5/12/2021
Grammy Award-winner Rawlings ‘proud to have grown up’ in N.S.
David Rawlings, originally from North Smithfield, and his partner, Gillian Welch, won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album this year for “All the Good Times.” (Photo courtesy of Alysse Gafkjen)
NORTH SMITHFIELD – For David Rawlings and his partner, Gillian Welch, their roots in folk music run as strong and deep as the call of the open road.
The two have shared the stage with such musical greats as Emmylou Harris and Joan Baez and they often find themselves on the short list of featured collaborators with other musicians of their genre. Their style, which has alternately been described as country, bluegrass and Americana, won them a Grammy this year for “All the Good Times,” a collection of covers released in the midst of the pandemic last summer.