Tribute To Jack Hardy / Various- Tribute To Jack Hardy / Various (CD)
2016 release. Performers include album producers Mark Dann and David Massengill, joined by contemporary folk standouts Nanci Griffith, Suzanne Vega, Jonathan Byrd, Red Molly, Lucy Kaplansky, and Brian Rose. Jack Hardy himself, known as a welcoming host for weekly songwriting workshops, is also included via two unreleased tracks recorded shortly before he died. For the album, Dann and Massengill compiled more than 100 pages of liner notes that include Hardy's "Songwriter's Manifesto," complete lyrics, photos, and personal tributes, anecdotes, and essays from the participating singer-songwriters. In the liner notes, the performers repeatedly cite his valuable perspective on songwriting and give generous thanks for his passion, bravery, stubbornness, determination, and encouragement. In addition to this tribute, the 36-track compilation Fast Folk: A Community of Singers and Songwriters is available from Smithsonian Folkways and includes songs by John Gorka, Suzanne Vega, Dave Van Ronk, and many more.
Tracklist:
- Tree Of Rhyme
- Saint Clare
- Little Dove
- Sojourner Truth (Ain't I A Woman?)
- Murder
- You Only Leave Your Heart Once
- Prisoner
- The Last Of The O'neills
- Rye Grass
- Houston Street
- Potter's Field
- Autumn
- Gossamer Thread
- Resolution
- Forget-Me-Not
- Dublin Farewell
- The Tailor
- Down Where The Rabbits Run
- I Ought To Know
- Porto Limon
- White Shoes
- Go Tell The Savior
- The Inner Man
- Before You Sing (Instrumental Version)
- Fare Thee Well
- Ponderosa
UPC > 093076000722
Format > New CD
Label > Smithsonian Folkways
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2016 release. Performers include album producers Mark Dann and David Massengill, joined by contemporary folk standouts Nanci Griffith, Suzanne Vega, Jonathan Byrd, Red Molly, Lucy Kaplansky, and Brian Rose. Jack Hardy himself, known as a welcoming host for weekly songwriting workshops, is also included via two unreleased tracks recorded shortly before he died. For the album, Dann and Massengill compiled more than 100 pages of liner notes that include Hardy's "Songwriter's Manifesto," complete lyrics, photos, and personal tributes, anecdotes, and essays from the participating singer-songwriters. In the liner notes, the performers repeatedly cite his valuable perspective on songwriting and give generous thanks for his passion, bravery, stubbornness, determination, and encouragement. In addition to this tribute, the 36-track compilation Fast Folk: A Community of Singers and Songwriters is available from Smithsonian Folkways and includes songs by John Gorka, Suzanne Vega, Dave Van Ronk, and many more.
Tracklist:
- Tree Of Rhyme
- Saint Clare
- Little Dove
- Sojourner Truth (Ain't I A Woman?)
- Murder
- You Only Leave Your Heart Once
- Prisoner
- The Last Of The O'neills
- Rye Grass
- Houston Street
- Potter's Field
- Autumn
- Gossamer Thread
- Resolution
- Forget-Me-Not
- Dublin Farewell
- The Tailor
- Down Where The Rabbits Run
- I Ought To Know
- Porto Limon
- White Shoes
- Go Tell The Savior
- The Inner Man
- Before You Sing (Instrumental Version)
- Fare Thee Well
- Ponderosa
UPC > 093076000722
Format > New CD
Label > Smithsonian Folkways
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.