Dance Of Love & Death

Eric Andersen's new album Dance of Love and Death contains 17 new songs. This is the first studio album of new Eric Andersen songs since 2003. The album features special guests (Lenny Kaye, Larry Campbell, Steve Addabbo, Eric Lee, Joyce Andersen, Tony Garnier, Michele Gazich, Inge Andersen, Robin Batteau, Mark Dann, Abby Newton, Mike Visceglia, Jagoda, Cheryl Prashker and Wyatt Offit) accompanying Eric Andersen. Andersen first came to prominence as a performer in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s and immediately became part of the Village folk and songwriter scene and was at the epicenter of the American Greenwich Village singer-songwriter explosion. Aside from his own classics, he's co-written songs with Lou Reed, Townes Van Zandt, Rick Danko, and Bob Weir (Grateful Dead). And his songs have been covered by many artists including Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, Fairport Convention and Peter, Paul & Mary. He is featured in an Andy Warhol film (Space) and in many music documentaries. A full-length documentary about Eric Andersen The Songpoet (released 2019) is available for streaming on PBS. He has broken the boundaries of songwriting with a 26 minute recitative and incorporating literary influences and works in his writing. He is currently working on a memoir.