Molly Tuttle

 

Artist:  Molly Tuttle

Birth Name:  Molly Rose Tuttle

Born:  January 14, 1993.  Santa Clara, California, USA

Genre:  Bluegrass, Americana, Country, Folk, Contemporary Bluegrass, Contemporary Folk

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Guitar, Banjo

Molly Tuttle is an American Vocalist, Songwriter, Banjo Player, and Guitarist, noted for her Flatpicking, Clawhammer and crosspicking guitar prowess.  She has cited Laurie Lewis, Kathy Kallick, and Hazel Dickens as role models.  In 2017, she was the first woman to win the International Bluegrass Music Association's Guitar Player of the Year Award.  In 2018, she won the award again, along with being named the Americana Music Association's Instrumentalist of the Year.

Title:  When You're Ready (Limited Edition Pink/Yellow Swirl ) (2025)

Genre:  Bluegrass, Americana, Country, Folk, Contemporary Bluegrass, Contemporary Folk

Label:  Compass Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:  

 1.  Million Miles (3:50)

 2.  Take The Journey (2:43)

 3.  Make My Mind Up (3:32)

 4.  When You're Ready (3:48)

 5.  The High Road (2:50)

 6.  Don't Let Go (4:23)

Side B:

 1.  Light Came In (Power Went Out) (2:55)

 2.  Messed With My Mind (3:01)

 3.  Sleepwalking (4:06)

 4.  Sit Back And Watch It Roll (3:46)

 5.  Clue (5:15)

Personnel:

Molly Tuttle:  Vocals, Guitar, Background Vocals

Brittany Haas:  Fiddle

Ed Roth:  Piano

Glenn Worf:  Electric Bass, Upright Bass, Fretless Bass

Kris Donegan:  Guitar

Kyle Ryan:  Piano (Upright), Background Vocals

Mike Webb:  Celeste, Hammond B3, Piano, Synthesizer, Wurlitzer

Sierra Hull:  Mandolin, Octave Mandolin

Tony Lucido:  Electric Bass

Jerry Roe:  Drums, Percussion

Ryan Hewitt:  Percussion

David Shike:  Noise, Synthesizer

Rachel Baiman:  Violin

Mike Barnett:  Violin

Nat Smith:  Cello

Jonathan Dreyfus:  Cello, Violin, Viola

Jason Isbell:  Background Vocals

Butterfly Bouccher:  Background Vocals

Billy Strings:  Background Vocals

When You're Ready is the debut album by Molly Tuttle, originally released April 5, 2019 by Compass Records, remastered and reissued on Apirl 4, 2025 by Compass Records.  Limited Edition Pink/Yellow Swirl Vinyl.