Gillian Welch (born October 2, 1967) is a singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Welch plays with her music partner David Rawlings, whom she met while they were both students at The Berklee College of Music. The first two Gillian Welch albums were released through the label Almo Sounds. After Universal Music Group purchased Almo, Welch started her own label, Acony Records.
In her career, Welch has collaborated with several artists, appearing as a musician, songwriter, and vocalist.
The artist in all recordings is listed as "Gillian Welch" except where noted.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US USFolk US Indie US Rock AUSPeaks in Australia: Soul Journey: The Harrow and the Harvest: IRE NOR NZ UK Revival Release date: April 9, 1996 Label: Almo Sounds Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — Hell Among the Yearlings Release date: July 28, 1998 Label: Almo Sounds Formats: CD, cassette 181 — — — — — — — — Time (The Revelator) Release date: July 31, 2001 Label: Acony Records Formats: CD 157 — 7 — — — — — — Soul Journey Release date: June 3, 2003 Label: Acony Records Formats: CD 107 — 3 — 69 — — — 65 The Harrow & the Harvest Release date: June 28, 2011 Label: Acony Records Formats: CD, music download 20 1 3 5 11 22 7 14 25 All the Good Times (Are Past & Gone)(with David Rawlings) Release date: July 10, 2020 Label: Acony Records Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — Woodland(with David Rawlings) Release date: August 23, 2024 Label: Acony Records Formats: CD, Digital download, Vinyl — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US USFolk US Indie US Rock AUS IRE NOR NZ UK Music from the Revelator Collection Release date: April 4, 2006 Label: Acony Records Formats: music download — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Archival releases Title Album details Peak chart positions US USFolk US Indie US Rock AUS IRE NOR NZ UK Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg Release date: November 25, 2016 Label: Acony Records Formats: Compact disc, music download — — — — — — — — — Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1 Release date: July 31, 2020 Label: Acony Records Formats: CD, music download — — — — — — — — — Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2 Release date: September 18, 2020 Label: Acony Records Formats: CD, music download — — — — — — — — — Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3 Release date: November 13, 2020 Label: Acony Records Formats: CD, music download — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Soundtracks Date Song(s) Album CommentsJune 2, 1998 "Leaving Train" The Horse Whisperer: Songs From and Inspired by the Motion Picture (soundtrack)"I'll Fly Away" "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby" O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) "I'll Fly Away" Listed as "Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch" "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby" Listed as "Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris & Gillian Welch" Also credited as associate producer for album January 23, 2001 "Wind and Rain"Songcatcher: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (soundtrack)Performed with David Rawlings and David Steele a cappella "Pocahontas"Man from Plains (soundtrack)Cover of a Neil Young song
Tribute albums Date Song Album CommentsJune 2, 1998 "Miner's Prayer" Will Sing For Food: The Songs of Dwight YoakamTribute album for Dwight Yoakam Listed as "Gillian Welch & David Rawlings"July 13, 1999 "Hickory Wind" Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram ParsonsTribute album for Gram Parsons June 12, 2001 "Beulah Land" Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt Tribute album for Mississippi John Hurt July 10, 2001 "In Tall Buildings" A Tribute to John Hartford: Live From Mountain Stage Tribute album for John Hartford September 17, 2002 "Summer Evening" Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown Tribute album for Greg Brown August, 2014 "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow", "Apache Tears (Reprise)", "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow (Reprise)" Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited Tribute album for Johnny Cash Listed as "Gillian Welch & David Rawlings" August 5, 2022 "I Just Came Home to Count the Memories" Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson Tribute album for John Anderson Listed as "Gillian Welch & David Rawlings"
Other appearances
Date Song(s) Album Artist July 26, 1994 "Lynnville Train" "The Raven and Coyote" Gringo Honeymoon Robert Earl Keen July 21, 1998 "Love Still Remains" Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf Emmylou Harris August 18, 1998 "If I Had a Hammer" Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) Nanci Griffith July 25, 2000 "Do Re Mi" Swing Set Ani DiFranco September 26, 2000"Prairie Wedding" "Speedway At Nazareth" Sailing to Philadelphia Mark Knopfler July 10, 2001 "Oh Death" Clinch Mountain Sweethearts Ralph Stanley July 12, 2001 Several including "To Be Young", "Bartering Lines", "Shakedown on 9th St.", and "Sweet Lil' Gal" Heartbreaker Ryan AdamsJuly 31, 2001"Five Colors" "Love is Everywhere I Go" Fan Dance Sam PhillipsJuly 30, 2002 "Fifty Miles of Elbow Room" Songs for Greta James Alan SheltonSeptember 25, 2001 "Barstow" Sebastopol Jay FarrarSeptember 17, 2002"Katie Dear" Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions The ChieftainsSeptember 17, 2002"Arizona Star" "Homeless" The Dark Guy ClarkSeptember 24, 2002"Tomorrow" Demolition Ryan AdamsDecember 3, 2002"Hickory Wind" Georgia Peach Burrito Deluxe2003"100 Years From Now" Revisited Lloyd GreenFebruary 24, 2004Several including drums on "Big Time in the Jungle" and "Trials and Troubles" O.C.M.S. Old Crow Medicine ShowOctober 5, 2004Several Spooked Robyn HitchcockAugust 29, 2006Several Big Iron World Old Crow Medicine ShowMarch 13, 2007"The Last Goodbye" Waterloo, Tennessee Uncle EarlApril 10, 2007"Classic Cars" Cassadaga Bright EyesSeptember 18, 2007"Love Still Remains" "Snake Song" Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems Emmylou HarrisJuly 8, 2008 "Breadline Blues 2008" Moneyland Del McCouryOctober 21, 2008 "Tennessee Rose" Veracruz The Deep VibrationFebruary 17, 2009 "Lua" Dark Was the Night Listed as "Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch"November 17, 2009 Several A Friend of a Friend Dave Rawlings MachineJuly 26, 2010 "Did Trouble Me" "Strange Things" Praise & Blame Tom JonesSeptember 7, 2010 "Please Release Me" "I Really Don't Want To Know" Mean Old Man Jerry Lee LewisJanuary 18, 2011 Several The King is Dead The DecemberistsNovember 27, 2015 "Silver Liner" and "Juanita" Silver Liner Ethan JohnsJanuary 8, 2021 "Butterfly" Greenfields Barry GibbApril 1, 2022 "Side Saddle" Crooked Tree Molly Tuttle
Live compilations Date Song Album CommentsMarch 13, 2001 "My Morphine" Concerts For A Landmine Free WorldApril 5, 2005 "Caleb Mayer" Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004
DVD YearVideo2002The Revelator Collection Released: November 12, 2002 Label: Acony Format: DVD
Music videos YearSong Director2001 "I'll Fly Away" (w/ Alison Krauss) Joel Coen2002 "Elvis Presley Blues" Mark Seliger "My First Lover" "Revelator"2015"The Weekend" (w/ David Rawlings)Reid Long2017 "Dark Turn of Mind"Reid Long"Cumberland Gap" (w/ David Rawlings)James Lees
References GillianWelch.com – Discography
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