Bert Jansch | ||
| Allmusic Biography : One of the most important figures in contemporary British folk, Bert Jansch brought an unsurpassed combination of virtuosity and eclecticism to the acoustic guitar, both as a solo act and as a key member of Pentangle. Also a talented songwriter and affecting (if gruff) vocalist, he wrote dark and sparse material that recalled the folky side of Donovan, though he was much less pop-oriented than the psychedelic pop troubadour. Incorporating elements of blues, American folk, and British Isles traditional music into his playing, his influence was not only immense in the British folk scene, it also extended to the rock world -- Neil Young and Jimmy Page, two electric guitar gonzos who often turn to acoustic picking as well, have acknowledged Jansch as a major influence. Young went as far as to tell Guitar Player magazine that Jansch did for the acoustic guitar what Jimi Hendrix did for the electric. A revered elder statesperson in the U.K., he escaped widespread notice in the States, yet he had all the prerequisites for a large cult following on the order of Nick Drake, another musician whose work contains definite echoes of Jansch. Born in Scotland, Jansch vagabonded around the U.K. and Europe for a while before basing himself in London in the early 60s. He made an impact on the citys folk community not only with his guitar skills, but with his original songwriting, singing his own compositions at a time when Dylan was just beginning to make that practice widespread in folk circles. Friend and fellow folksinger Anne Briggs helped Jansch get a contract with Transatlantic, a small British folky label. Recorded on a single microphone and a borrowed guitar at Janschs apartment, his first album immediately established him as a major force in British folk. Consisting almost entirely of original compositions, the brooding, plaintive songs showcased his dexterous fingerpicking. "Needle of Death," inspired by the heroin-related death of a friend, may still be his most famous composition. Jansch graduated to a real studio for his second album, It Dont Bother Me. That LP featured some contributions from guitarist John Renbourn, and the pair would record a joint effort in the mid-60s as well, Bert and John. Soon Jansch and Renbourn would be playing together as part of a five-member group, Pentangle, one of the greatest folk acts of the 60s. Pentangle, also featuring vocalist Jacqui McShee and the rhythm section of Danny Thompson and Terry Cox, was very much a group effort. Of all the group members, however, Jansch was probably the most important, writing the best original material, singing occasional lead vocals, and recording some enthralling guitar tandems with Renbourn. Janschs increasing involvement (and eventual commercial success) with Pentangle did not mean an end to his solo career, although Pentangle got first priority in the late 60s and early 70s. Nicola, from 1967, was a pretty good attempt to commercialize his sound somewhat with poppier material and some fuller studio arrangements. Released in 1969, Birthday Blues was an effort more consistent with his early folk recordings, and included instrumental support by some members of Pentangle. Rosemary Lane (1971) is acclaimed by Jansch fans as one of his finest works. Janschs first decade of recording attracts the lions share of interest from listeners, but he continued to record with his instrumental skills intact. For instance, Jansch played in re-formed versions of Pentangle in the 80s and 90s, while Drag City released the widely acclaimed Black Swan in 2006. However, in later years, ill health made it necessary for him to cancel previously scheduled concert and tour appearances. Jansch died of lung cancer at a hospice in Hampstead, London, England on October 5, 2011. He was 67 years old. The following years saw a number of posthumous releases, including a number of live albums. In 2018, Just a Simple Soul appeared, which was a career-spanning compilation of the late singers work from his 60s solo recordings through to his final studio album. The collection was compiled by Janschs estate and former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, who also wrote the liner notes for the release. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 42 Title: Bert Jansch Released: 1965-04-16 Tracks: 15 Duration: 39:16 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Strolling Down the Highway (03:06) 2 Smokey River (02:56) 3 Oh How Your Love Is Strong (03:40) 4 I Have No Time (03:09) 5 Finches (00:51) 6 Ramblings Going to Be the Death of Me (03:18) 7 Veronica (01:32) 8 Needle of Death (03:19) 9 Do You Hear Me Now? (02:06) 10 Alice’s Wonderland (01:46) 11 Running From Home (02:24) 12 Courting Blues (04:01) 13 Casbah (02:10) 14 Dreams of Love (01:44) 15 Angie (03:12) |
| Bert Jansch : Allmusic album Review : Recorded with a portable tape player on a borrowed guitar in the kitchen of his London flat, the impact of Bert Janschs debut has been somewhat blunted by time, but it was a vastly influential work. His masterful acoustic picking, which blended elements of traditional British folk, blues, and jazz, inspired not just other folk players, but rockers who frequently used acoustic guitars. Specifically, Jimmy Page and Neil Young have gone on record as noting their heavy debts to Janschs early material. He was also a talented songwriter, and all but one of the 15 tracks on his debut was an original composition (the set closes with his version of the instrumental "Angi," originally performed by fellow British folk guitarist Davy Graham, and popularized by Paul Simon). The artist sounds quite close to early Donovan with his Scottish inflections, though he is darker and less pop-oriented; indeed, Donovan recorded a couple of early Jansch tunes, and wrote a couple of songs directly inspired by the artist ("Berts Blues" and "House of Jansch"). Jansch reflects a rambling, beatnik sort of lifestyle with his compositions on this album, which includes one of his most famous tunes, the somber "Needle of Death" (about the heroin-induced death of one of his friends). | ||
 | Album: 2 of 42 Title: It Don’t Bother Me Released: 1965-12 Tracks: 14 Duration: 43:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Oh My Babe (04:00) 2 Ring-a-Ding Bird (04:41) 3 Tinkers Blues (01:05) 4 Ant-Apartheid (04:06) 5 The Wheel (01:46) 6 A Man Id Rather Be (02:05) 7 My Lover (04:02) 8 It Dont Bother Me (04:27) 9 Harvest Your Thoughts of Love (02:15) 10 Lucky Thirteen (03:32) 11 As the Day Grows Longer (03:44) 12 So Long (Been on the Road So Long) (03:14) 13 Want My Daddy Now (01:39) 14 900 Miles (03:01) |
| It Don’t Bother Me : Allmusic album Review : Basically an extension of his 1965 debut, Bert Janschs second album is perhaps a bit lighter in mood and doesnt boast quite as strong material, although its nearly in the same league. Includes one of his most explicitly political songs ("Anti-Apartheid"), his first recording with John Renbourn ("Lucky Thirteen," a Renbourn original), and his first use of banjo on record ("900 Miles"). | ||
 | Album: 3 of 42 Title: Lucky Thirteen Released: 1966 Tracks: 14 Duration: 41:19 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Angie (03:12) 2 Been on the Road So Long (03:10) 3 Running From Home (02:20) 4 Tinkers Blues (01:05) 5 I Have No Time (03:09) 6 Lucky Thirteen (03:32) 7 Needle of Death (03:19) 8 Ring-a-Ding Bird (04:41) 9 Casbah (02:10) 10 Courting Blues (04:01) 11 Oh My Babe (04:00) 12 Veronica (01:32) 13 Ramblings Going to Be the Death of Me (03:18) 14 The Wheel (01:46) |
| Lucky Thirteen : Allmusic album Review : Many fans of the British folk revival hold this as the quintessential Burt Jansch document. While including career highlights in his interpretation of Davey Grahams "Angie" and his own stunning answer song "Veronica" as the introduction and centrifugal instrumentals, the album also contains "Needle of Death," which must be the darkest rumination on drug addiction recorded. The songs blue spirit and ambience has been interpreted by Roy Harper and Wizz Jones, both of whom present the song as an awestruck tribute to the greatly modest Jansch. On Lucky Thirteen, the guitarist swings between his Anglo-inflected circular songs and the blues form that he so loved and later abandoned, not so much replacing it as homogenizing it into his own self-defined style. Titles such as "Ramblings Gonna Be the Death of Me acknowledge his debt to the great blues artists such as Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee, while "Running From Home" and "Casbah" expose a great affection for traditional Scottish and Irish music. To call the recording style pragmatic would be an understatement; the intimacy touches on desolation, with an almost overly private air in which gasps of breath and scratching of strings become as much a part of the music as his astonishing technique and exquisite baritone. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 42 Title: Bert and John Released: 1966-09 Tracks: 12 Duration: 26:33 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 East Wind (01:25) 2 Piano Tune (01:39) 3 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (03:51) 4 Soho (03:00) 5 Tic-Tocative (01:56) 6 Orlando (01:40) 7 Reds Favourite (01:34) 8 No Exit (01:24) 9 Along the Way (02:03) 10 The Time Has Come (02:53) 11 Stepping Stones (02:43) 12 After the Dance (02:25) |
