The John Renbourn Group - Live in America - Full album - Part 1
The John Renbourn Group - Live in America - Full album - Part 2
01. Lindsay
02. Ye Mariners All
03. English Dance
04. The Cruel Mother
05. Breton Dances
06. The Trees They Grow High
07. Farewell Nancy
08. Van Dieman's Land
09. High Germany
10. Sidi Brahim
11. The Month of May is Past / Night Orgies
12. John Dory
13. So Early in the Spring
14. Fair Flower
15. John Barleycorn is Dead
02. Ye Mariners All
03. English Dance
04. The Cruel Mother
05. Breton Dances
06. The Trees They Grow High
07. Farewell Nancy
08. Van Dieman's Land
09. High Germany
10. Sidi Brahim
11. The Month of May is Past / Night Orgies
12. John Dory
13. So Early in the Spring
14. Fair Flower
15. John Barleycorn is Dead
It had been eight years since the breakup of the original Pentangle (which featured the equally gifted British folk artist Bert Jansch)) when John Renbourn released this album featuring original Pentangle vocalist Jacqui McShee. This was the John Renbourn Group's second album with this lineup (the other being the lovely A Maid In Bedlam) and it contains many of the elements of the Pentangle sound. The music is firmly rooted in the English folk tradition, yet it also incorporates elements of jazz, blues and classical music.
Each member of the group is an accomplished musician. "The Month of May Is Past/Night Orgies" features a dulcimer solo (provided by John Molineaux) enlisting the use of a phase shifter. McShee adds her clear-as-a-bell vocals to "The Cruel Mother" and the drinking song "Ye Mariners All." The 11-minute instrumental "Sidi Brahim" showcases the group's jazzier side with solos from Renbourn (guitar), Molineaux (dulcimer) Tony Roberts (flute) and Keshlav Sathe (tabla, an intrument which adds an Indian influence on many of the tracks). My favorite track, however, is "John Barleycorn Is Dead." And, of course, Renbourn's playing throughout illustrates why he is regarded as one of the best fingerstyle guitarists today. This album was recorded live in April of 1981 at San Francisco's The Great American Music Hall. From: https://www.amazon.com/Live-America-John-Renbourn-Group/dp/B000000MF0
Each member of the group is an accomplished musician. "The Month of May Is Past/Night Orgies" features a dulcimer solo (provided by John Molineaux) enlisting the use of a phase shifter. McShee adds her clear-as-a-bell vocals to "The Cruel Mother" and the drinking song "Ye Mariners All." The 11-minute instrumental "Sidi Brahim" showcases the group's jazzier side with solos from Renbourn (guitar), Molineaux (dulcimer) Tony Roberts (flute) and Keshlav Sathe (tabla, an intrument which adds an Indian influence on many of the tracks). My favorite track, however, is "John Barleycorn Is Dead." And, of course, Renbourn's playing throughout illustrates why he is regarded as one of the best fingerstyle guitarists today. This album was recorded live in April of 1981 at San Francisco's The Great American Music Hall. From: https://www.amazon.com/Live-America-John-Renbourn-Group/dp/B000000MF0
