Tuttle, Molly

MOLLY TUTTLE

• From Palo Alto, California.
• She is a guitarist, banjoist, vocalist and songwriter who began performing at age 11 with her family band The Tuttles. At age 13, she recorded and album titled “Molly and Jack Tuttle: The Old Apple Tree” (Back Studio Records). Jack is her father, who is a multi-instrumentalist and music teacher.
• 2010, released “Introducing the Tuttles with A.J. Lee” album (Back Studio) with her family band and family friend A.J. Lee on mandolin.
• 2015, attended Berklee College of Music (Boston).
• 2015, performed and recorded as a duo with fiddler John Mailander.
• 2016, won the Chris Austin Songwriting competition at MerleFest.
• 2016, won the IBMA Momentum Award for Instrumentalist of the Year.
• 2016, formed a band called The Goodbye Girls with Allison de Groot (banjo), Lena Johnson (fiddle) and Britanny Karlson (bass).
• 2016, formed The Molly Tuttle Band with Mailander (fiddle), Wes Corbett (banjo) and Sam Grisman (bass).
• 2017, appeared on the cover of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
• 2017, released Rise album (Compass).
• 2017, won the IBMA Award for Guitar Player of the Year.
• 2018, her band lineup: Wes Corbett (banjo), Hasee Ciaccio (bass) and Duncan Wickel (fiddle).
• 2018, won Folk Alliance International Folk Music Award for Song of the Year (for “You Didn’t Call My Name.”)
• 2018, won Instrumentalist of the Year Award at the Americana Music Awards.
• 2018, won her second IBMA Award for Guitar Player of the Year (also won in 2017).
• 2019, released When You’re Ready album (Compass).
• 2021, formed bluegrass ensemble “Golden Highway” with Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle), Kyle Tuttle (banjo), and Shelby Means (bass).
• 2022, released Crooked Tree album (Nonesuch).
• 2023, won the Grammy award for best bluegrass album (for “Crooked Tree”). She was also nominated for “Best New Artist” at the Grammys.
• 2024, won the Grammy award for best bluegrass album (for “City of Gold”).