Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch ( born October 2, 1967 in New York City ) is an American songwriter who is attributed to the alternative country. In addition to Alison Krauss it is one of the young innovators interior of the Country - style bluegrass. It is based on a traditional style of play, which they described as American Primitive, but is also influenced by the lifestyle of rock music.

Life

Welch grew up in Los Angeles, where she had moved with her ​​adoptive parents, who worked as a composer for television productions in Hollywood at the age of four years. At seven, she began to play the guitar. You got a place to study at Princeton University, but then enrolled at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In the vibrant music scene in the university town that produced, among others, the band Camper Van Beethoven, Welch discovered bluegrass. After playing briefly with a local band, Welch moved to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music. Here she also met David Rawlings know who is their solid musical partner today. In 1992 she moved to Nashville together to build a music career. Here she met the musician and producer T -Bone Burnett, who had already produced albums by artists such as Los Lobos, Sam Phillips, Counting Crows, and Elvis Costello. In 1996 their first album, Revival, which was nominated in 1997 for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. In Europe it was mainly through their participation in the soundtrack of the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? - A Mississippi odyssey known by Ethan and Joel Coen. In 2004, she toured as opening act for Norah Jones. Currently (February 2010) is Gillian Welch with David Rawlings ' solo project " Dave Rawlings Machine" on tour. Among other things, she also worked with Ryan Adams and most recently with The Decemberists.

Discography

  • Revival, 1996
  • Hell Among the Yearlings, 1998
  • Time ( The Revelator ), 2001
  • Soul Journey, 2003
  • Mean Old Man, 2010 ( guest appearances on a Jerry Lee Lewis Album)
  • The Harrow & The Harvest, 2011

DVD

  • The Revelator Collection, DVD, 2002
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