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A Friend of a Friend

A Friend of a Friend, Dave Rawlings Machine, Gillian Welch

Mark Seliger

In his debut as Dave Rawlings Machine, Gillian Welch's better half proves he can hold center stage with a reedy voice that ranges from raucous bluegrass on the Ryan Adams cover "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)" to soft potency on the protest tune "I Hear Them All."

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