Formed in 1967 by two solo folk guitarplayers BERT JANSCH & JOHN RENBOURN, influenced by Folk-Blues like
BIG BILL BROONZY and DAVY GRAHAM joined by Folksinger JACQUI McSHEE and Jazz-Rhythm section of TERRY COX
and DANNY THOMPSON. Band disbanded in 1973 and got reformed without RENBOURN around 1981-82.
In 2008 the original group is back on the road.
Style : Folkrock with Jazz elements
see:
Alexis Korner ; John Martyn ; John Renbourn Group ; Riff Raff ; Alan Price Set ; Fotheringay & S.Denny ;
Lindisfarne ;
Musicians:
Bert Jansch - acoustic guitar; John Renbourn - acoustic guitar, e-guitar, sitar;
Jacqui McShee - vocals; Danny Thompson - bass; Terry Cox - drums;
1981/82 (and on) :
Mike Piggott, Peter Kirtley - guitars, voc.; Rod Clements - mandolin, guitar;
Gerry Conway - drums, perc.; Nigel Portman Smith - bass, keyboards, banjo;
CD One:
Market Song (Cox-Jansch-McShee-Renbourn-Thompson)
No more my Lord (trad.)
Turn your Money green (Lewis)
Haitian Fight Song (C.Mingus)
A Woman like you (Jansch)
Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat (C.Mingus)
Three Dances:
Brentzel Gay (Gervaise arr.: Renbourn, Cox)
La Rotta (trad. arr.: Renbourn, Cox)
The Earle of Salisbury (Byrd arr.: Renbourn, Cox)
Watch the Stars (trad. arr.: Renbourn, McShee)
So early in the Spring (trad. arr.: McShee)
No Exit (Jansch-Renbourn)
The Time has come (A.Briggs)
Bruton Town (trad. arr.: Cox, Jansch, Renbourn, Thompson)
Bonus-Tracks:
Hear my Call (Westbrooks-Staples)
Let no Man steal your Thyme (trad. arr.: Pentangle)
Bells (Jansch-Renbourn-McShee-Cox-Thompson)
Travelling Song (Jansch-Renbourn-McShee-Cox-Thompson)
Waltz (Jansch-Renbourn-Cox-Thompson)
Way behind the Sun (Jansch-Renbourn-Cox-Thompson)
John Donne Song (Renbourn-Donne)
CD Two:
Sweet Child (Cox-Jansch-McShee-Renbourn-Thompson)
I loved a Lass (trad. arr.: Pentangle)
Three Part Thing (Jansch-Renbourn-Thompson)
Sovay (trad.: arr.:Pentangle)
In Time (Jansch-Renbourn-Cox-Thompson)
In your Mind (Jansch-Renbourn-Cox-Thompson)
I've got a Feeling (Jansch-Renbourn-McShee-Cox-Thompson)
The Trees they do grow high (trad. arr.: Pentangle)
Moon Dog (Cox)
Hole in the Coal (MacColl)
Bonus-Tracks:
Hole in the Coal (MacColl) alternate version
The Trees they do grow high (trad.arr.: Pentangle) alternate version
Haitian Fight Song (C.Mingus) Studio version
In Time (Jansch-Renbourn-Cox-Thompson) alternate version