
The Kyle Tuttle Band
Season 5 Episode 3 | 24m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Georgia-raised banjo player Kyle Tuttle moves through bluegrass, funk-jams, and folk music.
Comfortable picking pristine Bluegrass or electric Jam Band solos, this Georgia-raised, Berklee-trained virtuoso was first acclaimed for his work with GRAMMY-winning guitarist Molly Tuttle and with Yonder Mountain’s Jeff Austin. Sonically, Tuttle has saddled success, exploring range of possibilities for his banjo and band, moving through Bluegrass to electric Funk-jams, to song-based folk numbers.
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The Kyle Tuttle Band
Season 5 Episode 3 | 24m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Comfortable picking pristine Bluegrass or electric Jam Band solos, this Georgia-raised, Berklee-trained virtuoso was first acclaimed for his work with GRAMMY-winning guitarist Molly Tuttle and with Yonder Mountain’s Jeff Austin. Sonically, Tuttle has saddled success, exploring range of possibilities for his banjo and band, moving through Bluegrass to electric Funk-jams, to song-based folk numbers.
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[cheers and applause] - What's up party people!
[cheers and applause] Yeah!
Well, thanks for coming and crawling in a hole with us.
We're going to sing you a song about a beautiful place called Nederland, Colorado.
[applause] [upbeat bluegrass banjo] ♪ Well, I'm dreaming of a trailer on a mountain ♪ ♪ It's a place that I can go ♪ ♪ Where time stands still ♪ ♪ It's up there at the top of Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ I can't go there now, but I know one day I will ♪ ♪ To that trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Just as soon as you get the chance ♪ ♪ We'll take out the fiddle and the banjo ♪ ♪ And I'll watch all the hippies dance ♪ ♪ I've been all around this big 'ol world ♪ ♪ And I'll tell you one thing I know ♪ ♪ That's my trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Baby, that's where I want to go ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] ♪ Get high up on the mountainside ♪ ♪ For a little peace of mind ♪ ♪ You go deeper in the valley when it's snows ♪ ♪ You can run just like the snow meltdown to the river wide ♪ ♪ What you're running from ♪ ♪ Nobody has to know ♪ ♪ At that trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Just as soon as I get the chance ♪ ♪ I'll take out the fiddle and the banjo ♪ ♪ And I'll watch all the hippies dance ♪ ♪ Cause I've been all around this big 'ol world ♪ ♪ And I'll tell you one thing I know ♪ ♪ That's my trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Well, that's where I want to go ♪ [lively mandolin plays] [lively mandolin plays] ♪ It's a place where there's a scene, hey ♪ ♪ Y'all know what I mean ♪ ♪ It's a place with lots of blue and lots of green ♪ ♪ It's a place somebody said that I could clear my head ♪ ♪ So I'm driving up that Canyon road, all the way to Ned ♪ ♪ And that trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Just as soon as you get the chance ♪ ♪ I'll take out the fiddle and the banjo ♪ ♪ And I'll watch all the hippies dance ♪ ♪ Cause I've been all around this big 'ol world ♪ ♪ And I'll tell you one thing I know ♪ ♪ That's my trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Well, that's where I want to go ♪ [lively banjo music] [lively banjo music] ♪ And when it all comes crashing down ♪ ♪ And you're left with next to nothing ♪ ♪ And you're standing underground ♪ ♪ Hold tight to that thin dime ♪ [gentle bluegrass music] ♪ And get your ass to the Canyon Road and climb... ♪ [bluegrass music] [bluegrass music] ♪ To that trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Just as soon as I get the chance ♪ ♪ I'll take out the fiddle and the banjo ♪ ♪ And I'll watch all you hippies dance ♪ ♪ Cause I've been all around this big 'ol world ♪ ♪ And I'll tell you one thing I know ♪ ♪ That's my trailer in Boulder Canyon, baby ♪ ♪ That's where I want to go ♪ ♪ Aw-haw!
