
Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, an indestructible Nashville studio and the DNA of folk music
From Conversations
Published 2/18/2026

From Conversations
Published 2/18/2026
The iconic folk duo met at an audition for the only country music band at a prestigious jazz school in Boston. They immediately clicked, and joined the rich lineage of Americana artists that stretches back centuries.In their 20s, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings discovered they had something…