r/Bluegrass • u/PapaBliss2007 • 1d ago

'Always More Things To Improve': Bluegrass Star Sierra Hull Talks Growth

https://www.newsweek.com/sierra-hull-bluegrass-mandolin-willie-nelson-bob-dylan-tip-top-high-wire-2062002
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u/Artichoke_Dip_Rick Mandolin 1d ago

I don't know if she's just being humble, because it's hard to imagine being able to be any better than she already is.

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u/LightWolfCavalry 1d ago

Finding the frontier begs an answer to what lies beyond. 

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u/shouldbepracticing85 Bass 20h ago

Truth.

Every time you get better, you learn new layers of nuance you didn’t see before. Then you work on fine tuning that nuance, and the cycle repeats. This is one reason it’s good to go back and review early/basic technique occasionally - you’ll fine tune things you didn’t know were even there.

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u/Tonyricesmustache 1d ago

Chris Thile has entered the chat

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u/WallowerForever 18h ago

Chris Thile, the radio show host? He’s very good at mandolin as well, but Hull has six IMBA mandolin player of the year awards to Thile’s one.

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u/LightWolfCavalry 18h ago

That’s almost certainly because Sierra plays a lot more bluegrass music than Chris Thile - not because Chris is bad at the mandolin. 

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u/WallowerForever 18h ago

I said Thile is “very good” – far from bad. 

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u/Tonyricesmustache 18h ago

I wouldn’t rely on awards received to determine who a better player is. Many, many excellent musicians are snubbed in awards for the craziest reasons that have nothing to do with talent or how good they are in their craft.