Vincent Cross: news

Vincent Cross reports from New York:

I have good and bad news for you. The good news is that my first full length album, Home away from home, is now available at CD Baby.

The bad news is that the legendary Odetta passed away Tuesday December 2nd. As you probably know, I was very fortunate to have met her and to have performed for her at her tribute night. She was a wonderful person, and completely supportive of all styles of music.

A link to the New York Daily News obituary of Odetta is here, and the New York Times obituary, with a video feature, is here. Vincent's MySpace site mentions Odetta as one of his influences, and she is quoted as saying: 'In the East Village 2008, I heard a crystal clear voice that took me back to when I was being introduced to mountain music groups and families of Appalachia. It was a pleasure to hear such beauty coming out of Vincent Cross.'

All the songs on Home away from home can be sampled on CD Baby, and three of them can be heard in full on Vincent's MySpace site.