Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
July 30, 2011 Hear Gillian Welch sing "Ophan Girl," "Miss Ohio" and songs from her new album at Newport.
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August 2, 2009 Gillian Welch and David Rawlings keep the focus shifting between their marvelously paired voices.
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August 1, 2009 Welch and David Rawlings treated Newport to a cover of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit."
July 30, 2009 Festival producer Jay Sweet talks about what's in store for this year's 50th-anniversary event.
Studio Sessions
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January 31, 2012 Welch and her frequent collaborator, David Rawlings, share songs from The Harrow & The Harvest.
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November 24, 2011 The Harrow and the Harvest, Welch's first record in eight years, takes an introspective journey.
February 1, 2010 A longtime session guitarist, Rawlings takes the lead, playing his own music at NPR Music's offices.
Interviews & Profiles
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April 9, 2013 Listen to an extended conversation with the country-folk singers about their adopted hometown.
December 28, 2011 Welch and Rawlings perform an in-studio concert featuring several songs from their new album.
August 7, 2011 The folk singers discuss their complementary voices and the new album that nearly undid them.
July 18, 2011 Welch and Rawlings perform an in-studio concert featuring several songs from their new album.
December 3, 2009 How has technology changed the relationship between musicians and their fans?
Discover Songs
July 30, 2009 Festival producer Jay Sweet talks about what's in store for this year's 50th-anniversary event.
August 18, 2008 Okkervil River and Of Montreal made last year's top 20 albums and are back again for this year.
March 8, 2007 Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst is a gifted and prolific songwriter, accomplishing more by the...
January 11, 2002 On this edition of All Songs Considered we look at some of the artists responsible for 2001's fo...
August 1, 2001 Wynton Marsalis interprets Thelonious Monk; the playful melodies of Raymond Scott; Roger Eno joi...
Reviews
August 18, 2008 Okkervil River and Of Montreal made last year's top 20 albums and are back again for this year.
More Stories
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April 8, 2013 United Record Pressing is the largest vinyl pressing plant in the country. Take a glimpse inside.
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April 8, 2013 Singer-songwriter Elizabeth Cook showed us her city, from Grimey's Records to her favorite salon.
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April 8, 2013 The business of making classic country concert posters is still going strong at Hatch Show Print.
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August 20, 2011 Hear dozens of the songs that inspired Tom Piazza's collection of essays, Devil Sent the Rain.
July 26, 2011 Hear a preview of some of the artists featured at this year's Newport folk and jazz festivals.
July 6, 2011 Videos explain how the intricate, embossed cover of Gillian Welch's new album was made.
June 28, 2011 Gillian Welch breaks an eight-year silence, while Wilco unveils its first independent release.
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June 26, 2011 Welch and creative partner David Rawlings return with their first album in Welch's name since 2003.
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January 2, 2011 The band returns with a stripped-down record featuring Gillian Welch and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck.
