Well folks, if you are watching this you are hearing and seeing a sort of musical perfection. All these musicians are masters of their craft, and believe me it takes a LOT of practice to make it all sound this good. John Renbourn went on from Pentangle to release many solo albums over the decades, which are full of gems. Same for the equally brilliant guitarist Bert Jansch. He had a long solo career and Neil Young called him the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar. Danny Thompson is one of the great bass players and Terry Cox is a fantastic drummer. Jacqui has the purist sweet voice and they all go together like five fingers of the same hand. Never before or since has there been this gorgeous blend of Blues, Folk, and Jazz.

@BeadmanLee

6 ай бұрын

I would like to recommend , but not compare, the band Dando Shaft. Although their career was shorter and greatly ignored, they were on the same level of neo folk perfection. Ethereal.

@tullochgorum6323

3 ай бұрын

They were a truly masterful band, but Fairport with the peerless Sandy Denny were surely on the same level. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" is probably my all-time favourite folk-rock track...

@williamgreenfield9991

3 ай бұрын

@@tullochgorum6323Thanks for your reply and I enthusiastically agree. I treasure my early Fairport Convention LPs, Sandy's solo LPs, and even have a 4 LP Boxed Set of Ms. Denny. Her voice had a haunting and mysterious quality at times, and in that way she was similar to Jaqui McShee, even though their voices, approach, and styles were/are quite different otherwise.

An open Packet of Dunhill and an empty glass of red wine, and Pentangles etherial melancholy. For a moment there I was transported back to the Seventies.

I was a very young Canadian living in the East End of London in 1968. I had bought the Pentangle’s first album in Canada so I new who they were and jumped at the chance to catch them at the Royal Festival Hall. I was in the first row at eye level with Jansch and thought they certainly had more equipment than most performers used. I didn't realize for some time that they were recording some of this performance for what became Sweet Child. It was extraordinary. I still have the album in my collection. Ticket was likely a pound. A pint in London was about a shilling then.

I had breakfast in Soho with Bert Jansch in the early sixties. He said something to me then which I’ve never forgotten - “You’ll never beat a pair of moleskin trousers! “ I’ve been wearing them ever since. I’m truly in that man’s debt.

When musicians aimed to be good. Growing up back then, i had no idea that it would turn out being the prime time of mankind. Now every aspect of life is run by goblins from hell.

@Meatmallet

9 күн бұрын

Don't give up hope. The world may be in darkness, but love and music are still all around if you dig

Never heard of Pentangle until 10 minutes ago, this could be a life-changing discovery. Thanks for the enlightenment 🙌

@lucawilliamlucarelli8280

6 ай бұрын

It definitely will!

@evansmith3589

5 ай бұрын

Calming tunes in my college 1970s!

@brucevair-turnbull8082

3 ай бұрын

My. Where've you been all their lives?

@r.rubezahl432

3 ай бұрын

Listen to their album "Cruel Sister". You won´t regret.

@iralevy1176

Ай бұрын

Good as this sounds, IMHO they peaked artistically a few years earlier -- probably during the very late '60s, when they played all-acoustic.

The world before “marketing”……when talent stood on its own.

The more I listen to Pentangle the more I realize that this band could very well be the most underrated band in history. So dynamic, cutting edge, mystical, relevant, and among many other descriptors, one of the best bands to ever perform on this planet.

@garyomalley816

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you - way ahead of their era .... wonderful music

@stechriswillgil3686

Жыл бұрын

Loads of other bands you've never even heard of too. The late 60s where overflowing with talent. It was great to be young then. Most of the cats that got famous and rich weren't even the best !

@mikethebloodthirsty

Жыл бұрын

I dont get it when people say a highly successful and well remembered band are described as underrated. Sure they were never Led Zeppelin big, but they kept their souls.

@Stillpoint23

Жыл бұрын

@@mikethebloodthirsty perhaps "underrated" was a poor choice to use in the sentence...

