WELCH, GILLIAN
(*1967)
WELCH, GILLIAN (b. New York City, October 2, 1967) Welch is a paper-thin, neo-Depression SINGER/SONGWRITER whose career was given a significant boost when she appeared on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) sound track and the subsequent Down from the Mountain tours. Welch's songs sound like they were written by Dust Bowl refugees, though she is from a musically sophisticated background. Her parents wrote music for The Carol Burnett Show, and she was raised in Los Angeles. While attending the…