A Chrestomathy cover

A Chrestomathy

Dave Van Ronk · 1990

105 min · 30 tracks · blues · folk · ragtime

A rich tapestry of folk, blues, and ragtime woven with Van Ronk's gravelly vocals and storytelling prowess.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Tell Old Bill 4:24
  • 2 Cocaine Blues Standout 4:19
  • 3 Motherless Children Standout 3:51
  • 4 Poor Lazarus 5:11
  • 5 Mr. Noah 1:32
  • 6 Come Back Baby 3:52
  • 7 If I Had to Do It All Over Again (I'd Do It All Over You) 3:34
  • 8 Kentucky Moonshiner 2:40
  • 9 Fair and Tender Ladies 5:42
  • 10 Alley Oop 3:39
  • 11 Chelsea Morning Standout 2:37
  • 12 Clouds (From Both Sides Now) 4:38
  • 13 Swing on a Star 2:37
  • 14 Dink's Song 3:34
  • 15 Romping Through the Swamp 1:59

Disc 2

  • 1 My Little Grass Shack (In Kealakekua, Hawaii) 3:39
  • 2 You's a Viper 2:35
  • 3 Temptation Rag 3:10
  • 4 Stealin' 3:15
  • 5 John Hurt 3:14
  • 6 Sunday Street 3:29
  • 7 The Entertainer 4:57
  • 8 Candy Man 3:05
  • 9 Teddy Bear's Picnic 3:07
  • 10 Mack the Knife 2:36
  • 11 Tango Ballad 4:44
  • 12 Losers 3:14
  • 13 Garden State Stomp 3:33
  • 14 Two Sleepy People 3:38
  • 15 The Fresno Shuffle 2:47

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