@frostyfrances4700

Жыл бұрын

Well, whaddya expect these days from a buncha damn hippies who didn't depend on flashbang glitz to hide a lack of talent endemic to most performers anymore? Take away auto-tune and many headliners couldn't make it at all. Yes, I'm looking at YOU, Ms. Swifty, whose very own manager once admitted his client isn't a 'technical' singer. I have to admit a great performer, true enough; but that's a whole different ball of wax isn't it?

I am now 63. I love this- not because it's actually incredible musicianship and singing but also because I worked as sound engineer with Danny Thompson's band at the Shetland Folk Festival and then later with EBTG. Then with John Renbourn (x2) and Bert Jansch (x2) at the Edinburgh Festival, all those years later. What a privilege Plus, thats Victoria (Danny's double bass) that I used to load and unload out of the van each night. She slept in my room sometimes too.

@slugluv1313

7 ай бұрын

WOW amazing! *jealous*

@donaldgehre5964

13 күн бұрын

You're a real lucky fella!

@CooManTunes

5 күн бұрын

That's amazing. Did you get that job on Indeed?

This is the dictionary definition of perfection

The bassist Danny Thompson whom I believe co-founded Pentangle naturally had other musical projects before Pentangle’s inception. One of these I believe was with my Dad’s band the Mike Scott Trio around about the mid 60’s when he was also involved with Alexis Korner during that same time. They often played at various clubs in and around Ipswich. If anyone has any video or even audio leads recorded by them, please post them on KZread. Mike Scott died in 1974 and, as we all know, Danny was well on his way to becoming a much in demand and well-rounded musician for many years after.

Could have been recorded last week. Utterly timeless. I guess when the A and R man doesn't see a hit, you are free make something genuinely heart felt and of real quality. So, so good. Glad I didn't skip by this one this time. You Tube rocks.

The best folk band ever! Brilliant fusion of folk/blues/jazz/rock/ incomparable!

Pentangle, I still have the vinyl record after over 50 years.

Oh, the Sixties....Dylan, the Beatles, Pentangle and so many others. We were so lucky.

@charlessykes7161

Ай бұрын

Johnathan Livingston Taylor playing a cover of somewhere over the rainbow.

@CooManTunes

5 күн бұрын

Yes. You were lucky the drugs were so abundant and legal. :)

@petercordwell2258

5 күн бұрын

@@CooManTunes Don't need drugs. I have energy, enthusiasm and creativity. Could you send you songs or shorty stories, or the Orwell show script.

First you have Renbourn and Jansch, 2 acoustic guitar geniuses in the same band, then you add McShee's angelic voice and an outstanding rythmn section, and surely you get one of the most underrated bands in history.

@donaldgehre5964

13 күн бұрын

Anybody who ever "listened" to Pentangle would never consider them underrated.

My god Jaqui's voice is otherworldly

Willy Of Winsbury is absolute perfection! ❤

Fantastic, you can almost smell the corduroy! Jazz folk always sounds contemporary and interesting because it was a direction that was, and is, mostly unexplored. It is for another age, one yet to come.

When musical talent was real and not over produced etc. Beautiful. Today they wouldn't see the light of day which speaks volumes for where we have moved to.

@markhunter8554

Жыл бұрын

Today they couldn't get a recording contract.

@Plarocks

Жыл бұрын

Reprise released so many landmark albums, from such amazing talented artists. I am so glad the Pentangle records were made, and will be enjoyed for decades to come. Today, they would be overlooked because Warner would not know what to do with them. 🙄

Growing up late 1960s Pentangle' Cruel Sister still resonates with me in my 70's. Still fresh and emotive. Love the band!

Willy O' Winsbury is profoundly beautiful

First heard Pentangle in 1969 or '70, then Bert and John's collaborations, and I became devoted to their music. In the 1990's I was asked to introduce Pentangle on stage for the Red Butte Concert at the University of Utah because of my public radio folk show. You can imagine my elation! Before the show, when I told the band that I've aired them on the radio for many years, Bert responded with such humility. Lovely people, amazing talent, groundbreaking band.

