Molly Tuttle’s new album “Crooked Tree” is her fourth in five years but its the most definitive and consistent release in her young career. The album, produced by dobro great, Jerry Douglas goes all in on the stringband music she has been influenced by.

A followup to her all covers album, “Crooked Tree” is all orginal, mostly autobiographical songs with thrilling contributions from Douglas and top notch collaborators like  Old Crow Medicine Show, Margo Price, Gillian Welch, Billy Strings and more. The songs tell the story of her coming of age with her father and grandfather as her biggest musical influences.

Tuttle has been honored by the Americana Music Association as Instrumentalist of the Year and the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year honors and she’s the first woman to ever claim that those credentials. There’s some powerful feminist anthems that illustrate Tuttle’s determination to be acknowledged for her ability, regardless of gender.

Tuttle has been experimenting with different genres during her career but returns to full-on bluegrass music with “Crooked Tree.” There is a sense of joyous musical communion that flows from the album and establishes her as a major talent in Americana music.

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