***RELEASE DATE: 02/05/25..TO PLACE A PRE-ORDER PLEASE PHONE THE OFFICE ON 01923 281281***
AVID Roots presents the latest release in our Four Classic Albums series with a 2CD release featuring Greenwich Village Folk, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details.
"Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan"; "Dave Van Ronk: Folksinger"; "Tom Paxton: I'm The Man That Built The Bridges"; "Erik Darling: True Religion And Other Blues, Ballads and Folksongs".
At last a folk follow up to our hugely successful Joan Baez: Four Classic Albums set (AMSC1213). AVID presents the work of four very different folk artists who hit the streets of Greenwich Village towards the end of the 1950s and early 1960s. Bob Dylan, you can tell by the original liner notes, (featured on all AVID Classic Album releases), that the arrival of the twenty-year old Bob Dylan was an important event, there's a lot of words written on the back of that album cover! However due to initial poor sales he became known as "Hammonds Folly", so named after the famed producer who had signed him to Columbia, John Hammond. That was soon forgotten of course when he followed it up with the stunning "Freewheelin'" and of course the rest is history. And the guy is still out there on his The Never Ending Tour. Here's where it all started.
Dave Van Ronk, better known locally as The Mayor Of Macdougal Street was a larger than life character who prowled the streets of Greenwich Village singing in his gravelly voice with a repertoire that would later become known as "Americana". His songs ranged from blues, folk, country and gospel to ragtime, jazz and swing and not forgetting his interpretations of the songs of Brecht & Weill. And famously he never forgave Dylan for nicking his version of "House Of The Rising Sun" as featured on Dylan's debut album, (featured on this set). Having said that, Dylan was gracious enough to say this about the old growler:- "I'd heard Van Ronk back in the Midwest on records and thought he was pretty great, copied some of his recordings phrase for phrase…. Van Ronk could howl and whisper, turn blues into ballads and ballads into blues. I loved his style. He was what the city was all about. In Greenwich Village, Van Ronk was king of the street, he reigned supreme".
Tom Paxton, who still performs sporadically today at the age of 87, was born in Chicago and moved around with his folks quite a bit before settling in Oklahoma which he still considers to be his hometown. Like many other folkies of the era his interest in folk was stirred by Woody Guthrie and The Weavers. Soon after he left the army he began performing in Greenwich Village with a mix of traditional and self-written songs. The majority of these would appear on his privately produced live debut album recorded at The Gaslight Club and of course is presented here on our second disc.
Erik Darling was another folkie inspired by The Weavers and Woody Guthrie, in fact in 1958 he actually joined The Weavers as the replacement for the legendary Pete Seeger, having been in the influential group The Tarriers before that.By 1962, Erik was performing solo but still found time to join The Rooftop Singers who would go on to have a huge Number 1 hit record with the 1929 Gus Cannon classic "Walk Right In". In its turn, his second album "True Religion", as featured on this set, would go on to become a very influential album to the emerging folk scene of the early 1960s.
As with all AVID releases, we hope you enjoy this classic set and check out our extensive catalogue for more great music across country, folk, jazz, blues and many other musical genres.
Check out: Joan Baez (AMSC1213); Harry Belafonte (AMSC1413); Woody Guthrie & Jack Elliott (AMSC944); The Kingston Trio (AMSC1396); Classic Folk (AMSC1386); Reverend Gary Davis (AMSC1271); Jesse Fuller / Josh White (AMSC1344); John Lee Hooker (AMSC1382 & 1208); Lightnin' Hopkins (AMSC1363, 1254 & 1225); Lonnie Johnson (AMSC1444 & 1207); Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (AMSC1361); Big Joe Williams (AMSC1385); Country Blues (AMSC1460).
CD1
1-13: 'Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan'
1. You're No Good
2. Talkin' New York
3. In My Time Of Dyin'
4. Man Of Constant Sorrow
5. Fixin' To Die
6. Pretty Peggy-O
7. Highway 51
8. Gospel Plow
9. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
10. House Of The Risin' Sun
11. Freight Train Blues
12. Song To Woody
13. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
14-26: 'Dave Van Ronk: Folksinger'
14. He Was A Friend Of Mine
15. Motherless Child
16. Stackalee
17. Mr. Noah
18. Come Back Baby
19. Poor Lazarus
20. Samson & Delilah
21. Cocaine Blues
22. You've Been A Good Old Wagon
23. Fixin' To Die
24. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me
25. Long John
26. Chicken Is Nice
CD2
1-12: 'Tom Paxton: I'm The Man That Built The Bridges'
1. I'm The Man That Built The Bridges
2. I'm Bound For The Mountains And The Sea
3. The Fatal Glass
4. Every Time
5. Willie Seaton
6. My Dog's Bigger That Your Dog
7. Columbus, GA
8. Mary Ann
9. The Marvelous Toy
10. When The Morning Breaks
11. Goin' To The Zoo
12. Deep Fork River Blues
13-25: 'Erik Darling: True Religion And Other Blues, Ballads And Folksongs'
13. True Religion
14. St. John's River
15. Woody Knows Nothing
16. Virgin Mary
17. Diamond Ring
18. Blackeyed Susie
19. I'm On My Way
20. Cuckoo
21. Jumping Judy
22. Moanin' Dove
23. Frankie and Johnny
24. Everytime I Go To Town
25. Lonesome Valley
***RELEASE DATE: 02/05/25..TO PLACE A PRE-ORDER PLEASE PHONE THE OFFICE ON 01923 281281***