Indeed mystical. The spells have only gained in potency with the passage of time! Hail Pentangle!! We are truly blessed and grateful. 🙏

Danny Thompson is a monster bass player. So expressive.

@djtdub1

6 ай бұрын

Danny Thompson has a brilliant solo album 'Whatever' Similar to the band Oregon: World folk jazz-with a Celtic-English flavor. I'd never heard of it until I found it browsing CDs in the local music shop.

@djtdub1

6 ай бұрын

Danny Thompson 1987 solo album: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever_(Danny_Thompson_album)

@Snardbafulator

6 ай бұрын

@@djtdub1 Well I'm a huge Oregon fan so I'll have to check that out. Thanks ;) Also, Bernie Holland, the guitarist on that record, wrote Diamond Dust, which Jeff Beck covered on Blow By Blow (orchestrated by George Martin) and is one of the greatest prog tunes ever.

Some kind of medieval Folk-Jazz that seems to come from another Space and Time - Exquisite !!

Jacqui's voice in perfect form. Just exquisite. The whole band in their prime and enormously talented.

@TheHumbuckerboy

2 жыл бұрын

One of the purest, sweetest voices that I have ever heard !

@bufatutuagonistes8876

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say "the whole band". John R. seems to be in a total drug haze and/or a rebellion with his bandmates. Poor Bert, having to play two guitar parts. The camera work or editing is terrible. Stupid reflection. Focus on Bert's face instead of his guitar work, which we don't see once. And we do see John play "a note: here and there! None the less! None the less! This is absolutely superb music. I treasure the song Reflection and People on the Highway makes my heart soar. I don't think there was any other musical group or individual who struck such a chord with some inter instrument in me. Thanks to the OG poster.

@philipose66

11 ай бұрын

she reminds me of the "Renaissance" lady--Annie Haslam---just as good as Annie---hmmmm, maybe better?

@suzannelawson9215

11 ай бұрын

@@philipose66 For me, I prefer Jacqui's voice more then Annie Haslam. I mean Annie has a very good voice but more "pop" then folk and I am a big folk music fan, loving the singing of Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny and of course Jacqui McShee.

@philipose66

11 ай бұрын

@@suzannelawson9215 i had not heard of her till a friend sent me a "Pentangle" video (did not know them) and this song came next, fortunately! I like female folk singers too and some of the old stuff from guys like Phil Ochs and Tim Hardin. i do agree with your reply-----Jacqui's voice is so very outstanding!

Bert looks totally different with a beard. I had to take a second look, but the voice is unmistakable. Classic footage.

The reason I took up acoustic guitar over 30 years ago.

Break beat on Wedding Dress is sick

@boosh90

3 жыл бұрын

SERIOUS groove on that one

@Lukas-zg4tg

3 жыл бұрын

Totally

@estudiosfolkloreiberoamericano

2 жыл бұрын

advanced 3 decades at least

@danielalexandermclachlanga3781

2 жыл бұрын

@@estudiosfolkloreiberoamericano .... primordial Laddy

@pazenadam

Жыл бұрын

"Reckoner" but sung by the angel Thom Yorke wished he was in "Creep"

There’s something wrong with this video. It just isn’t long enough, could’ve watched for hours. Mesmerised.

The fact that she's not using any kind of monitor is incredible.

I could watch this again & again & again... & I will!

Jaqui’s is one of the greatest voices both of the era and just in general. Absolutely brilliant.

@selvamthiagarajan8152

11 ай бұрын

miley cyrus is more awesomer

As deep as you can get...,Endless pleasure...,her eyes...,seen it all and forgotten nothing.....,

Upright acoustic bass adds so much texture to this sound.

Yes Its fabulous having all these clip.s They were way ahead of their time. Jazz Folk Blues Gumbo paradise

Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, Two incredible fingerstyle guitarists, just found out they had a band, with a great singer.

