"A village Pied Piper for the spirit of folk" The New York Times "This (The Cauldron) is a strong collection of folk ballads, sung with a roughness vaguely similar to Eric Anderson's, and a force common to ballad singers since the start of time...A record well worth tracking down." NY Daily News "Jack Hardy reigns as the great mystical contemporary singer-songwriter...Hardy spins his lyrics from as many colors as the instruments weave his melodies." Sing Out