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Molly Tuttle

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The debut solo LP from the virtuosic multi-instrumentalist and International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year, When You’re Ready finds the sweet spot between technical prowess and emotional acuity. Tuttle is a gifted player whose flatpicking, claw hammer, and cross-picking guitar and banjo skills have made her an in-demand collaborator over the years; she spent her formative days picking alongside her father in the family bluegrass ensemble the Tuttles. Left to her own devices, Tuttle has emerged as a deft songwriter with an open heart, a keen ear for melody, and a flair for pairing dusty folk with Americana-kissed country-pop. The follow-up to 2017’s Rise EP, the 11-track set begins on a wistful note with the pining “Million Miles,” a piece started over a decade ago by Jewel and Steve Poltz, and finished here by Tuttle — the song features harmony vocals from Jason Isbel