| Crimson Moon | ||||
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| Released | 15 August 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1999-early 2000 at Bert Jansch's home studio | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | When! [1] | |||
| Producer | Bert Jansch | |||
| Bert Jansch chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
Crimson Moon is the 21st album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 2000. [3] [4] Johnny Marr and Bernard Butler play guitar on the album. [5] [6]
NPR deemed the album "quietly stunning." [7] The Guardian called it "unremittingly pleasant." [6] The Birmingham Post wrote that "the earnestness of 1998's Toy Balloon gives way here to some of Bert's finest singing and picking, bringing a loose, jazzy vitality to the title track, revisiting his roots on 'Caledonia' and producing an emotive reading of Robin Williamson's 'October Song'." [8]
All tracks are written by Bert Jansch except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Caledonia" | 4:48 | |
| 2. | "Going Home" | 3:12 | |
| 3. | "Crimson Moon" | 5:26 | |
| 4. | "Downunder" | 2:53 | |
| 5. | "October Song" (cover of The Incredible String Band, 1966) | Robin Williamson | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Looking for Love" | 4:25 | |
| 7. | "Fool's Mate" | 6:59 | |
| 8. | "The River Bank" | 2:52 | |
| 9. | "Omie Wise" | Traditional | 5:01 |
| 10. | "My Donald" (cover of Owen Hand, 1964) | Owen Hand | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Neptune's Daughter" | 3:21 | |
| 12. | "Singing the Blues" (cover of Guy Mitchell, 1956) | Melvin Endsley | 2:17 |
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