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“If
I had to choose one record this year it would be Bert Jansch's The
Black Swan” – Graham Coxon in THE INDEPENDENT
(22 December 2006)
“If you bought Bob Dylan's Modern
Times you should buy Black Swan…an LP that's as agile and
absorbing as anything he's released since his classic 1965 debut”
– Paul Morley in THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (8
October 2006)
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“MOJO INSTANT CLASSIC”
“a
beautiful, evocative piece of music…his strongest album in years”
–
MOJO (October 2006)
5/5
“Bert's
best album in years” – THE SUN (22 September
2006)
"Few
albums could usher in the autumn
with such quiet grace and majesty"
– WORD (October 2006)
“a
masterful musician whose powers are in full effect”
“ravishing…A
sustained pleasure” – Q (October
2006)
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“haunting and powerful”
– UNCUT (October 2006)
*
* * * “about
as perfect a fusion of old Janschian virtues with nu-acoustic production
values as you could wish for” – THE INDEPENDENT ON
SUNDAY (17 September 2006)
“The Black Swan rivals
his best work” – MOJO's 50 Best Albums of 2006
– MOJO (January 2007)
STOP PRESS
PENTANGLE – UK Tour announced and second date in London
“Forget Cream…or Led Zeppelin, this is the biggie: Pentangle is reforming” – The Guardian (19 January 2007)
Exactly 40 years to the day that unique British folk/jazz 'supergroup' Pentangle recorded the live disc of their seminal double album, Sweet Child, at London's Royal Festival Hall, the original band: Bert Jansch , John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox, will return to the Royal Festival Hall to celebrate their legacy. That unique show is now sold out, and the band are pleased to announce a second date in London and a UK tour. Tour dates are:
Sun 29 June London, The Royal Festival Hall SOLD OUT
Tue 1 July Cardiff, St David's Hall 02920 878444
Wed 2 July Brighton, Dome 01273 709709
Thu 3 July Cambridge, Corn Exchange 01223 357851
Sat 5 July Birmingham, Symphony Hall 0121 780 3333
Sun 6 July Oxford, New Theatre 0844 847 1585
Mon 7 July London, Lyceum Theatre 0844 412 1742
Wed 9 July Manchester, Palace Theatre 0844 847 2328
Thu 10 July Harrogate, International Centre 0845 130 8840
Sat 12 July Gateshead, The Sage 0191 443 4661
Sun 13 July Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000
Mon 14 July Liverpool, Philharmonic 0151 709 3789
24 hr Ticket Hotline: 0870 735 5000 www.bookingsdirect.com
Showtime: 8.00pm prompt (no support)
TICKETS: £25.00, £28.50
£27.50, £30.00 (London, Birmingham, Manchester)
Formed in swinging ‘60s London, Pentangle were one of the most exciting and innovative groups in the world, genuinely pushing boundaries and exploring new musical avenues. Simultaneously stars of the underground and darlings of the mainstream, they enjoyed an unprecedented degree of worldwide success for an acoustic band and their influence and musical impact is still revered and relevant today.
“Pentangle still rule the roost” – The Times (9 February 2007)
“The Folk Beatles…The greatest and most adventurous acoustic ‘supergroup' of their time” – The Word (April 2007)
“Pentangle revolutionised 60s music” – MOJO (April 2007)
“The godfathers of English folk music…unquestionably the core template for today's blooming nu-folk scene” – Metro (23 March 2007)
“Pentangle was electrifying, particularly at a time of unprecedented free thinking in music. Together they created an intoxicating instrumental force” – Jazzwise ( April 2007)
“One of the most experimental and influential bands of the Sixties” – The Sun (23 February 2007)
“Pentangle rewrote the Britfolk rulebook…America has nothing to match them” – The Daily Mirror (9 March 2007)
“Britain's Grateful Dead” – The Guardian (16 March 2007)
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