We’ve discussed David Rawlings on here before, and we’ll continue to because he’s just a master of the acoustic guitar. The recently released “Friend of a Friend” album under the moniker The Dave Rawlings Machine caught me off guard. I’ve enjoyed it just as much as previous efforts from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, but I thought that with the group taking on his name for the project that the guitar would come even more into the foreground. However, Dave appeared to focus more on songwriting, singing, and creating a balanced approach with the Old Crow Medicine Show joining them on many songs. In this video from NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series he adds the guitar embellishments that were left off of the record. From a blistering solo on the bluegrass classic “I’m On My Way Back to the Old Home” to melodic touches to accompany Gillian’s rhythm guitar on their originals, this video is not short on great guitar playing. To download this video you can get the video podcast from iTunes.
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