Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Release “San Joaquin” From Upcoming Album, ‘City of Gold’

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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway have released “San Joaquin,” a new song from their upcoming album, City of Gold, due July 21. "I’ve always loved singing songs about trains, and this one takes place in my home state of California," Tuttle says. "Ketch [Secor] and I had the idea for writing ‘San Joaquin’ while looking at a map of different train lines that run through the state. Ketch loves writing geographical songs, and I have many fond memories of road trips taken through the Central Valley when I was a kid, so we dreamed up this story of a wild ride down the San Joaquin railway.” You can watch the video and a live performance of the track here.

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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway have released “San Joaquin,” a new song from their upcoming album, City of Gold, due July 21. You can watch the video here:

Tuttle says of the song, “I’ve always loved singing songs about trains, and this one takes place in my home state of California. Ketch [Secor] and I had the idea for writing ‘San Joaquin’ while looking at a map of different train lines that run through the state. Ketch loves writing geographical songs, and I have many fond memories of road trips taken through the Central Valley when I was a kid, so we dreamed up this story of a wild ride down the San Joaquin railway.”

You can watch Tuttle and the band perform the song live in Nashville here:

Ahead of the release, new songs “Next Rodeo” and “El Dorado,” recently debuted, of which Billboard calls “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.” Additionally, American Songwriter praises, “Tuttle, one of the world’s best guitar players, soars on this country song.”

The new album follows Tuttle’s acclaimed 2022 record, Crooked Tree, which won Best Bluegrass Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards and also led to a Best New Artist nomination. 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, during which they have grown together as musicians and performers, cohering as a band. These 13 tracks—mostly written by Tuttle and Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)—capture the electric energy of band’s live shows by highlighting each members’ musical strengths.

In celebration of the new music, the band will tour through this summer including dates supporting Dave Matthews, Tommy Emmanuel, Greensky Bluegrass, Charley Crockett and Marcus King, as well as festival appearances at Under the Big Sky Music & Arts Festival, Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Rebels and Renegades Music Festival and more. See below for details; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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), Douglas (dobro) and Golden Highway—Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle, harmony vocals), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Shelby Means (bass, harmony vocals) and Kyle Tuttle (banjo, harmony vocals)—City of Gold also features special guest Dave Matthews on “Yosemite.”

MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY ON TOUR

Jul 6 City Green Sheboygan, WI
Jul 7 Blissfest Music Festival Harbor Springs, MI
Jul 14 The Coop Columbia Falls, MT
Jul 15 Under the Big Sky Festival Whitefish, MT
Jul 16 Whiskeys' Ketchum, ID
Jul 18 Sandy City Amphitheater* Sandy, UT
Jul 19 Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden* Boise, ID
Jul 21 Cascade Theatre Redding, CA
Jul 22 FairWell Festival Redmond, OR
Jul 30 RockyGrass Festival Lyons, CO
Aug 3 Obsidian Spirits Amphitheater** Corning, CA
Aug 4 Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys** Stateline, NV
Aug 8 Rialto Bozeman, MT
Aug 9 Greensky Bluegrass Missoula, MT
Aug 12 Edmonton Folk Festival Edmonton, AB
Aug 18 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
Aug 19 Hoxeyville Music Festival Wellston, MI
Aug 21 Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond Raceway* Richmond, VA
Aug 22 The Andrew J Brady Music Center* Cincinnati, OH
Aug 24 Switchyard Park Bloomington, IN
Aug 25 Whitewater Amphitheater* New Braunfels, TX
Aug 26 Kaw River Roots Festival Lawrence, KS
Sep 1 Gorge Amphitheatre*** Quincy, WA
Sep 8 Cheekwood Estate & Gardens Nasvhille, TN
Sep 15 Pickin' in the Pines Festival Flagstaff, AZ
Sep 21–24 Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Camp Nashville, TN
Sep 26 Lyric Theatre Blacksburg, VA
Sep 30 IBMA World of Bluegrass Raleigh, NC
Oct 6 Rebels & Renegades Music Festival Monterey, CA
Dec 1 Orange Blossom Revue Lake Wales, FL
     

* w/Charley Crockett
** w/Dierks Bentley
*** w/Dave Matthews Band

MOLLY TUTTLE UK TOUR WITH TOMMY EMMANUEL

Jan 10 Exeter Corn Exchange Exeter
Jan 11 The Forum Bath
Jan 12 Cadogan Hall London
Jan 13 De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill
Jan 14 Palace Theatre Southend
Jan 16 The Apex Bury St Edmunds
Jan 17 Lowther Pavilion Lytham
Jan 18 Sunderland Fire Station Sunderland
Jan 19 Celtic Connections Glasgow
Jan 21 Buxton Opera House Buxton
Jan 23 King's Lynn Corn Exchange King's Lynn
Jan 24 Theatre Severn Shrewsbury
Jan 25 St Albans Arena St Albans
Jan 26 Floral Pavilion Theatre New Brighton
Jan 27 Royal Hall Harrogate
     
