Bert Jansch

Herbert Jansch grew up in Edinburgh and immersed himself in the British folk revival. His self-titled 1965 debut album, recorded on a borrowed guitar in a kitchen, astonished musicians with its blend of traditional British folk, blues, and baroque counterpoint.

In 1967, Jansch co-founded the pioneering British folk-jazz supergroup Pentangle with John Renbourn and Jacqui McShee, performing at the Isle of Wight Festival. Jimmy Page famously adapted Jansch's arrangement of 'Blackwaterside' for Led Zeppelin's 'Black Mountain Side', and Neil Young described him as the acoustic equivalent of Jimi Hendrix.