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UNBELIEVABLE: Gillian welch - The Untold Story

“The letter read, ‘This was our mom’s guitar. It’s worth a lot of money. We want you to have it’”: How actor turned musician Morgan Nagler got her 1977 Martin acoustic, wrote with neighbor Phoebe Bridgers, and finally made a solo album

A TV star from the age of 5, she abandoned one art for another, and wound up learning from Gillian Welch, and being asked to work with Kim Deal

Guitar World

‘I’ve always had this blind faith’: Morgan Nagler on writing with alt-rock’s biggest names – and making her solo debut at 47

After starting out as a child actor, the US artist found music. Now co-writing with Phoebe Bridgers, Haim and Kim Deal, her dogged, DIY career has been powered by conviction

The Guardian - UK

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings review – phenomenal duo put on an exquisite show

The Empire Theatre, ToowoombaThe queen and king of Americana take a deep dive into their catalogue, as they make their way through both regional cities and capitals on their Australian tour

The Guardian - AU

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Star Americana duo return with music for hard times

After sell-out performances at the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne's Hamer Hall last year, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are taking their show on the road.

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Gillian Welch and David Rawlings review – perfectly paired talents at the peak of their powers

The guitar duo cast a spell over a rapt audience with wistful songs evoking open skies and yearning that even the final house lights can’t dispel

The Guardian - UK

“I wanted to capture that destruction and endurance”: A devastating tornado threatened to tear apart Gillian Welch and David Rawlings’ beloved studio. Now they’ve documented the natural disaster – and their Nashville rebirth – on a new album

The Americana duo tell the story of their return to a long-serving Nashville studio and a remarkable record that bears its name

Guitar World

Music: Kitty Empire’s 10 best albums of 2024

Americana’s classiest duo weather the storm, Kendrick Lamar has the last word, UK jazz soars – and Charli xcx unleashes the power of Brat

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Gillian Welch and David Rawlings: Woodland review – 10 exquisite songs of loss and love

Named after their Nashville studio, hit by a tornado in 2020, the duo’s first album together in 13 years picks its impeccable, old-time way through personal and social upheaval

The Guardian - UK

Americana icon Gillian Welch: ‘Bob Dylan walking on to our version of Billy put a smile on my face’

Back with a new album, the singer-songwriter answers your questions on the Coen brothers, John Paul Jones, and having David Cameron as a fan

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Gillian Welch

On the cusp of a new album with long-term collaborator and partner David Rawlings, the Americana icon will answer your pressing enquiries

The Guardian - UK

From Britney to Germán Bringas: the best old music our writers discovered in 2023

Our belated discoveries included some giant hits of the 80s and 90s as well as little noticed Moroccan genius and Polish post-punk

The Guardian - UK

In bluegrass, as in life, Molly Tuttle would rather be a 'Crooked Tree'

Molly Tuttle's new album is her third. But in many ways, it's a reintroduction – of her prodigious guitar talent, of her personal story, and to the Recording Academy that decides Grammy Awards.

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Margo Cilker review – perfectly crafted Americana for the open road

In a small pub gig, this extraordinary US singer-songwriter makes country and western her newly minted own

The Guardian - UK

Crooked Tree by Molly Tuttle review – classy bluegrass for modern America

Upbeat and melodic, the Californian singer’s third album ropes in Gillian Welch on a set of songs more concerned with strong women than strong whiskey

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