New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician Molly Tuttle and her band, Golden Highway, release a new six-song EP, Into the Wild, September 20, 2024, on Nonesuch Records. The EP, a follow-up to their Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed 2023 album, City of Gold, features three new songs - including the title track, available now - as well as previously released covers of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" and Olivia Rodrigo's "good 4 u," and an alternate version of the City of Gold track "Stranger Things."
In addition to the band's previously scheduled tour dates, which include a performance at the Ryman in Nashville in September, they have announced a new batch of US dates in November, with stops in North Carolina, Virginia, upstate New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, and more.
Of the new release, Tuttle says: "With this new EP we invite you to come on a journey with us Into the Wild. I wrote the title track with Ketch Secor after a week spent in the redwoods. This song is about getting lost in the wilderness even if it's just in the forest of your mind. 'Getaway Girl' was an unfinished song I had started writing for our last LP City of Gold. It's about a whirlwind romance set in New York City, kind of like Carrie Bradshaw meets bluegrass. In addition to these two new original songs, we included some of our favorite covers that we've woven into the live show, 'White Rabbit' by Jefferson Airplane and 'good 4 u' by Olivia Rodrigo."
She continues: "We paid tribute to one of my favorite California songwriters Kate Wolf with a new version of her song 'Here in California' which features my dad, Jack Tuttle, and longtime friend AJ Lee singing with me. I used to play this one with my family band back in the day! On 'Stranger Things (Down the Rabbit Hole Version),' I wanted to go for a stripped back ethereal version of this song originally played by the full band on City of Gold. It features a trio with Dominick Leslie on mandolin, and Nathaniel Smith on cello and synth. I hope you enjoy trekking deeper into the woods with us as we pick up where we left off on City of Gold and explore new territory as a band."
Earlier this year, Tuttle and the band—fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, mandolinist Dominick Leslie, bass player Shelby Means, and banjo player Kyle Tuttle—earned their second consecutive GRAMMY for Best Bluegrass album for City of Gold, released last year on Nonesuch Records. Earlier this month, the band was nominated for eight IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards: Tuttle and the band are up for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Instrumental Group of the Year, and Album of the Year for City of Gold. Tuttle is nominated for both Female Vocalist of the Year and Guitar Player of the Year, and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes for Fiddle Player of the Year and New Artist of the Year. Additionally, Jerry Douglas, who produced City of Gold with Tuttle and is up for Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year, will be inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
Raised in Northern California, Tuttle moved to Nashville in 2015. In the years since, she has received many accolades; in addition to the two GRAMMY wins she was also nominated for Best New Artist. She has earned three wins at the 2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards and Tuttle won Album of the Year at the 2023 International Folk Music Awards. Additionally, she has earned Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2018 Americana Music Awards, and Guitar Player of the Year at the IBMAs in both 2017 and 2018. Tuttle has performed around the world, including shows with Billy Strings, Béla Fleck, Hiss Golden Messenger, Jason Isbell, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Dwight Yoakam, as well as at several major festivals including Newport Folk Festival and Pilgrimage.
MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY ON TOUR:
Aug 1 Hollywood Theatre Vancouver, BC
Aug 2 Moore Theatre* Seattle, WA
Aug 3 Abayance Bay Marina* Rexford, MT
Aug 5 Britt Music & Arts Festival* Jacksonville, OR
Aug 6-7 Revolution Hall* Portland, OR
Aug 9 Bridger Brewing* Three Forks, MT
Aug 11 Belly Up Aspen, CO
Aug 13 Chautauqua Auditorium Boulder, CO
Aug 30 Wolf Trap** Vienna, VA
Aug 31 Blue Ridge Music Center Galax, VA
Sep 1 Shoe Fest Manteno, IL
Sep 5 Hodgson Concert Hall Athens, GA
Sep 6 Mountain Song Festival Brevard, NC
Sep 7 The Refinery Charleston, NC
Sep 8 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater Wilmington, NC
Sep 13 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
Sep 14 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Bristol, TN
Sep 15 The Walker Theatre Chattanooga, TN
Sep 20 Bourbon & Beyond Louisville, KY
Sep 21 Sing Out Loud Festival St. Augustine, FL
Sep 22 FreshGrass North Adams, MA
Oct 3 Tower Theatre of the Performing Arts Fresno, CA
Oct 10 Suwannee Roots Revival Live Oak, FL
Nov 2 Dreamy Draw Music Festival Scottsdale, AZ
Nov 3 Moon Crush Cowboy Moon Miramar Beach, FL
Nov 14 The Underground Charlotte, NC
Nov 15 Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA
Nov 17 Tarrytown Music Hall Tarrytown, NY
Nov 19 The Warehouse Fairfield, CT
Nov 21 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
Nov 22 Groton Hill Music Center Groton, MA
Nov 23 Electric City Buffalo, NY
Nov 24 Donnell Theater, Marathon Center for the Performing Arts Findlay, OH
Dec 12 Strings & Sol Puerto Morelos, MEXICO
* w/The Infamous Stringdusters
** w/Old Crow Medicine Show.
