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Christine Lavin (born January 2, 1952) is a New York City-based singer-songwriter and promoter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded numerous solo albums, and has also recorded with other female folk artists under the name Four Bitchin' Babes.
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."
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Writing for AllMusic, critic Bruce Eder praised the album and wrote: "Van Ronk does remarkably well with this material—he holds a tune less effectively than Dylan, but he also imparts a special rawness and seriousness to the songs, his voice overflowing with the sound of seemingly bitter experience... Not all of it works — his voice is sometimes wa...
Disc one
1. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (Bob Dylan) 2. "Where Were You Last Night" (Frank Christian) 3. "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" (Randy Newman) 4. "Ramblin' Boy" (Tom Paxton) 5. "My Name Joe" (David Massengill) 6. "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" (Phil Ochs) 7. "Entering Marion" (John Forster) 8. "The Drinking Song" (Jack Hardy) 9. "Amoeba Hop" (Christine Lavin) 10. "Things " (Mitch Greenhill) 11. "Stone Sober Blues" (Paul Geremia) 12. "Joshua Gone Barbados" (Eric Von Schmidt...
Disc two
1. "Wrap the World Around Your Finger" (Judy Mayhan) 2. "Jersey Girl" (Tom Waits) 3. "Punky's Dilema" (Paul Simon) 4. "I'm Hip" (Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough) 5. "Harbour of Love" (Erik Frandsen, Michael Garin, Robert Hipkens, Paula Lockhart) 6. "Awful Kind of Blues" (Gary White, John F. Hammond) 7. "Why The Blues Don't Worry Me" (Steve James) 8. "A Sailor's Prayer" (Rod MacDonald) 9. "Many a Mile" (Patrick Sky) 10. "Four Strong Winds" (Ian Tyson) 11. "The Simple Things We Said" (Les Choses Le...
Dave Van Ronk – vocals, guitarFrank Christian – guitar, vocalsDave Conrad – bassProduced by Samuel ChartersEngineered by Arthur Steuer and Steve RosenthalPhotography by Samuel Charters and Nora ChartersChristine Lavin (b. 1952) is a singer-songwriter who has been active since the release of Future Fossils in 1984. Her subject matter often concerns the everyday experience of romance...
CHRISTINE LAVIN BIO. Christine Lavin started her professional life as a waitress/bread baker at the Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY in 1975 where she met Dave Van Ronk who encouraged her to study guitar with him in NYC. She took his advice and is now a singer/songwriter/guitarist/recording artist/author/videographer based in New York City.
One of the leading lights in the ’80s folk revival, Christine Lavin applies an incisive, self-aware wit and a confidently absurdist view of modern relationships and life in the big city (New York) to acoustic music.
