. Almost five years ago, the mandolin player offered "Daybreak." Now, she's out with "Weighted Mind," with Bela Fleck producing. Rhiannon Giddens, Alison Krauss, and Abigail Washburn guest on the release.

Aubrie Sellers is out with her first album, "New City Blues." The disc contains country, rock, garagey, swampy sounds and a lot of Sellers' standout vocals. If her voice recalls Lee Ann Womack, it's with good reason. That's Sellers' mother. Sellers' father is Jason Sellers, who once upon a time was a Nashville recording artist as well. Frank Liddell, Womack's husband, produced the 14 songs.

The Swon Brothers, who released their debut in 2014, put out a surprise EP, "Timeless." The duo had said on their social media pages that the EP would be coming soon. The EP contains six songs.


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CD review - A Tip Toe High Wire Singer, songwriter and mandolinist Sierra Hull issued her first album in five years, her first independent release and the first with her touring band for "A Tip Toe HIgh Wire." Hull's touring band includes guitarist Shaun Richardson, fiddler Avery Merritt, bassist Erik Coveney and drummer Mark Raudabaugh. Hull plays mandolin, octave mandolin, acoustic and electric guitars and sings lead and harmony vocals. She wrote the 10 songs, most with co-writers. The single ...
CD review - 25 Trips It says a lot for a young player's career that they can create a retrospective of their life through music at age 25. Somehow, Sierra Hull has struck the right note(s) and achieved that goal. Hull is a preternaturally gifted player who commands her mandolin. But her voice is strong, and song writing startling. There's lots to see here. "25 Trips" refers to journeys around the sun, and, at 25, Hull has already had an enviable career. She's been touring for nearly a ...
CD review - Weighted Mind It has been nearly five years since Sierra Hull released a record. 2012's "Daybreak" (also on Rounder) featured startling mandolin playing by Hull and a strong, but still tentative, vocal style. "Weighted Mind" doesn't hold back on either score, and it's a beautiful work of contemporary bluegrass music. No one is the same person at 19 as at 24, and Hull is no different. At 11, she played at the Grand Ole Opry with Alison Krauss. Hull was signed to a record ...


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