Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Release Live Version of “Crooked Tree” to Mark End of Alopecia Awareness Month
That Molly Tuttle doffed her wig is the least-remarkable thing about a freshly released live version of “Crooked Tree.”
It’s the performance that’s remarkable, silly.
Recorded during Golden Highway’s March 28 gig at Nashville’s Station Inn, the video was issued to mark the last day of Alopecia Awareness Month.
“I wrote this song with Melody Walker about embracing the things that make us unique and different,” Tuttle said in a statement. “Losing my hair at age 3 taught me over time that it’s OK to be a crooked tree.”
The track finds guitarist Tuttle trading solos with Dobro master Jerry Douglas as she and her youthful band - which also includes fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, mandolinist Dominick Leslie, banjoist Kyle Tuttle and bassist Shelby Means - prove bluegrass’ future is secure as they sing about the beauty in being true to oneself.
Who am I to wish I wasn’t just the way I am, Tuttle sings.
And it’s obvious she means it.
9/30/22