Old-time and contemporary, simple and deep, unadorned and professional, Appalachia and Berklee School of Music—and achingly beautiful. Any of Welch’s first four albums could fit here. “Time (The Revelator)” has a slight edge because of slightly better songs—such as, “My First Lover,” “Red Clay Halo,” “I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll,” and “Everything is Free.”

Acony Records, 2001 [All-Music Guide review]

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