"I wonder if it's because we're all altos? I'm trying to figure out if it's a vibrato? Growing up, I didn't know their music at all, and I didn't know anything contemporary. Being 26, I think they were a little bit before me. At the same time, the only... Full Article at Prefix

Pop Lie The 'Ville tackle one of the grandest illusions of all – the emotional attachments we put on pop songs written by people we don't know talking about stuff that's almost certainly made up. Insane, really. Odetta – Masters of War From the first... Full Article at The Guardian Music

The resulting Christmas Spirituals has long been out of print so it is nice to see it return with a new name and a wonderful, clear sound due to modern technology. The star of the album is her contralto vocals, which have passion, soulfulness and depth. Full Article at Blogcritics.org

Stephin Merritt's folk crush has been patent in his acerbically astute but sentimental lyrics from the get-go (this is a man who collaborated with Odetta), but it's never been quite as present as here. Realism finds Merritt outfitting his esoteric pop... Full Article at Boston Phoenix

His songs have been recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary, Simon & Garfunkel, The Byrds and The Kingston Trio. "Let the Band Play Dixie," written about the atmosphere surrounding the end of the Civil War, is a favorite of host Larry Groce. Odetta was an... Full Article at NPR