FEATURES PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL
“DRY TOWN” PREMIERES ON SIRIUSXM’S OUTLAW COUNTRY CHANNEL AND NPR MUSIC
Gillian Welch’s groundbreaking album Revival was released twenty years ago. To commemorate the anniversary, Welch’s own Acony Records will release Boots No 1: The Official Revival Bootleg on November 25th. Personally curated and produced by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, they worked alongside archivist Glen Chausse to mine selections from their extensive vault of analog tape recordings. The two-disc set will feature 8 previously unreleased songs, and include 21 outtakes, alternate versions, and demos from the making of the album such as the earliest home demo of “Orphan Girl” which was recorded on a four track and the rarity “Georgia Road,” a song that was only performed live once. The demo “Dry Town” was written the week after Welch and Rawlings opened for Johnny Cash and premiered yesterday on SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country channel and is highlighted on NPR Music this morning. The album will be available on CD and digitally. Gillian Welch is currently on tour as part of the Dave Rawlings Machine and has confirmed tour dates in December (see below).
Revival was Grammy nominated and was highly praised by critics worldwide including The Los Angeles Times who claimed, “…At every turn she demonstrates a spark and commitment that should endear her to anyone, from country and folk to adult pop and rock fan, who appreciates imagination and heart,” Paste Magazine who named Revival the 3rd “Best Alt Country Album of All Time,” and Entertainment Weekly praised, “…winsomely authentic…[Revival] gets an early lead on debut-of-the-year honors.”
Gillian Welch and musical partner David Rawlings have recorded 7 studio albums and have lent their talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. In recognition of their remarkable career, Welch and Rawlings were honored with the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2015 and the Berklee American Masters Award earlier this year.
BOOTS NO 1: THE OFFICIAL REVIVAL BOOTLEG TRACK LIST:
Disc One
- Orphan Girl (Alternate Version)
- Annabelle (Alternate Version)
- Pass You By (Alternate Version)
- Go On Downtown (Revival Outtake) *
- Red Clay Halo (Revival Outtake)
- By The Mark (Alternate Mix)
- Paper Wings (Demo)
- Georgia Road (Revival Outtake) *
- Tear My Stillhouse Down (Home Demo)
- Only One and Only (Alternate Version)
Disc Two
1. Orphan Girl (Home Demo)
- I Don’t Want to Go Downtown (Revival Outtake) *
- 455 Rocket (Revival Outtake) *
- Barroom Girls (Live Radio)
- Wichita (Revival Outtake) *
- One More Dollar (Alternate Version)
- Dry Town (Demo) *
- Paper Wings (Alternate Mix)
- Riverboat Song (Revival Outtake) *
- Old Time Religion (Revival Outtake) *
- Acony Bell (Demo)
*previously unreleased