“I started out on a Baby Taylor, but I coveted Martins because that’s what all my favorite guitar players had”: Molly Tuttle on her new kick-ass band, her jaw-dropping custom Martin – and why she’s taking her sound beyond bluegrass
David Mead
created: Aug. 22, 2025, 9:10 a.m. | updated: Aug. 23, 2025, 11:37 p.m.
Since then she’s become a regular at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry as well as the annual Grammy Awards, having won Best Bluegrass Album for two consecutive records, Crooked Tree and City Of Gold.
The last few years have been so fun playing bluegrass, and that’s the music I grew up with.
“So I feel like this new album incorporates bluegrass elements, and there’s even one or two songs that could have been on a bluegrass record.
I’ve been playing this on stage for when I go to clawhammer guitar, which is kind of a percussive style of guitar playing.
So we’re experimenting with different ways to break down and play a little bluegrass set in the middle of the show.
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