16 Jan 2016

Gillian Welch

From RNZ Music, 12:05 pm on 16 January 2016
Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch

Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch Photo: Courtesy of Gillian Welch

In the genre that’s come to be called Americana, there is no figure more respected than Gillian Welch. On the eve of her second New Zealand visit she talks to Nick Bollinger about songwriting, her long creative partnership with guitarist Dave Rawlings, and feeling like a Martian in Nashville.

Music details

Artist: Gillian Welch
Songs: Six White Horses, The Way It Will Be, The Way It Goes, Dark Turn Of Mind
Composer: Welch-Rawlings
Album: The Harrow and the Harvest
Label: Acony

Artist: Gillian Welch
Song: Orphan Girl
Composer: Welch
Album: Revival
Label: Almo Sounds

Artist: Dave Rawlings Machine
Song: Bodysnatchers
Composer: Welch-Rawlings
Album: Nashville Obsolete
Label: Acony

Artist: Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings
Song: Knuckleball Catcher
Composer: Welch-Rawlings
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