Released 1992 Label Gazell Release date 1992 | Recorded 1960-1991 | |
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Dave Van Ronk albums Dave Van Ronk in Rome, Hesitation Blues, Hummin' to Myself, Live at Sir George Williams, To All My Friends in Far‑Flung | ||
A Chrestomathy is a retrospective two-CD compilation of songs by Dave Van Ronk released in 1992.
Contents
Van Ronk recorded for many record labels. This compilation was released by Gazell Records.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlman wrote of the album "his affection for the pop music of his childhood ("Two Sleepy People," sung with Christine Lavin, "Swinging on a Star"), makes for a more varied chrestomathy than those who think of Dave Van Ronk simply as a folksinger might expect. It's hard to summarize more than three decades in the career of a steadily working musician in less than two hours, even one who recorded in as piecemeal a fashion as this one, but this compilation does a good job."
Disc 1
Disc 2
Songs
1Tell Old Bill4:24
2Cocaine Blues4:19
3Motherless Children3:51