Woodland

About

Woodland Studios is the cultural anchor of East Nashville’s Five Point, a bustling district of restaurant, bar, and vintage shops that some consider the heart of the greater artistic enclave found east of downtown Music City. Woodland is the home studio of musical and life partners David Rawlings and Gillian Welch, as well as the headquarters for the duo’s Acony Record. Nearly destroyed by the deadly March 2020 tornadoes that devastated much of Nashville (the pair actually rushed out mid-storm to rescue master recordings), Woodland is still standing, though only after substantial repair. That close call inspired Welch and Rawlings to celebrate their musical home with this album, which also notably bears both artists’ name. (The pair has a tendency to alternate album billing for their always-collaborative project, like Rawlings’ credit for 2017’s <i>Poor David’s Almanack</i> and Welch’s for 2011’s celebrated <i>The Harrow & The Harvest</i>.) .

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