A Tribute to Jack Hardy

Jack Hardy (1947-2011) founded Fast Folk in New York City in 1982. Appearing on its stages was a folksinger’s near-imperative. Today, a generation of singer/songwriters remember him with gratitude and fondness, and 24 of them lent their voices to this musical homage, each covering one of Hardy’s songs. Hardy himself appears on two tracks, interpreting his songs “Gossamer Thread” and “Ponderosa.” Produced by longtime Fast Folk recordist Mark Dann and balladeer David Massengill, the notes include Hardy’s Songwriter’s Manifesto, along with many photos, personal recollections, anecdotes, and essays by fellow singer/songwriters who knew and cherished the Fast Folk founder. 2 discs, 26 tracks, 105-pages of extensive digital liner notes, photos, and lyrics. Read more about this album.

Please note: the liner notes are a .PDF file included in album downloads and on custom CDs. You can also download them, free of charge, here.

Track Listing

101	Tree of Rhyme	David Massengill	03:45
102	Saint Clare	Suzanne Vega	02:23
103	Little Dove	Richard Shindell	04:07
104	Sojourner Truth (Ain't I a Woman?)	Jack Williams	03:15
105	Murder	Christine Lavin	05:55
106	You Only Leave Your Heart Once	Richard Julian	04:30
107	Prisoner	Red Molly	04:33
108	The Last of the O’Neills	Nels Andrews	03:38
109	Rye Grass	Paul Sachs	04:41
110	Houston Street	Frank Christian	04:36
111	Potter’s Field	Erik Frandsen	02:28
112	Autumn	Jonathan Byrd	03:08
113	Gossamer Thread	Jack Hardy	03:19
201	Resolution	Rod MacDonald	03:56
202	Forget-Me-Not	Lucy Kaplansky	03:49
203	Dublin Farewell	Anthony da Costa	03:46
204	The Tailor	Terre Roche	05:25
205	Down Where the Rabbits Run	John Gorka	03:40
206	I Ought to Know	Ronny Cox	03:34
207	Porto Limon	Brian Rose	04:34
208	White Shoes	Andrew Rose Gregory	03:47
209	Go Tell the Savior	Diana Jones	04:27
210	The Inner Man	Frank Tedesso	04:13
211	Before You Sing (Instrumental Version)	Kate MacLeod	01:08
212	Fare Thee Well	Nanci Griffith	04:03
213	Ponderosa	Jack Hardy	04:17