City of Gold (Indie Vinyl)

LPA

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

LPB

1. Alice In The Bluegrass
2. Stranger Things
3. Down Home Dispensary
4. More Like A River
5. Goodbye Mary
6. Evergreen
7. The First Time I Fell In Love

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. 

Critical acclaim for City of Gold:

“A vibrant blend of bluegrass with flashes of Old West, anchored by Tuttle’s earthy-yet-angelic vocal and the entire group’s ace musicianship.”—Billboard

“Tuttle has evolved through both warm and peppery country tones and her original, adventurous approach to bluegrass”—Premier Guitar

“These tracks highlight Tuttle’s nuanced vocal skill and her great sense of melody… one of the year’s best albums”—PopMatters

“One of the world’s best guitar players”—American Songwriter

“the most buzzed about bluegrass album of the year…Turns out it’s been Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway at the end of the rainbow this whole time!”—Bluegrass Situation

“stellar band…an album that might just tap into your own wanderlust, or at least provide a little bit of respite from the drudgery of modern life”—No Depression

“Tuttle’s best work yet…showcases the full spectrum of Tuttle’s talents and influences”
—Nashville Scene

“bluegrass at its vibrant best”—Glide

“Every song on City of Gold is a little gem, every facet sparkling with exquisite instrumentation, stunning songwriting, and heartfelt singing…clearly one of the best albums of the year”
—Folk Alley

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, Tommy Emmanuel, Greensky Bluegrass and Marcus King. See below for the current tour itinerary, with additional headline dates to be announced soon.

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 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.