The sad news has reached us that Herbert “Bert” Jansch passed away today aged 67 due to a lung cancer condition first diagnosed in 2009(3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011). With his unique finger picking style and plantitive vocals Jansch through his solo work and as a founding member of 60s folk revivalists Pentangle he forged a reputation as an influential Scottish folk musician. Jansch was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter. He recorded at least 25 albums and has toured extensively starting in the 1960s and continuing into the 21st century.
Jansch was a leading figure in the British folk music revival of the 1960s, touring folk clubs and recording several solo albums, as well as collaborating with other musicians such as John Renbourn and Anne Briggs. In 1968, he joined the band Pentangle, touring and recording with them until their break-up in 1972. He then took a few years’ break from music, returning in the late 1970s to work on a series of projects with other musicians. He joined a reformed Pentangle in the early 1980s and remained with them as they evolved through various changes of personnel until 1995. Until his death, Jansch continued to work as a solo artist.Rest in Peace: Bert Jansch.
