Bard of The Village - Jack Hardy Documentary Film

Bard of The Village - The Epic Tale of Jack Hardy and the Songwriters Exchange
Jack Hardy, was the Bard of the Village.
One of the most prolific Folk Musicians of our time.
Jack Hardy was a unique man with a unique voice. While his own music ranged from Celtic folk to roots-inspired Country folk in his later years, the voices that came out of his collective of songwriters and musicians are dynamic, diverse and famously eclectic. Some are names well known to the public and include Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, John Gorka and Christine Lavin. Many others are less well known, but are equally exciting. They all gathered in Jack’s living room to eat pasta and hold their latest creations up to peer scrutiny. In his later years Jack teamed up with long time friend David Massengill and the two became the Folk Brothers, playing and recording until Jack's untimely death in 2011.
Jack knew how to get himself noticed from an early age. In 1969, while a student at the University of Hartford and serving as the editor of its “The News-Liberated Press” , he was arrested and convicted of libel after publishing a lewd cartoon of then-President Nixon.
“Bard of the Village” will explore Jack's world, his influences and legacy in the downtown folk scene. Through interviews with the musicians and songwriters who he called friends, his family and contemporaries, I hope to paint a picture of a man who was less well known than he should have been, and whose voice and heart are still out there performing, writing and sending out the message every night where his influence is still felt. As a testament to Jack, friends and colleagues performed their favorite Jack songs in an intimate studio setting.
My ultimate goal for the documentary is to celebrate the man, the world he helped create and shape, and to shine a light on the folk movement that still exists and thrives here in NYC.
Charlie Spickler - Director
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