@ Blue Cats, Knoxville, December 10
by Andrew Clayman
Published in The Metro Pulse, December 2006
With that long awaited new album coming out any day now (your guess is as good as mine), acclaimed Americana songstress Gillian Welch drops by Blue Cats on December 10th for what might amount to a sneak preview of sorts. It’s been well over three years since Welch and her right-hand man David Rawlings released their fourth CD, Soul Journey, but the duo has remained remarkably prolific in the meantime, touring with Emmylou Harris and guest spotting on recent albums from the diverse likes of Robyn Hitchcock, Solomon Burke, and Old Crow Medicine Show.
On the road, Welch’s rootsy, “O Brother” sound has typically earned her marquee status at the classier theatres of the world (that’s “theatre” spelled with an “re”). This latest tour, however, is a somewhat unassuming one, with Welch tip-toeing across Tennessee for just a handful of small club gigs before finally hitting the Opry on the 15th and 16th. Will her new tunes tell more tales of the downtrodden, or has Gillian gotten giddy? At this point, there is only one way to find out.
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