The Sunday Read: 'Hard Times'

<p>For the folk duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, pandemic isolation brought about a creative boon. In a year that has been defined by uncertainty, they have returned to what they know: songs about the slow, challenging, beautiful heat of living.</p><p><em>This story was written by </em><strong><em>Hanif Abdurraqib</em></strong><em> and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, </em><a href="https://www.audm.com/?utm_source=nytmag&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=hard_times_abdurraqib" target="_blank"><em>download Audm for iPhone or Android.</em></a></p>