City of Gold, the new album from GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Molly Tuttle and her band, Golden Highway, is out today via Nonesuch Records. Stream/purchase HERE. In conjunction with the release, a new video for album track “Yosemite,” featuring Dave Matthews, also debuts today. Watch/share HERE.
The release adds to yet another triumphant year for Tuttle, who is nominated for seven awards at the 2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Guitar Player of the Year, Album of the Year (Crooked Tree), Song of the Year (“Crooked Tree”), Instrumental Group of the Year and Collaborative Recording of the Year (“From My Mountain (Calling You)” with Peter Rowan Linsday Lou). Golden Highway bandmember Bronwyn Keith-Hynes is also nominated for Fiddle Player of the Year.
In celebration of the new album, Tuttle and the band will embark on their “Road To El Dorado” headline tour this fall including newly confirmed shows at Knoxville’s Bijou Theatre, Portland’s Aladdin Theatre, Seattle’s Crocodile, Boise’s Knitting Factory, Salt Lake City’s Commonwealth Room and Denver’s Cervantes Other Side, among others. Tickets for the new dates are on-sale today at 10:00am local time. The band will also perform select dates this year supporting Dave Matthews, Greensky Bluegrass and Marcus King. See below for the current tour itinerary, with additional headline dates to be announced soon. Full details can be found at www.mollytuttlemusic.com/tour.
City of Gold follows Tuttle’s acclaimed 2022 record, Crooked Tree, which won Best Bluegrass Album at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Once again produced by Tuttle and Jerry Douglas and recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studios, City of Gold was inspired by Tuttle’s constant touring with Golden Highway these past few years, as they have grown together as musicians and performers. Written by Tuttle and Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show), these 13 tracks capture the electric energy of the band’s live shows by highlighting each members’ musical strengths.
Reflecting on the project, Tuttle shares, “When I was a kid, we took a field trip to Coloma, CA to learn about the gold rush. I’ll never forget the dusty hills and the grizzled old miner who showed us the nugget around his neck. Just like gold fever, music has always captivated me, captured my heart, and driven me to great lengths to explore its depths. On my new album I dug deep as a songwriter (with Ketch Secor) and co-producer (with Jerry Douglas) and surfaced with a record that celebrates the music of my heart, my life, the land where I grew up, and the stories I heard along the way. I made this record with my band Golden Highway after playing over 100 shows across the country last year. On the road and in the studio, we are inspired by artists such as John Hartford, Gillian Welch and Peter Rowan to name a few, whose records are like family albums to us. Just like them, on this album we chart some new territory along some old familiar ground. The songs span from breakdowns to ballads, fairytales and fiddle tunes, from Yosemite up to the Gold Country and out beyond the mountains. That visit to Coloma, site of California’s first gold strike is where I first heard about El Dorado, the city of gold. Playing music can take you to a place that is just as precious. I hope you like this record!”
In addition to Tuttle (vocals, acoustic guitar), Golden Highway is Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle, harmony vocals), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Shelby Means (bass, harmony vocals) and Kyle Tuttle (banjo, harmony vocals).
Raised in Northern California, Tuttle moved to Nashville in 2015. In the years since, she’s been nominated for Best New Artist at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, won Album of the Year at the 2023 International Folk Music Awards, Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2022 International Bluegrass Music Awards, Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2018 Americana Music Awards and Guitar Player of the Year at the IBMAs in both 2017 and 2018, the first woman to receive the honor. Tuttle has performed around the world, including shows with Sam Bush, 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.
CITY OF GOLD TRACKLIST
1. El Dorado
2. Where Did All the Wild Things Go?
3. San Joaquin
4. Yosemite (feat. Dave Matthews)
5. Next Rodeo
6. When My Race Is Run
7. Alice in the Bluegrass
8. Stranger Things
9. Down Home Dispensary
10. More Like a River
11. Goodbye Mary
12. Evergreen, OK
13. The First Time I Fell in Love
MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
BOLD on-sale today, July 21 at 10:00am local time
July 21—Redding, CA—Cascade Theatre
July 22—Redmond, OR—FairWell Festival
July 30—Lyons, CO—RockyGrass Festival
August 3—Corning, CA—Rolling Hills Casino
August 4—Stateline, NV—Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
August 8—Bozeman, MT—Rialto Bozeman
August 9—Bonner, MT—KettleHouse Amphitheater+
August 12—Edmonton, AB—Edmonton Folk Music Festival
August 18—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall
August 19—Wellston, MI—Hoxeyville Music Festival
August 21—Richmond, VA—Virginia Credit Union Live^
August 22—Cincinnati, OH—Andrew J Brady Music Center^
August 24—Bloomington, IN—Switchyard Park Thursday Night Summer Music Series
August 25—New Braunfels, TX—Whitewater Amphitheatre‡
August 26—Lawrence, KS—Kaw River Roots 2023
September 1—Quincy, WA—The Gorge Amphitheatre#
September 8—Nashville, TN—Under the Stars Concert Series at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
September 15—Flagstaff, AZ—Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Festival
September 21—Nashville, TN—Tommy’s Emmanuel Guitar Camp USA
September 24—Los Angeles, CA—Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival
September 26—Blacksburg, VA—Lyric Theatre
September 30—Raleigh, NC—IBMA’s World of Bluegrass
October 1—Knoxville, TN—Bijou Theatre
October 6—Monterey, CA—Rebels and Renegades Music Festival
October 7—Arcata, CA—Van Duzer Theatre
October 8—Bend, OR—Domino Room
October 10—Portland, OR—Aladdin Theatre
October 11—Ashland, OR—SOU Recital Hall
October 13—Spokane, WA—Knitting Factory
October 14—Bellingham, WA—Wild Buffalo House
October 15—Seattle, WA—The Crocodile
October 17—Boise, ID—Knitting Factory
October 19—Salt Lake City, UT—Commonwealth Room
October 20—Fort Collins, CO—Aggie Theatre
October 21—Denver, CO—Cervantes Other Side
December 1—Lake Wales, FL—Orange Blossom Revue
January 10—Exeter, UK—Corn Exchange*
January 11—Bath, UK—Forum*
January 12—London, UK—Cadogan Hall*
January 13—Bexhill On Sea, UK—Palace Theatre*
January 14—Southend-on-sea, UK—Palace Theatre*
January 16—Bury St. Edmunds, UK—Apex*
January 17—Lytham St. Annes, UK—Lowther Pavilion Theatre*
January 18—Sunderland, UK—Fire Station*
January 19—Glasgow, UK—Celtic Connections*
January 21—Buxton, UK—Buxton Opera House*
January 23—Kings Lynn, UK—Corn Exchange Theatre and Cinema*
January 24—Shrewsbury, UK—Theatre Severn*
January 25—St. Albans, UK—Alban Arena*
January 26—Wirral, UK—Floral Pavilion Theatre*
January 27—Harrogate, UK—Royal Hall*
+supporting Greensky Bluegrass
^supporting Charley Crockett and Marcus King
#supporting Dave Matthews Band
*supporting Tommy Emmanuel (Molly Tuttle solo)
