Gillian Welch - By The Mark (with Ricky Skaggs)

[LittleJimmySouthern]

Hard to believe that 5 years have passed since this was first posted. Gillian still looks about the same, but David has grown up. He looks very much the kid here. Nice clip. Too bad the sound was never boosted a bit.

[del5158]

What great harmony singing. So rich and layered.



[SwanDive28]

I can barely hear the audio on this one! So sad! I want to hear!

[loveshisharley]

Simple and beautifully done.... Thanks, Gillian, for this song. You're free and will feel welcome to sing at our little Church! You would feel right at home!

[brandonch25]

lead guitarist needs to chill on the movement 

[shademonger13]

@brandonch25 dave rawlings doesnt need to chill on anything except being awesome, haha

[brandonch25]

@shademonger13 well if he is awesome he does he need to chill on it

[psh37]

I am so in love with Gillian. She is tender and strong at the same time with a voice authentic as a stormy sky.

[brenda7734]

gillian and david are great. i would like to take them both home with me.

[gabbardi]

Gillian is my Muse. A perfect Angel. A great work.

[deborahkauffman09]

I want this sung at my gravesite gathering

[freetickeys]

@deborahkauffman09 I'll take Ms. Myrtle Miller singing an acapella version of "Amazing Grace", but this is a beautiful song. I like the Dailey-Vincent Band version also.

[plucknpick]

There is very little volume in this post. It would have sounded great.

[mcgovnor1]

Still my favorite Gillian Welsh performance here on utube.

It's under the spout.........................­...

[fayeroe1009]

Her parents did all the music for the "Carol Burnet Show".

[rmstudio]

Thanks for that bit of info Fayeroe1009: I knew her parents were musicians and all and how she wrote many of her songs when she was young and before she started her adult musical career. Now I know why I like her so much as I myself loved the Carol Burnet show..

[fayeroe1009]

My favourite is "Tear That Still House Down" by the Nashville Bluegrass Band.

[azharkamal]

good good good music.god bless.

[bluegrassy1]

I love it!  Don't know the song but it's a good one. Beautifully sung. :-)

[ironbyron1]

D & L's version is wondeful no doubt. But this moved me to tears. Glorious!

[001Bigred]

By the mark of His nail scarred hands! Hallelujah. That's love, pure and unadulterated.

[dragknuckle]

My pastor says that if you stick to eternal themes you will always be relevant. Welch and Rawlings (and Skaggs too), demonstrate this concept clearly.

[bobdwilliams]

well said

[jteran29]

The Dailey & Vincent version of this song seems more full bodied than this one somehow. Even thought there is one less voice and instrument.

[strawberries2442]

This song sounds 100 years old. How does she do it!?

[eeektavius]

Thats Appalachia, time stopped there. in a very, very good way.

[eeektavius]

And sings Appalachian gospel. So, what are you tryin to say?

[hedwig85]

Listen closely to the harmonies. They are carefully crafted (similar to shape-note singing). which makes it sound like music made 250 years ago in Appalachia.

[mcgovnor1]

Of all Gillian's offerings, I enjoy this the most.

The simplicity, as in a great sermon, or a spirit led exhortation, propels the gospel message, without frill, straight to the heart.

[badgeneration2007]

perfect

[sabrinacle]

she makes her songs sound like classics. She is a CLASS act. Loved seeing her live

[ralphdesmond]

TOTALLY. I've known for years that she wrote this one, but when I heard someone do it on PrairieHomeCompanion today, I had to look it up just to be sure it wasnt an ages-old gospel or traditional song. its excellent.

[cincag9]

I know..it sounds like it came out of the church Hymn book! Sounds great!

[cuzinkevin]

Fantastc

[flatpikinguitar]

is that a martin d-17

[mthatcher61]

No, its a Guild D-25. Check out the pickguard. Plus it says Guild on the Headstock.

[gsp2018]

an amazing song . this version seems way too fast

[flatpikinguitar]

daily and vincent do the best version in my opinion

[sloopjohnb324]

Yep, she may have wrote it, but they sang it better.

[tonyelder]

I can't decide - another great GREAT version was done by The Dry Branch Fire Squad. I like theirs better than Daliey and Vincent. But Gillian's version is much more authentic - much more personal.

[Raymantico]

The volume should be higher, brothers.

[ZackHarold]

That three-part harmony in the chorus is heartbreakingly beautiful.

