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Bert Jansch Discography
It's been a big year for Bert Jansch, with the Famous Charisma Label reissues floating around out there and his relentless tours of the US in the company of some guy named Neil Young. We thought we'd cap it off with Item of the Week status for Bert's great The Black Swan album from 2006. The Black Swan by Bert Jansch tab. One accurate version. No abusive ads. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal. The Black Swan by Bert Jansch tab. One accurate version. No abusive ads. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal. Sign In Favorites. GUITAR, BASS AND DRUM TABS WITH RHYTHM About Help.
Bert Jansch The Black Swan Rarities
Hailed as a genius by acolytes as varied as Jimmy Page and Devendra Banhart, this British singer-guitarist has spent the better part of four decades melding carefully honed traditionalism and utterly unfettered originality into a style that presaged what's become codified as freak-folk. Jansch gets more than a little help from his friends here, a guest list that includes Beth Orton (the vocalist on a triptych of spellbinding tunes, most notably the traditional 'Katie Cruel') and David Roback (who provides spooky slide guitar counterpoint on 'When the Sun Comes Up'), but he ever-so-subtly asserts himself again and again as the real star of the show. That's clear in the intricately Elizabethan picking that imbues 'Magdalina's Dance' and in the low-slung, raffish riffing of 'Bring Your Religion,' on which he spars affably with his keyboardist son, Adam. While it's not really a party album -- other than the sarcasm-laced, White House-directed 'Texas Cowboy Blues,' there aren't all that many winks and nods -- The Black Swan generates a wake that beckons the listener to dive right in.
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