ORNL FCU to Kick-Off 2021 Summer Sessions Concert Series on July 17 with Sierra Hull

Brad Jones July 8, 2021 Community, News Leave a comment 275 Views

Oak Ridge, TN. — Sierra Hull will kick-off ORNL Federal Credit Union’s (ORNL FCU) Summer Sessions concert event on Saturday, July 17 in Oak Ridge. Opening for Hull will be The Po’ Ramblin Boys, a bluegrass band formed in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Hull, a native of Byrdstown, TN, is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist who made her first Opry appearance at the age of 10. Her vocal debut album, Secrets, was released in 2008 and peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums chart. Hull has received numerous International Bluegrass Music Association nominations and received the Bluegrass Star Award presented by the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation in 2013.

All Summer Sessions concerts are FREE to the public and will be held from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the pavilion in Bissell Park, 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge, TN.

The community is invited to bring their lawn chairs and join their friends and family for an evening of free Americana roots music. Local food truck vendors will also be on-site serving delicious treats and drinks. Stay informed about performances and weather-related cancellations by following us on our Facebook page or visiting ornlfcu.com/summer-sessions.

Future concerts will be held on the following dates:

  • August 21 – Rodney Crowell, The Alex Leach Band
  • September 18 – Songs from the Road Band, Grassroots Gringos
  • October 23 – Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, and a band that will be announced in September

ORNL FCU’s Summer Sessions concert series is produced in collaboration with WDVX, a non-profit radio station serving East Tennessee. ORNL FCU has been a long-time sponsor of the listener-supported radio station and is proud to partner with WDVX to bring bluegrass and Americana programming to the community.

For more information, please visit https://ornlfcu.com/summer-sessions. 

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About Brad Jones

Brad is the Owner/Operator of BBB TV 12, and has been with the company since August of 1996. Brad is a 1987 graduate of Coalfield High School and a 1995 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Communications. He won the 1995 broadcast production student of the year award. Brad worked at Shop at Home, Inc. a home shopping network that was located in Knoxville, TN from 1993 - 1995 and then at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 - 1996. After some freelance work in Nashville, Brad joined the BBB Communications staff in August of 1996. A short stint at WVLT TV as a news photographer was in 2001, but he continued to work at BBB TV as well. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School, who works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology and Associates in Oak Ridge. They have 3 kids, Trevor Bogard, 27, Chandler 22, and Naomi 13. On December 12, 2013 they welcomed their first grandchild, Carter Ryan Bogard. Brad is also the assistant boys basketball coach at Coalfield High School for the past 11 years. In 2013-14 the Yellow Jackets won their first district title since 1991 and just the 4th in school history.

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