Live at Sir George Williams University

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Released Nov 18, 1997 Length 41:48 Live at Sir George Williams University (2001) Sweet & Lowdown (2001) Release date 18 November 1997 Genre Folk music		Recorded Jan 27, 1967 Producer Michael Nerenberg Artist Dave Van Ronk Label Justin Time Records

Dave Van Ronk albums Sweet & Lowdown, Dave Van Ronk in Rome, Hummin' to Myself, Hesitation Blues, Dave Van Ronk: And the

Live at Sir George Williams University is a live album by Dave Van Ronk, re-released in 1997. This recording was done live as a joint concert of the folk music societies of McGill and Sir George Williams Universities in 1967, at Sir George Williams University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and also featured Rev. Gary Davis on the same bill.

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Writing for Allmusic, critic Lindsay Planer wrote of the album "Van Ronk's amenable nature is also evident in his interaction with the audience as he tells short jokes between numbers — especially notable is his "W.C. Fields Routine," proving yet again that this is no standard folky. Dave Van Ronk comes from a dying breed of entertainers who were adept at weaving a continuity into whatever they doing... Much of this set mirrors both the music he chose for inclusion on his long-players as well as tunes he would continue to perform throughout the remainder of his career. Van Ronk steers the show through a seemingly infinite maze of musical genres and influences."