 | Album: 5 of 42 Title: Jack Orion Released: 1966-09 Tracks: 8 Duration: 32:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 The Waggoner’s Lad (03:25) 2 First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (01:41) 3 Jack Orion (09:46) 4 The Gardener (01:43) 5 Nottamun Town (04:33) 6 Henry Martin (03:11) 7 Black Water Side (03:47) 8 Pretty Polly (04:03) |
| Jack Orion : Allmusic album Review : After presenting almost all-original sets on his first two albums (albeit originals that sometimes borrowed heavily from traditional folk themes), Jansch opted to devote all of his third LP to traditional folk numbers. His future Pentangle partner John Renbourn joins him on four of the eight songs. Highlights include the ten-minute title track (whose length was a real oddity on contemporary folk albums of the time) and a cover of "Nottamun Town" (whose melody Dylan lifted for "Masters of War"). Not as original as the artists first two LPs, the guitar and vocal work on these adaptations were still as influential to the 60s folk world as anything else in Janschs catalog. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 42 Title: Nicola Released: 1967-07 Tracks: 14 Duration: 38:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Go Your Way My Love (04:18) 2 Woe Is Love My Dear (02:18) 3 Nicola (02:51) 4 Come Back Baby (02:58) 5 A Little Sweet Sunshine (02:15) 6 Love Is Teasing (02:08) 7 Rabbit Run (02:39) 8 Life Depends on Love (01:46) 9 Weeping Willow Blues (03:42) 10 Box of Love (02:05) 11 Wish My Baby Was Here (01:43) 12 If the World Isnt There (03:10) 13 In This Game (04:07) 14 Dissatisfied Blues (02:49) |
| Nicola : Allmusic album Review : Janschs third solo album is perhaps too lightly dismissed by both folk critics and the artist himself. Bowing slightly to commercial pressures, he allowed orchestration to be used on five of the 12 tracks. Actually, the orchestrated cuts arent that bad at all, and the remainder are pretty much keeping with the character and high standard of his other 60s work. Nine of the 12 cuts are Jansch originals, and ably display his nimble guitar work, incorporation of blues, traditional British Isles folk influences into a contemporary style, and his Donovan-esque vocals. For the first and only time, he played both electric and acoustic guitars on this LP; its also his first work to feature drumming. Some of the orchestrated numbers, especially "Woe Is Love, My Dear," were actually deemed to have potential as singles. That didnt happen (the cut "Wish My Baby Was Here" would have been a better choice in any event), but that doesnt take away from their fey period charm. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 42 Title: The Bert Jansch Sampler Released: 1969 Tracks: 12 Duration: 34:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Rabbit Run (02:40) 2 The Wheel (01:44) 3 Go Your Way My Love (04:19) 4 Come Back Baby (02:59) 5 Angie (03:10) 6 Needle of Death (03:05) 7 Wishing Well (02:15) 8 First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (01:41) 9 Nottamun Town (04:33) 10 Blackwaterside (03:46) 11 Veronica (02:07) 12 Running From Home (02:24) |
 | Album: 8 of 42 Title: Birthday Blues Released: 1969-01 Tracks: 12 Duration: 32:56 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Come Sing Me a Happy Song to Prove We All Can Get Along the Lumpy, Bumpy, Long and Dusty Road (02:05) 2 The Bright New Year (01:34) 3 Tree Song (02:37) 4 Poison (03:15) 5 Miss Heather Rosemary Sewell (02:10) 6 Ive Got a Woman (05:15) 7 A Woman Like You (04:25) 8 I Am Lonely (02:29) 9 Promised Land (02:51) 10 Birthday Blues (01:14) 11 Wishing Well (02:15) 12 Blues (02:40) |
| Birthday Blues : Allmusic album Review : Its no accident that Janschs 1969 album sounds like a modified version of the Pentangle. He was a member of the great British folk-rock group at the time of this albums release, which was produced by Shel Talmy (who also worked with the Pentangle). And hes backed by the groups sterling rhythm section of Danny Thompson (bass) and Terry Cox (drums), with occasional touches of harmonica (played by British blues singer Duffy Power), alto sax, and flute. The effect is akin to hearing an unbalanced Pentangle, with no John Renbourn on dueling guitar or Jacqui McShee on vocals. Thats not at all a bad thing -- Jansch was one of the groups main motors, and can still be a compelling writer and performer on his own. All of the cuts on this LP are originals, showing the artist leaning a little more toward bluesy styles than usual, though the mood is predominantly British folk. Its a pleasant effort, but not his best work, either as a solo performer or within a group context. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 42 Title: Rosemary Lane Released: 1971-06 Tracks: 13 Duration: 37:21 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Tell Me What Is True Love (01:59) 2 Rosemary Lane (04:02) 3 MLady Nancy (02:34) 4 A Dream, a Dream, a Dream (02:44) 5 Alman (01:24) 6 Wayward Child (02:07) 7 Nobodys Bar (03:01) 8 Reynardine (05:22) 9 Silly Woman (03:16) 10 Peregrinations (01:49) 11 Sylvie (04:30) 12 Sarabanda (01:33) 13 Bird Song (02:56) |
| Rosemary Lane : Allmusic album Review : Although rated very highly by many Bert Jansch fans, Rosemary Lane isnt quite as striking as his best albums of the 60s. Its more of a delivery of all the attributes listeners had come to expect of him by 1971 -- excellent acoustic guitar work, imaginative interpretations of traditional material and well-constructed originals in the same vein, and committed vocals -- than a step forward, or even sideways. Its perhaps one of his more low-key efforts, both in the sparse arrangements and the subdued tone. Its certainly a worthy effort on its own terms, even if its largely a restatement of already visited themes. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 42 Title: Moonshine Released: 1973-02 Tracks: 9 Duration: 38:31 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Yarrow (05:08) 2 Brought With the Rain (02:55) 3 The January Man (03:31) 4 Night Time Blues (07:14) 5 Moonshine (04:56) 6 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (03:00) 7 Rambleaway (04:35) 8 Twa Corbies (03:00) 9 Oh My Father (04:07) |
| Moonshine : Allmusic album Review : Even when performing with others, Bert Jansch has always continued his solo career. Moonshine was recorded in 1972 and released in 1973, and while it gained little attention at the time, it is greatly superior to later Pentangle efforts like Reflection. The arrangements are fuller than on his earlier solo work and more varied than Pentangles, creating a distinct folk-rock sound. There are violins, harps, harmonicas, and even electric guitar. Things get started with the traditional "Yarrow," highlighted by a lovely flute, and brought to fullness by Janschs deep vocals and acoustic guitar. Tony Viscontis bass work and Dave Mattacks percussion build a sturdy bottom end that perfectly underlines the other players. The original "Night Time Blues" receives a nice boost from Aly Bains fiddle, while "Oh My Father" is tinted with Gary Boyles stinging guitar. Ralph McTell adds bluesy harmonica to "Brought With the Rain," and Jansch strips things down to voice and guitar for "Twa Corbies." In fact, there are no bad cuts here. Jansch is in great voice throughout this project, and sings all except one cut alone. His duet with Mary Visconti on "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is fascinating. Her alto voice, like Jacqui McShees, offers a perfect contrast to Janschs deeper pipes. The arrangement is also intriguing, allowing Visconti to enter each stanza half a step behind Jansch, overlapping with the same lyrics. Danny Thompson produced the album, lending a hand to its beautiful, dense sound. For Jansch, Pentangle, and folk-rock fans, Moonshine will be a real find. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 42 Title: L.A. Turnaround Released: 1974-09 Tracks: 16 Duration: 49:19 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Fresh as a Sweet Sunday Morning (03:58) 2 Chambertin (04:03) 3 One for Jo (02:39) 4 Travelling Man (02:48) 5 Open Up the Watergate (Let the Sunshine in) (02:40) 6 Stone Monkey (03:11) 7 Of Love and Lullaby (02:29) 8 Needle of Death (03:19) 9 Lady Nothing (02:33) 10 There Comes a Time (02:38) 11 Cluck Old Hen (03:11) 12 The Blacksmith (03:29) 13 Open Up The Watergate (Let The Sunshine In) (Alternate Version) (03:38) 14 One For Jo (Alternate Version) (02:41) 15 The Blacksmith (Alternate Version) (03:40) 16 In the Bleak Midwinter (02:21) |
