The Harrow & the Harvest

by Gillian Welch

The Harrow & the Harvest cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 June 2011
  • Label: Acony
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:07
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Breaking an eight-year recording silence, Gillian Welch and musical partner David Rawlings delivered this stunningly intimate acoustic record. Devoid of any studio embellishments, the album relies entirely on their intricate vocal harmonies and masterful, intertwined guitar and banjo playing.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, melodic, acoustic, pastiche, folk, harmonies, traditional, female-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Scarlet Town (3:40)
  2. Dark Turn of Mind (4:07)
  3. The Way It WIll Be (4:47)
  4. The Way It Goes (4:01)
  5. Tennessee (6:35)
  6. Down Along the Dixie Line (4:49)
  7. Six White Horses (3:38)
  8. Hard Times (4:52)
  9. Silver Dagger (3:23)
  10. The Way the Whole Thing Ends (6:11)

Credits

  • Gillian Welch - primary artist, vocals [vocal], guitar, banjo, harmonica, handclaps [hands], body percussion [feet], written-by, task misc, vocal
  • John Dyer Baizley - artwork, design
  • Matt Andrews - engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen - mastered by
  • Mark Seliger - photography by
  • David Rawlings - producer, vocals [vocal], guitar, banjo, harmonica, written-by

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