♪ ♪ To that trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Just as soon as you get the chance ♪ ♪ We'll take out the fiddle and the banjo ♪ ♪ And I'll watch all the hippies dance ♪ ♪ I've been all around this big 'ol world ♪ ♪ And I'll tell you one thing I know ♪ ♪ That's my trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Baby, that's where I want to go ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] ♪ Well, I lit out from Reno ♪ ♪ I was trailed by twenty hounds ♪ ♪ Didn't get to sleep last night ♪ ♪ Till the morning came around ♪ ♪ I set out running, but I'll take my time ♪ ♪ A friend of the devil is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ If I get home before daylight ♪ ♪ I just might get some sleep tonight ♪ ♪ I ran into the devil, baby ♪ ♪ He loaned me twenty bills ♪ ♪ I spent the night in Tennessee in a cave up in the hills ♪ ♪ I set out running, but I'll take my time ♪ ♪ A friend of the devil is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ If I get home before daylight ♪ ♪ I just might get some sleep tonight ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] ♪ Well, I ran down to the levee, baby ♪ ♪ But the devil caught me there ♪ ♪ He took my twenty dollar bill ♪ ♪ And he vanished in the air ♪ ♪ I set out running, but I'm taking my time ♪ ♪ A friend of the devil, he's a friend of mine ♪ ♪ If I get home before daylight ♪ ♪ I just might get some sleep tonight ♪ ♪ Well, I got two reasons why I cry ♪ ♪ Away each lonely night ♪ ♪ The first one's named sweet Anne Marie ♪ ♪ And she's my heart's delight ♪ ♪ The second one is prison, babe ♪ ♪ And the sheriff's on my trail ♪ ♪ And if he catches up with me ♪ ♪ I'll spend my life in jail ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] ♪ Well, I got a wife in Chino, baby ♪ ♪ And one in Cherokee ♪ ♪ The first one she just had my child ♪ ♪ And he looks just like me ♪ ♪ I set out running, but I'm taking my time ♪ ♪ A friend of the devil, he's a friend of mine ♪ ♪ If I get home before daylight ♪ ♪ I just might get some sleep tonight ♪ ♪ Well, I've got two reasons why I cry ♪ ♪ away each lonely night: ♪ ♪ The first one's named sweet Ann Marie ♪ ♪ And she's my heart's delight ♪ ♪ The second one is prison, baby ♪ ♪ And the sheriff's on my trail ♪ ♪ And if he catches up with me ♪ ♪ Well, I'll spend my life in jail ♪ [eerie bluegrass music] [eerie bluegrass music] [audience cheering] [eerie bluegrass music] [audience cheering] - We're right back in that... ♪ Trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Just as soon as you get the chance ♪ ♪ Cause we'll take out the fiddle and the banjo ♪ ♪ And we'll watch all you hippies dance ♪ ♪ I've been all around this big ol' world ♪ ♪ And I'll tell you one thing I know ♪ ♪ That's my trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Baby, that's where I wanna go ♪ ♪ To that trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Just as soon as you get the chance ♪ ♪ We'll take out the fiddle and the banjo ♪ ♪ And I'll watch all you hippies dance ♪ ♪ I've been all around this big ol' world ♪ ♪ And I'll tell you one thing I know ♪ ♪ That's my trailer in Boulder Canyon ♪ ♪ Baby, that's where I wanna go ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] [cheers and applause] - Thank you folks!
Folks, here's one called, "Saddle Up."
[lively bluegrass music] ♪ How many days has it been?
♪ ♪ How many times have I heard you walking in?
♪ ♪ How many footprints can a ghost leave on the floor ♪ ♪ Till they're not here no more?
♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ How many days will it be?
♪ ♪ How many nights can I turn around and see?
♪ ♪ Your silhouette in a shadow on the wall ♪ ♪ Could you be here at all?
♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ And I'm tired as hell but I'm so restless ♪ ♪ And I need a break but nothing takes to slow me down ♪ ♪ And my past cannot be where my best is ♪ ♪ So I'll saddle up each day and ride my buggy into town ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] ♪ How many reasons do you need?
♪ ♪ How many hearts is it possible to feed?
♪ ♪ How many lovers come 'a knocking at your door ♪ ♪ Beggin' for something more ♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ Sometimes it only takes a song ♪ ♪ Sometimes it only takes a friend to sing along ♪ ♪ Sometimes it only takes a chorus and a verse ♪ ♪ Sometimes it's something worse ♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ But I'm not givin' in or givin' up ♪ ♪ Dammit man, I swear to you I've tried ♪ ♪ I might be comin' to the table with an empty cup ♪ ♪ But brother, don't you know I'm on your side ♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ And I'm tired as hell but I'm so restless ♪ ♪ And I need a break but nothing takes to slow me down ♪ ♪ And my past cannot be where my best is ♪ ♪ So I'll saddle up each day and ride my buggy into town ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] ♪ If I ever make it out the other side of this ♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ Make it out... ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ If I ever make it out the other side of this ♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ Will I ever make it out... ♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ If I ever make it out the other side of this ♪ ♪ You'll find me with my arms out open wide ♪ ♪ And I'd do it all again and I'd fix the things I've missed ♪ ♪ Brother, don't you know I'm on your side ♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ And I'm tired as hell but I'm so restless ♪ ♪ And I need a break but nothing takes to slow me down ♪ ♪ And my past cannot be where my best is ♪ ♪ So I'll saddle up each day and ride my buggy into town ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] [cheering and applause] - My name's Kyle, and this one's "Hard To Say."
[lively bluegrass music] ♪ Your little darlin's putting on her smile ♪ ♪ And you know that she's been putting on a while ♪ ♪ It's hard to say, cause every day's a different day ♪ ♪ When you're livin' all those days out in denial ♪ ♪ If you get tired of walkin' in that line ♪ ♪ Sit down and a have drink of turpentine ♪ ♪ It's hard to say why there's no light to light the way ♪ ♪ When you're turning dirty water in to wine ♪ [lively bluegrass music] ♪ Well, I'm feeling like I'm running in my place ♪ ♪ Closing in, about to lose this race ♪ ♪ It's hard to say what makes a good man act that way ♪ ♪ Maybe longing for another time and place ♪ ♪ But knowing that it's gone and gone for good ♪ ♪ Makes you wonder what the hell you're waiting on ♪ ♪ When it seems like such a short time to be here ♪ ♪ And a long time to be gone ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] [gentle bluegrass music] [gentle bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] [gentle bluegrass music] [gentle bluegrass music] [lively bluegrass music] ♪ How many circles have I wandered in my heart ♪ ♪ Maybe we should spend some time apart ♪ ♪ It's hard for me to say that I can make you feel that way ♪ ♪ When I know you've had my back right from the start ♪ ♪ Those fairy tales that built it up so tall ♪ ♪ But lookin' at it now, it's kinda small ♪ ♪ It's hard to say, what does it really cost to play ♪ ♪ Well, you might love the games ♪ ♪ But you can't win them all ♪ ♪ But knowing that it's gone and gone for good ♪ ♪ Makes you wonder the hell you're waiting on ♪ ♪ When it seems like such a short time to be here ♪ ♪ And a long time to be gone ♪ [lively bluegrass music] [cheering and applause] - Everybody, that's Kyle Tuttle!
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The Kyle Tuttle Band Perform "Trailer in Boulder Canyon"
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Clip: S5 Ep3 | 9m 15s | The Kyle Tuttle Band perform their song "Trailer in Boulder Canyon." (9m 15s)
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Preview: S5 Ep3 | 30s | Georgia-raised banjo player Kyle Tuttle moves through bluegrass, funk-jams, and folk music. (30s)
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