VARIOUS ARTISTS
Daddy-O Daddy (Rounder)
Reviewed by John Sekerka

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Despite popular sentiment, Woody Guthrie's best work was in his childrens songs. His simple, repetitive, inventive, playful and inspired tunes are timeless, and the unearthing of several buried treasures is cause for celebration. Six new ones, previously unrecorded, see the light of day on this tribute record. Uneven yes, but what trib ain't, Daddy-O Daddy pulses with a warmth Woody surely would have approved of. Taj Mahal, Syd Straw, Joe Ely and Jimmy Dale Gilmore deliver joyous renditions and Woody himself bookends the album with a sweet reading of "Howdy Little Newlycome."

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