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- Date Released: January 1, 1969
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Contemporary Folk
- Label: Fantasy
"Let's all pick up our silver daggers and plunge them into our lily white breasts."
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We Say...
Presiding over the "hoot" nights at the Gaslight Café, Dave Van Ronk became known as the "Mayor of MacDougal Street." As the Godfather of "The Urban Folk Scare," he nurtured a whole new wave of folk talent as they swarmed the streets of the Village in the early '60s, most notable among them Bob Dylan, not only with three hots and a cot, but also with a repertoire as vast and knowing as the man with the growl and the cowlick himself. This 25-track set from 1962 captures his most typical resounding performances, from the aching "Cocaine Blues" to the boisterous "Brian O'Lynne." If Dave got "He Was a Friend of Mine" from Dylan, compare Van Ronk's version of "Moonshiner" with the version Dylan sang at the Gaslight circa 1962. At turns tender, gruff and stark raving mad, Van Ronk's sly humor is as controlled as his dexterity as he advises a generation: "Let's all pick up our silver daggers and plunge them into our lily white breasts."
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They Say...
Somewhat confusingly titled, this CD reissue includes both the 1962 album of the same name and the Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger LP (recorded around the same time), encompassing 25 tracks in all. Anyway, this is certainly Van Ronk's most enduring work, and indeed one of the few relics of the early-'60s traditional folk boom that holds up well today. With the possible exception of Bob Dylan (whom Van Ronk and his wife helped immensely when Dylan was a struggling unknown in New York), Dave was the finest interpreter of traditional folk tunes of that time, with a big bear of a voice that was both anguished and tender. One of the few white folkies who could sing acoustic blues without embarrassment, Van Ronk was also an accomplished acoustic guitar picker; instrumentally and vocally, he brought an intensity to his covers that made the songs his own. Of the two albums brought together on this CD, Inside has the edge because of its more varied instrumentation, including 12-string guitar, dulcimer, and autoharp (Folksinger only has Dave's vocals and guitar). Dominated by classics like "Motherless Child," "Silver Dagger," "Poor Lazarus," and "Fixin' to Die," this also has an arrangement of "He Was a Friend of Mine" that Van Ronk learned from Dylan, who apparently claimed the traditional song as his own at the time.
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| 01. |  |
Samson And Delilah |
2:39 |
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| 02. | |
Cocaine Blues |
4:19 |
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| 03. | |
You've Been A Good Old Wagon |
2:22 |
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| 04. | |
Fixin' To Die |
2:54 |
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| 05. | |
Hang Me, Oh Hang Me |
3:10 |
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| 06. | |
Long John |
2:14 |
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| 07. | |
Chicken Is Nice |
2:32 |
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| 08. | |
He Was A Friend Of Mine |
3:33 |
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| 09. | |
Motherless Children |
3:50 |
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| 10. | |
Stackerlee |
3:38 |
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| 11. | |
Mr. Noah |
1:31 |
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| 12. | |
Come Back Baby |
3:52 |
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| 13. | |
Poor Lazarus |
5:11 |
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| 14. | |
House Carpenter |
3:34 |
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| 15. | |
The Cruel Ship's Captain |
1:59 |
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| 16. | |
Sprig Of Thyme |
2:38 |
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| 17. | |
Talking Cancer Blues |
1:50 |
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| 18. | |
I Buyed Me A Little Dog |
4:02 |
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| 19. | |
Lady Gay |
3:46 |
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| 20. | |
Fair And Tender Ladies |
5:43 |
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| 21. | |
Brian O'Lynne |
1:19 |
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| 22. | |
Shanty Man's Life |
3:24 |
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| 23. | |
Silver Dagger |
2:25 |
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| 24. | |
Kentucky Moonshiner |
2:41 |
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| 25. | |
He Never Came Back |
2:10 |
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25 Total Tracks, 77:16 Total Length
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Credits
- Dave Van Ronk - Dulcimer // Dave Van Ronk - Banjo // Dave Van Ronk - Guitar // Dave Van Ronk - Autoharp // Dave Van Ronk - Harp // Dave Van Ronk - Vocals // Dave Van Ronk - Guitar (12 String) // Dave Van Ronk - Main Performer // Dave Van Ronk - ? // Don Schlitten - Photography // Tony Lane - Art Direction // Ira Mayer - Liner Notes
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