Award season is here! From the Emmys to the Grammys, all D to A-list celebrities and musicians are preparing themselves for the exciting time filled with gold and beautiful formalwear.

David Rawlings, a country musician nominated for his beautiful song “Cumberland Gap” has just released a video to partner up the beautiful music with imagery. The song begins as immediately as a video. The picture open to two cowboy-esque men, travelling the countryside. Soon the two cowboys are singing together in a tent reminiscent of Harry Potter’s tent in the seventh movie. As the video progresses, one can tell that the video and song open up into a love story involving a man and a woman. The love is lost as a woman stares out into the abyss where her love may be. Though the song contains a badass rhythm drawn from the strum of the guitar, the lyrics and video provide what the music does not: a love story ending in tragic loss. Check out the beautiful, Tennessee-based video below.

In order to produce this video. Rawlings teamed up with Apple Music. The song is nominated for “Best American Roots Song,” earning him and partner Gillian Welch a spot on the awards season. Currently, Rawlings is out on tour in the United States, visiting places like Athens, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Atlanta among others. Check out the full tour below. David Rawlings current tour is in support of his new album Poor David’s Almanack, performing two full sets each night. Performances include a bulk of music from Rawlings’ new album as well as his favorites from his previous two.

Poor David’s Almanack is Rawlings 8th studio collaboration with Welch and spans over 20 years. In the past, the duo has been nominated for their 2011 The Harrow and the Harvest and Nashville Obsolete. All their previous releases are available through their label Acony Records. Check out their site here.

David Rawlings Tour Dates

January 17 – Chattanooga, TN – Tivoli Theater
January 18 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
January 19 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
January 20-21 – Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom
January 23 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
January 24 – Birmingham, AL – The Lyric Theatre
January 25 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
January 26 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
January 27 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre
February 27 – Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theatre
February 28 – Santa Rosa, CA – Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
March 01 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
March 02 – Santa Barbara, CA – Lobero Theatre
March 03 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel
March 05 – Arcata, CA – John Van Duzer Theatre
March 07 – Grants Pass, OR – Rogue Theater
March 08 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
March 09 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
March 10 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre

David Rawlings- Poor David’s Almanack Track List

01 Midnight Train
02 Money Is The Meat In The Coconut
03 Cumberland Gap
04 Airplane
05 Lindsey Button
06 Come On Over My House
07 Guitar Man
08 Yup
09 Good God A Woman
10 Put ‘Em Up Solid

Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna