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MOLLY Tuttle comes to The Atkinson on May 2.

From her historymaking win at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards for Guitarist of the Year 2017 to one million streams and counting on Spotify, all signs indicate that Molly is the next in a line of storied performers, such as Vince Gill and Alison Krauss, who used their consummate musicianship to break boundaries in bluegrass music and blossom into mainstream performing artists, appealing to fans in country, Americana and pop.

On her debut solo EP, Rise, Molly reveals the scope of her diverse influences. The sevensong collection builds a bridge from bluegrass to Americana as Molly breaks free without breaking ties, singing and exploring what her six-string acoustic guitar can do.

It has been said she is the poster child for what Spotify considers “Indie Bluegrass” as the dominant streaming platform chose to feature her on their popular playlist of the same name, but they also added her tracks Save This Heart and Lightning in a Jar to two influential mainstream Americana playlists, Acoustic Love and Afternoon Acoustic.

For more information and tickets, go to www. theatkinson.co.uk ON MONDAY, April 23, at 2.30pm, enjoy The Shakespeare Factor – a fun competition to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday.

Read out or recite a passage of Shakespeare, max five mins. Prizes galore. The event at Tarleton Library, Mark Square, is free and refreshments are available (though there is a suggested £1 donation for the talks). MIDWEEK music presents: North West Saxophone Choir with Phil Shotton at Christ Church, Lord Street, Southport, April 25, 1-1.45pm. SUPERGRASS singer Gaz Coombes comes to Liverpool on his solo tour on Friday, May 18, at the Arts Club, for tickets, go to: www.gigsandtours. com/tour/gaz-coombes