It shows him revisiting his old haunts and reminiscing with guests such as al stewart, anne briggs, john renbourn, and davy graham from 1995, jansch appeared frequently at the 12 bar club in denmark street, london. Jansch, bert renbourn, john after the dance amazon. Tracks together appear on recordings under berts name. He was born in glasgow, but his parents were german. The first set, released on cd and vinyl in late january, collects bert jansch and it dont bother me along with the two records he released in 1966, jack. Jacqui mcshee was already singing traditional folk in british folk clubs when she began working with virtuosic acoustic guitarist john renbourne in 1966. Folk baroque, contemporary folk, english folk music. Jack orion included blackwaterside, a traditional song jansch learned from briggs. The first two, 1965s bert jansch and it dont bother me, were literally recorded in bill leaders bedroom studio. An expanded version of the album was later released in america in 1969 by vanguard as stepping stones. After the dance, a song by bert jansch, john renbourn on.
Renbourn continued to record and perform with bert jansch on occasion, and jacqui mcshee sang with johns postpentangle project the john renbourn group, whose 1981 concert album live in america earned a grammy nomination. Herbert bert jansch 3 november 1943 5 october 2011 was a scottish folk musician and founding member of the band pentangle. Contemporary folk, folk baroque, english folk music. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
Jack orion included blackwaterside, a traditional song jansch learned from. A year later, she agreed to join pentangle, a read full biography. Explore releases from bert jansch and john renbourn at discogs. Colin randall click here to check bert janschs music at amazon. Han er kanskje mest kjend for samarbeidet med gitaristen bert jansch, samt som medlem i folkemusikkgruppa pentangle. Check out after the dance by bert jansch and john renbourn on amazon music. After the dance, a song by bert jansch, john renbourn on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. A joint album the same year, bert and john, laid the foundations of pentangle. The piece i put together was intended to incorporate a selection of stylistic elements.
John renbourn, who has died aged 70, was one half of the powerful guitar duo of pentangle, the innovative jazzfolk band of the 1960s and 70s. My last walk down memory lane with the late john renbourn features, exclusively, all instrumental collaborations with his old pentangle sparring partner bert jansch. After leaving school he began playing guitar, mainly blues, at various music clubs in scotland and. After his father left the family they moved to edinburgh. Theyre billed on the cover as historic collaborations, and the duet work of bert jansch and john renbourn was exactly that, both on the albums they did together and as part of pentangle. Bert and john is the fourth album by scottish folk musician bert jansch, released in 1966. After the dance by bert jansch and john renbourn on amazon. Jansch caused an immediate sensation with his first album, bert jansch, released in. Its a book for the serious acoustic guitarist yet the transcriptions in standard notation and tablature are in a print size and style that is easy to read. Its not as strong as the previous two containing sketches, in janschs opinion, but it contains classic songs like soho and early versions of songsmotifs that would eventually find their way onto the pentangle albums.
Lives improving but still modest readership figures, the unexpected happened andrew currys guest contribution to the cover story series, an informed comparison of three versions of jackson c franks 1960s contemporary folk classic blues run the game, has. A number of songs are performed with friend and fellow guitarist john renbourn, who would later join him in the group pentangle. Bert jansch john renbourn after the dance cd discogs. One player i keep coming back to is john renbourn, maybe best known for his work in pentangle and with bert jansch. The bulk of the material here comes from the bert and john album, but there are nods elsewhere, including the waggoners lad from jack orion, although one could wish theyd included the epic title track. Just as i indulged in a spot of selfdeprecation, mocking salut. Renbourn also played with pentangle as well as with guitarist bert jansch, and later stefan grossman. After the dance is a compilation that focuses exclusively on the duos joint solo recordings that. It didnt have a title but since got named rosslyn, after the ornate and mysterious chapel in the scottish borders not far from my home, which at that time was a tranquil spot. Bert jansch simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. First recordings two tracks on john renbourn album put out by the independent label transatlantic. Paul collaborated on bert janschs last two albums, edge of a dream in a sparkling guitar duet called black cat blues which featured on the soundtrack of the film calendar girls, and the black swan.
Music profile for bert jansch, born 3 november 1943. One of his live sets there was recorded direct to digital audio tape dat by janschs. It follows him from the legendary london basement club les cousins to his work with bert jansch and their group pentangle to his traditionalmedieval adventures with the john renbourn group and to his duet performances with stefan grossman. Pauls debut album features guest appearances from bert jansch and eric clapton, the only time they performed together.
Jansch and renbourn were perhaps the most celebrated acoustic guitar duo from this period, and the material still shines. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. John renbourn tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction. It featured two extra tracks, it dont bother me and my lover. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bert jansch and john renbourn at the discogs marketplace. Bert was the prime mover in the acoustic routes film, first broadcast by the bbc in 1992. Music profile for john renbourn, born 8 august 1944. After the dance is a compilation that focuses exclusively on the duos joint solo recordings that showcase the interplay between the two acoustic guitar virtuosos and even includes.
He recorded at least 25 albums and toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century. John started out in the late 60s playing a hybrid folkblues style with some jazz influence and began to bring in. Joint recording bert and john engineered by bill leader. Renbourn also cut several albums with the american guitarist stefan grossman, the first a selftitled effort in 1978. Next up, in my opinion, is bert and john explicitly recorded with john renbourn, also from 1966. See more ideas about john renbourn, folk and acoustic. Nov 6, 2018 british acoustic fingerstyle guitarist who was part of the folk baroque movement in the early 1960s in london. Herbert bert jansch 3 november 19435 october 2011 was a scottish singersongwriter regarded as one of britains great folk guitarists. A number of songs are performed with friend and fellow guitarist john renbourn, who would later join him. He was born in glasgow and came to prominence in london in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singersongwriter. The acousticblues musings of bert jansch and john renbourn had a certain descriptive quality to them, paving the way for newage storytellers like william ackerman, and thus being important in a historical sense, but ultimately lacked dynamic range. The book is beautifully presented with extensive information about the songs of bert jansch and serious detail about his playing style.