Woodland (album)

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All tracks are written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.

Woodland
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings - Woodland.png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2024
Studio Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee) [1]
Length40:57
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.TitleLength
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

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 Secorfiddle (track 7)

Technical and visuals

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)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 95
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 74
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] 15

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Woodland Studios is a music recording studio located at 1011 Woodland Street in East Nashville, Tennessee originally founded in 1967. The studios have been the site of numerous notable recordings by artists including Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jimmy Buffett, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Kansas, Neil Young, Charlie Daniels Band, Tammy Wynette, George Strait, Indigo Girls, and others.

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