September 21st, 2011 • SEGMENT

From The Show: Hard Times and Honky Tonks: Dale Watson, David Rawlings and Gillian Welch

GIllian Welch and David Rawlings talk about tensions and harmonies between the past and present in their songwriting and the meticulous work of sounding "understated."

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July 25th, 2012 • FULL SHOW • read more

Hard Times and Honky Tonks: Dale Watson, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

The sounds may seem old but the songs are not. This week on American Routes we visit with a few musicians who are known for crafting modern country music from old-time inspirations. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings share with us how they fit "an electric peg into an acoustic hole." Then conversation with Austin's king of the honky-tonks, Dale Watson, who literally wears his musical inspirations on his sleeve.

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