time (the revelator)

[Mztwenty4seven]

I really thought the strings were gonna fly off Davids guitar! Now boys that's how you play!Who couldn't love this song?

[jaksspring97]

loved the whole song....but i was really blown away starting at 5:55 The song starts to build toward a Dave Rawlings guitar frenzy...continuing to a softer part with wrong sounding notes all piled together...that SOMEHOW when all strung together...turn out sounding absolutely beautiful... and still so wrong. Sort of offkey but not really....like clashing notes.. My ears are still trying to sort it all out. it's weird and genius. I love it.

[watchstrap1]

3 dislikes from shania twain oh dear

[Rogerrockerable]

Never heard a song from these two that I didn't like, Music in it's purest form.... <3

[davekelly1957]

This, folks, is pure rhythmic, harmonic and melodic paradise. Words do not do it justice. Just listen......Wow

[stratphil]

Hope he doesn't rip the neck off the thing one day!

Awseome music

[skforner]

SMOKIN!!!!

[rodthecod]

Wonderful, moving, amazing stuff. Saw them in Bristol last week - so talented, so humble...they represent everything that music and musicians should be about.

Came here thanks to a link from a very nice interview in The Guardian today - so thanks Guardian!

[EkLarka1]

It seemes Gillian got the interview questions ahead of time.

[happylilsunbeam]

LOVE this song!!

[SaintFu]

What a spooky song. I am askeered.

Tell you what: if an 18-wheeled semi ever rolls up on me, and I see Revelator in the rear view? I am getting the F out of the way. Man, I am askeered.

Too, I am in love. Gillian is one cool chick. Props to David and Gillian. Cool couple that sings like glittery bits of magic.

Peace out.

[TheCarnarvonBoy]

The guitaring in this gives me goosebumps and not only that, Gillian's eyes are just a starin' off in to the distance like she is actually re-livin what she's singin about. mate! what a mesmerorizing image the whole scene is, and then.........that pickin' Awesome eh?

[Shakey719]

Such a beautiful song, great playing by Rawlings, G.W.'s a goddess...

[SeismicRoondawg]

666

boys

[axegas76]

Rawlings has always been a beast.

[longjonwhite]

Rawlings is a fuckin BEAST!! I mean what the hell's he even doin?? Is he in some secret, forbidden tuning or what? I can play a couple a chords but FUCK ME !! C'mon you shredders just take a moment to try an figure this out. Tabs anyone? Ha! Ha! Just pin yer ears back and enjoy a Master at work. Love Gillian too!

[rdherlofsky]

Does anybody recognize the prince purple rain riff at 6:57 or am i crazy?

[kevinjbudd]

@rdherlofsky yes defo, he is taking the piss what a guitarist!!!!

[davidbalasch]

Stunning performance

[pmartens4]

absolutely awesome.

[geodesy2009]

Making musical magic with effortless joy and grace.

[danocable]

EMOTIONALLY DRAINING, THATS WHY I LOVE IT.

[fatfrankblack]

This is something else

[bean3459]

There is nothing in nature like her voice and his guitar.

[viranevada]

Why is there a dislike to this song? How could you not like this song??

[ShineOnCrazyDiamond1]

Met her when i was younger, seemed really nice. I remember saying to my dad "Why would Gillian go all the way to england just for one concert" in the resrooms and David Rawlings was in some cubible listening. He later asked if that was me saying that when i met them.

[Mouldytone]

Stunning performance beautifully filmed. Thanks

[3245virg]

David Rawlings , Damn!!  Just Damn!!

[Takelot64]

She's the No. 1 !

[earthlyradiodotcom]

My heart just pounds every time I see her or hear her voice. Nothing short of a Angel on earth.

[jorgeefrainbravosalg]

I have Include Your Video in a 100 videos list I called "Serie Suite Serie" but I realize The interviewer is like a " Bush Kinsinger arrogant guy" talling to her something like she is a "toy" in his words? I do not understood very well english, but the singer and the interviewer seems to have oppositions at the beginning of the video no ? jorgefrainbravo@aol.co.uk

[jaypinion]

fuckin' out of sight

[Phantomx1e]

He tore that up! Ha ha ha!

