I missed this when it came out or rather I bookmarked it to read later and later turned out to be much later. It’s still definitely worth a read however.
In this Washington Post article, published on the eve of the Grammy’s, Christine Lavin writes about Van Ronk, his life and death and his contributions to folk music.
On Grammy Night, an Elegy for A Folk Hero
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