Moonshine (Bert Jansch album)

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Moonshine
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Studio album by
Bert Jansch
ReleasedFebruary 1973
RecordedMay 1972 in London (Sound Techniques?)
Genre Folk baroque, British folk rock
Label Reprise
Earth Recordings (2015 reissue)
Producer Danny Thompson
Bert Jansch chronology
Rosemary Lane
(1971)		Moonshine
(1973)		 L.A. Turnaround
(1974)
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Moonshine is the eighth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1973. [2]

Scotland Country in Northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain, with a border with England to the southeast, and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast, the Irish Sea to the south, and more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.

Folk music Music of the people

Folk music includes traditional folk music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that.

Bert Jansch Scottish folk musician

Herbert Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He 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 toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century.

Contents

On 16 October 2015, Earth Recordings reissued the album in digital, CD, and vinyl formats; the latter additionally available as a picture disc. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Yarrow" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch) - 5:09
  2. "Brought with the Rain" (Jansch, traditional) - 2:55
  3. "The January Man" (Dave Goulder) - 3:31
  4. "Night Time Blues" (Jansch) - 7:14
  5. "Moonshine" (Jansch) - 4:56
  6. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan MacColl) - 3:00
  7. "Ramble Away" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch) - 4:35
  8. "Twa Corbies" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch) - 3:00
  9. "Oh My Father" (Jansch) - 4:07

Personnel

Danny Thompson English bassist

Daniel Henry Edward Thompson is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Martyn.

Tony Visconti American record producer, musician and singer

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Technical

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Bert Jansch website". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Moonshine". Bandcamp. Retrieved 21 July 2016.


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