Summer Outdoor Series to feature Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

GALAX– Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway will perform as part of the Deep Roots, Many Voices: Summer Outdoor Concert Series at 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 31, in the Blue Ridge Music Center’s outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway just south of Galax. Harper O'Neill will open the show.

Tuttle is a virtuosic, award-winning guitarist with a gift for insightful songwriting. She is one of The First Ladies of Bluegrass, an elite group of women who were the first in their categories to win Instrument of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association. Tuttle is also a two-time Grammy winner and was crowned Instrumentalist of the Year at the Americana Music Awards in 2018.

Graced with a clear, true voice, and a keen melodic sense, Tuttle’s range and versatility show that she is more than an Americana artist. Called “one of the world’s best guitar players” by American Songwriter, she has garnered the respect of her peers and won fans with her incredible flatpicking technique and confessional songwriting.

Tuttle and her band Golden Highway, which includes Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle, vocals), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Kyle Tuttle (banjo, vocals), and Shelby Means (bass, vocals) will release a new EP Into the Wild on Sept. 20. The eagerly anticipated album, which includes two new original songs, favorite covers, and a reimagined version of the band’s hit “Stranger Things,” follows the Grammy-winning albums Crooked Tree (2022) and City of Gold (2023).

O’Neill is one of the most exciting young voices in country music. A Texas native, the up-and-coming singer-songwriter moved to Nashville in 2018 after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. She was discovered by former BMI executive Jody Williams when he saw a video of her performing on TikTok. In short order, she signed a publishing deal with Williams’ company, took home first place in the American Songwriter song contest, and released her debut album Dark Bar Daisy, which has earned rave reviews for its honest, clear-eyed expression and fresh take on Texas soul music. Her song “Somebody” also earned her a feature as a Next Up Now Artist on CMT.

Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children ages 12 and younger. Advance tickets are available at BlueRidgeMusicCenter.org. Tickets can be purchased on the evening of the show at the admission gates.

Parking opens at 5:15 p.m. and is free. The gates open at 5:45 p.m. The concert begins at 7 p.m.

The Bluffs Restaurant and The Galax Smokehouse will offer homestyle food and beverages for purchase during the concert. Visitors are invited to pack a picnic to enjoy at the amphitheater. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted.

This performance in the series is sponsored by Grayson County, Virginia and Great Outdoors Provisions Co. The presenting sponsors for the series are W.L.A. Trucking and Yadkin Arts Council.