简介：EricAnderseniswidelyregardedasoneofthemostpoeticsongwritersthatsprangfromtheGreenwichVillagefolksceneofthe1960s.Hisartfulmélangeoflove,despair,hopeandstirredmemoryhasearnedhimapassionateinternationalfollowingandtherespectandadmirationofartistsrangingfromJoniMitchellandLeonardCohentoLouReedandWyclefJean.TheSongpoetoffersalookintothemind,soulandcreativeprocessofthismultifaceted,complexandsingularlydrivenartistwhosecareersawgreatexpectationswaylaidbymisfortune. SetagainstthebackdropofAmericanfolkmusic,TheSongpoetfollowsAndersens50-yearjourneythattookhimfromtheBeatcoffeehousesinNorthBeach,SanFranciscotothefolkclubsinGreenwichVillage,NewYorkCity,toJapanasthefirstAmericansinger-songwritertotourthatcountryandultimatelytohishomeintheNetherlandsandtoEuropewherehecontinuestowrite,recordandperformaswellaspursuehisnewfoundartisticpassion...…