The original Pentangle line-up reformed to play the same hall exactly 40 years later and it was a Pentangle show at the Royal Festival Hall in August 2011 that proved to be his last performance. Jansch had a long history of performing at the Royal Festival Hall: Pentangle’s first major performance took place here in 1967 and they recorded part of their Sweet Child album here in 1968. The artists appearing include Chris Brain Bernard Butler Sam Grassie Brigid Mae Power and Steve Gunn Sarathy Korwar Sam Lee Jacqui McShee and Mike Piggott and Kevin Dempsey Robert Plant's Saving Grace Daisy Rickman Martin Simpson and Louis Campbell Kathryn Williams James Yorkston, Ranjana Ghatak and Jon Thorne and compère Stewart Lee. Bert Jansch is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential songwriters and guitarists of all time.Ī leading light of the 1960s British folk revival and a founding member of folk jazz supergroup Pentangle, his career spanned five decades, inspiring generations of musicians with his groundbreaking acoustic guitar technique and emotive songs.Ī stellar line-up including his friends, fans and collaborators celebrate his extraordinary musical legacy in this concert marking what would have been his 80th birthday.