@quiltedpine7027

10 ай бұрын

So did I , and I'm loving it!

Bass player is rockin it. Reminds me of jack Bruce

@jamesrobert4106

Жыл бұрын

Masters of the craft.

Terry Cox with that 4x12 blasting Danny’s bass right in his ear 😂

It's great! Thanks a lot!! From BRAZIL!!!

Turn somebody on to Pentangle today😊

Good grief!! This is absolutely wonderful. So much talent in this band and they play together perfectly so that talent shines. It’s music that travels straight to the heart and soul.

@michaellenehan1369

12 күн бұрын

Amen.

Thanks You... For Ever...

I bought their albums back then as I was a huge fan of Renbourn and Jansch's playing but I never saw the band live. This was a revelation - Jacqui and Bert singing together were superb. A clichéd term at the time, but this really was a supergroup.

Wonderful to see Pentangle and Jaqui after all these years, Long may their songs live on.

Jacqui barely moves an inch, but she's fully inhabiting these songs, as much as Nina Simone ever did. Badass. All of them, total badasses.

@nealfig

2 жыл бұрын

Top quality, all of them.

Willy O' Winsbury... experiencing beautiful, yet very complex emotions whenever I hear it.

@jamesrobert4106

Жыл бұрын

It is so ethereal.

@josefinagarza241

Жыл бұрын

What is the name of second song,plz

@jamesrobert4106

Жыл бұрын

​@@josefinagarza241 No love is sorrow.

With a rhythm section like that you can’t go wrong

@stuartyd77

4 ай бұрын

Ha!

Danny Thompson - what a solo - just proof of his genius!!

@kurtralske4026

3 жыл бұрын

I know! -- and the way John and Terry smile during the solo -- it's like they're amazed, and proud

@perseusrex614

2 жыл бұрын

First time I've seen this guy, superb bassist/Cellistas

@alankey9741

2 жыл бұрын

​@@perseusrex614 John Martyn's bassist. They drank a lot and got in lots of trouble.

@rolandtruc

2 жыл бұрын

@@alankey9741 Non.. Danny Thompson né en 1939

This is pure gold. Just stunning.

@Runescape.

2 жыл бұрын

Jacqui has the voice of silver and gold, especially willy o winsbury which she is allowed to sing uninterupted.

Muy difícil encontrar una banda con tanto talento reunido. Las guitarras de Renbourn y Jansch son sublimes. Una de las mejores bandas del planeta.

If talent was the key to being the biggest band in history...You are watching THE GREATEST BAND IN HISTORY.

@selvamthiagarajan8152

11 ай бұрын

rolling stones

Danny Thompson on bass, rock and roll man.

@markhunter8554

Жыл бұрын

More like jazz.

What a fine bass player!

@PentangleOfficial

Жыл бұрын

You can find more of him over at @OfficialDannyThompson! kzread.info/dron/ZFG69SlhEbJJZoBEnujbPw.html

The groove, vibe and interplay on these songs is unbelievable. Special props to Terry Cox for the grooves, and spot-on backing vocals at the same time

Incredible and so nice to see Jacqui smile near the end. For awhile there I thought she wasn't enjoying herself.

Make my day. Even better with Jacqui's smile. So rare.

5 brilliant musicians, absolutely perfect interaction, what else do we need to enjoy the great band? Ah, their marvelous music.

Pentangle. Great Band. Good Memories !!!

This is truly one of the best, most flawless performances I've seen by Pentangle in 53 years. Someone please tell Jacqui I've fallen in love with her all over again.

@zebedeezebedee

Жыл бұрын

Yr not the only one ....

I just can't get over Jacqui's incredible ethereal voice - and sexy as hell! What an extraordinary, but sadly underappreciated band...

@sharksport01

Жыл бұрын

As sexy as Chelsea Clinton.

The sound takes you to exquisite places.

Masters of music, time and space.

A valuable band that tells the history of another British music that is different from the Beatles.

