I don’t know about you, but I think we all need to listen to our “happy song” even when we are not happy. It could lighten our day. My own happy song, “Gentle on my mind” performed by Molly Tuttle is my goto music.
Filmed at the Augusta Heritage Center’s Bluegrass Week the center of Davis & Elkins College is known internationally for teaching, presenting, and nurturing traditional music, folklife and folk arts. It is best known for intensive week-long workshops in traditional music, dance, craft, and folklore.
I was fortunate to hear Moly Tuttle live at the Nimble Fingers Festival at the Sorrento Centre a few years ago. Can’t recall if she performed the song then, but, frankly, everything she performs is a musical treat. Her own virtuosic guitar playing, her ability to bring out the best in her side performers, her great voice and super smile all combine to produce musical magic.
Read her full biography here. She has a new album out which looks intriguing. Sounds like it will raise an eyebrow or two. To get a sense of her lively personality and artist profile here are some hints:
“I like to be a bit of a chameleon with my music,” she says. “Keep people guessing and keep it full of surprises.”
Tuttle’s career, which began at age fifteen, has charted a course between honoring bluegrass and stretching its boundaries.
One of the most decorated female guitarists alive.
“Leave those things behind that don’t serve you anymore.”
And (with thanks to Edith Piaf?), “No regrets.”
So today, I leave you with little text but lots of music to set your day on a good footing. Enjoy.
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