Jack Hardy Old News
"St. Clare" on Felicity May 1st, 2002
Jack on World Cafe March 7th, 2002
Victory in Apartment Case
Jeff Hardy Victim of World Trade Center Tragedy
Jack Wins Wildflower Songwriters Contest
Bottom Line Benefit a Big Success; Signed Posters Available
Al Grierson
Kerrville Photo
Back Home Studio Open House on July 8th (Pennsylvania)
New Album: Omens!
July 1999 Tour of Europe
Jack at the 1998 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Sing Out! Feature
The Passing (1996-1997 Album)
Kate Wolf Memorial Award
Jack Wins South Florida Folk Festival Songwriter Contest
Fast Folk Taken Over by Folkways/Smithsonian (at folkmusic.about.com)
New News
Suzanne Vega's recording of Jack's song "St. Clare" will be part
of the episode of Felicity that
will air on May 1st.
Update May 2, 2002: Information on the episode and an mp3 of
Suzanne's version is available at the
Felicity Tunes web site.
Jack's own version of the song in a recent concert may be heard
at Jack Hardy in Performance.
An interview with Jack will be broadcast on World Cafe
on March 7th. Check the World Cafe web site
to find local station(s) that carry the radio program.
As reported in
the December 24, 2001, New York Times,
Jack has won the eviction case brought against him by
the owners of his rent-stabilized apartment apartment in
Greenwich Village.
The apartment has served as the meeting place for the weekly
Songwriters' Exchange gatherings for some 18 years.
Jack has
expressed his thanks and appreciation to everyone who helped in
this struggle, including those who supported the November 2000
benefit concert.
Jack's brother Jeff is missing and presumed dead in the New York City World Trade Center tragedy.
Jeff played bass on many of Jack's albums, as well as on many of
the Fast Folk recordings. He
toured in Jack's band for 11 years.
In recent years Jeff worked as an executive chef at Cantor Fitzgerald, on the 101st floor of the north tower.
Anyone wishing to make a donation in Jeff's memory may consider the
Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund,
which provides aid to the families of victims
of the World Trade Center tragedy who worked in the food service profession
throughout the complex.
A Page for Jeff
Willie Nininger's Tribute to Jeff
September 27, 2001,
New York Times portrait of Jeff
September 25, 2001, article
on Jack and Jeff in the New York Times
Jack was one of three winners of the Songwriters Contest
at the Wildflower Festival in Richardson, Texas,
on May 19, 2001. He was recognized on the strength of two new songs, "Autumn" and "Ponderosa and
Piñon Pine." The other winners were Rachel Bissex
and Josh Lampkin.
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A benefit for the defense of Jack's rent-stabilized apartment, headlined
by Suzanne Vega, took place at the Bottom Line in New York City on November 18.
Jack's Greenwich Village home has also been the home of the
Songwriters' Exchange for 17 years. The benefit was a huge success, with
both shows sold out, including standing-room-only tickets.
Bruce Miyashita's Report on the Show
Jack thanks everyone who attended, contributed
in lieu of attending, or participated. He's touched by everyone's
generosity and is grateful for all the support.
Signed copies of Tim Robinson's beautiful poster for the event are available for $20, including postage.
Proceeds will go to the defense of Jack's apartment.
To obtain one, send a check for $20 made out to Jack Hardy to:
Jack Hardy
178 W. Houston Street, Suite 9
New York, New York 10014
Nov. 2 New York Times article on Jack's fight
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![[Al Grierson]](./AlGrierson1_C.jpg)
photo by Arthur Wood
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Al Grierson–singer, poet,
songwriter, song historian–died November 2, 2000, in a flash
flood near his home in Texas. Jack has written a song for his good friend and he performed it for the first time
at The Vanilla Bean in Pomfret, Conn., on November 11, accompanied by Mike Laureanno on bass.
Listen to Jack's performance:
introduction (mp3 format, 1309KB)
"The Ghost of Grierson" (mp3 format, 128Kbps stereo, 3124KB)
"The Ghost of Grierson" (mp3 format, 192Kbps stereo, 4689KB)
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Jack and Al, circa 1996
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Jack and Al, 1997 (photo by Bill Nash)
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Jack is spending two weeks in late May/early June at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, as
he has for many years. Alan Rowoth has posted a photo that includes Jack
on his Kerrville 2000 page.
