Bert Jansch live in concert.
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Bert Jansch

9
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

74
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Critic Consensus

Based on 9 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Bert Jansch is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with decent shows overall. Bert Jansch concert reviews describe live shows and performances as engaging, masterful, and stunning.

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Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Glasgow, United Kingdom (11/3/1943) (11/3/1943) (11/3/1943)
Bio
Herbert "Bert" Jansch (3 November 1943 - 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter.
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Critic Concert Reviews

Record Collector Magazine (UK)

June 8, 2009
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Tapping my ring against my pint on Lady Of Baltimore was met by a brisk “can you stop that please”, as if the merest soupcon of percussion would defile it.

The Skinny (UK)

March 6, 2008
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Lauded by the likes of Johnny Marr and Devandra Banhart Bert Jansch is the unrivalled grandaddy of folk guitar virtuosity.

Exclaim (Canada)

September 24, 2007
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Richard's on Richards, Vancouver, Canada

The Big Takeover (USA)

August 13, 2007
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on June 6, 2007

Record Collector Magazine (UK)

July 14, 2007
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While trad folk was never going to overwhelm my hard rock ears on this warm summer night, the stunning backdrop of a floodlit Somerset House retained the attention, and a rainbow behind the baby-bonnet stage preceded BJ entering at nine to deliver the jazzily apt Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door. While his nas

musicOMH (UK)

July 14, 2007
80
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Bert Jansch @ Somerset House, London

The Skinny (UK)

October 13, 2006
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While undeniably a masterful guitarist he does not present a particularly engaging spectacle.

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