He was more than merely a musician’s musician; without Bert Jansch rock music as we know it wouldn’t have existed. His influence spread far and wide and left an imprint on folk, prog and heavy genres, most famous British guitarists listening and learning from the master from the mid-’60s onwards, as Bert’s work with and without PENTANGLE keeps on giving. Unsurprisingly, Jansch frequently guested on various radio programmes over the decades, and on November 4th the legendary artist’s recording for Beeb will be issued as a box set.
Titled “Bert Janch At The BBC” and comprising the whopping 147 solo tracks that span the period from 1966 to 2000 and are laid out across 4 LPs or 8 CDs, but will also be made available on the great late player’s Bandcamp, the set runs over 8 hours. There are previously unreleased rarities, live documents and studio sessions – the fitting reflection of an immense legacy. Limited edition, yet arguably indispensable for any music lover.
At The BBC
Guitar Club, Light Programme, 1966:
1. Whiskey Man
2. Running From Home
3. Interview
4. The Wheel
Wonderful Copenhagen, Radio 2, 1967:
5. Tic-Tocative
6. The Time Has Come
Top Gear, BBC Radio 1, 1968:
7. Soho
8. Orlando
Night Ride, Radio 1, 1968:
9. Thames Lighterman
The Pentangle, Radio 1, 1969:
10. Sarabande
Radio 1 Club, Radio 1, 1969:
11. I Am Lonely
The Pentangle, Radio 1, 1970:
12. Reynardine
13. Speak Of The Devil
Folkweave, World Service, 1977:
14. Introduction
15. Poor Mouth
16. Blues Run The Game
17. Daybreak
18. Pretty Saro
19. Ask Your Daddy
20. If I Had A Lover
21. Come Back Baby
In Concert, Radio 1, 1980:
22. Poor Mouth
23. Running From Home
24. Kingfisher
25. Let Me Sing
26. Sovay
27. Alimony
In Concert, Radio 1, 1982:
28. Introduction
29. Love Is Lost
30. Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning
31. Up To The Stars
32. If I Were A Carpenter
33. Sit Down Beside Me
34. Is It Real?
35. Heartbreak Hotel
Russell Harty, BBC1, 1982:
36. Angie
Round Midnight, Radio 4, 1985:
37. Is It Real?
Folk on 2, Radio 2, 1988:
38. Sweet Rose
39. Knight’s Move
40. Strolling Down The Highway
41. This Land Is Your Land
42. Ain’t No More Cane
Night Ride, Radio 2, 1988:
43. Been On The Road So Long
44. Bogie’s Bonny Belle
45. Sally Free And Easy
46. The Snows
47. Poor Mouth
Anderson on the Box, BBC NI, 1992:
48. Heartbreak Hotel
Bob Harris, Unbroadcast, 1993:
49. Stealing The Night Away
50. Walk Quietly By
Bob Harris, Radio 2, 1993:
51. Interview
52. Lily Of The West
53. Trouble In Mind
Gloria Hunniford, Radio 2, 1994:
54. The Bonny Boy
55. Sally Free And Easy
56. Interview
57. Chasing Love
Later… with Jools Holland, BBC2, 1996:
58. When The Circus Comes To Town
59. Blackwater Side
Cunningham and Co, Radio Scotland, 1998:
60. She Moved Through The Fair
Later…with Jools Holland, BBC2, 2000:
61. The River Bank
Cambridge Folk Festival, BBC4, 2004:
62. Crimson Moon
Liz Kershaw, BBC 6 Music, 2004:
63. High Days
64. Blues Run The Game
Folk Britannia, BBC4, 2006:
65. Angie
Freak Zone, BBC6 Music, 2008:
66. Interview
67. The Old Triangle
68. A Woman Like You
69. Angie
Mark Radcliffe, Radio 2, 2006:
70. Interview
71. High Days
72. It Don’t Bother Me
73. The Old Triangle
Celtic Connections, BBC Scotland, 2008:
74. High Days
75. Running From Home
Teddy Thompson and Friends, Radio 2, 2008:
76. In The Bleak Midwinter
77. Angie
78. Moonshine
Tom Robinson, BBC6 Music, 2009:
79. Blues Run The Game
80. Fresh as a Sweet Sunday Morning
81. One for Jo
60th Birthday Concert, LSO St Lukes, BBC4, 2003:
82. Introduction
83. Blues Run The Game
84. Blackwater Side
85. Running From Home
86. Moonshine
87. Angie
88. Edge Of A Dream
89. Crimson Moon
90. Bruton Town
91. Train Song
92. I’ve Got A Feeling
93. It Don’t Bother Me
94. Fool’s Mate
95. The River Bank
96. Strolling Down The Highway
97. Carnival
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Radio 2, 2001:
98. Presentation speech
99. Poison
Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Radio Scotland, 2004:
100. Carnival
101. Come Back Baby
102. Rosemary Lane
103. Black Water Side
104. She Moved Through The Fair
105. Crimson Moon
106. The River Bank
107. Empty Pocket Blues
108. The Old Triangle
109. Poison
110. October Song
111. Strolling Down The Highway
112. Angie
113. Blues Run The Game
114. Lily Of The West
115. Down Under
116. Summer Heat
117. Weeping Willow Blues
118. Let Me Sing
119. Walking This Road
120. La Luna
121. Watch The Stars
122. It Don’t Bother Me
123. Step Back
124. High Days
125. Courting Blues
126. A Woman Like You
127. Texas Cowboy Blues
128. Candy Man
Top Gear, BBC, 1968:
129. I Am Lonely
Night Ride, BBC, 1968:
130. Tree Song
131. I Got A Woman
132. I Loved A Lass
Unabridged on Night Ride, Radio 2, 1988:
133. The Snows
134. Knight’s Move
135. This Land Is Your Land
136. Strolling Down The Highway
Look North, BBC Yorkshire, 1994:
137. Come Back Baby
We Stayed in with… Jungr & Parker, Radio 2, 1993:
138. Blues Run The Game
139. Dobbin’s Flowery Vale
Bob Harris, GLR, 1998:
140. Paper Houses
141. How It All Came Down
Edinburgh Fringes, Radio 4, 2000:
142. Crimson Moon
143. The River Bank
Mike Harding, Radio 2, 2004:
144. Moonshine
Radio 2 Folk Awards, Radio 2, 2009:
145. Angie
John Bennett, Radio Ulster, 2000:
146. Crimson Moon
147. The River Bank
