Gillian Welch, David Rawlings

Gillian Welch is a folk singer/songwriter from New York City whose unique style of music was described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely reminiscent of past rural forms." Since her debut album Revival was released in 1996, Welch managed to follow up her incredible debut effort with several acclaimed albums that further built upon her now legendary status in the Americana genre. Despite her significant niche appeal, Gillian Welch achieved widespread popular attention as a result of her musical contributions to the soundtrack of the famed Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou, which took home the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2002.