Calling Rawlings

From the desk of Ned P. Rauch:

Been wondering what Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have been up to lately? On Nov. 17 The David Rawlings Machine will release its first album, A Friend of a Friend. According to this article from American Songwriter, Rawlings wrote or co-wrote most of the songs, collaborating with the likes of Ketch Secor, from Old Crow Medicine Show, Ryan Adams, Conor Oberst and...Gillian Welch. Rawlings sings lead, but Gillian's right there with him, singing harmony and playing on all the tunes. Should be a good record. Sometime not too far from now, they'll release a new Gillian Welch album. They've already cut a handful of tunes for it.

(Photo from Rawlings' Web site.)