Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Woodland Studios

Named after the Nashville studio they've co-owned since 2002, Woodland is the second record credited to both Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, though their ongoing partnership dates back three decades and is recognized and assumed by their fans and peers. Since debuting in the late '90s with two critically admired label releases, they have at every turn cut their own path, bucking industry norms, avoiding Americana tropes, and approaching both their music and business ethics with a staunch individualism. After three previous nominations, they were awarded a Best Folk Album Grammy for 2020's All the Good Times (Are Past and Gone), a collection of traditional material and covers by icons like John Prine, Elizabeth Cotten, and Bob Dyan. It was an extremely casual and stripped-down set -- just the two of them singing and playing guitar -- that they self-recorded and released on their Acony imprint in the early part of the COVID-19 lockdowns. It was also the first time they shared co-billin