The Black Swan (Bert Jansch album)

The Black Swan
Studio album by Bert Jansch
Released	18 September 2006
Genre	Folk
Label	Drag City
Producer	Noah Georgeson, Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch chronology
Edge of a Dream (2002) The Black Swan (2006) Fresh As a Sweet Sunday Morning (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10 [2]

The Black Swan is the 23rd and last studio album by the Scottish folk singer Bert Jansch. It was released in 2006 through Drag City. Jansch described the album: "It's been fantastic working with everyone who's been involved on the record. They all came to it from a standpoint of being fans of my music, so while there are lots of great musicians making wonderful contributions to the record it still has a very acoustic, intimate feel – and there's still a lot of me on there!" ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bert Jansch, except where indicated

1. "The Black Swan" - features Helena Espvall - 6:25
2. "High Days" - 3:47
3. "When the Sun Comes Up" - features Beth Orton - 3:54
4. "Katie Cruel" (traditional, arr. Jansch) - features Beth Orton and Devendra Banhart - 2:59
5. "My Pocket's Empty" (traditional, arr. Jansch) - 3:49
6. "Watch the Stars" (traditional, arr. Jansch) - features Beth Orton and Kevin Barker - 2:54
7. "A Woman Like You" - 4:13
8. "The Old Triangle" (Brendan Behan) - 4:06
9. "Bring Your Religion" - 3:05
10. "Texas Cowboy Blues" - 3:07
11. "Magdalina's Dance" (Jansch, Paul Wassif) - 3:19
12. "Hey Pretty Girl" - 3:03

Personnel

• Bert Jansch: guitar and vocals
• Beth Orton: vocals (3, 4 & 6), guitar (6)
• Devendra Banhart: vocals (4)
• Paul Wassif: guitar (5), slide guitar (7), banjo (11)
• Noah Georgeson: percussion (1), bass (9 & 10)
• Otto Hauser: drums (3, 5, 6 & 9), percussion (4 & 7)
• Kevin Barker: lead guitar (6), percussion (4)
• Helena Espvall: cello (1)
• Adam Jansch: keyboards (1 & 9)
• David Roback: slide guitar (3)
• Richard Good: slide guitar (9)
• Pete Newsom: drums (10)
• Maggie Boyle: flute (11) ^[4]

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. "Bert Jansch website". Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
4. "Bert Jansch | the Black Swan".