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David Rawlings and Gillian Welch © David Johnson
  BBC FOUR SESSION: GILLIAN WELCH
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Gillian Welch and her partner/producer David Rawlings play the fusion of folk, country and alternative music that has entranced audiences. Combining brilliantly intelligent (and frequently melancholy) songwriting with virtuoso performance skills, they are in fine form during this session for BBC Four.

 WATCH EXCLUSIVE SONG - (6 mins 23 secs) 
John Henry Was a Steel Driving Man - performed by Welch, Rawlings and The Old Crow Medicine Show
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 GILLIAN WELCH INTERVIEW CLIPS

How she would define her music (2 mins 32 secs)
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How she and David perform live (2 mins 38 secs)
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Set list

All songs performed by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, unless otherwise indicated:

I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll
Make Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor
Elvis Presley Blues
Look At Miss Ohio
Red Clay Halo
My First Lover
One Little Song
Revelator
By The Mark
The Way It Will Be
Caleb Meyer
I'll Fly Away
The Weight - with Old Crow Medicine Show

 
 
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BBC Links

Photo Gallery
Pictures of Gillian and David at the 2004 Cambridge Folk Festival

Down From the Mountain
Details of the bluegrass documentary featuring Welch and Rawlings

External Links

Gillian Welch.com
Thorough official site with pictures, news and a biography

Old Crow Medicine Show
Clips, photos and details of forthcoming gigs

Gillian Welch Review
Description of a 2003 gig on the musicOMH site

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