LISA DENTON: You know, Barry, I have a hard time believing that Gillian Welch is a native New Yorker. She definitely has the look and sound of someone who was born and bred in Appalachia.
Not to get all up in her business, but there’s some speculation that her birth mother, who put her up for adoption, might have been raised in the mountains of North Carolina. Whatever Welch’s origins, there’s definitely some South in her soul.
BARRY COURTER: You know, it’s funny, but when she first came here to play at the old Lizard Lounge, that was one of the things we talked about in the interview. She was taking some flak for being a carpetbagging alt-country artist. Whether she was born in a barn or in the middle of Times Square, I like her music. She will be playing Wednesday night at the Tivoli Theatre with her longtime collaborator, Dave Rawlings.
LISA: The Tivoli is the last of eight stops on what she describes as a “spur-of-the-moment” tour of the Southeast. A couple of the dates sold out. Should be a good show.
On Thursday night, you can dine on Spam salad sandwiches, oatmeal raisin cookies and bottled Coca-Colas when the 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe debuts its new exhibit. “Over Here & Over There: Georgia & Georgians in WWII” will be on view through June 16, but the opening reception is the only time you can dine on classic World War II fare.