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Molly Tuttle
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Who I Am & Where I Live

  • Name: Molly Tuttle
  • City: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Country: United States

My Life & Work

  • Bio: A virtuosic, award-winning guitarist with a gift for insightful songwriting, Molly Tuttle established herself as a new artist to watch with her boundary-breaking debut album, WHEN YOU’RE READY. What followed were dates at Telluride, Newport Folk Fest, an appearance on CBS Saturday Morning, and an enthusiastic reception both by critics and her fellow musicians.

    In March 2020, the Nashville-based artist experienced the devastating tornado that tore through much of East Nashville, followed by the global pandemic. Tuttle, who grew up in California and has toured as a solo artist for years, suddenly found herself – along with the rest of the musician community – sheltering at home. She found solace in revisiting favorite songs from throughout her life in an attempt to “remind myself why I love music.” She conceptualized an idea for a record with renowned LA producer Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird) to be recorded over 2,000 miles apart.

    Tuttle taught herself how to use ProTools, recorded and engineered all of her parts alone before sending them to Berg in Los Angeles. Berg proceeded to enlist legendary session musicians including drummer, Matt Chamberlain and keys player, Patrick Warren to add instrumentation in their respective home studios. Guest vocalists include Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith and Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor.. “This is how the astronauts do it!” she recalls Berg saying as they sent the files back and forth.

    The result is 10 tracks that cross the musical spectrum and the decades, from FKA Twigs to Cat Stevens, from Rancid to Karen Dalton, that will be released as …but i'd rather be with you on Compass Records.

    The songs range from a shimmering version of The National’s “Fake Empire,” to her version of the Rolling Stones “She’s a Rainbow,” all united by Tuttle’s clear, true voice, astonishing range and incredible musicianship.

    “I love so many types of music, and it’s exciting to be a part of different musical worlds,” she says, “but when I’m creating, I don’t think about genres or how it will fit into any particular format – it’s just music.”

    Since moving to Nashville in 2015, the native Californian has been welcomed into the Americana, folk and bluegrass communities, winning “Instrumentalist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Awards. Her debut, the Ryan Hewitt-produced WHEN YOU’RE READY, stretched the boundaries of those genres and introduced her to a wider audience both here and abroad. Tuttle has continued to accumulate accolades, winning Folk Alliance International’s honor for Song of the Year for “You Didn’t Call My Name” and taking home consecutive trophies for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year (the first woman in the history of the IBMA to win that honor).

    By the age of 11, Tuttle was attending jam sessions, and as she matured, her musical tastes soon ranged from Bob Dylan and Gillian Welch to The Smiths and Neko Case. Nowadays Tuttle is influencing and inspiring her own legion of young fans.

    “I love seeing any young person trying to play one of my songs or just learning something from me,” she says. “One of my goals is to inspire the next generation, especially young girls, to play guitar. I think if girls see a woman doing something, it helps them think, ‘I can do that, too.’”

    But something she’s quick to point out is that it all has to come from a lot of hard work and focus.

    “I still concentrate on getting a better understanding of the fingerboard, so that I have
    the freedom to play more of what I hear in my head. There are endless possibilities for learning and growth on the instrument.”

    That pursuit of freedom and accomplishment continues to be explored and developed on …but i'd rather be with you, which conveys a further progression of her distinctive talent and musical ambition and gives an indication of the broad scope of her talent.

    “I have been working on writing for another original album and am still planning to record that this year,” Tuttle says, “but in the meantime I wanted to share these covers that have lifted my spirits, in hopes that you’ll find some much-needed joy as well.”

Contact Information

  • Management/Booking: MANAGEMENT
    Vector Management
    info@vectormgmt.com

    BOOKING
    William Morris Endeavor
    Jay Williams
    jwilliams@wmeentertainment.com
    Chris Hrovat
    chrovat@wmeentertainment.com

My Media & Markets

  • ▶ Buy My Music (downloads/CDs/DVDs): http://mollytuttle.colortestmerch.com
  • ▶ Buy My Vinyl: http://mollytuttle.colortestmerch.com
  • ▶ Buy My Merch: http://mollytuttle.colortestmerch.com
  • ▶ Twitter: mollytuttle
  • ▶ Instagram: mollytuttle
  • ▶ Website: http://www.mollytuttlemusic.com
  • ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyHRqAJCC5jXtnHg8j7_ynQ
  • ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UClesF4c2ZsAN1_sSJ_S7KoA
  • ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1w0K4edsnTTxo2p6ZCErUV
  • ▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/2SQSDn4DW7yR4ijrXe3BiB
  • ▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/396OTSPq4V7Rxw6y8RmvGA
  • ▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/3fGkeEQzewLT3Xvw5U50LH
  • ▶ Spotify 5: http://open.spotify.com/album/46negsjk9mq5mXpjWW7Me5
  • ▶ Spotify 6: http://open.spotify.com/album/3zHgggm4WYyFje6OYrszEB

More

  • Quotes, Notes & Etc. “Between her expressive, crystalline voice and astounding flat picking guitar skills, Tuttle has made history…”
    — Rolling Stone Country

    “The person that I’m interested in is what Molly Tuttle is doing. I think she has a tremendous sensitivity for the music and there’s something about her spirit, it has a gentleness and strength in it. I like her vibe and her musicality. I performed with her and got to hear her perform at the IBMAs in Raleigh just last month. She did my favorite thing of the night. She did a version of “Rain And Snow” that was really lovely.”
    — Gillian Welch

    “[Molly Tuttle] sings with the gentle authority of Gillian Welch, yet plays astoundingly fleet flat-picking guitar like Chet Atkins on superdrive.”
    — American Songwriter Magazine

    “Her songs, singing and solos, much like her demeanor, tend to have an inward-looking elegance to them; they’re the outward expressions of a searching mind and a longtime dedication to cultivating her craft”
    — Jewly Hight, NPR

    “Among the most brilliant guitarists in this new generation is Molly Tuttle, who seems as effortlessly conversant when flatpicking as when playing in the clawhammer style, and who is equally gifted as a singer-songwriter.”
    — Premier Guitar

Clips (more may be added)

  • 0:06:08
    Molly Tuttle - White Freightliner Blues and Rhythm Lead Switching
    By Molly Tuttle
    78 views
  • 4:10
    Molly Tuttle: "Sleepwalking" Official Music Video
    By Molly Tuttle
    72 views
  • 3:37
    Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings, "Sittin On Top Of The World," Grey Fox 2019
    By Molly Tuttle
    66 views
  • 4:55
    Learning the Art of Clawhammer Guitar - with Molly Tuttle
    By Molly Tuttle
    89 views
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