When David pulls the capo out of his pants pocket and puts on the neck of his guitar without missing a lick, in all my days in the music business business I've seen anything like it. That's incredible from a guitar player's perspective. Take a close look at it.
I will always think of my mom when I hear this song. She recently died after fighting cancer - I was by her side till the end while she was in hospice care. She was a country gal who was not afraid to get her hands dirty. I heard this song for the first time while I was in CA saying goodbye to her. She would have loved it. RIP, Mom. Ann 9/19/42-5/4/09
David wields absolute authority over his instrument and the phrasing/timing is impeccable. Gillian the same, her phrasing, voice authority on stage is world renown. There is no better than these two.. there’s different genre, but none better.
Looking out my window at the red clay gully that makes up my East TN backyard, this song would make me smile even if it weren't a Welch & Rawlings special.
During my lunch breaks I sit in my truck and listen to a local station (JPR) that plays what I refer to as non main stream music. I relax and close my eyes and just adsorb the music good or bad. As soon as this song started I knew it was gold. Absolutely fantastic! So today I come here to see who it is and it's just the two of them. They are phenomenal. Just when I think my guitar playing is coming along well I hear this and, excuse my grammar, I got nuthin. First rate vocals, first rate lyrics, first rate musicians. What more can you want.
I have seen Gillian and David live quite a few times at MerleFest and a few other blue grass festivals, they are by far the most talented duo I have ever seen or heard. I love the music they write and I love their voices and the way the harmonize is a gift from above. David just wears out that vintage Epiphone arch top guitar out...he is a guitar genius...Gillian is no slouch on the guitar either
Thanks for this fw. Hi from Ireland to all mountain ballad lovers in USA. Don't like country music much but I love Welch and Rawlings , esp Time The Revelator. First time to see a clip of the duo - they're brilliant.
Saw them at the N.O. Jazzfest a couple of years ago. It was one of the three or four greatest performances I've witnessed there in 30 years. The crowd was completely blown away. They are special and then some. Mesmerizing!
If you do some pauses while he has got the capo on you can see that he has pinched the E and the A strings pretty close together, how many of us would mess about trying to "get it right" but this guy is so professional he just plays right on through. Highly impressive.
These two are a Class Act, Love their Music, I was turned on to them back in 2000, around the time the Movie," Oh Brother for Art Thou", was released, good Movie, Great Music, Thank You, and then later Revelator, Love that Album, hard to believe, that 20 years flew by
We pretty much have the same taste in music, Michael....this song is on my favorite's list, and probably my fave of Gillian's, although it's hard to choose one of her's....they're all so dang good. And the capo move that David Rawlings does in the middle of this song is just unbelievable.
Schnauzer, I admit that I'm no judge of technical ability, but that's not what moves me. Dave's creativity, originality, feel, passion, musicality, etc, the things that seperate a musician from a technician, make him a SUPERB musician to me. Go him him play live and see if you don't change your mind. Also his masterful back-up vocals are the PERFECT compliment to Gillian's.
I feel like making the obligatory, just two people, two acoustic instruments and two voices....and lots of talent and practice...comment. This song really gets me. I get an intense connection to Appalachia from it, and a lot of memories of digging and dealing with red clay. The backstory seems to involve Gillian Welch herself making a connection to her birth mother's Appalachian roots...I say, based on 30 seconds research. Well, whatever may have been involved, the song is magic to me.
I had the honor/privilege of having Dave teach me this guitar lead in person at my sisters wedding. They(Dave and Gill)played this around a campfire, and I took him aside to have him show me. Not an easy thing. He taught me how to play Purple Haze at a family Christmas gathering one time, it's cool having a pro guitarist in the family when you are an aspiring guitarist yourself. Now, "my" band is playing a big music festival(shameless plug, we are called LongShot VooDoo, if you like Dave and Gill, you'll probably like the band I write music for and play lead guitar in, our singer could sing a phone book and keep you entertained, our drummer has been playing pro for longer than I've been drawing breath, our bassist defines the term" in the pocket", and I try to keep up(and very successfully do)on guitar. Dave and Gill are a huge influence on me, plus a bit of nepotism(we are cousins, David and myself). He doesn't play guitar, he owns it.
Carl ... that's sick !! You'd do well to keep him on your Christmas list :) I will have to check out your band too. Dave's guitar is so amazing, I wonder whether people also appreciate how amazing his harmonies are with Gillian.
I think it's sad how few 'shredders' there are when it comes to bluegrass guitar- too many just stand perfectly still, but they have difficulty keeping the instrument near a mic. Props to the sound engineer for keeping Rawlings under reins, and props to Rawlings for successfully flailing and still being heard. If not the technique, he's sure got that. ;)
ya, the capo move and the pickin after, sure blew me away! the small guitar was common before the folk music craze in the 60's, that ones sweet sounding ain't it?
