Green Pastures

Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings and Jerry Douglas performing "Green Pastures".

By the Mark

I have previously posted Dailey & Vincent's cover of Gillian Welch's song "By the Mark", but I don't think I have posted Welch's version of the song. So here she is with David Rawlings performing the song.

Ruination Day

Gillian Welch's "April the 14th (Part 1)" which references the Lincoln assassination (1865), the sinking of the Titanic (1912) and “Black Sunday,” one of the worst Dust Bowl storms in Oklahoma (1935).

Snowin' On Raton

Another Townes Van Zandt song, "Snowin' on Raton" performed by Gilian Welch and David Rawlings.

Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings performing "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor" at A Prairie Home Companion's 40th Anniversary broadcast.

Loretta

Some more good harmony. Norah Jones, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings perform the Townes Van Zandt song "Loretta".



Here is a second version of the same song that does not really have much harmony, but it does have some great singers—John Prine, Lyle Lovett, Ray LaMontagne and Elvis Costello.

Hickory Wind

My favorite Gram Parsons song, "Hickory Wind", performed by Gillian Welch with harmonies from Emmylou Harris and David Rawlings.

Gillian Welch - Older Songs

I say Gillian Welch performing with David Rawlings last night at Strathmore. I have recently posted video with some of the songs off her new album. Here are videos of a couple of her older songs that she performed last night.

"Caleb Meyer" - a mighty good killin' song



"Elvis Presley Blues"



"Red Clay Halo" showing off some of Rawlings' great guitar work

By the Mark

Today a gospel song written by Gillian Welch—"By the Mark"—performed here by Dailey & Vincent.

Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch has a new album out called The Harrow & The Harvest. Here she is performing some songs off the album with David Rawlings.

Also see this post on Just Everything Else with video of the creation of the CD Jacket.

"The Way It Will Be"



"Hard Times" - This video has nothing to do with the song, but this is the only version I can find with decent audio.



"The Way It Goes" - at least so far this is my favorite song on the album




Not on the new album, but I can't resist posting this cover of the Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit"

Red

This is Red, White and Blue week, starting with red today.

"Red, Red Wine" - UB40



"Red Rain" - Peter Gabriel, Natalie Merchant & R.E.M.



"The Scarlett Tide" - Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Gillian Welch, et al

My last post had a video on Gillian Welch and the Decemberists. Welch has a new album coming out this summer, so we should be getting some new songs from her. For now here are a couple videos of her performing with various others.

"The Weight" - Gillian Welch and Old Crow Medicine Show



"Go To Sleep You Little Baby", from the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris



"Look at Miss Ohio" - Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. It would be very hard for me to pick one of her songs and say it was my favorite, but this song would be in contention.

Americana Music Awards Nominations

Video for the four songs nominated today for Best Song at the Americana Music Awards.

"Down by the Water" - Decemberists with Gillian Welch



"El Camino" - Elizabeth Cook, This is not my favorite song of the album. See more video from the Welder album in my May 26, 2010 post.



"Harlem River Blues" - Justin Townes Earle



"Kmag Yoyo" - Hayes Carll

Hank Williams - Gospel Covers

Here are a couple covers of Hank Williams' gospel songs.

Patty Griffin recorded this song, "House of Gold", on her latest album, Downtown Church. I think this is my favorite track on the album, and I have been watching for a video. This video is recorded sideways, but the audio is pretty good so I am including it.



Here are the Holmes Brothers with "I Saw the Light".



Hank Williams did not write this, but it is a song he sang. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings' version of "I'll Fly Away".

IBMA Awards Pt. 1 - Dailey & Vincent

Last Thursday the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) handed out it's award for 2009. I am going to devote my posts this week to the winners of these Awards.

Winning both Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year was Dailey & Vincent. This is Jamie Vincent, who formerly performed with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, and Darrin Vincent, who formerly performed with Ricky Skaggs.

The three videos below are of songs off their latest album, Brothers From Different Mothers. Here is a video of them doing the Gillian Welch and David Rawlings song "Winter's Come and Gone"





Here they are performing a song recorded by the Statler Brothers, "Years Ago".





In addition to winning Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year, Vincent & Dailey also won the award for Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for this song, "On The Other Side".