 | Album: 12 of 42 Title: Santa Barbara Honeymoon Released: 1975-10 Tracks: 18 Duration: 58:32 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Love a New (03:15) 2 Mary and Joseph (03:16) 3 Be My Friend (02:40) 4 Baby Blue (02:27) 5 Dance Lady Dance (03:33) 6 You Are My Sunshine (03:36) 7 Lost and Gone (03:41) 8 Blues Run the Game (02:48) 9 Build Another Band (02:57) 10 When the Teardrops Fell (04:12) 11 Dynamite (03:44) 12 Buckrabbit (02:51) 13 Build Another Band (alternate version) (03:21) 14 When the Teardrops Fell (live at Montreux 4/7/75) (04:30) 15 Lady Nothing (live at Montreux 4/7/75) (02:31) 16 Dance Lady Dance (live at Montreux 4/7/75) (02:44) 17 Angie (live at Montreux 4/7/75) (02:56) 18 One for Jo (live at Montreux 4/7/75) (03:30) |
| Santa Barbara Honeymoon : Allmusic album Review : After the critical success that greeted Bert Jansch’s L.A. Turnaround, his Charisma label debut, he quite logically decided to follow it up with a similar album -- hence 1975’s Santa Barbara Honeymoon’s title. The end result, however, is quite different. Utilizing neither producer Mike Nesmith nor pedal steel guitarist O.J. “Red” Rhodes, both of whom had added so much to the easygoing, airy feel of L.A. Turnaround, Jansch instead employed that sessions drummer, Danny Lane, as producer. The end result, while chock-full of good songs, is a bit of a production nightmare, drenched in studio trickery of the time, from phase shifters and reverb to synths, steel drums, and even a Dixieland-styled jazz band. The album opens with a phase-shifted electric guitar line on “Love Anew” by Jim Baker, before Jansch’s syncopated guitar strumming and vocal slide into one of his very finest lyrics. Jansch’s voice is way up in the mix, and these were live, not patched vocals, so oftentimes his pitch is off. While perhaps harsh at first, next to the Rhodes piano fills that underscore them, they are quite heartfelt and charming. “Mary and Joseph” is Jansch’s futuristic retelling of the nativity narrative to the tune of a traditional English drinking song, accompanied primarily by a Wurlitzer piano and synths through the verse -- by the time the full band kicks in, it becomes some other mess altogether. There are some dynamite tracks on this set, however, the languid ballad “When The Teardrops Fell” -- with its pronounced bassline and intricate melody and the real presence of Jansch’s guitar -- is one of the more lovely things he’s recorded. “Lost and Gone” features his signature guitar style in all its glory, with a low, deeply emotive vocal to boot. “Baby Blue" is one of the catchiest melodies he ever wrote. “Blues Run the Game” is a re-recording of a track off his 1965 debut album. While its vocal is painted with too much reverb, it is still a superior version to the original. In the 21st century this set deserves reappraisal for its many fine moments and the quality of its songwriting. The 2009 Virgin remaster -- which has been issued stateside by Drag City -- contains six bonus tracks, including an alternate version of “Build Another Band" thats better than the one on the original album. The other bonus cuts were taken from a performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975, including a duet appearance by John Renbourn on “Lady Nothing." The remastered sound is terrific and the excellent liner notes by Mick Houghton add context and historical data. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 42 Title: Poor Mouth Released: 1976 Tracks: 14 Duration: 39:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Poor Mouth (02:39) 2 Saint Fiacre’s Revenge (01:31) 3 Dragonfly (02:30) 4 Pretty Saro (03:18) 5 Doctor, Doctor (02:53) 6 Lost Love (03:09) 7 Candy Man (03:01) 8 Daybreak (02:42) 9 One to a Hundred (02:55) 10 Three Dreamers (02:25) 11 Pers Hose Pipe (01:58) 12 The Curragh of Kildare (04:42) 13 If You See My Love (02:53) 14 Three Chord Trick (02:42) |
 | Album: 14 of 42 Title: A Rare Conundrum Released: 1977-05 Tracks: 14 Duration: 41:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Daybreak (02:51) 2 One to a Hundred (02:55) 3 Pretty Saro (03:18) 4 Doctor, Doctor (02:53) 5 3 A.M. (03:45) 6 The Curragh of Kildare (04:42) 7 Instrumentally Irish (02:02) 8 St. Fiacre (01:36) 9 If You See My Love (02:53) 10 Looking for a Home (03:30) 11 Poor Mouth (02:39) 12 Cat and Mouse (02:35) 13 Three Chord Trick (02:42) 14 Lost Love (03:19) |
| A Rare Conundrum : Allmusic album Review : After the production excesses of Bert Jansch’s second album, Santa Barbara Honeymoon, it was time to return home to England, even if he had no actual home there. He took up residence in Putney, at the home of his manager, Bruce May. He’d also met bassist Rod Clements in 1974, who was in between incarnations of Lindisfarne, and together they formed a new band that included violinist Mike Piggot and drummer Pick Withers. They developed the material for A Rare Conundrum (for all intents and practical purposes his final album for Charisma -- though Avocet, originally issued by Ex Libris in Scandinavia, would be licensed by them in 1982) at a small rehearsal space in May’s house but recorded the album at London’s Air Studios. Recorded in 1976 and issued in 1977, A Rare Conundrum is one of the most beautiful albums in Jansch’s catalog. It’s a simple recording, stripped to the bone basically, full of songs both nostalgic and forward-looking. There are covers of three traditional songs, rearranged by Jansch -- “The Curraugh of Kildair,” “Pretty Saro,” and “Instrumentally Irish.” There are excellent songs he’d written about both his current situation --“Looking for a Home” (which features Ralph McTell on piano), “Cat and Mouse” (with Dave Bainbridge on piano) -- as well as some that reflect his youth, such as “One to a Hundred,” a tune that comes from Jansch’s childhood memory about a schoolmate who fell into a flooded quarry and drowned. “Poor Mouth” was inspired by -- and takes its title from -- a story by Flann O’Brien. The feel of the album is seamless, one song flowing directly into another regardless of mood. What comes across most is the ease, elegance, and good-spirited nature of the players toward one another, creating an easy, breezy, but substantive recording. The production -- handled principally by Clements and Jansch -- is uncluttered and spacious. The 2009 Virgin reissue (licensed in the United States by the independent Drag City imprint) contains three bonus tracks to complement its glorious remastered sound. Theres a version of Reverend Gary Davis’ blues rag “Candyman" done with a reggae rhythm, the brief but utterly lovely original “Three Dreamers,” and the mystical tome “Dragonfly” by John Bidwell. Add to this Mick Houghton’s excellent historical liner notes and it’s a package that’s a necessity for fans, and one well worth discovering by the curious. | ||
 | Album: 15 of 42 Title: Avocet Released: 1979 Tracks: 6 Duration: 37:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Avocet (17:59) 2 Lapwing (01:33) 3 Bittern (07:49) 4 Kingfisher (03:44) 5 Osprey (03:14) 6 Kittiwake (02:47) |
| Avocet : Allmusic album Review : At once bucolic and urbane, Janschs 12th studio long player (originally released in 1979 and reissued in 2015) is rated among the guitar legends personal favorites. Its easy to see why, as it splits the difference between the tenacious progressivism of his early, post-Pentangle offerings and the stateliness of his later work. Working with ex-Dando Shaft multi-instrumentalist Martin Jenkins, with whom he had spent much of the previous year touring Scandinavia as a duo, and bolstered by ex-Pentangle bassist Danny Thompson, Janschs signature amalgam of traditional English folk and American blues and jazz has never sounded more fluid. As the all-instrumental sets long-legged wetlands bird-inspired title would suggest, Avocets avian theme looms large over the proceedings. The nearly 20-minute title opener/title track, which uses the oft-covered English folk song "The Cuckoo" as its base of operations, serves as the centerpiece, and what an impressive piece it is; skillfully weaving in and out of folk and jazz motifs like waterstriders on a placid country pond, with occasional bursts of free-form riffing that erupt like the violent leap of a hungry fish. The plucky "Kingfisher" sees Jenkins brassy violin playing cat and mouse with Jansch and Thompsons percussive picking, while the simple yet somber piano-driven "Lapwing" and the sprightly closer "Kittiwake" present opposite ends of the pastoral landscapes that Jansch, Jenkins, and Thompson manage to so effortlessly invoke throughout the LPs perfectly balanced, just-under-40-minute runtime. Like his wizardly six-string contemporary John Renbourn, Jansch was a mercurial figure who was often at odds with both himself and the world around him. However, Avocet presents an entirely different picture. Its knotty, beguiling, playful, and occasionally brazen, but ultimately light as a feather. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 42 Title: Heartbreak Released: 1982-04 Tracks: 10 Duration: 38:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Is It Real (03:59) 2 Up to the Stars (03:00) 3 Give Me the Time (03:30) 4 If I Were a Carpenter (02:53) 5 Wild Mountain Thyme (04:53) 6 Heartbreak Hotel (02:37) 7 Sit Down Beside Me (03:06) 8 No Rhyme or Reason (02:36) 9 Black Waterside (03:38) 10 And Not a Word Was Said (08:34) |
