Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, Sunday night at Liberty Hall
I wasn’t too familiar with Gillian Welch‘s work before walking into Liberty Hall in Lawrence on Sunday evening. I’d had plenty of time before the show, though, to ruminate and think about how she’d sound and perform. After all, the line to enter the venue wrapped around Massachusetts to New Hampshire (a couple of healthy-sized city blocks). I listened to fans excitedly discuss how great Welch was live. As I ascended the stairs to the tip-top of the venue’s balcony and found a seat, I started to wonder how Welch, a seemingly low-key, very down-to-earth performer, could get this many people so riled up and pumped for a down-tempo, roots show. Now I know.
