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Their 1996 debut, Revival, and the 2001 release Time (The Revelator), received nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Their most recent album, Soul Journey (2003), introduces electric guitar, drums and a more upbeat sound to their body of work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelch was an associate producer and performed on two songs of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, a platinum album that won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2002. Welch has collaborated and recorded with distinguished musicians such as Alison Krauss, Ryan Adams, Jay Farrar, Emmylou Harris, and The Decemberists. Welch and Rawlings perform at many music festivals.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Gillian+Welch","playStationPath":"/stations/113321537/play","stationId":113321537,"bioPath":"/music/Gillian+Welch/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/The+Milk+Carton+Kids","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0a4/0a4a360ace9bebeccfec4a74b50c3292_md.jpg","artistName":"The Milk Carton Kids","artistId":363991,"station_id":394239531},{"musicPath":"/music/Robert+Earl+Keen","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2df/2df94cc273a1f7a50b92b6d615fa4df1_md.jpg","artistName":"Robert Earl Keen","artistId":11326,"station_id":113268577},{"musicPath":"/music/Billy+Bragg+Wilco","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5e3/5e32baa5fc11115acb57b0d2795d0bda_md.jpg","artistName":"Billy Bragg \u0026 Wilco","artistId":87556,"station_id":271800460},{"musicPath":"/music/Dave+Van+Ronk","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/829/8290aa6cdc0caf4f81a8aecc803a8b2b_md.jpg","artistName":"Dave Van Ronk","artistId":111559,"station_id":282283648},{"musicPath":"/music/Jason+Molina","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/141/1416aabe3954b0e0c54d1c58ad15bdae_md.jpg","artistName":"Jason Molina","artistId":452159,"station_id":401181352},{"musicPath":"/music/Nickel+Creek","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/33e/33e4b08838add6a1607038c9f671c365_md.jpg","artistName":"Nickel Creek","artistId":10155,"station_id":113269707},{"musicPath":"/music/Rodney+Crowell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b18/b18348d7b8efdc77fe974c667f79146c_md.jpg","artistName":"Rodney Crowell","artistId":12732,"station_id":113292580},{"musicPath":"/music/Greg+Brown","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b0e/b0e3e082b5ea9addffa01fdcba75d386_md.jpg","artistName":"Greg Brown","artistId":86719,"station_id":269935670},{"musicPath":"/music/Doc+Watson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a71/a71ee0d50a080563d97d8700a8ae06bf_md.jpg","artistName":"Doc Watson","artistId":1012,"station_id":113354769},{"musicPath":"/music/John+Moreland","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/97d/97d3688a951d2df3326c6392809101f1_md.jpg","artistName":"John Moreland","artistId":430562,"station_id":400496545},{"musicPath":"/music/Valerie+June","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/486/4866af2a1e8bcfd0d95561f77d6a2e87_md.jpg","artistName":"Valerie June","artistId":336652,"station_id":389571840},{"musicPath":"/music/Ryan+Bingham","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/87c/87c06d1c4cdcb2746815db2304b899e6_md.jpg","artistName":"Ryan Bingham","artistId":12001,"station_id":113337151},{"musicPath":"/music/Drive+By+Truckers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/88d/88ddbb777de389b61ae0967435149d60_md.jpg","artistName":"Drive-By Truckers","artistId":10632,"station_id":113291621},{"musicPath":"/music/Brandi+Carlile","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/998/9983b37a365b77d3155afde12e973d40_md.jpg","artistName":"Brandi Carlile","artistId":10409,"station_id":113288498},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Avett+Brothers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e7f/e7fb7f1c99f6d08fea371070f0baa4c3_md.jpg","artistName":"The Avett Brothers","artistId":10508,"station_id":113316854},{"musicPath":"/music/Bill+Callahan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/653/653c13e7963d9e9f0fdae110a7772120_md.jpg","artistName":"Bill Callahan","artistId":15656,"station_id":135231053},{"musicPath":"/music/Alison+Krauss+Union+Station","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/361/361e330a615ec41920e2a0d58e58d7a7_md.jpg","artistName":"Alison Krauss \u0026 Union Station","artistId":1109,"station_id":113266291},{"musicPath":"/music/Kasey+Chambers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/667/6677e10066a080af7fcc6cc28cfc1363_md.jpg","artistName":"Kasey Chambers","artistId":89689,"station_id":271971023}]}