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\n\tMolly Tuttle<\/a> & Golden Highway played their final Golden Highway gig until further notice this past weekend at the RockyGrass festival in Lyons, Colorado. And the quintet went out full throttle.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWith this show we\u2019re saying goodbye for now, as we each get ready to focus on other exciting musical endeavors,\u201d Tuttle tells Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cWe hope you\u2019ll follow along and know that this isn\u2019t the end of the journey, just switching lanes.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAround for about three-and-a-half years, Golden Highway \u2014 with their crossover appeal and scorching stage presence \u2014 quickly became one of the most successful and innovative bluegrass ensembles of the 21st century, earning a pair of Grammys and IBMA awards along the way and making Tuttle a star<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFrom the very beginning, the first tour, we were [playing] the songs really fast \u2019cause we had so much adrenaline. We were just freaking out and having a lot of fun,\u201d says Golden Highway standup bassist Shelby Means. \u201cMolly [brought] these people together and something about the dynamic, the chemistry clicked.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tFor Tuttle, who grew up coming to RockyGrass as a kid, being a headliner at the bluegrass festival was a full-circle moment, especially when put into the context of her journey from guitar virtuoso to a marquee act.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWhen I started working on my first bluegrass record Crooked Tree<\/em> four years ago, a big dream was to headline RockyGrass,\u201d Tuttle says. \u201cIt is such an honor to close out Friday night as we celebrate the past three years we\u2019ve spent touring and making music together.\u201d<\/p>\n