Gillian Welch and David Rawlings play a three-song set in The Current studio for Radio Heartland

Watch Gillian Welch and David Rawlings perform three songs from "Woodland"
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On Friday, Nov. 8, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings’ 10th studio album, Woodland, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Folk Album, and the lead track, “Empty Trainload of Sky,” received a nomination for Best Americana Performance.

Woodland marks the 10th full-length studio album for the duo, who have been releasing their albums using alternating names based on “whoever was singing lead,” as Rawlings explains. With Woodland, Welch and Rawlings put both their names on it — along with the name of the studio where they not only record, but also the space they saved after it was struck by a tornado in 2020.

While in St. Paul for two nights of concerts at the Fitzgerald Theater, Welch and Rawlings walked over to The Current where Radio Heartland host and producer Mike Pengra welcomed them, along with bassist Paul Kowert, for a studio session. After playing a selection of songs from Woodland, Welch and Rawlings stuck around for a conversation with Mike Pengra. Watch the performances above.

Songs Performed
00:00:00 Hashtag
00:03:43 Empty Trainload of Sky
00:07:10 Howdy Howdy
00:11:10 Interview with host Mike Pengra
All songs from Gillian Welch & David Rawlings’ 2024 album, Woodland, available on ‪@aconyrecords‬.

Musicians
Gillian Welch – guitar, vocals
David Rawlings – guitar, vocals
Paul Kowert – bass

Credits
Guests – ‪@gillianwelch‬ and ‪@davidrawlings‬
Host/Producer – Mike Pengra
Video – Josh Sauvageau
Audio – Eric Xu Romani
Camera Operators – Josh Sauvageau, Evan Clark, D'vir Rudin
Graphics – Natalia Toledo
Digital Producer – Luke Taylor

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