[TheCall0fTheWildest]

Amo.

[texasninja420]

Very cool! Naked?That's weird.Distortion can be good,proably not on a vintage arch top acoustic.Perfect,beautiful,awe­some.Accurate adjectives.

[texasninja420]

Very cool!

[leviroxanne]

i bet they both look awesome naked. LAWLZ

[Jenipapaia]

Well, there is no way not to give it its rightful applause. A perfect performance.

[theSOUNDinterpreter]

beautiful

[septip123]

david "no distortion to cover your ass" rawlings

[davekelly1957]

@septip123 Yes sir!! Even his bum notes are an artform.

[MrToadMaster]

Such awesome and unique musicians. So glad they found each other.

[kverky]

Awesome,, and then some !!!!!

[jdjdholland]

Just perfect

[Phwooooar]

No thumbs down on this video, that's a first for a youtube video. Stunning

[aenoch75]

@Phwooooar lol i was thinking that myself, you cant vote down awesome quality like this.

[birdmanz08]

@Phwooooar some asshole saw ur comment and fucked it up.......waaaaaah waaaaaah waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.......

[Phwooooar]

@birdmanz08 Don't worry, that person was probably just looking at the screen upside down.

[Jess0559]

Gillian, please come back to SF this year and play the Not Strickly Bluegrass Festival!

[Chargrad]

Incredible. No one I would want to see live more.

[Ahazeuris]

There is no one - not a single pair of musicians alive - that can outshine these two.

[richo61]

Perfection.

The song, the playing, the instruments, the singing, the passion.

this reminds me of what music can be.

[aenoch75]

brillant combination of talent, love it.

[tdpwvu]

Saw them play this live in Charlotte in 2004. Liked them before, but fell in love during the perfomance. This is one of my favorite all time songs.

[oldcrowmedshow]

luv these guys!!!

[Driftalone44]

this is what i needed 4 the mood an the way my life is a going right now, thanks a bunch...

[lisamurray31]

can't believe these two people can make this beautiful noise.....

[jcync]

Gilliam Welch is a treasure, there is nothing fresher than her powerful lyrics and her piercing yet beautiful voice. If you are not moved by the lyrics in 'Revelator' you are either deaf or made out of stone; time is the revelator, brother.

[skotxmeyerx9]

phenomenal

[broadpath]

Dave goes round and round and Gillian goes up and down and they look, for all the world, like a Bakersfield oil pump.

[palletfrag]

@broadpath Made me laugh for today. Thanks.

[ericogalves]

Egoísta!

[esta2628]

sincerity and beauty ahh gives me chills simply moving

[getset321go]

Spectacular performance ... David Rawlings guitar playing is awesome!

[mdc1050]

Fantastic is not a descriptive enough word.

[pooisavalidcharacter]

goddess

[UKReferendum]

TIMEs A Revelator ... !!! ...

[hammondmando]

David has such an ear and plays with such sensitivity. Thanks for sharing :D

[greengirl0078]

Ok..that's killing me.** They're**

[greengirl0078]

Beautiful! There're so in sync! Yeah, I wish they'd do more with Ryan Adams...

[freshocean]

thanks Kenrae. astonishing wish i'd bin there

[1650million]

Fantastic song, thank you.

[oldcrowmedshow]

awesome!!!

[imnotpeter]

magic magic magic

[Stonefreetx]

Perfection

[opiate9]

Is there a recording of this live performance on CD I can buy?

[Jellirollbatman]

AWESOME

[Jellirollbatman]

This guy is the best guitar [player alive in my opinion...When I am old and dying this is what I want to hear at the end...

[PeteD1884]

That is an amazing song, with an amazing guitar solo at the end. The sad thing is that they won't be playing together forever. If they were only musical partners we could expect more, but, mark my words, this sublime combination will only last a few more years.

