In 1967 Jacqui McShee and John Renbourn, who had just formed a band, were in a train that had come to a stop on Hungerford Bridge. Renbourn pointed out at the Royal Festival Hall. “We’ll be playing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pentangle in 1967, l-r, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, Terry Cox, John Renbourn and Danny Thompson - Brian Shuel/Redferns Terry Cox, ...

Renbourn found dead by police after failing to attend gig The English guitarist and songwriter John Renbourn has died aged 70 at his home in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. Best known for his work ...

Pentangle, live in 1969. Left to right: John Renbourne, Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch and Terry Cox Bert Jansch, Renbourne’s guitar playing foil in Pentangle, had in 1966 already issued a ...

John Renbourn, a founding member of Pentangle whose solo career stretched for more than 50 years, was found dead at his home in Hawick, Scotland By Phil Gallo British folk guitarist John Renbourn, a ...

Amongst the artists who, to a greater or lesser extent, explored ways to marry traditional British folk with the energy of rock in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span ...

Pentangle’s music never fit within well-defined musical categories. As its many-sided name suggests, the group incorporated elements of traditional British folk music, blues, jazz and ’60s psychedelic ...