Gillian Welch (born October 1967) is a singer/songwriter whose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, neotraditional country, Americana, old time string band music and folk into a rustic style that she dubs "American Primitive". Her music is often described as haunting or soothing.
Biography and career
Welch was born in
Manhattan and was adopted on the day she was born. She moved to
Los Angeles at the age of four. By the age of seven, she had learned to play the
guitar. Studying at the
University of California, Santa Cruz Welch discovered
bluegrass through the "mountain soul" stylings of
The Stanley Brothers. After a short stint in a local band, Welch moved to
Boston and studied at the
Berklee College of Music. In Boston, Welch met and began dating David Rawlings, who would become her longtime musical partner. In
1992, they moved to
Nashville and began building a career. In Nashville, she met
T-Bone Burnett, producer to such artists as
Los Lobos,
Sam Phillips,
Counting Crows, and
Elvis Costello. In
1996, Welch released her first album,
Revival, which was nominated for a
Grammy for Best Contemporary
Folk Album in
1997. Since then, she has recorded other albums and collaborated on the songs "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby" and "I'll Fly Away" on the soundtrack of the
Coen Brothers hit
O Brother, Where Art Thou?. Welch has also collaborated with good friend and singer/songwriter
Ryan Adams on the albums
Heartbreaker and
Destroyer.
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@Boudleaux Love him! Yeah, it's all good. Love bluegrass too. But more Earl Scruggs, Stanley Bros and such. But then GIllian Welch cool too.BoffleSpoffle (BoffleSpoffle) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:32:02 -0000
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