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Molly Tuttle & Billy Strings Modern Bluegrass Mavericks & Flatpicking Virtuosos Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings are two of the most electrifying and transformative figures in contemporary acoustic roots music. While both are rooted in lightning-fast traditional flatpicking and bluegrass heritage, each has forged a distinct, visionary style: Tuttle seamlessly weaves nimble flatpicking with sharp, indie-folk songwriting and clawhammer textures, whereas Strings pushes acoustic boundaries with psychedelic improvisation, soaring high-octane bluegrass speed, and genre-blurring heavy metal and rock influences. Molly Tuttle Bluegrass Innovator & Flatpicking Phenom * Style: A GRAMMY Award-winning artist renowned for her pristine flatpicking, innovative open-string techniques, and poignant, narrative-driven songwriting. * Backing Ensemble: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. * Notable Albums: When You're Ready (2019), Crooked Tree (2022 – GRAMMY Winner for Best Bluegrass Album), City of Gold (2023), Into the Wild (2025). Billy Strings Psychedelic Bluegrass Innovator & Jam-Band Icon * Style: A GRAMMY Award-winning guitar phenomenon who revolutionized the acoustic scene by injecting traditional bluegrass with unbridled punk energy, cosmic psychedelic improvisation, and stellar flatpicking mastery. * Backing Ensemble: Billy Strings Band. * Notable Albums: Turmoil & Tinfoil (2017), Home (2019 – GRAMMY Winner for Best Bluegrass Album), Renewal (2021), Me/And/Dad (2022), Highway Prayers (2024). Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings, "Sittin On Top Of The World," Grey Fox 2019 Billy Strings: ‘This Generational Trauma Has to Stop With Me’ | The Interview

Molly Tuttle & Tommy Emmanuel Acoustic Guitar Virtuosos & Master Stylists Molly Tuttle and Tommy Emmanuel represent two towering pillars of acoustic guitar mastery, each possessing a completely distinct, world-renowned musical voice. While Tuttle blends blazing flatpicking bluegrass precision with modern singer-songwriter storytelling and clawhammer flair, Emmanuel operates as a one-man acoustic orchestra, pioneering a mesmerizing "finger-style" approach that incorporates bass, rhythm, harmony, and lead melody simultaneously. Molly Tuttle Bluegrass Innovator & Flatpicking Phenom * Style: A GRAMMY Award-winning artist celebrated for her lightning-fast flatpicking, innovative open-string clawhammer techniques, and sharp, contemporary bluegrass-Americana songwriting. * Backing Band: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. * Notable Albums: When You're Ready (2019), Crooked Tree (2022 – GRAMMY Winner for Best Bluegrass Album), City of Gold (2023), Into the Wild (2025). Tommy Emmanuel Fingerstyle Legend & Certified Guitar Player (CGP) * Style: An Australian acoustic guitar legend designated as a "Certified Guitar Player" by Chet Atkins. Famed for his complex fingerpicking, percussive body-tapping rhythms, and emotive arrangements of pop, jazz, and blues classics. * Backing / Solo Approach: Primarily performs as an explosive solo act, alongside frequent high-profile collaborative tours and records (including legendary pairings with David Grisman, Frank Vignola, and John Knowles). * Notable Albums: Only (2000), Endless Road (2004), Little by Little (2010), Accomplished (2021), Accomplices Two (2023), Best Friends Live (2025). Two of the most stellar talents in the acoustic world sat down together to share their incredible knowledge of how to play bluesgrass, country and roots Americana styles on acoustic. Covering right-hand and picking technique, using open strings creatively and much more this captivating interview also features incredible duo performances with plenty of improvisational fireworks from both players. A must watch for acoustic fans. Molly Tuttle and Tommy Emmanuel acoustic masterclass

Molly Tuttle & Billy Strings Modern Bluegrass Mavericks & Flatpicking Virtuosos Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings are two of the most electrifying and transformative figures in contemporary acoustic roots music. While both are rooted in lightning-fast traditional flatpicking and bluegrass heritage, each has forged a distinct, visionary style: Tuttle seamlessly weaves nimble flatpicking with sharp, indie-folk songwriting and clawhammer textures, whereas Strings pushes acoustic boundaries with psychedelic improvisation, soaring high-octane bluegrass speed, and genre-blurring heavy metal and rock influences. Molly Tuttle Bluegrass Innovator & Flatpicking Phenom * Style: A GRAMMY Award-winning artist renowned for her pristine flatpicking, innovative open-string techniques, and poignant, narrative-driven songwriting. * Backing Ensemble: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. * Notable Albums: When You're Ready (2019), Crooked Tree (2022 – GRAMMY Winner for Best Bluegrass Album), City of Gold (2023), Into the Wild (2025). Billy Strings Psychedelic Bluegrass Innovator & Jam-Band Icon * Style: A GRAMMY Award-winning guitar phenomenon who revolutionized the acoustic scene by injecting traditional bluegrass with unbridled punk energy, cosmic psychedelic improvisation, and stellar flatpicking mastery. * Backing Ensemble: Billy Strings Band. * Notable Albums: Turmoil & Tinfoil (2017), Home (2019 – GRAMMY Winner for Best Bluegrass Album), Renewal (2021), Me/And/Dad (2022), Highway Prayers (2024). Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings, "Sittin On Top Of The World," Grey Fox 2019 Billy Strings: ‘This Generational Trauma Has to Stop With Me’ | The Interview

Molly Tuttle & Tommy Emmanuel Acoustic Guitar Virtuosos & Master Stylists Molly Tuttle and Tommy Emmanuel represent two towering pillars of acoustic guitar mastery, each possessing a completely distinct, world-renowned musical voice. While Tuttle blends blazing flatpicking bluegrass precision with modern singer-songwriter storytelling and clawhammer flair, Emmanuel operates as a one-man acoustic orchestra, pioneering a mesmerizing "finger-style" approach that incorporates bass, rhythm, harmony, and lead melody simultaneously. Molly Tuttle Bluegrass Innovator & Flatpicking Phenom * Style: A GRAMMY Award-winning artist celebrated for her lightning-fast flatpicking, innovative open-string clawhammer techniques, and sharp, contemporary bluegrass-Americana songwriting. * Backing Band: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. * Notable Albums: When You're Ready (2019), Crooked Tree (2022 – GRAMMY Winner for Best Bluegrass Album), City of Gold (2023), Into the Wild (2025). Tommy Emmanuel Fingerstyle Legend & Certified Guitar Player (CGP) * Style: An Australian acoustic guitar legend designated as a "Certified Guitar Player" by Chet Atkins. Famed for his complex fingerpicking, percussive body-tapping rhythms, and emotive arrangements of pop, jazz, and blues classics. * Backing / Solo Approach: Primarily performs as an explosive solo act, alongside frequent high-profile collaborative tours and records (including legendary pairings with David Grisman, Frank Vignola, and John Knowles). * Notable Albums: Only (2000), Endless Road (2004), Little by Little (2010), Accomplished (2021), Accomplices Two (2023), Best Friends Live (2025). Two of the most stellar talents in the acoustic world sat down together to share their incredible knowledge of how to play bluesgrass, country and roots Americana styles on acoustic. Covering right-hand and picking technique, using open strings creatively and much more this captivating interview also features incredible duo performances with plenty of improvisational fireworks from both players. A must watch for acoustic fans. Molly Tuttle and Tommy Emmanuel acoustic masterclass

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In this excerpt from his inspiring video on Homespun Music Instruction, Doc Watson plays his version of "Little Sadie." Watson was a master of many styles bu...