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Though among the most masterful of all popular musicians, bluegrass artists have had difficulty crossing over to a larger audience. Twenty years after Alison Krauss and her angelic voice broke through the pickin' and grinnin' ceiling with her cover of "Baby, Now That I've Found You," the massively talented Molly Tuttle is poised to do the same. After an evolution that included the EP, Rise, and pair of LPs—When You're Ready and …but i'd rather be with you (the latter serving notice of her ambitions with covers of FKA Twigs, Harry Styles and The Rolling Stones), Tuttle has made her momentous Nonesuch label debut with Crooked Tree. Tuttle aims for a sweet spot that successfully crosses bluegrass instrumental prowess with pop music appeal; she nails it from the first note. This once-in-a-generation talent and repeat winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year award is also a gifted singer and, as heard here, an increasingly accomplished songwriter. Recorded at Ocean Way Studio B in Nashville, Crooked Tree was produced by dobro player Jerry Douglas—once Krauss' producer of choice—who also adds his instrumental voice throughout. Other names on the well-chosen guest list include Margo Price, Viktor Krauss, and Gillian Welch. As a songwriter, Tuttle's focuses on the wonders of the natural environment and its organic scale of justice. In the title track, perfect trees come under the ax which "turned them into toothpicks and twenty dollar bills," but the crooked trees which "won't fit into the mill machine" are left "to grow wild and free." Tuttle rolls through a North American travelog in "Big Backyard" (which features Old Crow Medicine Show): "Now my backyard is a redwood forest/ And yours is a rocky shore in New England/ Her backyard is the streets of New York/ And his is the hum of the LA freeway." The banjo-dobro-fiddle number "Flatland Girl," a duet with Price, has the feel of a folk music classic. She's also become an artful storyteller whether treading the Copperhead Road in "Dooley's Farm" the oft-told tale of a pot farmer who "Got his schoolin' out in Vietnam" and who is eventually caught, but whose granddaughter carries on "growing green," or sharing the tale of "a woman who can’t trust a man in need" in the frightening "The River Knows." An eloquent album by a flourishing virtuoso. © Robert Baird/Qobuz
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Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo, Harmony Vocals - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Jason Carter, Fiddle - Ketch Secor, Writer - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Tina Adair, Harmony Vocals - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist - Michael "Mike" Bub, Bass
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2021 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Jason Carter, Fiddle - Ketch Secor, Writer - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Margo Price, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist - Michael "Mike" Bub, Upright Bass
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo, Harmony Vocals - Viktor Krauss, Upright Bass - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Ketch Secor, Writer - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Billy Strings, Guitar, FeaturedArtist - Tina Adair, Harmony Vocals - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Christian Sedelmyer, Fiddle - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Mike Harris, Banjo, Harmony Vocals - Jerry Douglas, Producer, Harmony Vocals, Dobro, MixingEngineer - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Ketch Secor, Vocals, Writer, Fiddle - Old Crow Medicine Show, FeaturedArtist - Morgan Jahnig, Harmony Vocals, Upright Bass - Cory Younts, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Mason Via, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals, Guitjo Banjo - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Lindsay Lou, Harmony Vocals - Melody Walker, Harmony Vocals - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Jerry Pentecost, Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals - Golden Highway, MainArtist
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo, Harmony Vocals - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Jason Carter, Fiddle - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Tina Adair, Harmony Vocals - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Fiddle - Melody Walker, Writer - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist - Michael "Mike" Bub, Bass
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo, Harmony Vocals - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Jason Carter, Fiddle - Ketch Secor, Writer - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Tina Adair, Harmony Vocals - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist - Michael "Mike" Bub, Bass
