Dave Rawlings Machine is a collaboration between American guitarist and sin… Read Full Bio ↴Dave Rawlings Machine is a collaboration between American guitarist and singer David Rawlings and his longtime musical partner American singer-songwriter Gillian Welch.
The only album to date is A Friend of a Friend, released in November 2009. Rawlings recorded the album in Nashville, and produced it himself. Co-writers and musicians on the album include Welch, members of Old Crow Medicine Show, Bright Eyes, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
"It's hard to believe A Friend of a Friend is David Rawlings' first album under his own name."
- Paste Magazine
The only album to date is A Friend of a Friend, released in November 2009. Rawlings recorded the album in Nashville, and produced it himself. Co-writers and musicians on the album include Welch, members of Old Crow Medicine Show, Bright Eyes, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
"It's hard to believe A Friend of a Friend is David Rawlings' first album under his own name."
- Paste Magazine
Monkey and the Engineer
Dave Rawlings Machine Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Monkey and the Engineer' by these artists:
Grateful Dead Once upon a time there was an engineer. Drove a locomotive…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Dave Rawlings Machine:
Bells Of Harlem Look at the world, it's waking up I couldn't sleep for…
Bodysnatchers Everything's predictable in little river towns Barges and to…
Candy Now who's that coming down the aisle, is it Candy? Now…
How's About You Mud on my shoes Shoes on my feet I been walking Up and…
I Hear Them All I hear the crying of the hungry in the deserts…
It's Too Easy Just a one room country shack Gonna lie here on my…
Method Acting/Cortez The Killer There's no beginning to the story A bookshelf sinks into the…
Pilgrim I won't get drunk no more, no more, the old…
Ruby Ruby, let down your golden hair When I'm standing at the…
Short Haired Woman Blues Met her on a harvest moon once upon a time…
Sweet Tooth Sweet tooth, crying shame Sweet tooth, crying shame Sweet …
The Last Pharaoh I'm looking for the last, the last pharaoh When night falls…
The Trip Whistles blowing, people get on trains Without knowing where…
The Weekend I hit the weekend just like a freight I got there…
To Be Young Young boy done me bad when he did you wrong Young…
To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) Young boy done me bad when he did you wrong Young…
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ceilingsandfloors
This is just one SM57 mic (A $100 dynamic mic typically used for close micing snare drums) used to record a whole band. And it sounds great!
Johannes Oksanen
@ceilingsandfloors I agree, and yes they are great musicians.
ceilingsandfloors
@Johannes Oksanen They're versatile mics, no doubt about it, but I still think this use of it is pretty insane. But it just works really well in this particular case, because this style of music tends to be very midrangey and the tinnier kind of sound quality the 57 gives to acoustic instruments helps give it an overall old-timey radio vibe. Gillian and Dave also seem to use 57s and 58s pretty much exclusively for their live shows, probably for the same sort of reasons.
Johannes Oksanen
Yes, It's typically used for snares and gtr amps but it was developed during 50-60s, that is, it was made for speech and acoustic instruments/string bands.
Steve Roberts
Dang this is good. Just saw Reina Del Cid and friends perform it this morning. I love both versions of this Grateful Dead classic.
Nigel Jones
Jesse Fuller song
Sven van Leeuwen
I can watch this a million times and still not get bored. Love these guys!
Taylor Pelletier Music
the greatest part about this is Ketch doing the baritone (correct me please if that's incorrect). That deep voice is a riot haha
Jason Umbrellabird
yep, he really held that spot.
Kate Hall
Bri Fitz He's singing bass, not baritone.