Bert Jansch with Red Rhodes on PSG in the studio.

Teddy Ray Bullard II · Post by **Teddy Ray Bullard II** » 31 Oct 2010 5:28 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE4CtLBG ... re=related

Ronald Cid · Post by **Ronald Cid** » 31 Oct 2010 7:09 pm

Finger style guitar and pedal steel. such a beautiful combination. Thanks for posting

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 1 Nov 2010 4:06 pm

thanx for posting that. great to see red doing that. i had to sympathize though...it can be real tedious playing steel with an unexciting singer on a nothing special song.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 2 Nov 2010 7:17 am

chris ivey wrote:..it can be real tedious playing steel with an unexciting singer on a nothing special song.

Chris,
here he is playing with your friend Albert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xswcIc6VIf0

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 2 Nov 2010 9:39 am

thanx joachim...nice to hear albert playing acoustic!

i still don't know why jansch had a career though.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 3 Nov 2010 6:21 am

My opinion is that there weren't many guitar players at the time (early to mid- sixties) who could play what he played.
He was using alternate tunings and was mixing American blues, Scottish ballads and his own songs.
Today there are many guitarists that maybe technicatly better, but he and a few others were inovative.
I think that it is why he is held in such high esteem 'till today.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 6 Nov 2010 3:00 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRI7IEp4aek

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 6 Nov 2010 9:39 am

Joachim Kettner wrote:My opinion is that there weren't many guitar players at the time (early to mid- sixties) who could play what he played.
..

Having been to University in England during the sixties, my memory is that we were all playing like that. Bert was one of the best, because he kept a constant rhythm and rarely fumbled notes, but what he did wasn't any different to what we were all doing... inspired by Lonnie Donegan to explore American Folk Music, Blues, etc., while maintaining our own British Folk repertoire.
Where he did come into his own was playing with Pentangle, where they introduced jazz into the mix. He was a good guitarist. He fitted well with John Renbourn and Jacqui McShee.

Teddy Ray Bullard II · Post by **Teddy Ray Bullard II** » 8 Nov 2010 12:49 pm

Jansch was amazing.

if you doubt me, listen to the band Pentangle.

Teddy Ray Bullard II · Post by **Teddy Ray Bullard II** » 8 Nov 2010 12:52 pm

Leo Kottke, Robbie Basho, Doc Watson, Tommy Emmanuel, also amazing.

Andrew Noecker · Post by **Andrew Noecker** » 8 Nov 2010 2:57 pm

I Saw Bert play in Brooklyn a few years ago. I love his style, ( mixture of British folk, and fingerstyle blues) and I love his "quirky" tenor voice. It was one of the best musical performances that I have ever seen. He has not played very often in this country, so I felt lucky to have had the chance to see him. Jansch rules!

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 8 Nov 2010 5:35 pm

Teddy Ray Bullard II wrote:Jansch was amazing...

...and he still is. I have all his records and those with Pentangle. Very entertaining. I met him once or twice back in the 60s. He's a nice guy, and quite humble considering his talent.

By the way, when you talk to him you'll find he has a Scottish accent, which doesn't come out in his music. (Everyone's accent disappears when singing.)

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 8 Nov 2010 5:39 pm

Andrew Noecker wrote:...He has not played very often in this country, so I felt lucky to have had the chance to see him. Jansch rules!

http://www.myspace.com/bertjansch
He'll be over in December. There are still tickets left.

Teddy Ray Bullard II · Post by **Teddy Ray Bullard II** » 9 Nov 2010 11:32 am

Alan Brookes wrote:
Teddy Ray Bullard II wrote:Jansch was amazing...
...and he still is. I have all his records and those with Pentangle. Very entertaining. I met him once or twice back in the 60s. He's a nice guy, and quite humble considering his talent.

By the way, when you talk to him you'll find he has a Scottish accent, which doesn't come out in his music. (Everyone's accent disappears when singing.)

Love Pentangle. Also love the Incredible String Band!