no one, not a bluegrass fan, nor folk, nor rock nor a classical guitar listener could fail to be totally awed by the Gillian Welch/Dave Rawlings duo

Ive listened to this song so many times in heart ache, in search of answers and healing. I hope everyone else finds what they are searching for,whether it be peace, love and hope. Remember to love yourself, you are worth it.

In the film 'Walk the Line' Johny Cash is advised to only record a song as if it were his last testimony. This is what I feel when I listen ti Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings; that they are always singing their hearts out, as if for the last time. ` I love their work.

After my dad died, the first time I cried was when I saw this video. He was a musician.

I have never seen a couple so together singing and playing. Brings me to tears. Bless them.

I honestly think these two are one of the best duo's of the last century

I can just see a grin from ear to ear on Neil Young's face - his song being treated with such care and finesse

Gillian and Dave are a good example of how much better we are when we are together. 💚✌️

A perfect sonic and thematic blending of two covers, with their own unique, unmistakable, haunting personal touch. Dave has some of the most tasteful passages and fills with that ol' Epiphone that I have heard. This is one you just have to return to now and again, it's carved out a little nook in my head. "We've got a problem with no solution but to love and to be loved."

Every time I hear them singing I'm amazed how perfectly they sound together. Dave's guitar playing style is also one of a kind.

A commenter wrote years ago about David Rawlings, "He's earned his right to wear a cowboy hat."

this is one of my all time favorite songs and performances. Gillian and David are absolutely amazing musicians and incredibly inspiring. I watch this video on a regular basis and I wish there was more music like this in the world.

Two beautiful guitars meander around each other like wild flowers.

Whenever people say that there is" no good music around these days" I just point them to these two and some others . Talent is around, you just have to look or be lucky enough to stumble across it, When you do , for me, it makes my day and is a place to retreat into in an angry world

LOVE these two. Seen them a few times at festivals and they never disappoint! Kind of have a major crush on Dave!

I love this song so much. It can make me weep and make peace with humanity. Please don't ever stop playing music, Gillian and Dave.

Love his melodic solo lines, and the sound of his guitar is so special. Great duo

Cortez the killer....wow!!best version i've heard ever! These voices are incredible!!!

That is such an incredible transition between songs. There is no doubt in my mind that Dave Rawlings is one of (if not THE) greatest musicians of the past 50 years.

The finest guitar player I've heard for many a year. I cannot understand why he isn't more regarded. Gillian is also amazing, but I feel like that doesn't need saying.

You can't put much more of yourself into something, the guy playing the guitar is giving you his soul...

Their “depressing” songs always manage to make me feel BETTER!

It's not depressing, it's about connection! And then Cortez the Killer, well that's just perfect

I'm glad to be alive right now so that I can witness this. Absolutely incredible.

I love their version of the Bright Eyes song!!

This pair are just the absolute dog's bollocks. They're every bit as good as this live. Give me shivers.

As someone who often come across artists like Nick Drake and Elliott Smith too late... I'm ecstatic that these two are still making beautiful music to this day. Thank you for this seamless rendition of two great songs. PS, Dave, you shred.

That was completely spellbinding! This is what perfection sounds like.

still awesome and relevant here in 2022

Very few songs touch deep inside me but this one does. The truth in it is so bitter-sweet.

Unreal... Still transfixed since I started watching this compilation of Gillian and David. Cortez the Killer is one of my favorite Neil Young songs and I love all Neil Young songs. David and Gillian do it great justice. Can't help but think that Neil would love it too.

So cool when artists are mutual fans of each other, I initially got exposed to Welch and Rawlings through a vid of Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) singing Welch's "Everything is Free Now." Now, here I am watching Welch and Rawlings cover Bright Eyes' "Method Acting." Such an absolute treat, starting to really love this duo. So thanks Conor and thanks Welch and Rawlings, much love.

Absolutely love these two together and love how Dave seems to become one with hes guitar when he's playing

Keep coming back to this again and again and it never fails to move me.Played with utmost care and love.Thank you both.

I don't know how this could be more perfect. Perfect lyrics, perfect instrumentation, perfectly delivered. Thanks. I really needed to hear this today.

We haven't archieved full cloudcover yet ,but : these words keep whirling in my head, Gillian and Dave are musical intwined and it's so beautifull ,amazing !!

This song moves me so much. To rework bright eyes' brilliant lyrics in this way is a measure of their genius. It feels like a hymn to psychoanalysis to me. Thanks so much Dave and Gillian.

Amazing, I could listen to these two all day.

Simply outstanding! Such feeling, such grace.

Flat-out perfection. Mesmerizing, soul-soothing. Sublime.

David rawlings is a talent when they do neil Young's cortez I was blown away

How many times can I thumbs up this video? I love this so much.

Two amazing musicians, such great music when they collaborate!

It doesn't get any better than Dave Rawlings making his guitar sing

simply amazing - what a guitar Player DR is... so soulful... beyond words!

Wunderschöne Interpretation, fantastische Gitarre und Stimmen!!!!!

Such a beautiful song

From Wikipedia: David Rawlings achieves his signature guitar sound flatpicking a small archtop guitar. The 1935 Epiphone Olympic that has been his primary instrument was a mid-priced guitar for its time, with a carved arched solid sprucewood top, carved arched solid mahogany back and mahogany sides. So basically something off the shelf in 1935, wow.

Great cover of bright eyes, I love their takes on their covers. Beautiful

He is a remarkable, mesmerizing guitar player!🤠

Dave's licks are unique and so full of true poetry.

Beautiful vocal harmonies and amazing guitar picking. Gives me goosebumps every time I listen.

