Tag Archives: Pentangle

Two new old live recordings

Posted on June 19, 2022 by dougaj4

Two recordings of live concerts recently found on You Tube: Sandy Denny singing Blackwaterside (BBC In Concert – Paris Theatre 16/3/72) : The Pentangle, three songs recorded in Australia in August 1972:

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Danny Thompson by The Music Aficionado

Posted on January 25, 2022 by dougaj4

I just discovered The Music Aficionado site, where Parts 1 and 2 of a series on the life and times of Danny Thompson have recently been posted: I have been toying with the idea of writing an article about Danny … Continue reading →

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Some new old songs

Posted on November 14, 2021 by dougaj4

Every so often I check YouTube to see what new old music has been posted, and today I found: Haitian Fight Song, here played by Danny Thompson in Norway in 1968 and Bert Jansch and Danny Thompson playing Thames Lighterman … Continue reading →

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Tam Lin

Posted on July 11, 2017 by dougaj4

Tam Lin is a Scottish folk tale and song dating from 1549 or earlier. It is set at Carterhaugh (not Carter Hall), which is a real place. The song was widely re-interpreted in the British folk revival, most notably by Fairport  … Continue reading →

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Green grow the laurels

Posted on June 7, 2017 by dougaj4

from Sandy Denny: Not to be confused with:  

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