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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway: "San Joaquin" [live video]
  • Thursday, June 29, 2023
    Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Release “San Joaquin” From Upcoming Album, ‘City of Gold’

    Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway have released “San Joaquin,” a new song from their upcoming album, City of Gold, due July 21. You can watch the video here:

    Tuttle says of the song, “I’ve always loved singing songs about trains, and this one takes place in my home state of California. Ketch [Secor] and I had the idea for writing ‘San Joaquin’ while looking at a map of different train lines that run through the state. Ketch loves writing geographical songs, and I have many fond memories of road trips taken through the Central Valley when I was a kid, so we dreamed up this story of a wild ride down the San Joaquin railway.”

    You can watch Tuttle and the band perform the song live in Nashville here:

    Ahead of the release, new songs “Next Rodeo” and “El Dorado,” recently debuted, of which Billboard calls “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.” Additionally, American Songwriter praises, “Tuttle, one of the world’s best guitar players, soars on this country song.”

    The new album follows Tuttle’s acclaimed 2022 record, Crooked Tree, which won Best Bluegrass Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards and also led to a Best New Artist nomination. 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, during which they have grown together as musicians and performers, cohering as a band. These 13 tracks—mostly written by Tuttle and Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)—capture the electric energy of band’s live shows by highlighting each members’ musical strengths.

    In celebration of the new music, the band will tour through this summer including dates supporting Dave Matthews, Tommy Emmanuel, Greensky Bluegrass, Charley Crockett and Marcus King, as well as festival appearances at Under the Big Sky Music & Arts Festival, Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Rebels and Renegades Music Festival and more. See below for details; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    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), Douglas (dobro) and Golden Highway—Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle, harmony vocals), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Shelby Means (bass, harmony vocals) and Kyle Tuttle (banjo, harmony vocals)—City of Gold also features special guest Dave Matthews on “Yosemite.”

    MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY ON TOUR

    Jul 6 City Green Sheboygan, WI
    Jul 7 Blissfest Music Festival Harbor Springs, MI
    Jul 14 The Coop Columbia Falls, MT
    Jul 15 Under the Big Sky Festival Whitefish, MT
    Jul 16 Whiskeys' Ketchum, ID
    Jul 18 Sandy City Amphitheater* Sandy, UT
    Jul 19 Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden* Boise, ID
    Jul 21 Cascade Theatre Redding, CA
    Jul 22 FairWell Festival Redmond, OR
    Jul 30 RockyGrass Festival Lyons, CO
    Aug 3 Obsidian Spirits Amphitheater** Corning, CA
    Aug 4 Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys** Stateline, NV
    Aug 8 Rialto Bozeman, MT
    Aug 9 Greensky Bluegrass Missoula, MT
    Aug 12 Edmonton Folk Festival Edmonton, AB
    Aug 18 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
    Aug 19 Hoxeyville Music Festival Wellston, MI
    Aug 21 Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond Raceway* Richmond, VA
    Aug 22 The Andrew J Brady Music Center* Cincinnati, OH
    Aug 24 Switchyard Park Bloomington, IN
    Aug 25 Whitewater Amphitheater* New Braunfels, TX
    Aug 26 Kaw River Roots Festival Lawrence, KS
    Sep 1 Gorge Amphitheatre*** Quincy, WA
    Sep 8 Cheekwood Estate & Gardens Nasvhille, TN
    Sep 15 Pickin' in the Pines Festival Flagstaff, AZ
    Sep 21–24 Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Camp Nashville, TN
    Sep 26 Lyric Theatre Blacksburg, VA
    Sep 30 IBMA World of Bluegrass Raleigh, NC
    Oct 6 Rebels & Renegades Music Festival Monterey, CA
    Dec 1 Orange Blossom Revue Lake Wales, FL
         

    * w/Charley Crockett
    ** w/Dierks Bentley
    *** w/Dave Matthews Band

    MOLLY TUTTLE UK TOUR WITH TOMMY EMMANUEL

    Jan 10 Exeter Corn Exchange Exeter
    Jan 11 The Forum Bath
    Jan 12 Cadogan Hall London
    Jan 13 De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill
    Jan 14 Palace Theatre Southend
    Jan 16 The Apex Bury St Edmunds
    Jan 17 Lowther Pavilion Lytham
    Jan 18 Sunderland Fire Station Sunderland
    Jan 19 Celtic Connections Glasgow
    Jan 21 Buxton Opera House Buxton
    Jan 23 King's Lynn Corn Exchange King's Lynn
    Jan 24 Theatre Severn Shrewsbury
    Jan 25 St Albans Arena St Albans
    Jan 26 Floral Pavilion Theatre New Brighton
    Jan 27 Royal Hall Harrogate
         
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