Jack Hardy

by Richard MeyerJack Hardy has been a central figure in folk music since his arrival in Greenwich Village in 1978. Instrumental in founding The Songwriter's Exchange, The SpeakEasy Musician's co-op, and The Fast Folk Musical Magazine, Hardy has released nine albums domestically on his Great Divide label. Considered a writer's writer, he is known for politics in his songs, Americanized Irish influences, and a preoccupation with mythological imagery, mixed up with standard New York folk & roll.