7. Gallows Pole (3:01)

Huddie Ledbetter, also known as Lead Belly, recorded this this dark folk song in the 1930s, though the original ballad appears in collections from the late 1800s. Led Zepplin also re-purposed this song. The story is one that transcends and crosses genres.

Our arrangement, with nylon string fretless banjo and alternating vocal leads, places it more in the old time genre box.

Key of C#