Singer and musician Molly Tuttle, who was born in Santa Clara and raised in Palo Alto, holds the award for best bluegrass album for "Crooked Tree" at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday. (Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images)
The Bay Area’s own Molly Tuttle had a big night at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
The immensely talented singer-songwriter-guitarist, who was born in Santa Clara but raised in Palo Alto, led her band Golden Highway to victory in the best bluegrass album category with 2022’s “Crooked Tree” on Sunday night (Feb. 5).
Tuttle was also nominated for best new artist — one of the “Big Four” general field categories — but ended up losing to terrific jazz vocalist Samara Joy when the awards where handed out at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
“Crooked Tree” is Tuttle’s third studio album overall, but marks her first release on mighty Nonesuch Records. It features collaborations with such notable acts as Gillian Welch, Margo Price and Old Crow Medicine Show. Tuttle co-produced the album with dobro champ Jerry Douglas.
Tuttle has had a string of success at recent award shows. Beyond the Grammys, she won female vocalist of the year at the 2022 International Bluegrass Music Awards and “Crooked Tree” was named album of the year at the 2023 International Folk Music Awards.
Tuttle has a big hometown show on the horizon, as she leads Golden Highway into the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on April 1.
Visit mollytuttlemusic.com for more information.
Originally published at Jim Harrington