Gillian Welchis a singer-songwriterwhose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, neotraditional country, americana, old time string band music and folkinto a rustic style that she dubs "American Primitive". Her music is often described as haunting or soothing. Welch was born in Manhattan and was adopted when she was three days old. She moved to Los Angeles at the age of four. By the age of seven, she had learned to play the guitar.
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