GRAMMY® Nominated 49th Annual Awards Best Traditional Folk Album

On this GRAMMY® nominated CD (Best Traditional Folk Album) with special guest The Holmes Brothers, the incomparable folk and blues great, the late Odetta, the national treasure who marched with Dr. King, performed for Presidents Kennedy and Clinton, and inspired a young Bob Dylan, gives a superlative live performance on her CD Gonna Let It Shine: A Concert for the Holidays, a collection of spirituals.

Recorded live in the music hall at New York City's Fordham University, the influential public radio station WFUV sponsored the evening's concert and the station's music director Rita Houston, hosted the show.

The Holmes Brothers and pianist Seth Farber support Odetta on the 16 tracks, most of which are from the African American Christmas song tradition, with additional selections from the spirituals and prison song repertoire.

The incomparable Odetta was nominated for three GRAMMY® Awards during her amazing career.

Track Listing

• Intro:
• This Little Light of Mine
• Rise Up Shepherd
• Mary Had a Baby
• What Month Was Jesus Born In'
• Shout for Joy
• Virgin Mary Had One Son
• Down By the Riverside
• Poor Little Jesus
• Freedom Trilogy (Oh Freedom, Come & Go With Me, I'm On My Way)
• Somebody Talking 'Bout Jesus
• Keep On Movin' It On
• O Jersualem
• If Anybody Asks You
• Midnight Special
• Bonus: This Little Light of Mine

Additional Details

Label: M.C. Records

Genre: Holiday

Run Time: 60 mins

Release Date: 10/18/05

UPC: 607735005524