“This record was born of isolation,” Beth Orton shared with The Irish Examiner in a recent interview about her new album, Weather Alive. “I wasn’t interested in bringing other musicians in, I have relied on collaboration in the past, I went into this wondering what I...
Evenings al Fresco at Denver Botanic Gardens has become an essential part of Denver’s summer musical landscape and returns on select Monday and Wednesday evenings in June and August. At Evenings al Fresco, Colorado musicians and small ensembles perform...
When David Starr returns to Tuft Theatre on Friday, April 8, he’ll have some catching up to do. Since the start of 2020 he’s released two albums, a COVID-era covers project named Touchstones, and an album of originals in collaboration with John Oates called Beauty...
On March 5 Rachel Baiman makes her Swallow Hill Music debut in Tuft Theatre with Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno. If the Chicago-raised, Nashville-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is new to you, a great place to start is with her most recent album,...
Swallow Hill is thrilled to announce Alicia “Bruce” Trujillo will begin in July as our new Concert Director. Bruce joins us from Colorado Public Radio’s Indie 102.3 (formerly OpenAir) where she is celebrated for highlighting new and local music, while acting as an...
Swallow Hill Music is excited for the return of the Shady Grove Picnic Series on select Thursday evenings this summer. Get tickets and complete details for each concert by clicking the links below. Hal Aqua & The Lost Tribe on June 3 Dakota Blonde on June 10...
Equally comfortable picking pristine progressive bluegrass and electric jamband solos, Kyle Tuttle is a rare and virtuosic banjo player known for his work with Grammy-winning guitarist Molly Tuttle, and former Yonder Mountain String Band mandolin player Jeff Austin. His third album Labor of Lust, is very different from his first two albums
On his new record, Tuttle explores a wide range of sounds and possibilities for the banjo, while his songwriting gives insight into a tumultuous time in his own life; losing a mentor and going through a divorce. “A life in professional music, or performance of any kind really, is often painted in glamor… but the man behind the curtain can exist in a difficult duality. An attempt at putting a saddle on success can eat a person up and wreck the things they hold dear. In reality, any pursuit of the love of the masses can easily become a Labor of Lust.”
Growing up in Georgia, Kyle Tuttle first began singing and playing folk songs with his grandparents. After studying at Berklee College of Music and moving to Nashville, TN, Tuttle played in the band of Yonder Mountain String Band mandolinist Jeff Austin until Austin’s death in 2019.
Fresh off a full time gig with Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, (Kyle) Tuttle has been busy touring while finishing his newest album, Labor of Lust. The album was recorded over two sessions in Nashville with engineers Daniel Rice and Megan McCormick, and features a stacked cast of musicians including Golden Highway bandmate Dominick Leslie, The Infamous Stringdusters Travis Book, singer/songwriter Lindsay Lou, and many others. Sonically, the music moves from straightforward bluegrass (Trailer in Boulder Canyon), to electric funk-jams (Ghost), to song-based folk numbers (Turn On Your Radio).
Kyle has also worked closely with Jamgrass legends Larry Keel, Travelin’ McCourys, Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings, Railroad Earth and many more.
