Dave Ronk - Ballads, Blues, and a SpiritualNot infrequently I am taken to task for the manner in which I approach my material, Folk singer and guitar player Dave Van Ronk (1936 2002) wrote in the liner notes to Ballads, Blues, and a Spiritual. A white New Yorker singing traditional Southern Black songs, he distinguished himself from others who adopted this repertoire by imitating the way he heard Black musicians perform. "Although I can appreciate the 'White approach' to Negro folksongs and

When in Las Vegas

revived in 1770 (and recorded in that version by Hervé Niquet

which is dedicated to her grandmother

I hope you

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis from masters originally recorded for the Apollo label but never issued on CD

Their music aims to create a collective expression of creativity with great energy

Buster Odeholm comments: "Before I joined Vildhjarta they were my favourite band

The transverse flute

In this collection of music

The classic 1960 album presented here features the group singing songs with a decidedly Western theme

Rachmaninov's Vocalise Op

had Lund play guitar on his own Criss Cross debut (Mythology-Criss 1373)