[caraphyllis]

Gillian Welch grew up in California, attended a college for aspiring professional musicians, Berklee School of Music in Boston, and moved to Nashville when she was 25. Yet she presents herself as a humble, born and bred downhome Southern girl, even effecting a Southern accent. Fake. And a little bit creepy.

[hj351]

Gillian wrote this song!! Wow! I thought it was an old standard. Awesome!

[RonaldsonTippet]

ooooh weeee! it just doesn't sound right in my oz accent.

[thelarsactionhero]

this is such a great song... I really like the lyrics ... yeah... let the music play

[SumDumGuy2]

Great song, and thanks for posting it...

But you have the name of the song a little wrong.

It's "By The Mark" .. (no "S" )

Not a big thing, but the song deserves to be refered to by it's correct title.

Cheers,

SDG

[vrghiks]

Well done.May God get the glory.

[eleloeasah]

What a find -- it brought tears to my eyes!

READ ABOUT A GIFT OF PROPHECY ABOUT APRIL, 2009, AND ABOUT A VISION OF TWINKLING OF AN EYE (Re: Acts 2:17) on my profile. (6/08)

[ncBillyBob]

This is one of Gillian Welch's best! I think her voice is perfect.

[bluegrassrulz]

now this is a great song and it has been covered numerous times in a relatively short period, but gillian welch's singing hurts her songs badly. There's too much yodeling mess in the the middle of lines and she is hit and miss with her pitch. But that's just my opinion

[Grovetussen]

Well, she writes the songs, so the way she sings them are the way they're supposed to be :) I, personally think she has a phenomenal voice, and that's what I like about her music the most.

[stktrd]

I'm weeping for joy!

[mandosandradios]

When I cross over

I will shout and sing

I will know my savior

By the mark where the nails have been

CHORUS:

By the mark where the nails have been

By the sign upon his precious skin

I will know my savior when I come to him

By the mark where the nails have been

[mandosandradios]

A man of riches

May claim a crown of jewels

But the king of heaven

Can be told from the prince of fools

CHORUS

On Calvary Mountain

Where they made him suffer so

All my sin was paid for

A long, long time ago

CHORUS

[weeweelegs]

He's coming back soon, great  song, singing and playing.

[rcleme05]

flawless execution of a simple, profoundly beautif song. They are all treasures.

[A66]

Utterly gorgeous. Even a hardened old atheist commie like me can be moved by the sheer excellence of this song and such a magnificent performance. There is only One Gillian Welch! Rawlings and Skaggs - what a band!

[brendanseanbarry]

Flawless. Gillian and Lucinda are the world's number 1 and 2 at the moment. How did the country music establishment manage to lose touch with their beautiful music? And how come a 'Deadhead' ended up being the only one making a stand for it?

[wrenwright]

This is indeed one of the finest gospel songs ever written.

[mandopetertje]

Great, saw the BBC country night, but only from halfway this song, at last full lenght pure joy.

[ralfrecords]

Bin 100% d'accord

[dsundre]

Real country/gospel.

[WilliamCerf]

It doesn't get any better than this. Three fine musicians who seem to be in harmony with each other on so many levels. Keep posting this kind of material

[mckiepstein]

Does anyone have any direction on how to understand how David Rawlings plays? He seems to be using a completely different scale, if you really listen it sounds like alien music. Not much on the net in the way of tabs, so I appreciate any help, theoretical or otherwise. Thanks!

[frogman5452]

So great.

[hakanozelguitarist]

anyone who doesnt like Country music (which used to include me!) should be made to listen to these guys..check out those harmonies..!

[LowCountryBoys]

It was broadcast in the UK in February 1997, so must have been recorded a while before that.

[thurnond]

what year was this recorded? ricky looks so much slimmer and young

[manabozho]

This is a lesson for wannabe songwriters. Usually, the chorus just repeats between verses, without much ongoing relevance. Watch Gillian use the *same* chorus lyrics to serve three different purposes, after three different verses: Verse 1, chorus restates the title to set the hook; Verse 2, chorus answers the rhetorical question from the verse; Verse 3, chorus completes the theological assertion stated in the verse.  Incredible craftsmanship.

[guitmartiman]

This is wonderful! Thank you.

[macphreshie]

what ??? one song attempt to cover ALL these two cover - i dont think so, please everyone listen to all or at least more of gillian and david have to share, their wonderful together, PEACE

[northwell12]

Amazing just about covers everything this duo do!