[halburger]

What makes you say that? They've been playing together for their entire professional careers -- around two decades, if I'm remembering correctly. They've also been working together on new records for both Gillian and the David Rawlings Machine.

[NRudiak]

@PeteD1884 As far as i know they haven't been romantically involved in years, if that's what you mean. Doesn't seem to have stopped them from playing together thus far.

I wish they'd do more work with Ryan Adams though...

[changingone77]

She has great teeth. Lol.

[iarwainniblack]

I read on pandora that david is her boy friend

[Kazzathekat]

Love her, love her, love her

[jerryfrady]

Wow. Spectacular performance.

[Kazzathekat]

Oh man this is great. I so wish I had been there

K

[Bobweirhead]

wow, i got chills when she started to sing. thanks 4 the video.

[privatetartanarmy]

i love the way that david rawlings always sounds as if he has hit a bum note a second before you realise that he is taking you somewhere different

[jedarama]

I couldn't have said it better! the guy is awesome.

[FoenixirFeng]

two genius' collaboration!!

[weemalky]

It is just me? This is awesome!

[aketheanarchist]

Fuckin' outa sight!!

[TurnOffTard]

incredibly good live version, a bit jazzier and different from recorded; it's very cool

[mistyguru]

Are gillian and david lovers or just musicial partners?,if so that is pretty special to make beautiful music with someone you really love.

[mmtot]

She sounds really Californian , she is really somthin

[enolf]

amazing!

[pyromanic78]

SUPERB 5*s all the way

[xynaxis]

this is SO fantastic.

this combination of folk and bluegrass flat picking.

[Jay3039]

just discovered this song

[rmstudio]

I like both this one and the one in B&W on the DVD. The DVD was filmed by a very famous photographer who did it because he loves Gillian's & Rawlings music..

[rmstudio]

I love this song... But most of all I love her singing and his playing.. When they are together its as if they are "One" in perfect sync... I am partial to her because she is from were I live.. Which is Santa Cruz California. I love it when she mentions the Santa Cruz Garden Mall and The San Joaquin Valley, or sleeping at the beach in Santa Cruz.. Thats all my backyard so It has a lot of personal meaning. This is truely a great clip of them singing.

[waldo2384]

She's from LA, not Santa Cruz. She just went to college there.

[rmstudio]

I know this.. She lived here for many years so that makes her a part of here. She also played and first started her "Bluegrass" roots or love of it here in Santa Cruz..

[xynaxis]

it's funny hearing her speak at the beginning of this video.

I didn't imagine her as a Cali girl, and I know they met in Nashville.

[rmstudio]

I am not sure but Think her and david met in College right?

[ERINLUVSRYANADAMS]

i wish i was there to experience this...

thank you so much for posting

[Chickenyfish]

This was really brilliant, thanks for posting it! :-)

[TrishRoberts3]

I was in the middle of that main stage crowd and it was ..awesome ... David Rawlings was magical

[hidefox]

hey thanks so much for posting this... better than the DVD version... wish there were an official release

[jsaigusa]

Does anyone know how I might obtain a copy of Gillian Welch's appearance on Austin City Limits back in 2003/2004? They shared the bill with The Jayhawks, and it was wonderful. Thanks!

[truckercollins]

Ive been looking for this too.

[jsaigusa]

So good it makes my heart ache. Hypnotic, mesmerizing, and heartbreakingly beautiful--hardly of this world. Thank you, Gillian and David. Thank you.

[tommiji]

Gillian Welch is a planetary treasure!!! This is such a stunning song!!! Awesome performance!!! David Rawlings plays the living hell outta that guitar!!! And he sings such perfect harmonies.

(oh crap i ran out of exclamation points, lol)

[jsaigusa]

Yes yes yes!

[KrisShred]

Grrrreat! I love this song!

[pitchpipeinyourmouth]

After listening to Rawlings solo I think I may have achieved nirvana

[Adoogin]

heavenly rendition

[tricky20052000]

Not being a folk music fan, I am now having to broaden my horizons after seeing this. One word: Powerful!

[mikelidgley]

Beautiful