Folk Plus airs Saturdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on WJFF following NPR's Car Talk.
90.5 Jeffersonville, NY. and 94.5 in Monticello. We Hydro-powered Public Radio serving the Mid-Hudson Region, North East Pennsylvania, and the Upper Delaware Valley.

Format:   Artist - Track Title
               Album - Label / Contacts
Theme:   Jay Ansill- The Two Horizons  -  Origami - Flying Fish

Dave spent 47 years in the Village. Discussion on whether the current contemporary folk acts stepped on the shoulders of the likes of Dave. There are cuts from interviews with Pete Fornatelle and with John Pratt. There are cuts live from Speak Easy, a club that I began in the early 80's. It opened as an all night folk music club. Dave was often present, and part of the steering committee I set up to manage the place. He offered services for the open  mikes, judging for the Bob Dylan sound-alike contest, and for the errotic song night.  Photos...see Speak Easy
http://www.wjffradio.org/FolkPlus/SpeakEasy/SpeakEasy.html
 

Aired on WFUV with John Pratt and Christine Lavin hosting, we heard from:

Janis Ian who commented how Dave was supportive and polite when others were not
Nanci Griffith told of sharing a night roasting chestnuts on a snowy New York City night
David Massengill, was taught 5 lessons by Van Ronk, "You are now a bad guitar player, go away"
Danny Kalb, recorded with Dave Jug TIme Rag Stompers.
Dave had a huge OED and was a word lover.
Peter Yarrow and Nanci Griffith honored Dave Van Ronk as the man to bring blues and Jazz to Caucasion American
Frank Christian mentioned that his arrangements comparing Dylan's HOuse of the Rising Sun to Van Ronks.
Pete Fornatelle, in an interview with Van Ronk discussed Dylan's popularity
Lavin mentioned "Ronkisms" Never make the mistake of thinking that someone you don't like, likes you
Honesty is the cruelest game of all  because not only can someone hurt you and hurt you to the bone, they can feel self righteous about it at the same time
Odetta mentioned his politcal knowledge and strenght. You could depend on Dave to be Dave and not pussyfoot around.
Janis Ian stressed his original approach to the blues. He was a bright white guy
Massengill, had a huge heart, with a larger than life personality. He wouldn't hold a grudge.
Kalb, likened him to a mighty tree, influences greatly by African American music, honoring it, without imitating. Dave did the best Both Sides Now version he knows of.
David Massengill recounted Van Ronk spending an evening with Leonard Cohen &  Joni  Mitchell
 

Christine Lavin mentioned how he took days sometimes to prepare a fabulous meal

      Remembering Dave Van Ronk
      Interviews and music program, co-hosted by Christine Lavin
      Songs Include:

      Dave Van Ronk, "Sunday Street," Sunday Street (Philo)
      Dave Van Ronk, "Swing on a Star," Bread and Roses, Volume 1 (Fantasy)
      Dave Van Ronk, "Garden State Stomp,"  Laugh Tracks, Volume 2 (Shanachie)
      Dave Van Ronk, "Gaslight Rag," Goin' Back to Brooklyn (Gazelle)
      Dave Van Ronk, "Another Time and Place," Fast Folk (Smithsonian)
      Dave Van Ronk, "You's A Viper," A Chrestomaphy (Gazelle)
      Dave Van Ronk, "House of the Rising Sun," (Unreleased Tape)
      Bob Dylan, "House of the Rising Sun," Bob Dylan (Columbia)
      Dave Van Ronk, "Losers," Goin' Back to Brooklyn (Gazelle)
      Dave Van Ronk, "Clouds," A Chrestomaphy," (Gazelle)
      David Massengill, "Last Call," Fast Folk Live at Bottom Line 88 (Fast Folk)
      Nanci Griffith, "He Was a Friend of Mine," Other Voices, Too (Elektra)
      Dave Van Ronk, "Ramblin' Boy," To All Friends in Far Flung Places (Gazelle)
      Dave Van Ronk, "I'd Rather Charleston," Sweet and Low Down (Justin Time)
      Dave Van Ronk, "Somebody Else, Not Me," Somebody Else, Not Me (Philo)
      Dave Van Ronk, "Green Rocky Road," Songs for Aging Children (Cadet)
      Dave Van Ronk, "I'll See You in My Dreams," Sweet and Lowdown (Justin Time)