Gillian Welch - Everything Is Free - Merlefest 2006

[pegcoats73160]

music that makes me cry... in a good way:-)

[rocketmanab]

Dont think it was a bad note at all...thats how Dave plays. Quite deliberate I'm sure.

[dillonpadgette]

David is a master. He has such a musical voice too, which is more than any proficient musician could dream of. The odd chord/notes are part of what makes him amazing, as he can take major leaps and always make something so refreshingly dark, gentle, yet courageous and beautiful have such life... more than the vast majority of players you'll here for your entire life.

[dillonpadgette]

@dillonpadgette And I would go as far to give him credit that he did it somewhat purposefully because he repeats it in the end, and it gives it a very broken record effect, thats subtly off-putting in a really amazingly beautiful way.

[waldo2384]

There's no such thing as a wrong note in an improvisation, so long as you know how to get to the next note. Dave hit a dissonant sixth interval and then moved it up a half-step to bring it back into key. I don't know if he meant to get that far out or not, because he got out of it so elegantly. It sounded fantastic to me.

[dillonpadgette]

@waldo2384 It almost sounded like a broken records which is so cool.

[ejohnsonious01]

@waldo2384

Yeah, exactly. Whether it was intentional when his finger went down towards the string, it had become intentional by the time his finger came back up. Totally appropriate to the solo musically and to the feel and subject of the song.

[gtrrobster]

Great video.Thanks!

As for the 'bad note' discussion, I think if anyone has earned the right to hit an occasional mistrike, I think it is Rawlings. the guy is one of the finest imrpovisers I have ever heard, ALSWAYS adding to the song and changing it up.  He played a great solo, and what it sounds like he was doing an 'ascending 6ths fill (alla Brown Eyed Girl) and missed the shape by a fret....big deal,he kept rolling w/o losing the groove. That is an all important skill

[dobella]

Great song by 2 superb artists, same Gillian held her beautiful face down and out of shot so much.

This song should have hit the big time.......

[lilwishful]

. Unbelievable



[lilwishful]

Damn. Unbelievable

[lilwishful]

DAMN!!!

[sugarlahlah5000]

that's not a bad note in the solo... that's just dissonance. :) thanks for this video.

[Abacus330]

Davis Rawlings hits a bum note. Great, no one is perfect....yippee.. well except me .... Great video, thanks

[ifeelfein]

Sorry to burst your perfection bubble but... his name is David Rawlings thanks it was fun there

[harshtimey]

@Abacus330

Doubtful that that is really a bum note. Listen to the record. He doesnt like to play in key - just because you don't understand doesn't make it bad. It is genius. Rawlings plays what he wants, and so it should be.

[Abacus330]

@harshtimey  Agreed... In fact there might be no such thing as a bum note.

[pfhanley1963]

very nice. i love how peacfull the faces in the crowd are listening to this.

[Abacus330]

: )