"I don't know how often it is that the support act ends up with a five-star review, but the guitarist Molly Tuttle got one from the Guardian the other day for a performance introducing her own musical hero Tommy Emmanuel at the Cadogan Hall," BBC Radio 4 Front Row presenter Tom Sutcliffe says of his guest. Tuttle, who is currently touring the UK with Emmanuel, talks with Sutcliffe about bluegrass, her two albums with her band Golden Highway, City of Gold, which is up for this year's Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album, and Crooked Tree, which won the award last year. She also performs songs from both albums live in the studio: "San Joaquin," from City of Gold, and the title track to Crooked Tree. You can hear the episode here via Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

Produced by Tuttle and Jerry Douglas and recorded in Nashville, City of Gold was inspired by Tuttle’s near constant touring with Golden Highway and their growth 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 the band’s live shows by highlighting each member’s musical strengths. City of Gold also features special guest Dave Matthews on the song “Yosemite.” You can get it and hear it here.