| Heartbreak : Allmusic album Review : Bert Jansch was a wonderfully maverick musician, as much a gypsy as he was anything, but he was also remarkably consistent to his own vision as a guitarist and songwriter throughout his career, which began when he borrowed a guitar and played a riveting set into a reel-to-reel recorder in his kitchen in the early 60s, which resulted in his first album, simply called Bert Jansch, released on the tiny Transatlantic label in 1965. Mixing jazz, American blues, and British folk into an intense and brilliant acoustic guitar style, he wrote sparse and ruggedly romantic songs while artfully reimagining traditional fare to fit his template, and with his smoky, hard-traveled vocals, he was as consistent a studio artist as weve had in the past 40 years, and every one of his 23 studio albums, even if some of them seem like curious missteps, was unmistakably Bert Jansch. He wasnt built for the commercial mainstream, though, and by the late 70s he was drinking heavily, and while he was too much a talent to not bring something special to everything he played, he seemed to be creatively spent and just barely afloat. In the spring of 1981, two young fans, brothers Rick Chelew and John Chelew, borrowed money from their mother to bring Jansch to California and record an album at Silverlake Studio, hiring in musicians (including Albert Lee and Jennifer Warnes) to support, and lining up gigs for Jansch in the area between sessions to get him some extra money. The album that resulted, Heartbreak, was released in 1982 (on Logo Records in the U.K. and on Joe Boyds Hannibal Records in the U.S.) and was somewhat of a mixed bag, with Jansch doing yet another version of his signature "Blackwater Side" (this time with Albert Lee on mandolin), delivering fine takes of the traditional "Wild Mountain Thyme" and Tim Hardins "If I Were a Carpenter," and stumbling through a misguided attempt at "Heartbreak Hotel." It wasnt a bad album, but it was clearly Jansch treading water and trying not to creatively drown, and it quickly went out of print. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 42 Title: From the Outside Released: 1985-09 Tracks: 13 Duration: 33:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 From the Outside (01:43) 2 Change the Song (03:16) 3 Read All About It (03:04) 4 Shout (03:18) 5 I Sure Wanna Know (03:32) 6 Time Is an Old Friend (02:53) 7 If Youre Thinking Bout Me (02:42) 8 Silver Raindrops (02:42) 9 Why Me (Still Love Her Now That Shes Gone) (02:54) 10 Get Out My Life (02:35) 11 Sweet Rose (03:02) 12 Blues All Around Me (?) 13 From the Inside (01:46) |
| From the Outside : Allmusic album Review : From the Outside has never featured much in Janschs work, given that its original 1985 appearance was on a tiny Belgian label. This version, which is radically different from the 1993 CD version, ditches two songs from the original vinyl and adds another from the sessions ("Blackbird in the Morning") that had previously been unreleased, along with two newer tracks, "River Running" and "High Emotion," while "I Sure Wanna Know" had been on the original vinyl, but not the first CD release. To be fair, the recording didnt come at the best time in Janschs career. He could still pick a wonderful guitar and sing, but this wasnt the happiest time in his personal life, as he was drinking heavily; songs like "Change the Song" were his cry from within to try and change. Theres a definite starkness to the songs here, and not just the delivery -- which is just Jansch himself, no other musicians with him, unusually, playing banjo on the opening "Sweet Rose." Highlights are "Blackbird in the Morning" -- how it ever failed to find release before is a mystery -- and the albums two instrumentals, "From the Outside" and the hanging closer, "From the Inside." They fit well with whats essentially a very introspective set, sometimes almost maudlin ("Time Is an Old Friend") or self-pitying ("Why Me?"). The angry young man of the 60s still rails on "Read All About It," but its a voice tempered by time and reveals itself fully on the bluesy "I Sure Wanna Know." Its hard to call this classic Bert Jansch, but then again, its not bad either -- how can it be, its Bert Jansch? | ||
 | Album: 18 of 42 Title: Leather Launderette Released: 1988 Tracks: 11 Duration: 06:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Strolling Down the Highway (?) 2 Sweet Rose (03:02) 3 Brafferton (?) 4 Aint No More Cane (?) 5 Why Me? (?) 6 Sundown Station (?) 7 Knights Move (?) 8 Brownsville (?) 9 Bogies Bonnie Belle (?) 10 Leather Launderette (?) 11 Been on the Road So Long (03:12) |
 | Album: 19 of 42 Title: Sketches Released: 1990-09-30 Tracks: 13 Duration: 47:22 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Ring-A-Ding Bird (03:55) 2 One for Jo (02:54) 3 Poison (03:41) 4 The Old Routine (03:23) 5 Needle of Death (03:53) 6 Oh My Father (03:15) 7 Running, Running From Home (03:00) 8 Afterwards (03:36) 9 Cant Hide Love (03:55) 10 Moonshine (03:36) 11 A Woman Like You (03:46) 12 A Windy Day (06:08) 13 As the Day Grows Longer Now (02:17) |
| Sketches : Allmusic album Review : With 13 cuts, this is very good. | ||
 | Album: 20 of 42 Title: The Ornament Tree Released: 1990-11 Tracks: 12 Duration: 44:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Ornament Tree (Bonny Portmore) (03:50) 2 The Banks OSicily (03:34) 3 The Rambling Boys of Pleasure (04:40) 4 The Rocky Road to Dublin (02:59) 5 Three Dreamers (03:46) 6 The Mountain Streams (03:50) 7 The Blackbird of Mullamore (04:48) 8 Ladyfair (02:15) 9 The Road Tae Dundee (04:08) 10 Tramps and Hawkers (03:16) 11 The January Man (03:43) 12 Dobbins Flower Vale (03:33) |
| The Ornament Tree : Allmusic album Review : As Colin Harper points out in the liner notes, Bert Jansch has sometimes been viewed as folk hero from yesteryear. He argues that Jansch has continued to be an important voice in contemporary folk, and that The Ornament Tree, recorded in 1990, is worthy of his early-to-mid-70s work. While it may be a stretch to compare it to a great album like 1973s Moonshine, there is little doubt that Jansch continued to be a vital artist. The overall sound of The Ornament Tree is quite uniform, filled with Celtic fiddles and flutes, and the song choices are a nod toward tradition. Ballads like the title cut and "The Rambling Boys of Pleasure" tell tales of lost love and warn of the pitfalls of roving, while "The Dreamers" is a wistful salute to the romantics of the world. The evocative "The Mountain Streams" conjures up the magic of a forest and a mysterious love, of two strangers who meet, part, and agree to meet again in another season. Jansch is in good voice throughout, and his guitar work is excellent as always. The supporting players provide sympathetic accompaniment and top-notch solo work throughout the album. Two instrumentals, "The Rocky Road to Dublin" and "Lady Fair," have been included. The first features the lovely fiddle of Peter Boyle and the latter, the superb whistle playing of Maggie Boyle. The production by Michael Klein has taken the rougher edges from the acoustic instruments, smoothing out the overall sound. This approach gives the album a more contemporary feel. For Jansch fans, or for those who love good acoustic music with a Celtic twist, The Ornament Tree will be a satisfying album. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 42 Title: The Best of Bert Jansch Released: 1992 Tracks: 25 Duration: 1:06:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Black Water Side (03:45) 2 MLady Nancy (02:34) 3 A Woman Like You (04:25) 4 Strolling Down the Highway (03:06) 5 Casbah (02:10) 6 Reynardine (05:22) 7 Miss Heather Rosemary Sewell (02:10) 8 Come Back Baby (02:58) 9 First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (01:41) 10 Poison (03:15) 11 Angie (03:12) 12 Promised Land (02:51) 13 Blues (02:40) 14 Running From Home (02:24) 15 Alice’s Wonderland (01:46) 16 Nicola (02:51) 17 Alman (01:24) 18 It Dont Bother Me (04:27) 19 Peregrinations (01:49) 20 The Gardener (01:48) 21 Sarabanda (01:33) 22 Veronica (01:32) 23 Needle of Death (03:19) 24 Birthday Blues (01:14) 25 Tell Me What Is True Love (01:59) |
