Amongst the artists who, to a greater or lesser extent, explored ways to marry traditional British folk with the energy of rock in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span ...
On paper, the formula looked impeccable. Take London’s two most dextrous folk-blues guitarists, toss in a jazz double bassist and drummer, then summon a young blues singer looking to extend her reach.
Extending a traditional song to this length in such spellbinding fashion was ambitious and while some of John Renbourne’s electric guitar suggested the fluidity of Quicksilver Messenger Service’s John ...
Pentangle, the five points of light being Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox. Formed in 1967, they took Trad folk and blended it with a mixture of jazz, blues and ...
IT says a lot about the enduring appeal of folk music that a band can still fill Symphony Hall despite not having toured together in nearly 40 years. The original line-up of British folk/jazz "super ...
Pentangle, the five points of light being Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox. Formed in 1967, they took Trad folk and blended it with a mixture of jazz, blues and ...
CD1 (One More Road): Travelling Solo; Oxford City; Endless Sky; The Lily of the West; One More Road; High Germany; Hey, Hey Soldier; Willy of Winsbury; Somali; Manuel; Are You Going to Scarborough ...