Woodland (album)

All tracks are written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.

Woodland
Studio album by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Released	August 23, 2024
Studio	Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee) [1]
Length	40:57
Label	Acony
Producer	David Rawlings
Gillian Welch chronology
All the Good Times (Are Past & Gone) (2020) Woodland (2024)
David Rawlings chronology
All the Good Times (Are Past & Gone) (2020) Woodland (2024)

Woodland track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Empty Trainload of Sky"	3:24
2.	"What We Had"	3:58
3.	"Lawman"	4:31
4.	"The Bells and the Birds"	3:13
5.	"North Country"	5:12
6.	"Hashtag"	3:34
7.	"The Day the Mississippi Died"	4:55
8.	"Turf the Gambler"	2:49
9.	"Here Stands a Woman"	5:17
10.	"Howdy Howdy"	4:05
Total length:		40:57

Personnel

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

• Gillian Welch – vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 1–9), bass (2), banjo (10)
• David Rawlings – vocals, guitar, production, mastering, mixing (all tracks); organ (track 1), string arrangement (2, 6), engineering (3, 4, 6, 8–10), guitjo (3), harmonica (8)

Additional musicians

• Russ Pahl – pedal steel (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6)
• Chris Powell – drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7)
• Brian Allen – bass (tracks 1, 5)
• Kristin Wilkinson – section leader, viola (tracks 2, 6)
• David Davidson – violin (tracks 2, 6)
• Jung-Min Shin – violin (tracks 2, 6)
• Mary Van Osdale – violin (tracks 2, 6)
• Jenny Bifano – violin (tracks 2, 6)
• David Angell – violin (tracks 2, 6)
• Wei Tsun Chang – violin (tracks 2, 6)
• Janet Darnell – violin (tracks 2, 6)
• Annaliese Kowert – violin (tracks 2, 6)
• Chris Farrell – viola (tracks 2, 6)
• Monisa Angell – viola (tracks 2, 6)
• Seanad Chang – viola (tracks 2, 6)
• Kevin Bate – cello (tracks 2, 6)
• Austin Hoke – cello (tracks 2, 6)
• Jennifer Kummer – French horn (track 6)
• Patrick Walle – French horn (track 6)
• Ketch Secor – fiddle (track 7)

Technical and visuals

• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Matt Andrews – mixing (tracks 2, 4, 10), engineering (1, 2, 5–10)
• Ken Scott – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 5–7)
• Brent Bishop – additional engineering, technical support (all tracks); engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 5–7)
• Barry Wolifson – additional engineering, technical support
• Alysse Gafkjen – photography
• Lawrence Azerrad – graphic design

Charts

Woodland entered the following charts, peaking at the number specified for each: UK Album Sales Chart (#62), UK Album Downloads Chart (#10), and the UK Americana Chart (#8). ^[8]

Chart performance for Woodland

Chart (2024–2025)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9]	84
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10]	95
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11]	45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12]	74
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13]	15

References

1. Heinrichs, Audra (August 25, 2024). "Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Survived a Devastating Storm to Make New 'Woodland' Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
2. Chandler, Stacy (July 19, 2024). "New Album Coming Down the Track From Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings". No Depression. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
3. Strauss, Matthew (July 19, 2024). "Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Announce Album and U.S. Tour, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
4. "Listen: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Preview 10th Studio Album 'Woodland' with "Empty Trainload of Sky"". Jambands. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
5. "Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Share New Single "Hashtag": Listen". Stereogum. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
6. "MOJO's 75 Best Albums of 2024". albumoftheyear.org. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
7. Pearis, Bill (November 8, 2024). "List Season comes early with Uncut's Top 80 Albums of 2024". brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
8. "WOODLAND". Official Charts. September 5, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
9. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 February 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1822. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 3, 2025. p. 6.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland Studios" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland Studios". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 7, 2024.