Gillian Welch

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Gillian Welch (2006)

Gillian Welch (born October 2, 1967 in New York City ) is an American songwriter who is assigned to the alternative country . Along with Alison Krauss , she is one of the innovators of the country style bluegrass . It is based on a traditional way of playing, which she calls American Primitive , but is also influenced by the lifestyle of rock music .

Life

Welch grew up in Los Angeles , where she moved when she was four years old with her adoptive parents who worked as composers for television productions in Hollywood. She started playing guitar when she was seven. She got a place at Princeton University but then enrolled at the University of California, Santa Cruz . Welch discovered bluegrass in the lively music scene of the university town, which produced the band Camper Van Beethoven , among others . After briefly playing with a local band, Welch moved to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music . Here she also met David Rawlings , who is still her permanent musical partner to this day. In 1992 they 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 was released , which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1997. In Europe she was best known for her 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 supporting act for Norah Jones . In 2010 Gillian Welch toured with David Rawlings' solo project "Dave Rawlings Machine". She also worked with Ryan Adams and most recently with The Decemberists .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1998 Hell Among the Yearlings - US181 (1 week)
US
First published: July 28, 1998
2001 Time (The Revelator) - US157 (3 weeks)
US
First published: July 31, 2001
2003 Soul Journey UK65 (1 week)
UK 		US107 (3 weeks)
US
First published: June 3, 2003
2011 The Harrow & The Harvest UK25 (3 weeks)
UK 		US20 (11 weeks)
US
First published: June 28, 2011

more publishments

  • 1996: Revival
  • 2002: The Revelator Collection
  • 2016: Boots No. 1 - The Official Revival Bootleg

Participation in albums by other artists, tribute albums, etc. (selection):

  • 2000: Music from the motion picture: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • 2001: Live concert performances by the artists & musicians of O Brother, Where Art Thou ?: Down From The Mountain
  • 2001: Avalon Blues - A tribute to the music of Mississippi John Hurt
  • 2009: Dave Rawlings Machine: A Friend Of A Friend
  • 2010: Jerry Lee Lewis : Mean old man
  • 2015: Dave Rawlings Machine: Nashville Obsolete
  • 2015: Celebrating the music of Inside Llewyn Davis : Another Day Another Time
  • 2017: Dave Rawlings: Poor David's Almanack

Web links

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: UK US
personal data
SURNAME Welch, Gillian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH October 2nd, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , USA