Folk Jazz, whatever it is, my dad used to play their album. As a kid I didn’t care what it was it sounded pleasing. Luckily there were bands that didn’t seem to care about what to label themselves. Now this kind of music seems far away, from a long gone era. Hippies with roots but few boundaries.

A great find. So nice to see these legendary musicians in their prime. Wonderful!

Bert Jansch was one my favorite singer - songwriter!!!

Jacqui is so beautiful and ethereal

Danny Thompson didn't show up on my radar until I saw and heard his excellent work on the Trans Atlantic Sessions. What a monster! I love that growling tone.he squeezes out of his bass. He is absolutely on fire on this early video!

@stephenshipley1066

Жыл бұрын

I saw Pentangle at Hull City Hall in 1969. Danny Thompson's solo got a standing ovation!

@Joanna-il2ur

Жыл бұрын

I first saw him playing behind John Martyn. Stoned out of their minds. Special guest was Paul Kossof of Free. Also stoned. Danny became a Muslim which is why he’s still alive and the others long gone, I suspect.

@BernieHollandMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@Joanna-il2ur He is very much alive - I spoke to him recently - he always has me in fits of laughter - he is a force of nature

Pentangle was one if my favorite bands in the 1970s when I "came of age", graduating high school in '72. I especially love Jacqui singing "Willy of Winsbury." Winnsboro. Played their albums nonstop. I had the song "Cruel Sister" on the era's equivalence of autoplay.

@tyger750

Жыл бұрын

That is soooo interesting! I used to go out on a Saturday buying albums... i could get anything, but had no idea...i just liked the Durer print on cruel sister so i bought it...never looked back,

I feel privileged to have discovered Pentangle in high school. I still have my LPs, including “Sweet Child” and “Basket of Light.” The alchemy among these five brilliant musicians was truly magical. No one like them.

@jakejohansen1889

Жыл бұрын

Fairport Convention is about as close to the Pentangle as I've yet heard. Both were fantastic bands.

@kurttimothy139

Жыл бұрын

​@@jakejohansen1889 I'm ashamed to say I am a Fairport and Richard Thompson but know nothing of this band. I enjoy this very much and like Jacqui's voice maybe more than Linda. This band is extraordinary.

@aha2551

10 ай бұрын

Joni Mitchell's voice lilts and lulls like their music 🎶

@Sun18Jul

10 ай бұрын

I had those albums in high school too, although they're long gone now. But I still remember the words to all the songs.

That Willey song is a portal to another time.

I saw them in '69 with Sir Douglas & the Dead. Quite the amazing show!

@bluesriot2

10 ай бұрын

i am green with envy ! happy birfday jerry g

My God, I never knew this existed. What a treat! Pentangle lived on my turntable. My favorite 16:37 record to play when new people dropped in. I think a lot of them went out and bought their own LP’s . That’s what you did in those days - went to the record store and bought the record.

@debranchistesdumondeentier2946

10 ай бұрын

what have you done for your whole life til now then?

@debranchistesdumondeentier2946

10 ай бұрын

listened to Steeleye span maybe ;-)

@debranchistesdumondeentier2946

10 ай бұрын

ah this DOCUMENT you mean, sorry, read too fast...

All those words that have never been said, they shout inside me. I want to die

one of or the best progressive folk jazz blues rock bands ever

The circle is unbroken

we are so lucky to have this, i often ponder how many medieval bands of bards over hundreds and hundreds of years made music that would blow so many modern bands out of the water

The groove to Wedding dress is very contemporary, Terry Cox brilliance! Hope he's had his jab as he'll be 84 this year if not already!

@neilloughran4437

3 жыл бұрын

The start sounds eerily reminiscent of Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy!

@davyroger3773

Жыл бұрын

Almost sounds like some 90s British indie

@hanktheblesseddeejay

Жыл бұрын

Wedding Dress is an utter masterpiece of groove and atmosphere, not to dissimilar to a David Axlerod groove but with some added English Folklore

What a perfect sound recording !!

