The Songpoet

About The Songpoet

Eric Andersen is widely regarded as one of the most poetic songwriters that sprang from the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s. His artful mélange of love, despair, hope and stirred memory has earned him a passionate international following and the respect and admiration of artists ranging from Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen to Lou Reed and Wyclef Jean.

The Songpoet is a 2021 documentary music film directed by Paul Lamont. Released in April 2021, it runs 111 minutes.

The film is filed under songwriter and folk music.

Eric Andersen, Clive Davis, Danny Fields, and Lenny Kaye lead the cast.

American Pop make useful companions to The Songpoet. It carries a NR rating.