Tag Archives: Bert Jansch

Bett’s Dance

Posted on March 24, 2019 by dougaj4

I have posted a link to Bert Jansch playing Bett’s Dance here before: Jansch and Renbourn live Here is another live version: … and (probably) a studio version, included on the album  “Living in the Shadows, Part 1”, which is available … Continue reading →

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Jansch and Renbourn live

Posted on August 28, 2017 by dougaj4

Three recently uploaded You Tube recordings of live performances by guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn.  As further evidence that the quality of a You Tube video is inversely proportional to the number of views, none of the three have … Continue reading →

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Various routes to and from Nottamun Town

Posted on June 10, 2016 by dougaj4

Recently reading the words to Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” I was struck by the similarity to the English folk song “Nottamun Town”.  Searching the Internet I found very few references to this connection (although plenty to the … Continue reading →

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Blackwater Side; Bert Jansch and Anne Briggs

Posted on August 11, 2015 by dougaj4

I have posted solo recordings of Blackwater Side from Bert Jansch and Anne Briggs before, but here they are together, about 30 years on: Which led me to a video of Bert Jansch’s 60th Birthday concert:    

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More moves through the fair

Posted on November 1, 2012 by dougaj4

Following the last Bach instalment, here are three more versions of She Moves Through the Fair. The first is the “official” Fairport Convention release, with Sandy Denny on vocals.  Much more polished than the demo version posted last time, but … Continue reading →

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