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Darol Anger, Fiddle - Jerry Douglas, Producer, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Guitar - Viktor Krauss, Upright Bass - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Christian Sedelmyer, Fiddle - Melody Walker, Writer - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo, Harmony Vocals - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Jason Carter, Fiddle - Ketch Secor, Writer - Sierra Hull, Mandolin, FeaturedArtist - Steve Poltz, Writer - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Tina Adair, Harmony Vocals - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist - Michael "Mike" Bub, Bass
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo, Harmony Vocals - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Jason Carter, Fiddle - Ketch Secor, Writer - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Tina Adair, Harmony Vocals - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist - Michael "Mike" Bub, Bass
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Todd Phillips, Upright Bass - Darol Anger, Fiddle - Jerry Douglas, Producer, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Guitar - Dan Tyminski, FeaturedArtist - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Ketch Secor, Writer - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Christian Sedelmyer, Fiddle - Melody Walker, Writer - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Todd Phillips, Upright Bass - Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo, Harmony Vocals - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Tina Adair, Harmony Vocals - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Christian Sedelmyer, Fiddle - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist - Becky Butler, Writer
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo - Gillian Welch, FeaturedArtist - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Jason Carter, Fiddle - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Melody Walker, Writer - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist - Michael "Mike" Bub, Bass
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Darol Anger, Fiddle - Jerry Douglas, Producer, Dobro, MixingEngineer - RON BLOCK, Banjo - Sean Sullivan, MixingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Jason Carter, Fiddle - Mark Simos, Writer - Dominick Leslie, Mandolin - Paul Blakemore, MasteringEngineer - Tina Adair, Harmony Vocals - Molly Tuttle, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan Yount, Additional Tracking Engineer - Christian Sedelmyer, Fiddle - Jack Tuttle, Vocals - Ethan Howard, Additional Tracking Engineer - Golden Highway, MainArtist - Michael "Mike" Bub, Bass
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
Album review
Though among the most masterful of all popular musicians, bluegrass artists have had difficulty crossing over to a larger audience. Twenty years after Alison Krauss and her angelic voice broke through the pickin' and grinnin' ceiling with her cover of "Baby, Now That I've Found You," the massively talented Molly Tuttle is poised to do the same. After an evolution that included the EP, Rise, and pair of LPs—When You're Ready and …but i'd rather be with you (the latter serving notice of her ambitions with covers of FKA Twigs, Harry Styles and The Rolling Stones), Tuttle has made her momentous Nonesuch label debut with Crooked Tree. Tuttle aims for a sweet spot that successfully crosses bluegrass instrumental prowess with pop music appeal; she nails it from the first note. This once-in-a-generation talent and repeat winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year award is also a gifted singer and, as heard here, an increasingly accomplished songwriter. Recorded at Ocean Way Studio B in Nashville, Crooked Tree was produced by dobro player Jerry Douglas—once Krauss' producer of choice—who also adds his instrumental voice throughout. Other names on the well-chosen guest list include Margo Price, Viktor Krauss, and Gillian Welch. As a songwriter, Tuttle's focuses on the wonders of the natural environment and its organic scale of justice. In the title track, perfect trees come under the ax which "turned them into toothpicks and twenty dollar bills," but the crooked trees which "won't fit into the mill machine" are left "to grow wild and free." Tuttle rolls through a North American travelog in "Big Backyard" (which features Old Crow Medicine Show): "Now my backyard is a redwood forest/ And yours is a rocky shore in New England/ Her backyard is the streets of New York/ And his is the hum of the LA freeway." The banjo-dobro-fiddle number "Flatland Girl," a duet with Price, has the feel of a folk music classic. She's also become an artful storyteller whether treading the Copperhead Road in "Dooley's Farm" the oft-told tale of a pot farmer who "Got his schoolin' out in Vietnam" and who is eventually caught, but whose granddaughter carries on "growing green," or sharing the tale of "a woman who can’t trust a man in need" in the frightening "The River Knows." An eloquent album by a flourishing virtuoso. © Robert Baird/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:29
- Main artists: Molly Tuttle Golden Highway
- Label: Nonesuch
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Molly Tuttle, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
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