It’s hard to totally express, but Gillian Welch & David Rawlings’ country-tinged folk music makes you feel safe. There’s a gentle touch to Welch’s vocals and Rawlings’ never pretentious guitar work that make the world’s problems seemingly melt away for a moment when their sweet notes hit your ear. Even after nine collaborative albums, America’s premiere folk duo never seems to misstep, as evidenced by the abundance of beautiful moments — from the sonic sundress sway of “Empty Trainload of Sky” to the haunting harmonics of “The Bells and the Birds” — on the pair’s Grammy-winning 2024 album Woodland. Summer may be full of hot nights, but it’ll be hard to find one that makes you feel as warm on the inside as the evening when Welch & Rawlings swing by The Fox.
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings • Fri, June 27 at 7:30 pm • $47-$226 • All ages • The Fox Theater • 1001 W. Sprague Ave. • foxtheaterspokane.org