Bert Jansch RIP

[Guest]

Folk musician Bert Jansch dies aged 67

Very sad news. He was a true great.

[Lateralthinking1]

Yes, seconded. I thought he would have been older. Of his more recent work, I very much enjoyed "The Black Swan".

One day I will try to decide on my favourite 20 songs. That would be quite different from picking 20 favourite records. The Auld Triangle would be on the first list and there was a very good version of it on "The Black Swan".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZP_fgy_lUw

(Incidentally, I can never remember whether Brendan Behan wrote two or three songs but the other(s) is/are far less well known).

[johncorrigan]

That's sad news indeed - Pentangle were one of the first bands I ever saw and great they were. I really loved the work that Bert Jansch did with John Renbourn too. Great musicians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y6PiF5kfjI

[Globaltruth]

Gideon Coe over on r6 is doing a one hour tribute to Bert Jansch at 10 tonight.

[Paul Sherratt]

Thanks Global.
It's good that there's a programme that can react in a timely fashion to these sad events.
We've lost a very distinctive voice in Bert Jansch.

http://www.qpratools.com/gallery/big/bert_jansch-young_man_blues__live_in_glasgow_1962-1964-front.jpg

[Chris Newman]

Very sad. As a student I liked Pentangle. I remember him playing solo at Salisbury Arts Centre, some on accoustic and some on steel guitar. He was mesmerising. I thought he was much older but find I'm not much younger.

[johncorrigan]

Great listening to Gid - Bert really had terrific voice as well as being a wonderful guitarist.

[gurnemanz]

I remember a friend of mine playing us Pentangle's first album in 1968 (quite a year) and being bowled over by a new series of sounds. I really got into "folk/rock" as result. I didn't get around to hearing them live till a couple of years ago (at Swindon Arts Centre) without Bert alas.

[Globaltruth]

Thanks Global.
It's good that there's a programme that can react in a timely fashion to these sad events.
We've lost a very distinctive voice in Bert Jansch.
http://www.qpratools.com/gallery/big...1964-front.jpg

to be fair to r3 Sara Mohr Pietsch did play a track this morning too.

[johncorrigan]

Here's a really good tribute from Pete Paphides in today's Guardian music section on 'Britain's greatest ever guitarist'.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/06/bert-jansch-tribute?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9387

[marthe]

Sorry to hear about this. I, and my husband, have been long-time fans of Bert Jansch and Pentangle. I've never had the good fortune to hear Jansch live, but have been fortunate enough to have seen John Renbourn and Martin Carthy (not together) perform live over here, not at the Newport Folk Festival, but at a small concert venue as part of the Common Fence Point music series in nearby Portsmouth, RI.

[Lateralthinking1]

Marthe - Thanks for these comments. With those in mind, are there any relevant radio programmes on NPR or commercial stations in New England you would recommend? - Lat.

[marthe]

Hi Lat. - Boston's NPR station WGBH (89.7 FM) has a program called "A Celtic Sojourn" on Saturday afternoons hosted by Brian O'Donovan; WRUI (90.3 FM), the University of Rhode Island station has a program called "In the Celtic Realm" on Wednesday evenings hosted by Laura Travers. We've been listening to, and enjoying, both of these programs for 30+ years. The focus is Celtic music but that in itself is wide ranging and includes Breton, Scottish, Welsh, and Cornish music as well as the ubiquitous Irish jigs and reels. Laura Travers tends to throw in English stuff as well, though neither Travers nor O'Donovan plays much traditional American music. Travers's annual Halloween show will be coming up on the Wednesday closest to Halloween and usually has a good line up of Pentangle/Renbourn-type stuff. You can listen to both of these stations streamed on-line. Look for http://www.wgbh.org/programs/ and http://www.WRIU.org/. Best wishes-m.

[Lateralthinking1]

Hi Marthe - That is really great. Thanks ever so much. I will certainly explore them! - Lat.

[marthe]

Hope you enjoy them Lat!