Blog: Blackraptor.

Gillian Welch 's last album, Soul Journey , was released in 2003.  The first time I heard it, I became an instant fan.  The tenth time I heard it, it became one of my favorite albums of all time.  She hadn't released a follow-up until last month. Over those eight years she toured sporadically but for one reason or another, I was never able to get to one of her shows. With her new album in hand, I'll finally get to see her and  her longtime collaborator David Rawlings at the Newport Folk Festival a [...]