FROM...ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album. First released in Italy in the early '80s but unissued in the U.S. until the mid-'90s, FROM ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE lacks the thematic unity of some of Dave Van Rionk's most successful albums. But even though these disparate songs seem to have little to do with each other, they're united by Van Ronk's bluesy, gruff voice and expressive acoustic guitar. Starting with the wistful title track and continuing through traditional blues like "Kansas City Blues" and the "Frankie and Johnny" variant "Frankie's Blues," to Willie Dixon's "Hootchie Cootchie Man," Muddy Waters' "Lovin' Spoonful," and another Dylan cover, "He Was a Friend of Mine," Van Ronk's jazz-inflected vocal style and Delta-derived finger-picking technique make each song sound newly minted. Van Ronk originals like "Losers" sound equally strong, making FROM ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE a late masterwork by an underappreciated legend.

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FROM...ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album. First released in Italy in the early '80s but unissued . until the mid-'90s, FROM ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE lacks the thematic unity of some of Dave Van Rionk's most successful albums. But even though these disparate songs seem to have little to do with each other, they're united by Van Ronk's bluesy, gruff voice and expressive acoustic guitar. Starting with the wistful title track and continuing through traditional blues like "Kansas City Blues" and the "Frankie and Johnny" variant "Frankie's Blues," to Willie Dixon's "Hootchie Cootchie Man," Muddy Waters' "Lovin' Spoonful," and another Dylan cover, "He Was a Friend of Mine," Van Ronk's jazz-inflected vocal style and Delta-derived finger-picking technique make each song sound newly minted. Van Ronk originals like "Losers" sound equally strong, making FROM ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE a late masterwork by an underappreciated legend.