Tag Archives: Pentangle

Album review : AS I ROVED OUT – THE STORY OF CELTIC ROCK 1968-78 (3CDs)

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Cherry Red [Release date: 21.06.24] Celtic music dates back to the 17th century. It’s part of the musical scenery in western Europe… mainly Portugal, Spain and France. And across the Atlantic in Canada … most especially among the island communities … Continue reading

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Album review: CLIVE CARROLL – The Abbot – Clive Carroll plays the music of John Renbourn

CLIVE CARROLL - The Abbot - plays the music of John Renbourn

www.clivecarroll.co.uk [Release date 02.10.23] I have a confession to make.  In the early 1970s I was heavily into “early music” and for a time performed in a duo recreating the dance music of the medieval minstrels.  That band’s demise was … Continue reading

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Gig review: STEELEYE SPAN – Hexagon, Reading, 15 October 2018

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First visit to the Hexagon in Reading, a venue I had seen on TV previously when a snooker tournament used to be held here. Tonight though it hosts folk rock legends Steeleye Span, to a sadly half-full auditorium which is even … Continue reading

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Album review: BERT JANSCH – Such A Simple Soul

BERT JANSCH - Such A Simple Soul

BMG [Release date 26.10.18] The exquisitely talented Bert Jansch, the former Pentangle guitarist who died in 2011, has been inspiring musicians for decades – from Jimmy Page and Paul Simon to Johnny Marr and Graham Coxon. Indeed, it was another … Continue reading

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