Molly Tuttle | |
|---|---|
 Tuttle in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Molly Rose Tuttle |
| Born | January 14, 1993 Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
|
| Instruments |
|
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Compass |
| Website | mollytuttlemusic |
Molly Rose Tuttle (born January 14, 1993)[1] is an American vocalist, songwriter, banjo player, guitarist, recording artist, and teacher in the bluegrass tradition. She is noted for her flatpicking, clawhammer,[2] and crosspicking[3] guitar prowess. She has cited Laurie Lewis, Kathy Kallick, Alison Krauss and Hazel Dickens as role models.[4] In 2017, Tuttle was the first woman to win the International Bluegrass Music Association's Guitar Player of the Year award.[5] In 2018 she won the award again, along with being named the Americana Music Association's Instrumentalist of the Year. In 2023, Tuttle won the Best Bluegrass Album for Crooked Tree and also received a nomination for the all-genre Best New Artist award at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[6] Also in 2023, Tuttle and Golden Highway won International Bluegrass Music Awards for album Crooked Tree and the title track in the categories of Album of the Year and Song of the Year, respectively, while Tuttle won Female Vocalist of the Year.[7]
- ^ Rose, Mike (January 14, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 14, 2023 includes celebrities Dave Grohl, Carl Weathers". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ Jason Verlinde (September 1, 2016). "Molly Tuttle – "Old Man at the Mill"". Fretboard Journal. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers (February 16, 2017). "Crosspicking 101: A Private Bluegrass Lesson with Molly Tuttle". Acoustic Guitar. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ Jewly Hight (August 29, 2017). "World Cafe Nashville: Molly Tuttle". World Cafe. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ Juli Thanki (September 29, 2017). "Molly Tuttle makes bluegrass history at IMBA Awards in Raleigh". Tennessean. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ Nicholson, Jessica (November 15, 2022). "Molly Tuttle Talks Best New Artist, Best Bluegrass Album Grammy Nominations: 'I Was Shocked'". Billboard.
- ^ Lawless, John (September 23, 2024). "2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards winners". Bluegrass Country. Retrieved February 8, 2024.