I'm proud to say I went to UCSC at the same time as Gillian Welch, graduating in 1992. I share the theology of this song that a perfectly good way to enter heaven is crashing through the gates, dirty and shopworn, and more or less wrecked.
David`s little Epiphone cuts through and places itself above the rhythm of Gillian`s J-50. If David Rawlings was looking for another guitar to accompany Gillian what would it be? Dave is playing banjo a lot recently with his 'Machine' but seriously, what acoustic guitar could do what that lovely Epiphone Olympic can do when it comes to accompaniment for Gillian`s songs? Just Wondering. Oh, by the way. Brilliant clip! Thanks! Tony
hi, i realize that im in a long waiting line, but i have a crush on gillian or should i say miss welch? mrs? her playing i um, wow, uh um, i er, oh shit i love love her music. nuff said. first videos ive ever seen of her. heard her on prarie home companion. thanks for the posting.
I knew that, dylans first album was folk. He had many different styles. I call these two folk. My definition of folk is people for the people by the people.
whether or not he looks like he's shredding a metal solo is irrelevant, i've seen these 2 live and they were fucking awesome. overhyped? i dunno, but i know what i like, and i definitely like this.
Can't believe Rawlings puts a capo on, plays a solo, then takes it off again. Amazing. Those two are such a perfect pair
While playing THE ENTIRE TIME!!! Amazing.
Omg I saw this in briefly another video and thought I imagined it! That man is unbelievable
When David pulls the capo out of his pants pocket and puts on the neck of his guitar without missing a lick, in all my days in the music business business I've seen anything like it. That's incredible from a guitar player's perspective. Take a close look at it.
yeah that aint a normal skill lol
He missed a bit, but the chords did require the fingerings. I definitely ain’t seen nothin like it though; that’s for damn sure ✌🏻🫶🏻
I will always think of my mom when I hear this song. She recently died after fighting cancer - I was by her side till the end while she was in hospice care. She was a country gal who was not afraid to get her hands dirty. I heard this song for the first time while I was in CA saying goodbye to her. She would have loved it.
RIP, Mom. Ann 9/19/42-5/4/09
the swagger of that man to pull that capo move so flawlessly... Rawlings is so goddamn good...
David wields absolute authority over his instrument and the phrasing/timing is impeccable. Gillian the same, her phrasing, voice authority on stage is world renown. There is no better than these two.. there’s different genre, but none better.
This bluegrass mountain music in its purest and finest form. Gillian and David are Bluegrass pure.
Looking out my window at the red clay gully that makes up my East TN backyard, this song would make me smile even if it weren't a Welch & Rawlings special.
I love Gillian, her voice is incredible, but I am in absolute awe of David's guitar playing, so effortless. What a fantastic pair of artists.
During my lunch breaks I sit in my truck and listen to a local station (JPR) that plays what I refer to as non main stream music.
I relax and close my eyes and just adsorb the music good or bad. As soon as this song started I knew it was gold. Absolutely fantastic! So today I come here to see who it is and it's just the two of them. They are phenomenal. Just when I think my guitar playing is coming along well I hear this and, excuse my grammar, I got nuthin.
First rate vocals, first rate lyrics, first rate musicians. What more can you want.
I have seen Gillian and David live quite a few times at MerleFest and a few other blue grass festivals, they are by far the most talented duo I have ever seen or heard. I love the music they write and I love their voices and the way the harmonize is a gift from above. David just wears out that vintage Epiphone arch top guitar out...he is a guitar genius...Gillian is no slouch on the guitar either
Thanks for this fw. Hi from Ireland to all mountain ballad lovers in USA. Don't like country music much but I love Welch and Rawlings , esp Time The Revelator. First time to see a clip of the duo - they're brilliant.
Now that's the great HIGH LONESOME hill sound we're talking about! Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!
I love the way they play together. Gillian is always hunched over and David is always up on his toes.
Gillian Welch... Always amazes me. So cool.
Pure unadulterated quality music - wow. Nobody's ever been like this pair, yes?
The most talented Duo in the world!!! Thanks for sharing
if this music does not make you feel good to be alive, then you have no heart beat at all
1:52 keeps me coming back about every month to watch this video.....seriously!!
brodank Yes, 1:52. Thank goodness for quick capos.
so awesome
me too, since 10 years - exactly the same spot
I just came back to watch it again, lol.
Jedi capo
Watch David Rawlings pop on the capo mid-solo. It's a great trick in a great song.
Very impressive … check out Joshua Turner’s Vampire Weekend Cover for multiple capo changes.
