Gillian Welch

didn't know anybody still uses reel-to-reel---advantages?

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Advantage - those amazing 70s memories taping music off the radio. Otherwise shrug

Tape loops

Congratulations to Gillian Welch & David Rawlings for winning Best Folk Album at the 63rd annual GRAMMY awards last night for All The Good Times!

All The Good Times is now available on compact disc worldwide, as well as on streaming and digital download services.

A vinyl reissue is coming later this year - more details to come!
Why this and not Boots 02? Maybe the latter was rec. too long ago or some other Grammys rules/logic

It's been a while since anyone said it so: the Boots series is just extraordinary.

This is probably challopsy but I've had a few so: the thing that eventually makes me turn Welch off is Rawlings: his tone is rich and beautiful but his runs can get a bit samey and busy. I'll get my coat.

Co-sign the love for the Boots series. It’s an interesting compare / contrast with Miranda Lambert’s Marfa Tapes. But also love Rawlings guitar work…

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/gillian-welch-time-the-revelator-1203615/

It's highs are not as high as Time (The Revelator), but Harrow and the Harvest has been like a slow burn for the past 12 years or whatever since it came out, just slowly but perpetually rising in my esteem and my heart. I go back and forth on whether I can say it's my favorite.

Anyway, I was just listening to "Hard Times" and searching to see if "we're supping on tears, we're supping on wine" was their own construction. It is, I think, but I was pleased to see that it is an allusion to the original "Hard Times" (Come Again No More), which features the line

Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears,
While we all sup sorrow with the poor

Nice little Easter egg, made me smile.

Also, as incredible as the Boots comps are and as gorgeous as their covers can be, I would really love to hear some new original music from these folks!

Harrow & Harvest was just rereleased on vinyl after selling for $$ on discogs for a while.

Listened to Soul Journey for the first time last night and I liked it more than expected. The cover and title aren’t very compelling, but it’s pretty good.

Also, as incredible as the Boots comps are and as gorgeous as their covers can be, I would really love to hear some new original music from these folks!

Don't sleep on Poor David's Almanack from a few years back. It's credited to Rawlings, but there are several co-writes with Welch and she sings and plays on it as well.

Thanks for the endorsement. There are a few songs I love dearly from his first couple but as full albums they are a clear cut below the ones in her name. Can't remember if I ever gave that new(er) one a listen though.

Xpost Hard Times. There’s a great fan-made video set against clips of Paper Moon.

And it’s worth hearing Chris Thile’s super fast version on mandolin. I prefer Gillian’s version but ymmv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiija5dBBIw

Last night's spangles and yesterday's pearls
Are the bright morning stars of the barroom girls

OTM

(maaaan)Anybody jonesing for Gillian and Dave should check out Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert:
https://kanegellert.bandcamp.com/album/the-flowers-that-bloom-in-spring

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This is superb, thank you dow. Love the art, too.

You're welcome! I like the art on the Bandcamp page too. This is something I just came across on there, still need to check the two previous duet albs they've posted. Every time I listen, it hits me a little harder, in that-low key way.

What the folk https://store.aconyrecords.com/products/the-harrow-the-harvest-reel-to-reel/

“Oh cool, I’ll pay $75 for thaWHAAAAAAAAAAA

You underrate the value of the deluxe slipcase and custom tape boxes.

All I wanted was Revelator on vinyl.

Red Clay Halo is just the best

They're still alive! Newport Folk Festival, July 27th (sold out already)

http://gillianwelch.com/tour/

! Moar dates please