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

Audio Player 101	Duncan and Brady	Dave Van Ronk	03:06
Audio Player 102	River Come Down (Bamboo)	Dave Van Ronk	03:48
Audio Player 103	Spike Driver Blues (1)	Dave Van Ronk	03:15
Audio Player 104	John Henry	Dave Van Ronk	02:29
Audio Player 105	Backwater Blues	Dave Van Ronk	03:04
Audio Player 106	K.C. Moan	Dave Van Ronk	03:03
Audio Player 107	Haul on the Bowline	Dave Van Ronk	01:21
Audio Player 108	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	Dave Van Ronk	03:03
Audio Player 109	Gambler’s Blues	Dave Van Ronk	02:46
Audio Player 110	Sweet Substitute	Dave Van Ronk	02:34
Audio Player 111	Bed Bug Blues	Dave Van Ronk	02:48
Audio Player 112	Winin’ Boy	Dave Van Ronk	02:40
Audio Player 113	Georgie and the IRT	Dave Van Ronk	03:33
Audio Player 114	Betty and Dupree	Dave Van Ronk	03:38
Audio Player 115	Come Back, Baby	Dave Van Ronk	03:55
Audio Player 116	My Baby’s So Sweet	Dave Van Ronk	02:36
Audio Player 117	Black Mountain Blues	Dave Van Ronk	04:04
Audio Player 118	Yas-Yas-Yas	Dave Van Ronk	02:06
Audio Player 201	Willie the Weeper	Dave Van Ronk	02:51
Audio Player 202	Dink’s Song	Dave Van Ronk	03:46
Audio Player 203	Santy Anno	Dave Van Ronk	01:46
Audio Player 204	Leave Her, Johnny	Dave Van Ronk	01:31
Audio Player 205	Tell Old Bill	Dave Van Ronk	04:30
Audio Player 206	Careless Love	Dave Van Ronk	02:58
Audio Player 207	Standing by My Window	Dave Van Ronk	04:58
Audio Player 208	Please See My Grave Is Kept Clean	Dave Van Ronk	02:58
Audio Player 209	Had More Money	Dave Van Ronk	03:09
Audio Player 210	If You Leave Me, Pretty Mama	Dave Van Ronk	03:09
Audio Player 211	Hesitation Blues	Dave Van Ronk	02:35
Audio Player 212	In the Pines	Dave Van Ronk	03:09
Audio Player 213	Oh, What a Beautiful City	Dave Van Ronk	03:16
Audio Player 214	Mean Old Frisco	Dave Van Ronk	02:57
Audio Player 215	Stackalee	Dave Van Ronk	02:46
Audio Player 216	How Long	Dave Van Ronk	03:52
Audio Player 217	Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down	Dave Van Ronk	04:53
Audio Player 218	House of the Rising Sun	Dave Van Ronk	06:10
Audio Player 301	Hootchie Kootchie Man	Dave Van Ronk	03:15
Audio Player 302	Reckless Blues	Dave Van Ronk	02:31
Audio Player 303	Trouble in Mind	Dave Van Ronk	02:26
Audio Player 304	Oh Lord, Search My Heart	Dave Van Ronk	03:57
Audio Player 305	God Bless the Child	Dave Van Ronk	03:18
Audio Player 306	Losers	Dave Van Ronk	03:18
Audio Player 307	Another Time and Place	Dave Van Ronk	04:30
Audio Player 308	Garden State Stomp	Dave Van Ronk	02:52
Audio Player 309	Motherless Children	Dave Van Ronk	03:13
Audio Player 310	Don’t You Leave Me Here (I'm Alabama Bound)	Dave Van Ronk	04:43
Audio Player 311	Spike Driver Blues (2)	Dave Van Ronk	06:50
Audio Player 312	Down South Blues	Dave Van Ronk	05:12
Audio Player 313	St. James Infirmary (Gambler’s Blues)	Dave Van Ronk	04:26
Audio Player 314	Ace in the Hole	Dave Van Ronk	04:23
Audio Player 315	Going Down Slow	Dave Van Ronk	03:29
Audio Player 316	Buckets of Rain	Dave Van Ronk	03:55
Audio Player 317	Jelly Jelly	Dave Van Ronk	03:03
Audio Player 318	Sometime (Whatcha Gonna Do)	Dave Van Ronk	02:37