At the Gate of Horn by Odetta (CD, Mar-2006, Empire (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	654545081729
Artist:	Odetta
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2006
Record Label:	Empire (USA)
Genre:	Blues

Track Listing
1. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
2. Sail Away Ladies, Sail Away
3. Gallows Pole, The
4. Lowlands
5. Fox, The
6. Maybe She Go
7. Lass from the Low Countree, The
8. Timber
9. Deep River
10. Chilly Winds
11. Greensleeves
12. Devilish Mary
13. All the Pretty Little Horses
14. Midnight Special, The
15. Take This Hammer

Details
Producer:	Paul Klein (Reissue)
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Live
Recording Mode:	Mixed
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Also available in a 3-pack with Leadbelly's IN THE SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS POLE and Woody Guthrie's EARLY MASTERS.Recording information: 1957.Editor: Patrick Clancy.An exceptional 15-track compilation released on Rykodisc's Tradition imprint (also available as part of a box set with similar compilations by Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie), AT THE GATE OF HORN is a long-overdue reappraisal of the work of Odetta Gordon. The singer/guitarist is so closely identified with the late-'50s/early-'60s collegiate folk revival that her music has often been dismissed, or simply forgotten, in the decades since.Focusing on her striking versions of traditional folk tunes, sung in a clear, deep voice and most often backed only with her acoustic guitar and the occasional bass work of Bill Lee, AT THE GATE OF HORN offers one surprise after another. "Gallows Tree," a variant of a traditional British folk tune best known to modern audiences as Leadbelly's "Gallis Pole," is a stunning, doomy opener, and Odetta's version of the lullaby "All the Pretty Horses" is simply beautiful. In between these tracks are 13 other pure folk gems.