David Todd Rawlings (born December 31, 1969) is an American guitarist, singer, and record producer. He is known for his partnership with singer and songwriter Gillian Welch. He and Welch were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 91st Academy Awards for "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. In 2020, Welch and Rawlings released All the Good Times (Are Past & Gone), which won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.

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2026

An Evening With GILLIAN WELCH & DAVID RAWLINGS

Coal Creek Community Park & Museum, Korumburra, VIC

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Gillian Welch And David Rawlings Announce 2025 Australian Tour

The pair will play five shows across Sydney and Melbourne in January.