When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Future / Adam Gasson Back in the early 1970s, acoustic guitarist and songwriter Bert ...

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Bert Jansch, who defined the English folk music movement with his solo performances and his work with the Pentangle, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, of lung cancer in a North ...

The 1960s folk revival may have peaked by the middle of the decade, but several influential artists carried on the tradition.

Bert Jansch in Regent's Park, 1966. Bert Jansch recorded his self-titled first album in 1965 in his producer's home. It went on to sell a reported 150,000 copies and included a striking original about ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle, died in London on Wednesday, British media reported. He was 67. He had been suffering from cancer and ...

In this interview from Uncut Take 152 [January 2010 issue], Bert Jansch talked about his career as one of Britain's greatest guitarists, folk, blues and being a “26-pints-a-night man” In this ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: C Brandon/Redferns Wizz Jones passed away in late April. He remains one of the truly ...

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss just released a Bert Jansch cover “It Don’t Bother Me.” From the Scottish folk musician and Pentangle founding member, the track is reworked by the duo with deep ...

We remember the legendary folk artist Bert Jansch with a World Cafe session and interview from earlier this year. Early in the morning of Oct. 5, 2011, Jansch died of cancer at 67. Considered one of ...

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