Pentangle, along with
Fairport Convention, were one of the shining lights in the modernisation of British
folk music in the 1960s. Rather than adding elements of
rock music, however, they leaned toward
jazz, supplementing twin acoustic guitars with jazzy drums and acoustic bass. The band consisted of two of the superstars of British folk guitar,
Bert Jansch (3rd November 1943 - 5th October 2011) and
John Renbourn (both of whom also sang,) singer
Jacqui McShee, bassist
Danny Thompson and drummer
Terry Cox. The original line-up lasted until the early 70s, when a series of ins and outs…
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