A Chrestomathy

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A Chrestomathy is a retrospective two-CD compilation of songs by Dave Van Ronk released in 1992. Its liner notes explain the title: "CHRES-TO-MA-THY: a selection of choice passages. WHICH MEANS THIS IS A SELECTION OF CHOICE WORKS FROM MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS OF DAVE'S MUSIC ON RECORDS."[1]

Van Ronk recorded for many record labels. This compilation was released by Gazell Records.

Reception

Template:Music ratings 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."[2]

Track listing

Disc 1

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  • Tracks 10-15 originally on The Hudson Dusters

Disc 2

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  • Track 1 originally on Songs for Ageing Children
  • Tracks 2-4 originally on The Ragtime Jug Stompers
  • Track 9 originally on Peter and the Wolf
  • Tracks 10-11 originally on Let No One Deceive You

References

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