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 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, alongside 53 other tracks performed by one of the folk revival’s brightest lights.

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 (1)	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 (2)	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