...damn...when Dave pulls that Capo out of his pocket!...these two music makers are love incarnate...DAMN...
Love Gillian & David what a pair made in HEAVEN I AM SURE!!!
Saw them at the N.O. Jazzfest a couple of years ago. It was one of the three or four greatest performances I've witnessed there in 30 years. The crowd was completely blown away. They are special and then some. Mesmerizing!
If you do some pauses while he has got the capo on you can see that he has pinched the E and the A strings pretty close together, how many of us would mess about trying to "get it right" but this guy is so professional he just plays right on through. Highly impressive.
These two are a Class Act, Love their Music, I was turned on to them back in 2005 maybe earlier, can't clearly remember
Check out the way David Rawlings slaps on a capo just long enough for his guitar solo at about 1:55. What a talented guy!!
he even used the barre of clipping the capo on as part of the melody. dude's a friggin genius
The chemistry these two have i sweat than are angels come to earth 😭
These two are a Class Act, Love their Music, I was turned on to them back in 2000, around the time the Movie," Oh Brother for Art Thou", was released, good Movie, Great Music, Thank You, and then later Revelator, Love that Album, hard to believe, that 20 years flew by
Also The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
Gillian I Love You! Dave has to be one of the best guitarists in the world right now.
I love the sound of Dave's guitar when he plays it open. It just rings and the tone is incredible.
I saw these two in Brooklyn NY performing at a Paul Simon Tribute Concert and they were great!
Loved it for along time !! I listen often.
This is a great video of a great song. Their harmonies are flawless! Incredible talent!
they look like they are having sooo much fun!
Totally great music! David's fretwork is simply superb!
We pretty much have the same taste in music, Michael....this song is on my favorite's list, and probably my fave of Gillian's, although it's hard to choose one of her's....they're all so dang good. And the capo move that David Rawlings does in the middle of this song is just unbelievable.
They brought it on this one!
Love this song so much!
This is on my regular playlist, Gillian is amazing as she is beautiful!
Schnauzer, I admit that I'm no judge of technical ability, but that's not what moves me. Dave's creativity, originality, feel, passion, musicality, etc, the things that seperate a musician from a technician, make him a SUPERB musician to me. Go him him play live and see if you don't change your mind. Also his masterful back-up vocals are the PERFECT compliment to Gillian's.
Always been great...I now wear a bobble pin in your honor Gillian...
I am proud to see you representing American music abroad - Thank you.
i love these two! A match made in music heaven!
I feel like making the obligatory, just two people, two acoustic instruments and two voices....and lots of talent and practice...comment. This song really gets me. I get an intense connection to Appalachia from it, and a lot of memories of digging and dealing with red clay. The backstory seems to involve Gillian Welch herself making a connection to her birth mother's Appalachian roots...I say, based on 30 seconds research. Well, whatever may have been involved, the song is magic to me.
This is as good as it gets.
@SouthernBreeze77 Gillian Welch and David Rawlings DID write the song Red Clay Halo..It was released on the Time(Revelator) album
I had the honor/privilege of having Dave teach me this guitar lead in person at my sisters wedding. They(Dave and Gill)played this around a campfire, and I took him aside to have him show me. Not an easy thing. He taught me how to play Purple Haze at a family Christmas gathering one time, it's cool having a pro guitarist in the family when you are an aspiring guitarist yourself. Now, "my" band is playing a big music festival(shameless plug, we are called LongShot VooDoo, if you like Dave and Gill, you'll probably like the band I write music for and play lead guitar in, our singer could sing a phone book and keep you entertained, our drummer has been playing pro for longer than I've been drawing breath, our bassist defines the term" in the pocket", and I try to keep up(and very successfully do)on guitar. Dave and Gill are a huge influence on me, plus a bit of nepotism(we are cousins, David and myself). He doesn't play guitar, he owns it.
Carl ... that's sick !! You'd do well to keep him on your Christmas list :) I will have to check out your band too.
Dave's guitar is so amazing, I wonder whether people also appreciate how amazing his harmonies are with Gillian.
You win
Definitely going on my favorites list. Great work all around!
true music from the heart
thanks
I went to see her a couple of weeks ago. It was absolutely amazing.
I ABSOULTELY love this song!!!
This is amazing music. Thank you.
Capo move was brilliant :)
for reals!!! I was like wtf???
I love this youtube video. I've watched it dozens of times
I love the whole song, the capo switch is awesome, but there is something eerie cool about that last bent note Mr. Rawlings plays.
Their harmonies give shivers.
Wow! I had heard a couple of songs with Gillian Welch, but this is first time I've seen her. She's hot!
That's great songwriting! It's one of the best ever.
@pandeirobrass816 that's the best thing i've ever seen, not sure if i've lived a sheltered life or if rawlings is some sort of god
This is phenomenal!
