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

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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.

Trivia

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• Welch's song Orphan Girl from the album Revival is covered by Emmylou Harris on the album Wrecking Ball.

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Farach (Alex Farach) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:56:28 -0000
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StephenCapps (Stephen Capps) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:13:42 -0000
RT @Sandramccracken: perfect thanksgiving music...Gillian Welch, Revival. it's like an old friend.
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camisa10 (Mebs Rehemtulla) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:51:23 -0000
#listeningto Rising Appalachia, Oh Death.. Gillian Welch and Björk go on a bender with Sylvia Plath.
perfect thanksgiving music...Gillian Welch, Revival. it's like an old friend.
sandramccracken (sandra mccracken) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:27:16 -0000
perfect thanksgiving music...Gillian Welch, Revival. it's like an old friend.
@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
@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.

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