Folksinger in many ways is a brave attempt at bridging the racial divide, but I'm pretty sure that was not Dave Van Ronk's intent. He was simply fascinated by the music and wanted to interpret it to the best of his ability, to satisfy his own needs for development and maybe make a few listeners stop and think for a moment. The end result was this masterpiece of American folk, a paean to the gift of empathy and understanding.
Source: altrockchick
