Here we are catching up on big names in this post-holiday period, and we are just not going to say anything about Gillian Welch and David Rawlings other than that for more years than we care to recall they have pretty much defined a strand of this splintered through a prism genre we call Americana.
This latest song from their new album ‘WOODLAND’ has a really classic feel to it, and with aching strings and ironic reflections holds to a set of values which are perhaps (whisper it) a bit more important than the everyday of electronic media and likes and such – lovely and useful as all those things are they pale against open vistas, organically driven music making and friendships.
Said Welch about the new song: “We wrote Hashtag for Guy Clark. Guy taught us what it was like on the road. He took us out opening for him all over the states, to our first shows in Texas, Oklahoma, California, and South Carolina. He showed us the parallel universe of the troubadour.”
The news may have been trailed by social media for a few days but it has now been revealed that Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will release their 10th studio album, “Woodland”, via their Acony Records label on 23rd August 2024. The 10-song collection is a mix of full band…
This folk duo have been woodshedding in Woodland. #seeingyournamewithahashtag Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have been presenting their brand of love songs for the loveless since Welch first eased into the folk landscape in 1996 on her “Revival” album. She and Rawlings have since teamed up for ten albums, though…
The inseparable americana duo of Gillian Welch & David Rawlings can do no wrong. Here they take part in a tribute record for John Anderson that was produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and noted Nashville producer David Ferguson. A Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Anderson has enjoyed…
Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