Miss Welch seems just jumping out from one of Dorothea Lange's pictures shot in the Depression era... She's so true and touching, it really hurts.

Holy shit! I do believe the combination of their voices and his mesmerizing guitar work, that I could very easily be hypnotized. Absolutely wonderful!

That was a genuine showstopper, perfection.

Keep coming back to this, it does not get better. fuck me...the guitaring is sublime.

LOVE THESE TWO TOGETHER! BOTH ARE AMAZING ON THEIR OWN! TOGETHER IT IS MAGIC!

insanely beautiful and moving

I love this intimate thing npr is doing, its like having them in your own livingroom..👍

One of the greatest songs ever written, and they know it, done it proud 👍

There is no better time spent than listening to these two

I never get tired of Dave's playing and the tone of that 35 Epiphone Olympic. What a talent!

God I love this version of Brights eyes Method Acting . Gill and Dave are the best!

From the UK can i say - THIS IS BEAUTIFUL music from 2 excellent musicians.

I was thrilled with this song choice for the Tiny Desk outing - perhaps the finest moment on the recordings with Dave's name out front. We get to hear that same voice they make together, but constructed backwards.

From France… juste dire votre morceau, ensemble je l’écouterai jusqu’à ma propre fin. Merci de l’avoir jouer ensemble, vous deux, c’est très beau de vous voir et de vous entendre et de vous voir. Très belle vidéo dont je ne me lasserai jamais. Merci pour ce merveilleux instant de musique. V.

my fantasy backing band has Dave Rawlings and Richard Thompson on guitar..

Thank you Sylvie Simmons for introducing me these artists.They are so beautiful.

Fuck. A thing of beauty. Gillian's voice and Dave's playing.

I keep coming back to see this to make sure its as good as I thought. It always is, often better. outstanding people.

One life might not be enough to play the Guitar as good as Dave Rawlings. Endless admiration.

Chills and more chills down my spine when I hear these two play......Rocks you to your sould like good music should....Thank you David and Gillian...

These two are so authentic and inspiring. Simple and sweet.

Absolutely amazing musicians. Writing music from the heart is almost a lost art. Thanks for the beautiful song.

So good! And that seamless segway into Cortez the Killer!!! Love it!

Gillian is like a fallen angel with a guitar. You can’t not love her, and if you don’t love her, check your head.

beautiful people, beautiful music

Stumbled upon this one…sublime!

Amazing performance. Also I love these crowded shelves in the background. That's what a home looks like.

These two are beyond incomparable. Wow.

I love hearing Rawlings sing. So comforting. Gilian and David go so well together. Some of the best music I've ever heard.

just love the sincerity of these two♫

If KZfaq ever goes down this will be its greatest loss. This cuts down deep to the soul and warms the heart. Just love these performances!

Love their soul penetrating mix of simple melody dressimg thoughtful folk tales told in beautiful sonic and vocal harmony. Mitch

Stumbled upon this video three years ago--had no idea who these people were. Now I can't get enough of 'em! Made an 800 mile trip/vacation to Chicago to see them in August, where they played this (and Queen Jane Approximately) for the encore. The Best!

a beautiful story ..sung with such tender hearts and commitment to the song... gorgeousness!!!

Wonderful. That was a showstopper performance and such a great sound

We got to hear their performance of this last night on "Live From Here with Chris Thile" in Nashville. They stole the show.

Just stumbled across this. Had no idea I'd be spending my night in tears. An absolutely heart felt and lovely cover of two amazing songs by amazing people. Thank you.

Poetry in motion.... Love them playing

It's so much more than a blending of fine voice and fine playing. It is a blending of Heart and Spirit! Universal Truth! DaveyJO in Pa.

3:54 blows my mind everytime, great technique , so clean

What a beautiful harmony on Cortez!

Sen these guys a few times now. Amazing. It's Like them playing in your kitchen. Love it. Mr Young is a big fan as well.

So beautiful, it's torture. Art has an enormous impact.

A thing of beauty

Method Acting: There's no beginning to the story A bookshelf sinks into the sand A language learned and forgot in turn Is studied once again It's a shocking bit of footage Viewed on a shitty TV screen You can squint at it through snowy static To make out what it means And keep stretching that antenna Hoping that it will come clear I need some reception, a higher message Please tell me what to feel 'Cause I don't know what tomorrow brings It's alive with such possibility But I know that I feel better when I sing Burdens are lifted from me That's my voice rising So T-Bone, please keep the tape rolling Gil, keep strumming that guitar We need a record of our failures We must document our loves I sat too long in my silence Grown too old in my pain To shed this skin, be born again It starts with an ending And I don't know what tomorrow brings It's full of such possibility But I know that I feel better when I sing Burdens are lifted from me That's my voice rising It's not a movie, no private screening This method acting, I call it living It's like a fountain, the door is open We have a problem with no solution But to love and to be loved So thank you, friends, for the time we've shared Your love stays with me like sunlight and air And though I truly wish I could keep hanging around here My joy is covering me, soon I will disappear *** Cortez The Killer: He came dancing across the water with his galleons and guns Looking for the new world in the palace in the sun On the shore lay Montezuma with his coca leaves and pearls In his halls, he often wondered the secrets of the world His subjects gathered round him like the leaves around a tree In their clothes of many colors for the angry gods to see And the women all looked beautiful and the men stood straight and strong They offered life in sacrifice so that others could go on Hate was just a legend, war was never known People worked together and they lifted many stones Then they carried them to the flatlands, but they died along the way And they built up with their bare hands what we still can't do today And I know she's living there and she loves me to this day I just can't remember when or how I lost my way

Such soulful playing nothing crazy just the right notes

Blinding. Just incredible.

Right in the feels, man!