Jack will perform during the annual open house at Leslie Blake's Back Home Studio
on Sunday, July 8th, 2001, starting at 10:00 a.m. The studio is in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Local Press Clipping on the Event
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Jack's new album, Omens has been released by Prime CD.
Four top musicians play with Jack on the recording:
Mike Laureanno - bass & vocals
Tom Duval - electric guitar & vocals
Kate MacLeod - fiddle
Dave Anthony - drums
The album includes many songs that Jack has been playing at his 1999 shows:
- I Ought to Know
- I Can't Love You
- Eclipse
- Síle na gCíoch [Sheila]
- Síar ón nDaingean [West of Dingle]
- Memory
- The Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Willow
- Arrow
- Only One Sky
- Oh, Woman
- In the Building of the Boat
- The Boney Bailiff
- A Change of Heart
As a bonus, the CD also contains, as a "hidden track" before the first song,
a 19-minute interview of Jack Hardy conducted by Suzanne Vega in December of 1999.
Lyrics and soundclips are available on the web site.
Omens may be ordered by calling 1-800-PRIME-CD.
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Jack and his band will tour Europe in
July. Concerts are planned in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.
Check the Itinerary page for the latest available information on shows.
Jack's band has been playing at recent U.S. shows and is sharp! It consists of
Mike Laureanno on bass
and background vocals. Long-time Hardy associate Tom Duval, a veteran of
previous European tours,
plays lead guitar and also adds vocal backing.
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Jack, Tom Duval, and Mike Laureanno
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Jack Hardy performed July 24-26 (1998) at the
prestigious Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in
Hillsdale, New York. He performed the following songs:
In 1997, Jack performed "Willie Goggin's Hat" and "The Zephyr" at Falcon Ridge.
Jack Hardy's career and contributions are profiled in the May/June/July 1997 issue
of Sing Out! (vol. 42, no. 1).
The issue also includes the words and music for "Morgan's Dance," a song from The Passing.
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In 1996, Jack recorded an album which is now available in stores, at shows, and from 1-800-PRIME-CD.
It is called The Passing (on 1-800-PRIME-CD, PCD 061) and contains the following
songs:
- The Passing
- Black-eyed Susans
- Willie Goggin's Hat
- The Hallowe'en Parade
- The 20th Century
- You Only Leave Your Heart Once
- That Close to Crying
- If I Ever Pass This Way Again
- Dachau
- Morgan's Dance
More information on The Passing is available at 1-800-PRIME-CD.
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On the weekend of February 1st and 2nd, 1997, Jack Hardy was
presented with The Annual Kate Wolf Memorial Award at The Birchmere
(Washington, D.C. area). Among the previous winners were Nancy Griffith, Tom
Paxton, and Christine Lavin.
Date sent: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 20:26:17 -0500
From: Michael Stock <mstock@DC.SEFLIN.ORG>
Subject: south florida folk festival
I will just pass a long a few notes from this past weekend's South
Florida Folk Festival. The weather was good with just the threat of
rain, temp. in the mid 70's.
The national songwriting contest had some very good entries. 145
entrents with 2 songs each, finalist at the festival whitteled down to
20. The overall winner was Jack Hardy (the Jack Hardy). He is
automatically invited to next year's festival, and according to Jack, it
will be the first festival he has been invited to play at.
I am really proud of the efforts put into this 6 year old festival. 4
stages with quality acts throughout the day and a mainstage with,
among others, Tom Prasada-Rao, Rod MacDonald,Penny Lang, Small Potatoes
and Andrew Calhoun. Jack Hardy performed (with Wendy Beckerman) as winner
of the contest on Sunday.
Michael Stock
WLRN FM
"Folk & Acoustic Music"
172 NE 15th Street
Miami, FL 33132
(305)995-2264
mstock@dcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us
Jack Hardy appeared at the January 1998 Florida Folk Festival.
New News
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