| The Best of Bert Jansch : Allmusic album Review : This collection proves that Bert Jansch isnt only one of the great guitar players, but also a writer of astonishing depth and complexity. "Needle of Death," "Running, Running From Home," and so many others have added to the canon of British folk songs, going on to become part of the standard repertoire of singer/songwriters. He is also a superb interpreter on an instrumental level, taking Davy Grahams "Angi" to heights its composer never imagined, and making the Irish song "Blackwaterside" (learned from girlfriend Anne Briigs) into a classic that would be transmuted by Led Zeppelin into "Black Mountain Side" -- which speaks volumes about the extent of Janschs influence (Jimmy Page use to come and watch him play in London folk clubs, studying his technique). While this focuses on his solo work, which has continued to be a mainstay of his long career, his duets with John Renbourn and his work in Pentangle have made him into an icon (albeit with feet of clay, given the alcoholism he eventually beat). Few can match his delicacy on the fretboard or his somewhat wistful way with his voice -- casual, almost tossed-off on "It Dont Bother Me," then ruminating and caressing on a cover of Ewan MacColls "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Here, then, are all the facets of Bert Jansch -- the singer, the writer, the player, the interpreter. He is indeed a man of many facets, each one glittering and gem-like. For once, this is a best-of that truly lives up to its name, and someone who truly deserves one. | ||
 | Album: 22 of 42 Title: The Gardener : Essential Bert Jansch 1965-71 Released: 1992 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:14:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 The Gardener (01:43) 2 Alices Wonderland (01:43) 3 Running From Home (02:20) 4 Tinkers Blues (01:03) 5 It Dont Bother Me (04:23) 6 The Waggoners Lad (03:23) 7 The First Time Ever (01:39) 8 Go Your Way My Love (04:19) 9 My Lover (04:02) 10 Woe Is Love My Dear (02:16) 11 Blackwater Side (03:43) 12 Rabbit Run (02:37) 13 A Woman Like You (Studio) (04:20) 14 Market Song (04:09) 15 A Woman Like You (Live) (04:01) 16 Wishing Well (02:13) 17 Rosemary Lane (04:01) 18 Peregrinations (01:45) 19 Poison (03:13) 20 Miss Heather Rosemary Sewell (02:07) 21 Reynardine (05:19) 22 Bird Song (02:56) 23 When I Get Home (04:58) 24 I Am Lonely (02:28) |
 | Album: 23 of 42 Title: After the Dance Released: 1992 Tracks: 15 Duration: 42:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Tic-Tocative (01:56) 2 Waltz (05:07) 3 Piano Tune (01:39) 4 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (03:51) 5 Hole in the Coal (05:24) 6 The Wagoners Lad (03:28) 7 Lucky 13 (03:36) 8 Three Part Thing (02:30) 9 Stepping Stones (02:43) 10 Reds Favourite (01:34) 11 No Exit (01:24) 12 Orlando (01:40) 13 Bells (04:00) 14 East Wind (01:25) 15 After the Dance (02:25) |
| After the Dance : Allmusic album Review : Theyre billed on the cover as "historic collaborations," and the duet work of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn was exactly that, both on the albums they did together and as part of Pentangle. The bulk of the material here comes from the Bert and John album, but there are nods elsewhere, including "The Waggoners Lad" from Jack Orion, although one could wish theyd included the epic title track instead, which really was a historic collaboration, one of the seminal texts of 60s British folk, which didnt so much hint at the possibilities of acoustic guitar work as explore most of them at once. Its perhaps surprising that "The Time Has Come" wasnt included, but there will always be quibbles on any compilation like this. One thing that cant be faulted, though, is the playing. Individually, each is superb, but together they became more than the sum of their parts. Their version of Mingus "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" showed just what could happen when two young, inventive guitar players with some remarkable telepathy worked together, but the range, from folk to blues and beyond, was fantastic. If you truly want to hear them at their peak, though, bypass this and go straight to Jack Orion. | ||
 | Album: 24 of 42 Title: The Collection Released: 1995-06-08 Tracks: 26 Duration: 1:17:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Strolling Down the Highway (03:06) 2 Angie / Work Song (Medley) (03:10) 3 Ramblings Going to Be the Death of Me (03:18) 4 Running from Home (02:24) 5 Tinkers Blues (01:05) 6 Needle of Death (03:19) 7 First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (01:41) 8 Been on the Road So Long (03:12) 9 Blackwater Side (03:44) 10 Rabbit Run (02:39) 11 Woe Is Love My Dear (02:18) 12 A Little Sweet Sunshine (02:15) 13 The Gardener (01:43) 14 Springtime Promises (04:06) 15 Go Your Way My Love (04:18) 16 Sweet Child (05:13) 17 Poison (03:15) 18 Miss Heather Rosemary Sewell (02:10) 19 When I Get Home (04:58) 20 Rosemary Lane (04:02) 21 Peregrinations (01:49) 22 Tell Me What Is True Love (01:59) 23 Nobodys Bar (03:01) 24 A Woman Like You (live) (04:04) 25 Life Depends on Love (01:46) 26 Bird Song (02:56) |
 | Album: 25 of 42 Title: When the Circus Comes to Town Released: 1995-08-28 Tracks: 14 Duration: 46:43 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Walk Quietly By (02:53) 2 Open Road (03:45) 3 Back Home (03:51) 4 No-One Around (02:54) 5 Step Back (03:54) 6 When the Circus Comes to Town (02:27) 7 Summer Heat (03:53) 8 Just a Dream (03:44) 9 The Lady Doctor From Ashington (01:58) 10 Stealing the Night Away (03:27) 11 Honey Dont You Understand (03:52) 12 Born With the Blues (02:47) 13 Morning Brings Peace of Mind (03:17) 14 Living in the Shadows (04:00) |
| When the Circus Comes to Town : Allmusic album Review : Bert Jansch was 52 when this CD came out in 1995, and at that point, he was revered as an elder statesman of the British folk community (although the veteran singer/songwriter is actually Scottish, not English). Janschs brooding, introspective, bluesy style of folk-rock had not grown stale over the years--When The Circus Comes To Town, in fact, is the work of an artist who was having no problem maintaining either his vitality or his charisma. The influential Jansch has long been admired for his storytelling abilities, and his performances on such selections as "The Lady Doctor from Ashington," "Living in the Shadows," "Walk Quietly By" and "No One Around" demonstrate that in 1995, he remained as compelling a storyteller as ever. When The Circus Comes To Town is a welcome addition to Janschs sizable catalogue. | ||
 | Album: 26 of 42 Title: Bert Jansch / It Dont Bother Me Released: 1996 Tracks: 27 Duration: 1:18:16 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Strolling Down the Highway (03:06) 2 Smokey River (02:56) 3 Oh How Your Love Is Strong (03:40) 4 I Have No Time (03:09) 5 Finches (00:51) 6 Ramblings Going to Be the Death of Me (03:18) 7 Veronica (01:32) 8 Needle of Death (03:19) 9 Do You Hear Me Now? (02:06) 10 Alice’s Wonderland (01:46) 11 Running From Home (02:24) 12 Courting Blues (04:01) 13 Casbah (02:10) 14 Dreams of Love (01:44) 15 Angie (03:12) 16 Oh My Babe (04:00) 17 Ring-a-Ding Bird (04:41) 18 Tinkers Blues (01:05) 19 Ant-Apartheid (04:06) 20 The Wheel (01:46) 21 A Man Id Rather Be (02:05) 22 My Lover (04:02) 23 It Dont Bother Me (04:27) 24 Harvest Your Thoughts of Love (02:15) 25 Lucky Thirteen (03:32) 26 As the Day Grows Longer (03:44) 27 So Long (Been on the Road So Long) (03:14) |
 | Album: 27 of 42 Title: Birthday Blues / Rosemary Lane Released: 1997 Tracks: 25 Duration: 1:10:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Come Sing Me a Happy Song to Prove We All Can Get Along the Lumpy, Bumpy, Long and Dusty Road (02:05) 2 The Bright New Year (01:34) 3 Tree Song (02:37) 4 Poison (03:15) 5 Miss Heather Rosemary Sewell (02:10) 6 Ive Got a Woman (05:15) 7 A Woman Like You (04:25) 8 I Am Lonely (02:29) 9 Promised Land (02:51) 10 Birthday Blues (01:14) 11 Wishing Well (02:15) 12 Blues (02:40) 13 Tell Me What Is True Love (01:59) 14 Rosemary Lane (04:02) 15 MLady Nancy (02:34) 16 A Dream, a Dream, a Dream (02:44) 17 Alman (01:24) 18 Wayward Child (02:07) 19 Nobodys Bar (03:01) 20 Reynardine (05:22) 21 Silly Woman (03:16) 22 Peregrinations (01:49) 23 Sylvie (04:30) 24 Sarabanda (01:33) 25 Bird Song (02:56) |
| Birthday Blues / Rosemary Lane : Allmusic album Review : Its no accident that Janschs 1969 album sounds like a modified version of the Pentangle. Jansch was a member of the great British folk-rock group at the time of this albums release, and hes backed by the Pentangles sterling rhythm section of Danny Thompson (bass) and Terry Cox (drums), with occasional touches of harmonica (played by British blues singer Duffy Power), alto sax, and flute. The effect is akin to hearing an unbalanced Pentangle, with no John Renbourn on dueling guitar or Jacqui McShee on vocals. Thats not at all a bad thing -- Jansch was one of the groups main motors, and can still be a compelling writer and performer on his own. Its a pleasant effort, but not his best work, either as a solo performer or within a group context. Although rated very highly by many Jansch fans, Rosemary Lane -- also on this two-fer -- isnt quite as striking as his best albums of the 60s either. Its more of a delivery of all the attributes listeners had come to expect of him by 1971 -- excellent acoustic guitar work, imaginative interpretations of traditional material and well-constructed originals in the same vein, and committed vocals -- than a step forward, or even sideways. | ||