Bathed in the beauty of her voice..sigh..

Very Very Very gifted musicians soloartists formed a wonderful folkband in the sixties with a traditional historical knowledge of classic music folk music blues and jazz The lady - singer of Pentangle gives the band a special note notes Groovin music in an unusual way relaxed to daydream

One of the best drummers ever.

once I had an album of them singing these songs...can't find it anywhere to replace the one which damaged. Used to here them in my head as I took long walks to shake off my blues

Somehow they flew under my radar as I was in England from 67 to 70. I loved Fairport Convention and the sound of Sandy Denny's voice. I watch Jacqui here and she is such a perfectionist with her voice. She seems to have calmed her body so every emotion is channeled directly into her vocals. Chilling really.

Danny Thompson, the amazing bass player that played for so long with John Martyn!

@PentangleOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Be sure to check out Danny's channel as well if you're a fan! kzread.info/dron/ZFG69SlhEbJJZoBEnujbPw.html

@powlobo.m.b.

11 ай бұрын

@@PentangleOfficial thanks! will definitely do so!

All of them were consummate Artists, in the very best, universal sense.

Jacqui's voice is simply amazing! Heavenly!!! 🙂🌻💛🙏

This group, my god.....Magnificent !!

British folk got a shot in the arm from listening to the emerging innovations from the US and Canada back then, but Pentangle is just now getting back over here. Even young North American artists are now covering Willie O’Winsbury. Everything comes full circle. ❤

Macqshee’s voice is divine.

Sublime.

Turned on to them in late 67, early 68? Think I have nearly all their LPs. Only saw Danny T with Richard Thompson in the 80s. Way cool this video! Remember feeling really too cool for the room at age 16 that i knew of them as others were more into getting their ears flooded. ;) Lip

Saw them live in Coventry Cathedral in 1969 - felt a bit strange grooving in a religious space before I realised that Jesus the original mythical hippy was grooving along too :) They were unique and incorporated jazz improv, trad and contemporary folk with cool rock thrown in for good measure. RIP Bert and John and thanks for the music.

@fullmetta2764

Жыл бұрын

Seems like the ideal setting to watch The Pentangle.

@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc

Жыл бұрын

Til you realised that the church is secretly Satanic. Oops! Spoiler alert.

@AMEER-114-

Жыл бұрын

​@@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc right... Satanic... As in.. PENTA GRAM PENTA NGLE

@MarkingTime34

9 ай бұрын

Blues and classical mixed in, too. As for he church, theater, poetry, music and song started around ancient campfires, but moved toward religious presentations naturally. Spirit activated through a separate channel than teaching, preaching or dance. Jesus may not have been a musician, but I'd be surprised if he DIDNT have a few in his entourage to entertaumin, relax and worship when they went "off the clock". The Official religion and its cantors were not interested in sharing the altar/stage with this upstart folkie from the wrong side of town, but the music in his message came straight from the prophet Isaiah and his ancestor David's songs and psalms.

Jacqui and Bert's voices blend surprisingly well

@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer

Жыл бұрын

I don't find it surprising at all.

@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc

Жыл бұрын

If you mean by that, one of them is weak and often out of tune, and that is your idea of "blend".

Jacqui seems so wonderfully lost in the music... Bert is great as always... What an incredible recording..

Holy Mackerel...Danny, Jaqui, Phil, Tom, Bert & Jon...

@daragildea7434

3 жыл бұрын

It's Bert, John, Jacqui, Danny and Terry. Who's Phil? Who's Tom?

@markhunter8554

Жыл бұрын

@@daragildea7434 I was wondering the same thing.

@quentinlargcoie

Жыл бұрын

​@@daragildea7434 roadies?

What is this masterpiece?!?! 😇

Saw them in concert twice back in '69/70, once in the Royal Albert Hall. Superb musicians all of them , sadly both Bert Jansch and John Renbourne have passed away.