A filmed live session by American duo Gillian Welch & David Rawlings in the KEXP radio studio in Seattle, recorded on 18 August 2026. Joined by bassist Paul Kowert, the two songwriters — pillars of americana and contemporary folk — devote this performance to a set of Grateful Dead covers: “Bertha,” “Dire Wolf,” “Brown-Eyed Women” and “Bird Song.” In the tradition of KEXP full performances, the recording favours acoustic clarity and closeness, giving full room to Rawlings’s finely chiselled guitar work and the vocal harmonies that built the duo’s reputation. Far from studio artifice, this filmed live concert showcases the art of restraint and the melodic sense of two artists praised by critics since the 1990s. For fans of folk, americana and acoustic music, this Seattle session offers an intimate, living reading of classics from the American songbook, served by the sound and image quality that define KEXP. A filmed live performance that doubles as a loving tribute to the Grateful Dead, it rewards repeated listening.
Setlist
- Bertha
- Dire Wolf
- Brown-Eyed Women
- Bird Song
Personnel & credits
- Gillian Welch — guitare, chant
- David Rawlings — guitare, chant
- Paul Kowert — contrebasse