 | Album: 28 of 42 Title: Toy Balloon Released: 1998-03-30 Tracks: 12 Duration: 44:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Carnival (04:25) 2 She Moved Through the Fair (04:55) 3 All I Got (03:16) 4 Betts Dance (02:46) 5 Toy Balloon (For Little Anna-Rebecca) (03:32) 6 Waitin & Wonderin (04:14) 7 Hey Doc (02:45) 8 Sweet Talking Lady (03:58) 9 Paper Houses (03:01) 10 Born and Bred in Old Ireland (03:10) 11 How It All Came Down (04:40) 12 Just a Simple Soul (03:54) |
| Toy Balloon : Allmusic album Review : The fact that Bert Jansch continues to produce superb records more than 30 years into his career is proof not only of his talent, but of his longevity, and Toy Balloon follows up on the excellent When the Circus Comes to Town to show that his touch -- both as a writer and guitarist -- remains sure. "She Moves Through the Fair" is a traditional piece thats been tackled by almost everybody, but in his hands it becomes beautifully meditative and hypnotic, the perfect lead-in to the gentle love song "All I Got." And that, in turn, makes a nice foil for the title cut; written for a little girl, its lyrics are perfect for a young one. Its certainly notable that the best tracks on the album are those Jansch performs solo. He has great backing, including former Dire Straits man Pick Withers on drums and the legendary Pee Wee Ellis on sax (who gets to shine on "Just a Simple Soul"), but where its all Jansch, as intimate as sitting in his living room, the album comes most alive. He doesnt need to make his guitar work flashy, he has nothing to prove, and he knows his voice is far from a perfect instrument. But he can still make each song an evocative experience, as on Jackson C. Franks "Carnival." Above all its the sound of someone whos not only come to terms with his life, but it happy with himself, and able to look outside to his dreams of Erin on "Born and Bred in Old Ireland." With the new outlook, his writing has continued to mature, and take a quantum leap for the introspection, and frequent self-pity that categorized Janschs 80s work, its hard to believe he could have written something as carefree as "Sweet Talking Lady" before, for example. But Toy Balloon shows that, not only can someone return to form, but continue from strength to strength. | ||
 | Album: 29 of 42 Title: Young Man Blues: Live in Glasgow 1962-1964 Released: 1998-11-30 Tracks: 30 Duration: 1:13:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Somethings Coming (From West Side Story) (02:00) 2 Careless Love (03:32) 3 Veronica (02:35) 4 When Do I Get to Be Called a Man (02:58) 5 Courting Blues (02:28) 6 Medley: Angi / Work Song (02:09) 7 Tic-Tocative (01:47) 8 Alices Wonderland (01:37) 9 Meanest Man in the Town (02:19) 10 Joint Control (02:23) 11 Bottle It Up and Go (02:32) 12 Untitled Instrumental #1 (01:36) 13 Train Song (01:40) 14 Stagolee (04:05) 15 Rocking Chair Blues (02:17) 16 Me and My Baby Never Used to Have a Fight (02:02) 17 Finches (00:46) 18 Blues Run the Game (02:44) 19 Pretty Polly (03:05) 20 Come Back Baby (02:26) 21 Untitled Instrumental #2 (00:56) 22 I Am Lonely, I Am Lost (03:01) 23 Freedom (02:49) 24 One Day Old a.k.a. Youre One Day Old and No Damn Good (02:25) 25 Train on the River (03:06) 26 Hallelujah I Love Her So (02:32) 27 Strolling Down the Highway (03:08) 28 Gallows Tree (02:02) 29 Betty and Dupree (04:48) 30 Dry Land Blues (02:02) |
| Young Man Blues: Live in Glasgow 1962-1964 : Allmusic album Review : Taken from tapes recorded on non-professional equipment at three separate concerts in 1962, 1963, and 1964, this important archival release gives us a good idea of how Jansch sounded prior to his official recording debut (which was released in 1965). The surprise, perhaps, is that Jansch already sounds much like he would when he began recording professionally in the mid-1960s. His folk-blues guitar is already excellent, and his vocals confident. The 30 songs include seven numbers that would appear on his debut LP, as well as several that would show up on other Jansch recordings; theres even a version of "Train Song," the showstopping track on Pentangles Basket of Light album. More obscure selections include Davey Grahams "Angi," "Somethings Coming" (from West Side Story), Jackson Franks "Blues Run the Game," several blues on which Jansch keeps time with a stomping foot, and interesting Jansch originals like "One Day Old" and the instrumental "Joint Control." The sound isnt great, but its listenable, and with 74 minutes of music and extensive historical liner notes, the packaging is excellent. | ||
 | Album: 30 of 42 Title: Crimson Moon Released: 2000-06-26 Tracks: 12 Duration: 49:03 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Caledonia (04:48) 2 Going Home (03:12) 3 Crimson Moon (05:26) 4 Downunder (02:53) 5 October Song (03:42) 6 Looking for Love (04:25) 7 Fools Mate (06:59) 8 The River Bank (02:52) 9 Omie Wise (05:01) 10 My Donald (04:04) 11 Neptunes Daughter (03:21) 12 Singing the Blues (02:17) |
| Crimson Moon : Allmusic album Review : Bert Jansch was 60 years old and celebrating the 35th anniversary of his first album when Crimson Moon was released in 2000, and although many critics termed it a comeback set, it was essentially Jansch doing what he has been doing all along, with a few embellishments. Like every other Jansch album, Crimson Moon centers around his amazing acoustic guitar playing and his limited, but disarmingly natural and sincere sounding vocals, and if having Johnny Marr and Bernard Butler along on electric guitar made it seem like this was a major change of direction for Jansch, it really wasnt, since Marrs and Butlers contributions are mostly atmospheric and non-intrusive. Jansch is doing here what he always does. He sings about being on the road, tackles a traditional ballad or two, works in some blues, and plays the acoustic guitar with the sensibility and touch of a jazz horn player. Highlights include the opening track, "Caledonia," the title tune, "Crimson Moon," an ambient take on the Appalachian murder ballad "Omie Wise," and covers of Robin Williamsons "October Song" and Guy Mitchells "Singing the Blues." Janschs son Adam plays bass on a couple tracks here, while his daughter Loren sings the lead vocal on "My Donald." Crimson Moon is not so much a return to form for Jansch as a continuation of it, and his many admirers will find this album to be wonderfully familiar. | ||
 | Album: 31 of 42 Title: Dazzling Stranger Released: 2000-09-18 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:15:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Yarrow (05:08) 2 Rambleaway (04:35) 3 Blackbird in the Morning (03:38) 4 Frozen Beauty (04:46) 5 The Rainbow Man (05:00) 6 I Sure Wanna Know (03:32) 7 From the Inside (01:46) 8 Playing the Game (04:07) 9 Is Is Real? (03:30) 10 Ladyfair (02:15) 11 Three Dreamers (03:46) 12 The Ornament Tree (Bonny Portmore) (03:50) 13 The Mountain Streams (03:50) 14 Looking for Love (04:25) 15 The River Bank (02:52) 16 Toy Balloon (03:59) 17 My Donal (02:58) 18 Blues Run the Game (03:07) 19 Downunder (05:00) 20 October Song (03:42) |
 | Album: 32 of 42 Title: After the Long Night / Playing the Game Released: 2001 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:10:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Carousel (04:02) 2 Weeping Willow Blues (03:12) 3 Give Me Love (04:06) 4 I Cant Go Back (03:30) 5 Smiling Faces (04:22) 6 Yarrow (04:27) 7 Playing the Game (04:07) 8 Is It Real? (03:32) 9 Sorrow (03:41) 10 Days and Nights (05:27) 11 The Rainbow Man (05:00) 12 Frozen Beauty (04:46) 13 Christabel (05:03) 14 So Lonely (07:19) 15 The Miller (07:34) |
 | Album: 33 of 42 Title: Downunder: Live in Australia Released: 2001-01-22 Tracks: 15 Duration: 58:04 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Blues Run the Game (03:08) 2 Come Back Baby (03:34) 3 The Lily of the West (04:14) 4 Paper Houses (03:09) 5 Toy Balloon (03:59) 6 My Donald (02:57) 7 Born and Bred in Old Ireland (03:04) 8 She Moved Through the Fair (05:22) 9 Carnival (04:31) 10 Little Max (03:25) 11 Strolling Down the Highway (03:19) 12 Angie (03:50) 13 Curragh of Kildare (04:20) 14 Down Under (04:59) 15 How It All Came Down (04:13) |
