Sigh. We lost another great last week, as John Renbourn, one of the giants in the British folk scene, died. He was one of the mainstays of Pentangle, which put out a few brilliant albums. He also compiled a number of noteworthy solo albums. His work with his fellow Pentangle guitarist, Bert Jansch, shouldn’t be missed. (I saw the two of them in concert once; to call their performance dazzling would almost be an understatement.)
Anyway, here’s an example of his style, which ranged over about as broad a spectrum of musical genres as is possible for a guitarist to play.
More links to clips here, if you’re interested.
Very nice. Thanks Senator. I spun a few Pentangle tunes in the early mornings at WUOG. Many fond memories. His passing is another mile stone marked as the magic and tumult of the 60’s drifts further in the rear view.
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That was outstanding Senator-seemed to me there was a touch of Doc Watson influence, also not many can pick using all 5 fingers-Derek Trucks is the only other one I know of–beautiful.
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I love this. Thanks for sharing. Has a bit of a “Going to California” feel to it. I’m gonna look more into his catalog .
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