gillian welch

Dave Rawlings has finally found time to schedule a follow-up to the 2009 Dave Rawlings Machine debut. Nashville Obsolete has been worth the wait with a stunning final track that is the album’s lynchpin.

Our Song of the Day is from Ben Sollee covering Gillian Welch’s ‘Everything is Free’. Check out his other covers on his new album The Hollow Sessions.

Watch the video for Nick Mulvey’s new single Nitrous which is backed with his reworking of Gillian Welch’s exquisite ‘Look At Miss Ohio’.

The Punch Brothers release their new EP Ahoy! today with covers of songs by Josh Ritter, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings and rip roaring finale of Mclusky’s ‘Icarus Smicarus’…a gem!

Benjamin Francis Leftwich has released a series of free covers to celebrate the start of his mammoth UK, US & Canadian tour (full dates below). He chose three trackcovers from Arcade Fire, Gillian Welch and The Beatles, download then below…Enjoy! Tour Dates March 23rd – CMW Supermarket / Toronto, Ontario March 25th – E Bar / Guelph, Ontario March 26th – Call The Office / London, Ontario March 28th – …

Gwyneth & Monko released their self-titled album in February this year. Their music calls to mind Jenny Lewis’ solo work crossed with the intimate folk of Gillian Welch.

While the pace of ‘The Harrow and the Harvest’ may be ponderous and patient, it recalls a return to greatness from Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, this album reads like her debut Revival, like a classic folk album and like the new praise worthy collection of songs it is – three in one.

Jim Moray takes up the microphone to record his first podcast: a bit of banter and music from Mike Waterson, Gillian Welch, Sam Amidon, Emily Portman and more, it’s right up our street!

The Decemeberists are to emabrk on their first leg of their interestingly titled “Popes of Pendarvia” World Tour 2011 which will tie in with the release of their new album The King is Dead.

The Decemberists have announced the release of a new album titled The king is Dead. The album will be released on 18th January 2011. Hear a track from the new album now.

The closing night of the three-day Campfire Trails event at East London’s The Troxy was highly anticipated enough for hosting bluegrassers Old Crow Medicine Show and their frequent touring partners Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, and yet Friday, rounding off two prior evenings headlined by The Felice Brothers and Wild Beasts respectively; culminated in a ferocious display of musical talent and surprise special guests, making this one of the live performance highlights of the year – not to mention hugely surpassing most punters already sky …

Bristol based Rachael Dadd’s feet pretty much only touch ground when she hits the stage. For the past two or so years she has been touring almost constantly; playing shows in England and further afield Japan, whilst in-between times; stitching craft things and painting personalised record sleeves for sale at gigs. After the Ant Fight (2009) is a collection of piano ballads and more heavily instrumented tracks with rootsy folk …