Nashville’s Eastside Bowl was the setting for the John Mailander’s Forecast’s release of their newest album Let the World In. The duo Paper Wings (Emily Mann and Wila Frank) opened the night with original songs highlighting their tight harmony. Kyle Tuttle Band followed, playing a mix of Tuttle’s originals and such covers as Robert Earl Keen’s “Feeling Good Again” and Jerry Garcia’s “Brothers and Sisters,” and John Hartford’s “Gentle on My Mind,” that suit Tuttle’s versatility and high-energy jam grass style. With brothers Dominic and Sam Leslie on mandolin and guitar and Dominic Davis on bass, Tuttle was also joined by Mailander before his own set. Wilo Frank and Lindsay Lou also provided harmony on “Dom’t Let Go.”
Mailander’s band Forecast is composed of musicians that have gelled as a band after playing on Mailander’s earlier solo album Forecast Mailander and Tuttle sit back while David Williford takes a solo[/caption] on sax and clarinet.The live performance of the tracks from Let the World In matched the energy and virtuosity of the album that combines bluegrass, folk, and jazz instrumentation for a fresh sound that defies categorization.
After the band played through the tracks from the new album, Mailander was joined by Kristina Train and Maya De Vitry on vocals and Tuttle on banjo before taking a final bow.
