City of Gold

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  Mark Harrison

  • Genre: Bluegrass, Americana, folk.

  • Influenced by: Allison Kraus, Hazel Dickens, her father (bluegrass artist and instructor) Jack Tuttle, Flatt and Scruggs, Chet Atkins.

  • Similar artists: Gillian Welch, Eliza Gilkyson, Sara Watkins, Billy Strings.

  • About this album: A follow-up to 2022's seminal "Crooked Tree," this is the fourth studio album from America's greatest living bluegrass guitarist Molly Tuttle (all due respect to Billy Strings) and Golden Highway. Co-produced by Tuttle and dobro player Jerry Douglas, the album includes a stellar collaboration with Dave Matthews.

  • Metacritic Score: 79 (Generally Favorable Reviews).

  • Grammy Nominations: Best Bluegrass Album.

  • Song To Sample: Yosemite (feat. Dave Matthews).

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  Pete Brown

  I saw this band play at the Green River Festival a few years ago. I enjoyed their set and I enjoyed this album—a nice blend of bluegrass and folk, played well—but it kind of feels like background music to me.