| Downunder: Live in Australia : Allmusic album Review : Live is perhaps the best way to hear Bert Jansch, to be dazzled by the quality and assurance of his guitar work as well as his way with a song. After what seemed like a long time in the wilderness, hed found his musical path again in 1996 with When the Circus Comes to Town and Live at the 12 Bar. Recorded two years later, this sounds so much more confident than either of those releases, the music of a man whod not only recovered his form but was back at the top of his game -- you only need to hear the picking behind the voice on "She Moved Through the Fair" to understand that. Theres very little duplication of material between this and the Live at the 12 Bar release, which relied heavily on 60s classics. With a few exceptions (and yes, his signature tune, "Angie," is included) like "Blues Run the Game," the emphasis here is very much on newer songs from When the Circus Comes to Town and the just-issued Toy Balloon. There are even two brand-new pieces, the whaling song "My Donald" and the instrumental "Downunder," which wouldnt make it onto a studio recording for another couple of years, in addition to "Little Max," which remains unavailable elsewhere. Pete Howell offers some excellent and intuitive support on double bass, although whether percussion should have been there (its on three tracks) is debatable, since it was added after the fact. Jansch hasnt put out many live albums during his long career, but releasing this was an excellent decision. It captures the mellow vibe of a warm Australian evening but, more importantly, it finds Bert Jansch sounding better than he had for years, and makes it easy to understand why hes considered a giant of guitar and folk song. | ||
 | Album: 34 of 42 Title: An Introduction to... Released: 2002-04-18 Tracks: 15 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Running from Home (?) 2 Lucky 13 (?) 3 Black Water Side (?) 4 Woe is love, my dear (?) 5 Bells (?) 6 Poison (?) 7 Wishing Well (?) 8 When I get home (?) 9 Nobodys Bar (?) 10 Rosemary Lane (?) 11 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (?) 12 Sweet Rose (?) 13 Blackbird in the Morning (?) 14 The January Man (?) 15 Crimson Moon (?) |
 | Album: 35 of 42 Title: Edge of a Dream Released: 2002-10-07 Tracks: 11 Duration: 40:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 On the Edge of a Dream (02:35) 2 All This Remains (04:43) 3 What Is on Your Mind (03:26) 4 Sweet Death (03:52) 5 I Cannot Keep From Crying (04:06) 6 La Luna (03:15) 7 Gypsy Dave (02:43) 8 Walking This Road (03:16) 9 The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (05:31) 10 Black Cat Blues (03:07) 11 Bright Sunny Morning (04:08) |
| Edge of a Dream : Allmusic album Review : The couple of years leading up to the release of Edge of a Dream found Bert Jansch getting hip again, with former Suede man Bernard Butler and British guitar hero Johnny Marr singing his praises. Butlers on board for this album, but so is (surprisingly, perhaps) Hope Sandoval. For anyone familiar with Jansch outings like 2000s Crimson Moon, there are few surprises. A fair number of new compositions are featured, such as the title track and "All This Remains," but also some old songs like "I Cant Keep from Crying Sometimes" and Richard Fariñas "Quiet Joys of Brotherhood," both of which play to Janschs strengths. Hes not the worlds greatest singer by any stretch of the imagination, but hes developed his own quiet way of putting a lyric across. The guests tend to be reverent, as if theyre gathered around the feet of the master (which, considering Jansch was recording before they were born, is apt), with the pointed exception of Dave Swarbrick, whose career has been as long as Janschs (as is Ralph McTells, whose harmonica work is very graceful), and whose fiddle work is wild and rapturous, a counterpoint to the more contained, shaded styles of the others. Its a carefully arranged record, subdued overall. Jansch himself is never flashy on the guitar (even when he ventures, unusually, onto electric), but he doesnt need to be -- he proved everything years ago. The man is class. | ||
 | Album: 36 of 42 Title: Legend: The Classic Recordings Released: 2003-08-11 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:08:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Time Has Come (02:53) 2 900 Miles (03:01) 3 Nottamun Town (04:33) 4 Blues Run the Game (03:12) 5 Angie (03:12) 6 Come Back Baby (02:58) 7 Soho (03:00) 8 Rosemary Lane (04:03) 9 Do You Hear Me Now (02:06) 10 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (03:51) 11 A Woman Like You (04:25) 12 Black Water Side (03:47) 13 Tinkers Blues (01:05) 14 In This Town (04:09) 15 Bruton Town (05:42) 16 Nicola (02:51) 17 Weeping Willow Blues (03:42) 18 The Gardener (01:43) 19 It Dont Bother Me (04:27) 20 Needle of Death (03:19) |
| Legend: The Classic Recordings : Allmusic album Review : Scotlands Bert Jansch has been a revered fixture on the British folk scene since the 1960s, with his rough and plaintive vocal style, no-nonsense writing approach, and most of all, his incredible acoustic guitar skills, which bring a jazz sensibility to his often modal and blues-based pieces. That he has never risen above cult status is one of lifes little mysteries. This collection spans the early stages of his career, and includes a couple of his best original compositions, "It Dont Bother Me" and the harrowing heroin ballad "Needle of Death," as well as some well-chosen covers, including his take on Jackson C. Franks "Blues Run the Game" and a near-definitive version of Davy Grahams classic instrumental "Angie." Janschs commercial high watermark came with Pentangle, a folk/jazz quintet he formed with fellow guitar virtuoso John Renbourn at the close of the 1960s, and a single live track from the group is collected here, the moody and stirring "Bruton Town." Another highlight finds Renbourn joining Jansch for a wonderful twin acoustic guitar rendition of Charles Mingus "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." There are several Jansch anthologies on the market, most of which contain pretty much the tracks youll find here, so this works as well as any as an introduction. Castles two-disc Dazzling Stranger might make the best choice, however, since it includes most of these cuts, plus a selection of his later work, as well. | ||
 | Album: 37 of 42 Title: The River Sessions Released: 2004-06-14 Tracks: 14 Duration: 57:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Build Another Band (04:13) 2 Ive Got a Feeling (05:22) 3 One for Jo (03:47) 4 The Blacksmith (04:08) 5 Travellin Man (04:01) 6 Lady Nothynges Toye Puffe (02:28) 7 Fresh as a Sweet Sunday Morning (04:07) 8 Angi (05:31) 9 Stone Monkey (05:18) 10 Dance Lady Dance (02:33) 11 When I Get Home (04:46) 12 In the Bleak Mid-Winter (03:26) 13 Key to the Highway (04:21) 14 Chambertin (03:47) |
 | Album: 38 of 42 Title: The Black Swan Released: 2006-08-18 Tracks: 12 Duration: 44:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Black Swan (06:25) 2 High Days (03:47) 3 When the Sun Comes Up (feat. Beth Orton) (03:54) 4 Katie Cruel (feat. Beth Orton & Devendra Banhart) (02:59) 5 My Pockets Empty (03:49) 6 Watch the Stars (feat. Beth Orton & Kevin Barker) (02:54) 7 A Woman Like You (04:13) 8 The Old Triangle (04:06) 9 Bring Your Religion (03:05) 10 Texas Cowboy Blues (03:07) 11 Magdalinas Dance (03:19) 12 Hey Pretty Girl (03:03) |
| The Black Swan : Allmusic album Review : Now this really is a switch: Scottish guitar hero and songwriter Bert Jansch (Pentangle) recording for Drag City, with a host of admirers in tow -- Beth Orton, Devendra Banhart, Noah Georgeson (who performed and co-produced with Jansch), Helena Espvall, son Adam Jansch, and more. Black Swan is a collection of original and traditional tunes. Jansch turns in a performance that shows his typical restraint, and within it his wonder as a guitarist. His use of the blues, American, Celtic, and British Isles folk forms is also informed by music from Eastern Europe, and he ties them all together seamlessly. "High Days," a solo track, uses all three, as he winds out an elegy for a friend. "When the Sun Comes Up" begins with Ortons vocal and David Robacks slide guitar and Otto Hausers drums, shuffling underneath. Jansch spills it modal and bluesy, Orton grabs onto his changes and effortlessly lets her voice wrap around his lyric lines. Her signing on the traditional number "Katie Cruel" has been brilliantly rearranged by Jansch. Banhart sings in a muted duet with Orton, but his vocal was unnecessary. Its a spooky track thats been prepared for by the preceding cuts. The slippery Piedmont blues style Jansch tucks into his British folk on "My Pockets Empty" is evocative of an earlier, simpler time, though as revealed by the tune, times were hard then, too. Janschs singing is at its most expressive here; hes moaning in his reedy baritone. Orton makes one more appearance here on the gorgeous and-all-too-brief arrangement of the blues tune "Watch the Stars." Hers and