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The Old Apple Tree,
MOLLY AND JACK TUTTLE
Reviewed by:  Joe Ross
7/26/2007 12:00:00 AM

MOLLY AND JACK TUTTLE - The Old Apple Tree
EMAIL jack@jacktuttle.com
TEL. 650-320-8733
www.jacktuttle.com
Playing Time – 47:38
SONGS - I Wish You Knew, It’s Hard to Tell The Singer From the Song, Graveyard, Walking the Dog, June Apple, Rain and Snow, The Old Apple Tree, Stepstone, Air Mail Special on the Fly, Muleskinner Blues, Kentucky Waltz, Going Down That Road Feeling Bad, Little Maggie, Alabama Jubilee, Diamond Joe

Jack Tuttle is a talented California-based multi-instrumentalist and singer who has been teaching bluegrass for nearly three decades. One of his most accomplished pupils (and no doubt a “teacher’s pet” too) is his gifted teenage daughter, Molly, who vocalizes with a pensive old-timey flair, flatpicks lead guitar, frails banjo like Roba Stanley, and even gets forward rolls driving “June Apple” and “Air Mail Special on the Fly.” Molly took up guitar at age eight, and this album proves that she has both a strong work ethic and outstanding aptitude for bluegrass music. Probably inspired by the likes of songwriters Ruby Rakes or Virginia Stauffer, the instrumental title cut was written by Molly shortly after obtaining an open-back frailing banjo. This is one young lady with plenty of potential flash power. The CD also features guest John Kael on bass.

Molly and Jack display a lot of class on “The Old Apple Tree.” Jack’s an impressive all-around musician, and he engineered this entire project on his home computer. Molly’s well on her way to carving a significant niche for herself. The Tuttles show an affinity for both old-time and bluegrass, and Molly’s mournful lament on Hazel Dickens’ “It’s Hard to Tell a Singer from the Song” or Cousin Emmy’s “Graveyard” approaches that of a wailing banshee. For her next project, I hope they’ll dig way back into the archives of the first women of country like Martha Carson, Moonshine Kate, Wilma Lee Copper or “Southern Songbird” Louisiana Lou. Molly Tuttle could be bluegrass music’s “Western Songbird.” With some more yodeling like she does in “Muleskinner Blues,” she could become as famous as the “Prairie Star” (Rosalie Allen) or “Yodeling Cowgirl” from Arkansas (Patsy Montana). Her proficiency as a picker is probably best displayed on a snappy “Alabama Jubilee.” Molly will really hit full bluegrass stride in a few years. Remember the name because she’s part of the genre’s future. The Tuttles have already struck a bull’s-eye with this showcase debut of their father/daughter duo, and our support of them will particularly encourage a talented young lady out west who is on a fast track to bluegrass stardom. (Joe Ross)

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