Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Called “The Mayor of MacDougal Street,” Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was a leading figure in the Greenwich Village music scene for more than four decades. His autobiography inspired the upcoming Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis, which features a performance of “Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song)” in both the film and the soundtrack. Hear Van Ronk’s version from 1961, included on the new 3CD, 54-track Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (out 10/29/2013).

Track Listing

101	Duncan and Brady	Dave Van Ronk	03:06
102	River Come Down (Bamboo)	Dave Van Ronk	03:48
103	Spike Driver Blues	Dave Van Ronk	03:15
104	John Henry	Dave Van Ronk	02:29
105	Backwater Blues	Dave Van Ronk	03:04
106	K.C. Moan	Dave Van Ronk	03:03
107	Haul on the Bowline	Dave Van Ronk	01:21
108	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	Dave Van Ronk	03:03
109	Gambler’s Blues	Dave Van Ronk	02:46
110	Sweet Substitute	Dave Van Ronk	02:34
111	Bed Bug Blues	Dave Van Ronk	02:48
112	Winin’ Boy	Dave Van Ronk	02:40
113	Georgie and the IRT	Dave Van Ronk	03:33
114	Betty and Dupree	Dave Van Ronk	03:38
115	Come Back, Baby	Dave Van Ronk	03:55
116	My Baby’s So Sweet	Dave Van Ronk	02:36
117	Black Mountain Blues	Dave Van Ronk	04:04
118	Yas-Yas-Yas	Dave Van Ronk	02:06
201	Willie the Weeper	Dave Van Ronk	02:51
202	Dink’s Song	Dave Van Ronk	03:46
203	Santy Anno	Dave Van Ronk	01:46
204	Leave Her, Johnny	Dave Van Ronk	01:31
205	Tell Old Bill	Dave Van Ronk	04:30
206	Careless Love	Dave Van Ronk	02:58
207	Standing by My Window	Dave Van Ronk	04:58
208	Please See My Grave Is Kept Clean	Dave Van Ronk	02:58
209	Had More Money	Dave Van Ronk	03:09
210	If You Leave Me, Pretty Mama	Dave Van Ronk	03:09
211	Hesitation Blues	Dave Van Ronk	02:35
212	In the Pines	Dave Van Ronk	03:09
213	Oh, What a Beautiful City	Dave Van Ronk	03:16
214	Mean Old Frisco	Dave Van Ronk	02:57
215	Stackalee	Dave Van Ronk	02:46
216	How Long	Dave Van Ronk	03:52
217	Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down	Dave Van Ronk	04:53
218	House of the Rising Sun	Dave Van Ronk	06:10
301	Hootchie Kootchie Man	Dave Van Ronk	03:15
302	Reckless Blues	Dave Van Ronk	02:31
303	Trouble in Mind	Dave Van Ronk	02:26
304	Oh Lord, Search My Heart	Dave Van Ronk	03:57
305	God Bless the Child	Dave Van Ronk	03:18
306	Losers	Dave Van Ronk	03:18
307	Another Time and Place	Dave Van Ronk	04:30
308	Garden State Stomp	Dave Van Ronk	02:52
309	Motherless Children	Dave Van Ronk	03:13
310	Don’t You Leave Me Here (I'm Alabama Bound)	Dave Van Ronk	04:43
311	Spike Driver Blues	Dave Van Ronk	06:50
312	Down South Blues	Dave Van Ronk	05:12
313	St. James Infirmary (Gambler’s Blues)	Dave Van Ronk	04:26
314	Ace in the Hole	Dave Van Ronk	04:23
315	Going Down Slow	Dave Van Ronk	03:29
316	Buckets of Rain	Dave Van Ronk	03:55
317	Jelly Jelly	Dave Van Ronk	03:03
318	Sometime (Whatcha Gonna Do)	Dave Van Ronk	02:37