Janschs vocals take the tine out of the songs Southern American birthplace and brings it into the world, one grainy line at a time. Its a singalong blues that reveals the sheer expanse of the universe in the grain of their voices. Ultimately, this disc is not so different from Janschs others, but it is wonderfully spirited and loose. It feels live, and backroomish. Its as informal a date as one can find among superstars -- and make no mistake, you may or may not know his name, but his large catalog proves it -- Jansch is one. As for the rest, the hardscrabble dirty, slide guitar-drenched English folk of "A Woman Like You" rings as true as a Texas blues love song by Lightnin Hopkins. Traditional public domain nuggets such as "The Old Triangle" are almost radically reworked and ring spookily true for the current era. The blues-rock of the humorously political "Texas Cowboy Blues," complete with keyboards and popping acoustic 12-strings, shimmies and even shakes in places. The last few cuts, a gorgeous instrumental called "Magdalinas Dance," and "Hey Pretty Girl" (performed solo), are drenched in historical tropes, but are thoroughly modern and soulful. The bottom line is this: for the past ten years Jansch has been undergoing a creative renaissance akin to Bob Dylans and people are slowly but surely finding what he has on offer. Black Swan proves that the guitarist and songwriter has a bounty at his disposal. He is writing and recording music that is profound, funny, topical, worldly, and ultimately, necessary. | ||
 | Album: 39 of 42 Title: Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning Released: 2007 Tracks: 23 Duration: 1:28:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 It Dont Bother Me (04:21) 2 Strolling Down the Highway (03:58) 3 Rosemary Lane (03:48) 4 Comeback Baby (04:57) 5 Blackwaterside (03:33) 6 The Lily Of The West (04:22) 7 My Pockets Empty Baby (03:19) 8 Morning Brings Peace Of Mind (03:48) 9 Oh My Father (04:35) 10 Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning (03:39) 11 My Donal (03:23) 1 Blues Run the Game (03:17) 2 Katie Cruel (02:57) 3 Carnival (04:39) 4 Trouble In Mind (03:29) 5 She Moved Through The Fair (05:13) 6 High Days (03:17) 7 Courting Blues (02:47) 8 Down Under (02:52) 9 Reynardine (04:22) 10 Poison (04:34) 11 October Song (04:01) 12 Hey Pretty Girl (03:41) |
 | Album: 40 of 42 Title: Sweet Sweet Music Released: 2012-02-13 Tracks: 12 Duration: 46:13 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 It Dont Bother Me (04:21) 2 Strolling Down the Highway (03:58) 3 Blackwaterside (04:56) 4 My Pockets Empty Baby (03:19) 5 Fresh As a Sweet Sunday Morning (03:23) 6 Rosemary Lane (03:48) 7 Blues Run the Game (03:17) 8 Courting Blues (02:47) 9 Reynardine (04:04) 10 Poison (04:34) 11 October Song (04:01) 12 Hey Pretty Girl (03:41) |
 | Album: 41 of 42 Title: Living in the Shadows Released: 2017-01-27 Tracks: 52 Duration: 2:59:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Ornament Tree (Bonny Portmore) (03:50) 2 The Banks OSicily (03:34) 3 The Rambling Boys of Pleasure (04:40) 4 The Rocky Road to Dublin (02:59) 5 Three Dreamers (03:46) 6 The Mountain Streams (03:50) 7 The Blackbird of Mullamore (04:48) 8 Ladyfair (02:15) 9 The Road Tae Dundee (04:08) 10 Tramps and Hawkers (03:16) 11 The January Man (03:43) 12 Dobbins Flower Vale (03:33) 1 Walk Quietly By (02:53) 2 Open Road (03:45) 3 Back Home (03:51) 4 No-One Around (02:54) 5 Step Back (03:54) 6 When the Circus Comes to Town (02:27) 7 Summer Heat (03:53) 8 Just a Dream (03:44) 9 The Lady Doctor From Ashington (01:58) 10 Stealing the Night Away (03:27) 11 Honey Dont You Understand (03:52) 12 Born With the Blues (02:47) 13 Morning Brings Peace of Mind (03:17) 14 Living in the Shadows (04:00) 1 Carnival (04:25) 2 She Moved Through the Fair (04:55) 3 All I Got (03:16) 4 Betts Dance (02:46) 5 Toy Balloon (For Little Anna-Rebecca) (03:32) 6 Waitin & Wonderin (04:14) 7 Hey Doc (02:45) 8 Sweet Talking Lady (03:58) 9 Paper Houses (03:01) 10 Born and Bred in Old Ireland (03:10) 11 How It All Came Down (04:40) 12 Just a Simple Soul (03:54) 1 Morning Brings Sweet Peace of Mind (alternate version) (03:00) 2 Back Home (demo) (03:48) 3 Just a Dream (alternate mix) (03:35) 4 Untitled Instrumental (02:27) 5 When the Circus Comes to Town (demo) (02:02) 6 No-One Around (demo) (03:39) 7 Lily of the West (demo) (04:14) 8 Fools Mate (demo) (02:11) 9 Paper Houses (demo) (03:08) 10 Another Star (04:15) 11 Little Max (03:06) 12 Merry Priest (03:13) 13 Untitled Instrumental II (early attempt with John Renbourn) (02:24) 14 Untitled Instrument III (with John Renbourn) (02:59) |
| Living in the Shadows : Allmusic album Review : Living in the Shadows is an apt title for this four-disc box set from Earth Recordings. Its subject, guitarist Bert Jansch, is a certified legend, world-renowned for his groundbreaking early solo records, his membership in Pentangle, and his innovative playing style that stretched the boundaries of various Celtic and European folk musics to embrace improvisational jazz, rock, and Middle Eastern modalism and influenced generations of players. This set includes three largely forgotten and utterly worthwhile studio albums: 1990s The Ornament Tree, 1995s When the Circus Comes to Town, and 1998s Toy Balloon. A fourth disc contains unreleased material consisting of alternate takes, demos, and new songs, some of them cut in Janschs home studio. There are also two versions of a duo with guitarist John Renbourn tacked on at the end. Disc ones The Ornament Tree contains entirely traditional material. His playing and uncanny arranging skills are at full strength after a fairly long period away. His use of whistles, bodhrans, fiddles, and more reflects his defiance toward modern cultural fusion. Still, if one listens closely to the title track, "Three Dreamers," "Lady Fair," "Tramps and Hawkers," "The Mountain Streams," and even "The Rocky Road to Dublin" (which had been played to death by the Pogues by then), its obvious that elements of blues and jazz remained inseparable parts of his DNA. When the Circus Comes to Town showcases a band on much of it. Its more adventurous feel doesnt always serve Jansch to advantage. That said, most of this is prime. "Back Home" weds Anglo-Celtic traditionalism, the Cisco Houston-esque boxcar rambling tradition, and American West Coast singer/songwriter tropes. The bluesy saxophones on "Summer Heat" and the silvery fingerstyle picking on "Just a Dream" are also winners, but the prize is "The Lady Doctor from Ashington," dedicated to the physician who helped cure his alcoholism. An acoustic instrumental, it puts all of Janschs gifts on display. Toy Balloon seems to straddle the bridge between the previous two albums. "Sweet Talking Lady" (with a funky horn section) is a full-band electric slide guitar blues-rocker, while the utterly revisioned "She Moves Through the Fair" is rife with so much haunting mystery, it sounds not like a well-worn nugget, but a bold new tune. The final disc of alternates, demos, and newly discovered songs is 100 percent rough magic and comes from a meticulous recent cataloging of the guitarists material. It flows along without an idle or substandard moment. Fans will devour it. It reveals in spades the workingmans side of Janschs genius. Just check "Merry Priest," "Little Max," and the two takes of the untitled instrumentals with Renbourn to find stellar examples of whats on offer. The whole box is beautifully packaged in hardbound book style and includes an excellent sleeve essay by Janschs biographer Colin Harper (Dazzling Stranger). For anyone interested in Jansch, Living in the Shadows is simply a must-have. | ||
 | Album: 42 of 42 Title: A Man Id Rather Be (Part II) Released: 2018-02-23 Tracks: 47 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Go Your Way My Love (?) 2 Woe Is Love, My Dear (?) 3 Nicola (?) 4 Come Back Baby (?) 5 A Little Sweet Sunshine (?) 6 Love Is Teasing (?) 7 Rabbit Run (?) 8 Life Depends on Love (?) 9 Weeping Willow Blues (?) 10 Box of Love (?) 11 Wish My Baby Was Here (?) 12 If the World Isnt There (?) 1 Come Sing Me a Happy Song to Prove We Can All Get Along the Lumpy, Bumpy, Long and Dusty Road (?) 2 The Bright New Year (?) 3 Tree Song (?) 4 Poison (?) 5 Miss Heather Rosemary Sewell (?) 6 Ive Got a Woman (?) 7 A Woman Like You (?) 8 I Am Lonely (?) 9 Promised Land (?) 10 Birthday Blues (?) 11 Wishing Well (?) 12 Blues (?) 1 Tell Me What Is True Love? (?) 2 Rosemary Lane (?) 3 MLady Nancy (?) 4 A Dream, a Dream, a Dream (?) 5 Alman (?) 6 Wayward Child (?) 7 Nobodys Bar (?) 8 Nobodys Bar (?) 9 Reynardine (?) 10 Silly Woman (?) 11 Peregrinations (?) 12 Sylvie (?) 13 Sarabanda (?) 14 Bird Song (?) 1 Yarrow (?) 2 Brought With the Rain (?) 3 The January Man (?) 4 Night Time Blues (?) 5 Moonshine (?) 6 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (?) 7 Rambleaway (?) 8 Twa Corbies (?) 9 Oh My Father (?) |