Definately, if you like folk music.
I have some of their albums, they are superb musicians [unlike a lot of what's around these days]. Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, brilliant guitarists and Jacqui McShee great singer. One of my personal favourites by them is called "Light Flight".
Originally posted by Dr StrangeloveI didn't know Bert Jansch was with them. I really liked the album he did recently with Johnny Marr and Bernard Whatsisname (from Suede).
Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, brilliant guitarists and Jacqui McShee great singer. One of my personal favourites by them is called "Light Flight".
Originally posted by Bosse de NageI haven't heard that one, I'll have a listen sometime.
I didn't know Bert Jansch was with them. I really liked the album he did recently with Johnny Marr and Bernard Whatsisname (from Suede).
I think him in Suede was called Butler...not sure though.
Originally posted by aspviper666Yea! Someone taking an interest in british folk! Don't forget
by all means,bother them
Boys of the Lough, De Danan, Davy Graham (scottish guitarist who
John Renbourne and Bert Jansch followed around like puppie dogs)
Martin Simpson is a virtuoso guitarist, there is an interesting CD
called Angel band which has his wife and some other excellent
musicians. Look up Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, and an irish
fiddler named Tommy Peoples.
Pentangle was a supergroup in the 70's. Bert and John also put
out several duo guitar albums, John Renbourn did one called
Maid in Bedlam that was particularly great. Then look at
recent Richard Thomson and Mctell (streets of london)
That gives a beginners tour of the best of the UK.
Originally posted by sonhouseI'm better acquainted with Irish folk than British. "British folk" makes me think of Judy Collins.
Yea! Someone taking an interest in british folk! Don't forget
Boys of the Lough, De Danan, Davy Graham (scottish guitarist who
John Renbourne and Bert Jansch followed around like puppie dogs)
Martin Simpson is a virtuoso guitarist, there is an interesting CD
called Angel band which has his wife and some other excellent
musicians. Look up Martin Carth ...[text shortened]... hard Thomson and Mctell (streets of london)
That gives a beginners tour of the best of the UK.
A local DJ used to play Pentangle years ago, but I'd forgotten about them completely until I did a Google search for "Bruton Town", a mediaval murder ballad sung in a weird minor key that used to terrify and thrill me as a child. Apparently Pentangle did a version in 1968, although the lyrics were rather watered down compared to the children's version I remember (only one reference to being "covered o'er in a gore of blood" ). Anyway, the thing is, while my interest in the grimmer side of folk is at an all-time high (the merry side is ok), I can't abide progressive (folk) rock in any form. That's really what I want to know about Pentangle...
Thanks for the other names.
Originally posted by chancremechanicThe only problem with your theory is its backwards. Folk music is the
It all sounds like crap! Stick to Led Zeppelin, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Boston, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, etc...you can't go wrong...the crap you're describing will be here today, toilet paper tomorrow.....
one which will be remembered 50 years later while the rockers will
be on the scrapheap of history. Pentangle has its fans now and
they are going on 40 years later. There is something powerful about
simple music played on acoustic instruments that will always have
appeal and reach a certain number of people. Your electric buzz
music has one problem, for instance, you pay 100 bucks to go to
some stadium and you have a nice mosh pit ready then the power
goes out. Phht, there goes your music, unless you like drum solo's.
Dear Sonhouse (the real one?),
You say: Pentangle was a supergroup in the 70's.
You misunderstand the term 'supergroup'. The ORIGINAL idea of the 'supergroup' was to get top musicians from several top bands to play together. The first proper supergroup was Blind Faith - Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker from Cream, Steve Winwood from Traffic and Rick Grech from Family.
In any case, Pentanagle weren't that super. Yes, Jacqui McShee has a nice high voice, the two guitarists are good, good double bass player with jazz influences. Fairport Convention were far superior. Richard Thompson is a BRILLIANT guitarist (not just good) and excellent song-writer. Dave Swarbrick was probably the best fiddle player at that time. Then there was Sandy Denny.
Note to the Led Zeppelin fan who thinks folk (and folk-rock) is boring. Sandy Denny sings on Battle for Evermore. Some of early Led Zeppelin was Fairport Convention-influenced.
Note to Bosse de Nagge: OK, you may not be into progressive folk-rock, but a lot of it was damned good. Try the Fairport LPs AND On the Shore by a band called Trees - superb stuff. The best Pentabgle LP is probably their live double (Basket of Light?)