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Tag Archives: Bert Jansch
Bett’s Dance
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
Jansch and Renbourn live
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
Various routes to and from Nottamun Town
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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Tagged Bert Jansch, Bob Dylan, Davy Graham, Fairport Convention, Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, Jean Ritchie, Nottamun Town, Shirley Collins
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Blackwater Side; Bert Jansch and Anne Briggs
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:
More moves through the fair
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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Tagged Bert Jansch, Davy Graham, Eric Clapton, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, She Moves Through the Fair
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Reynardine
Reynardine (if Wikipedia is to be believed) is an early 20th century re-interpretation of a 18th or 19th century folk song, overlaying mystic overtones on a straightforward story of a young woman being waylaid by some rake. Whatever its history, … Continue reading
Bert Jansch
Regulars here will know my liking for the music of Bert Jansch and his contemporaries. Bert died after a long illness last Wednesday, but leaves behind a rich legacy of music usually categorised as “folk”, but really beyond categorisation. The 1992 BBC series “Acoustic … Continue reading
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Tagged Acoustic Routes, Bert Jansch, Bird Song, Black Swan, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Soho, Wayward Child
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