A new Dave Van Ronk retrospective, Down In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection is set for release on October 29 via Smithsonian Folkways.

Van Ronk, aka The Mayor of McDougal Street, was a leading figure in the Greenwich Village folk revival of the early 1960s and was the inspiration for the protagonist in the Coen Brothers’ forthcoming film, Inside Llewyn Davis. The three-disc retrospective features 16 previously unreleased recordings by the singer-songwriter, who taught and advised musicians like Bob Dylan, Danny Kalb, Christine Lavin, Jack Hardy, Suzanne Vega.

The set covers the full breadth on Van Ronk’s career, with everything from early live recording from 1958 to his final studio recordings in 2001, just months before his death. The collection also includes his full set from a 1997 concert, which is now available for the first time.

Down In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection tracklist:

DISC 1
1. Duncan and Brady 3:02
2. River Come Down (Bamboo) 3:47
(Van Ronk-Weissman / Pepamar Music, ASCAP)
3. Spike Driver Blues 3:17
(John Hurt / American League Music, BMI)
4. John Henry 2:28
5. Backwater Blues 3:04
(Bessie Smith / Frank Music Corp., ASCAP)
6. K.C. Moan 3:04
(Arr. & adpt. Dave Van Ronk)
7. Haul on the Bowline 1:21
8. Just a Closer Walk with Thee 3:04
9. Gambler’s Blues 2:30
(Arr. & adpt. Dave Van Ronk / Folklore Music, ASCAP)
10. Sweet Substitute 2:36
(Ferdinand J. Morton / Edwin H. Morris and Co., ASCAP)
11. Bed Bug Blues 2:46
(Joseph M. Davis, ASCAP)
12. Winin’ Boy 2:38
(Ferdinand J. Morton / Edwin H. Morris and Co., ASCAP)
13. Georgie and the IRT 3:35
(Lawrence Block)
14. Betty and Dupree 3:37
15. Come Back, Baby 3:55
16. My Baby’s So Sweet 2:35
17. Black Mountain Blues 4:02
(J.C. Johnson)
18. Ya-Yas-Yas 2:09

DISC 2
1. Willie the Weeper 3:01
(Frankie Jaxon)
2. Dink’s Song 3:46
(John A. Lomax, Sr.-Bess Lomax / Ludlow Music, BMI)
3. Santy Ano 1:45
4. Leave Her, Johnny 1:30
5. Tell Old Bill 4:24
6. Careless Love 2:59
7. Standing by My Window 5:00
8. Please See My Grave Is Kept Clean 2:56
9. Had More Money 2:57 (Dave Van Ronk) +
10. If You Leave Me, Pretty Mama 3:09
11. Hesitation Blues 2:36
(Gary Davis)
12. In the Pines 3:08
13. Oh, What a Beautiful City 3:15
14. Mean Old Frisco 3:16+
(Arthur Crudup)
15. Stackalee 2:34++
(Furry Lewis / Yam Hill Music, BMI)
16. How Long 3:56
(Leroy Carr / Trio Music Company, BMI)
17. Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down 4:54
18. House of the Rising Sun 6:03++
(Arr. Dave Van Ronk)

DISC 3
1. Hootchie Kootchie Man 3:16
(Willie Dixon, BMI)
2. Reckless Blues 2:30++
(Fred Longshaw-Jack Gee)
3. Trouble in Mind 3:48++
(Richard Jones)
4. Oh Lord, Search My Heart (1:32)+
(Gary Davis)
5. God Bless the Child 3:18+
(Arthur Herzog-Billie Holiday / Edward B. Marks Music Company, BMI)
6. Losers 3:18
(Dave Van Ronk / Folklore Productions, ASCAP)
7. Another Time and Place 4:31
(Dave Van Ronk / Folklore Productions, ASCAP)
8. Garden State Stomp 3:00
(Dave Van Ronk / Folklore Productions, ASCAP)
9. Motherless Children 3:12
10. Don’t You Leave Me Here (I’m Alabama Bound) 4:35++
(Ferdinand J. Morton / Edwin H. Morris and Co., ASCAP)
11. Spike Driver Blues 6:56
(John Hurt / American League Music, BMI)
12. Down South Blues 5:03++
(Scrapper Blackwell)
13. St. James Infirmary (Gambler’s Blues) 4:41++
(Arr. & adpt. Dave Van Ronk / Folklore Music, ASCAP)
14. Ace in the Hole 3:27++
(George Mitchell-James E. Dempsey, additional verses Dave Van Ronk / Folklore Music, ASCAP)
15. Going Down Slow++
(James Oden / ARC Music, BMI)
16. Buckets of Rain 3:52++
(Bob Dylan / Rams Horn Music, SESAC)
17. Jelly Jelly 2:58++
(Billy Eckstine-Earl Hines / Advanced Music, ASCAP)
18. Sometime (Whatcha Gonna Do) 2:38++
(Josh White / Folk-Blues Music, ASCAP)

++previously unreleased track