I love this album. Thanks so much for posting the video. Would love to see them live!
This is so great!
I think it's sad how few 'shredders' there are when it comes to bluegrass guitar- too many just stand perfectly still, but they have difficulty keeping the instrument near a mic. Props to the sound engineer for keeping Rawlings under reins, and props to Rawlings for successfully flailing and still being heard. If not the technique, he's sure got that. ;)
it doesn't matter if you call it folk or country or rap, it rocks!
ya, the capo move and the pickin after, sure blew me away!
the small guitar was common before the folk music craze in the 60's, that ones sweet sounding ain't it?
I'm proud to say I went to UCSC at the same time as Gillian Welch, graduating in 1992. I share the theology of this song that a perfectly good way to enter heaven is crashing through the gates, dirty and shopworn, and more or less wrecked.
David`s little Epiphone cuts through and places itself above the rhythm of Gillian`s J-50. If David Rawlings was looking for another guitar to accompany Gillian what would it be? Dave is playing banjo a lot recently with his 'Machine' but seriously, what acoustic guitar could do what that lovely Epiphone Olympic can do when it comes to accompaniment for Gillian`s songs? Just Wondering. Oh, by the way. Brilliant clip! Thanks!
Tony
@pandeirobrass816 Absolute precision capo application technique and timing. Doesn't miss a beat!
This is a DAMN GOOD song!
David Rawlings is an incredible guitarist. Gillian Welch is a fine singer also.
1:51 WOW!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!
Well, I do believe in time travel now - these guys are a miracle!
i so love this song.......i just need a porch in the woods and some beer and damn it i'll be dancing my ass off.
So awesome!!!
Love you Gillian.Thanks Dave!
it just doesn't get any better than that
I saw her at floydfest when I was like 6. She is awesome
hi,
i realize that im in a long waiting line, but i have a crush on gillian or should i say miss welch? mrs?
her playing i um, wow, uh um, i er, oh shit i love love her music. nuff said.
first videos ive ever seen of her. heard her on prarie home companion. thanks for the posting.
Oh my. What a perfect song sung by a perfect duo.... Sigh. They openers for Buffalo Springfield here in LA last month... Delicious.
those guys are really good
The way that Dave moves as he plays reminds me of the movement of wheels on an old steam train engine.
As with any artist(s) there are some songs you just don't care for. That said, this isn't one of them. I love it.
1935 Epiphone Olympic....... Great Guitar, Great Player!
Dave is awesome.
@pandeirobrass816 I love it! Never seen anyone do that! Awesome!!!
what a cool guitar that guy is playing
Oh wow. I love this!
Dean
I knew that, dylans first album was folk. He had many different styles. I call these two folk. My definition of folk is people for the people by the people.
Love it!
had to like it again, I like it so much :-)
i love them
All the girls all dance with the boys from the city,
And they don't care to dance with me.
Now it ain't my fault that the fields are muddy,
And the red clay stains my feet.
And it's under my nails and it's under my collar,
And it shows on my Sunday clothes.
Though I do my best with the soap and the water,
But the damned old dirt won't go
But when I pass through the pearly gate,
Will my gown be gold instead?
Or just a red clay robe with red clay wings,
And a red clay halo for my head?
Now it's mud in the spring and it's dust in the summer,
When it blows in a crimson tide.
Until trees and leaves and the cows are the colour,
Of the dirt on the mountainside
But when I pass through the pearly gate,
Will my gown be gold instead?
Or just a red clay robe with red clay wings,
And a red clay halo for my head?
Now Jordan's banks they're red and muddy,
And the rolling water is wide.
But I got no boat, so I'll be good and muddy,
When I get to the other side.
And when I pass through the pearly gate,
Will my gown be gold instead?
Or just a red clay robe with red clay wings,
And a red clay halo for my head?
I'll take the red clay robe with the red clay wings,
And a red clay halo for my head
Songwriters: Gillian Howard Welch / David Todd RawlingsRed Clay Halo lyrics © Cracklin' Music, Irving Music Inc.
Thanks 🎶😎
Holy shit! How did he do that?!?!?!
He is a god!
@pandeirobrass816
He puts it back on for the end verse....amazing!
@pandeirobrass816
He puts it back on for the end verse....amazing
hell yeah. gillian is a saint and david is too good to be human
I think the low E string is tuned to F and the A string is tuned to a G...in any case, that tuning works pretty well.
That is some mighty fine pickin
whether or not he looks like he's shredding a metal solo is irrelevant,
i've seen these 2 live and they were fucking awesome.
overhyped? i dunno, but i know what i like, and i definitely like this.
Still comin back in 2023 ! 💙⚡
Too good. What else is there to say?