David Rawlings

David Rawlings (2009)

Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages audio, 6 October 2009

On the release of his solo debut, A Friend of a Friend, the man who (usually) accompanies Gillian Welch talks about discovering his own voice; assembling the material, including his co-write with Ryan Adams, 'To Be Young (...)'; recording the album, and the state of acoustic roots music today.

File format: mp3; file size: 33.6mb, interview length: 36' 39" sound quality: ** (phoner)

Dave Rawlings Machine: A Friend of a Friend

Review and Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Uncut, December 2009

ANYONE WHO EVER felt that David Rawlings hid his light under Gillian Welch's bushel – never getting the full credit he merited as her partner ...