When You're Ready

by Molly Tuttle

Overview

The debut solo LP from the virtuosic multi-instrumentalist and International Bluegrass Music Association's Guitar Player of the Year, When You're Ready finds the sweet spot between technical prowess and emotional acuity. Tuttle is a gifted player whose flatpicking, claw hammer, and cross-picking guitar and banjo skills have made her an in-demand collaborator over the years; she spent her formative days picking alongside her father in the family bluegrass ensemble the Tuttles. Left to her own devices, Tuttle has emerged as a deft songwriter with an open heart, a keen ear for melody, and a flair for pairing dusty folk with Americana-kissed country-pop. The follow-up to 2017's Rise EP, the 11-track set begins on a wistful note with the pining "Million Miles," a piece started over a decade ago by Jewel and Steve Poltz, and finished here by Tuttle -- the song features harmony vocals from Jason Isbell. The commanding "Take the Journey" showcases Tuttle's considerable six-string chops, as does the mellifluous first single "Made My Mind Up," both of which suggest Gillian Welch by way of Kacey Musgraves. Tuttle may lack the clever turns of phrase of the latter artist, but she knows how to spin a familiar melody or sentiment into something special. Late album gems "Messed Up My Mind" and "Light Came In (Power Went Out)" show a proclivity for pop craftsmanship, and the soulful, last-call closer "Clue" successfully bookends the lovelorn "Million Miles," with its weary protagonist once again searching the stars -- and the airwaves -- for lost love. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/04/2025
Label:	COMPASS RECORDS
UPC:	0766397482217

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Molly Tuttle   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Sierra Hull   Mandolin,Octave Mandolin
Kris Donegan   Guitar (Electric)
Jonathan Dreyfus   Cello,Viola,Violin
Kyle Ryan   Piano (Upright),Vocals (Background)
Ryan Hewitt   Percussion
Brittany Haas   Fiddle
Mike Webb   Piano,Celeste,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer
Jerry Roe   Drums,Percussion
Glenn Worf   Fretless Bass,Bass (Upright),Bass (Electric)
Jason Isbell   Vocals (Background)
Ed Roth   Piano
Butterfly Boucher   Vocals (Background)
Tony Lucido   Bass (Electric)
David Baron   Noise,Synthesizer
Nat Smith   Cello
Billy Strings   Vocals (Background)
Rachel Baiman   Violin
Mike Barnett   Violin

Technical Credits

Robert Hakalski   Package Design
Dan Shike   Mastering
Jonathan Dreyfus   String Arrangements
Kyle Ryan   Composer
Steve Poltz   Composer
Jewel Kilcher   Composer
Ryan Hewitt   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Sarah Siskind   Composer
Kai Welch   Composer
Stephony Smith   Composer
Alysse Gafkjen   Photography
Molly Tuttle   Composer
Maya De Vitry   Composer
Nat Smith   String Arrangements
Zaq Reynolds   Assistant
Will Duperier   Engineer,Assistant