Photos by Joanna Gleason
Article by Jean Senat Fleury
On Sunday, July 21, 2024, Folk Country string band Old Crow Medicine Show had continued their 2024 Summer Tour at the Roadrunner in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. The group that have been making music for 26 years have once again shown that keeping their old-timely style was the key for worldwide success. Adopting one’s roots in the musical entertainment world is the most productive way to connect the band with its fans.
Also, it was with great excitement that the public around 2,500 fans had celebrated the performance of both bands. The show with Molly Tuttle & Golden High Way as opener was phenomenal. The Bluegrass, Folk band including Molly Rose Tuttle (singer, guitar, banjo), Shelby Means (bass), Kyle Tuttle (banjo), Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle), and Dominik Leslie (mandolin) started the show with a series of songs - several of them - from their album Crooked Three, which won in 2023 the recognition Album of the Year.
It was around 9:15 p.m. when Old Crow Medicine Show entered the stage. Starting with "Tell it To Me", the group continued with a series of songs released from their different albums. "Big Iron World" (2006), "Tennessee Pusher" (2008), "Carry Me Back" (CD) released in 2012, "Remedy"(2014), "50 Years Blonde on Blonde" (April 28, 2017), "Volunteer" (April 20, 2018). In 2020, the band released three tracks record: "Nashville Rising," written after Nashville’s Super Tuesday tornadoes and directly benefiting relief efforts; "Quarantined," a tongue-in-cheek, classic country-inspired number about not being able to kiss your lover while quarantined; and "Pray for America," which was commissioned by NPR as an inspirational piece for listeners coming out of COVID. The last album, Jubilee, featured many subjects range from voodoo and the wolfman to romantic love and peace on Earth.
Over the weekend, the music played by the group at the Roadrunner was rich and varied. It was a mix of Bluegrass, Folk, and Country. Along with original songs, the band performs many pre-World II blues and folk songs. To execute them the group features a list of talented artists: PJ George, Critter Fuqua, Mike Harris, Morgan Jahing, Dante Pope, Ketch Secor, and Cory Younts.
Listening to the repertoire, there’s something particular with Old Crow Medicine Show. The introduction of the electric guitar was an innovation that makes people surprised.
“People get surprised at the electric guitar and think that’s not roots music. People think roots music means acoustic music. But electric music is roots music. The reason why they didn’t play electric guitars back in the 1750s is that they didn’t have any. People forget that roots music was at one time brand new,” declared Critter Fuqua.
Setlist:
Tell it To Me
Alabama High-Test
Down Home Girl (Alvin Robinson cover)
Proud Mary (Creedence Cleanwater Revival cover)
Carry Me Back To Virginia
O Cumberland River
Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise
Great Balls Of Fire
Take ‘Em Away
Paint This Town
Rise Again (“band of the Ohio”)
Stay a Little Longer (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys cover)
Boll Weevil (“Lookin’ for a Home)
Barrett’s Privateers
Dixie Avenue
A World Away
The Impression That I Get ( The Mighty Mighty Bostones cover)
Centerfield (John Fogerty cover)
CC Rider
Wolfman of the Ozarks
The Donkey and the Elephant
Flicker & Shine (W/Molly Tuttle)
Next Rodeo (Molly Tuttle original)
Stop Draggin’s My Heart Around (w/Molly Tuttle)
Wagon Wheel (W/Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)
The Weight ((W/Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)
About Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway
In 2023, Tuttle and Golden Highway won International Blue Grass Music Awards for album Crooked Three and the title track in the categories of Album of the Year and song of the year, respectively while Tuttle won Female vocalist of the Year. In 2017, Tuttle became the first woman to win the International Blue Grass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year Award. In 2018, she won the award again along with being named the American Music Association’s Instrumentalist of the Year. In 2023, she received a nomination for the all-genre Best New Artist Award at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
About Old Crow Medicine Show
The group based in Nashville, Tennessee, won many awards over the years, including their induction into the Grand Ole Opry on September 17, 2013. Their ninth album, Remedy released in 2014, won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. Among the acclamations, Old Crow Medicine Show won many Grammys including those given out by Country Music Association, Country Music Television, and the American Music Association.
Tour
Aug 9, 2024, PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC
Aug 10, 2024, Amphitheater at Elmwood Park, Roanoke, VA
Aug 16, 2024, Maymont, Richmond, VA
Aug 17, 2024, Koka Booth Amphitheater, Cary, NC
Aug 18, 2024, Freeman Arts Pavilion, Selbyville, DE
Aug 30, 2024, Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
Aug 31, 2024, Earl Scruggs Music Festival, Mill Spring, NC
Sep 1, 2024, Rhythm & Roots Festival, Charlestown, RI
Sep 12, 2024, The Corbin Arena, Corbin, KY
Sep 13, 2024, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI
Sep 14, 2024, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN
Sep 20, 2024, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN
Sep 21, 2024, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville TN
Oct 11, 2024, Gainesville Botanical Garden, Gainesville, GA
Oct 12, 2024, Suwannee Roots Revival, Live Oak, FL
Oct 24, 2024, Columbia County Performing Arts Center – Ron, C. Cross Theatre, Evans GA
Nov 7, 2024, Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY
Nov 8, 2024, Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA
Nov 9, 2024, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races – The Event Center, Charles Town, WV
Nov 10, 2024, The Grand Opera House, Wilmington, De
Nov 15, 2024, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN
Nov 16, 2024 Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN
Nov 20, 2024, The pageant, St Louis, MO
Nov 21, 2024, Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA
Nov 22, 2024, The Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
Nov 23, 2024, Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
Dec 30, 2024, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Dec 31, 2024, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Feb 22, 2025 – Feb 28, 2025, Outlaw Country Cruise 9, Miami FL
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