Live In America
Flying Fish Records FF70103 (1982)

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Originally a two-LP set, this 70-minute concert CD recorded on April 16, 1981 in San Francisco features the core of the band that appeared on The Enchanted Garden - Jacqui McShee on vocals, Tony Roberts on flute, krumhorn, and pipes, John Molineaux on dulcimer, violin, and mandolin, and Keshav Sathe playing the tabla. The repertory is rooted, of course, in English folk music, including "The Trees They Grow High," a beautiful a cappella number ("Ye Mariners All"), and "John Barleycorn Is Dead." Renbourn's playing is showcased throughout, most notably on "English Dance," a dazzling 3½-minute guitar solo; "Breton Dance," by contrast, is a vehicle for the entire band. McShee's crystalline vocals hold much of the spotlight, and the disc is worth owning just for her performance, her presence making this as valuable as any Pentangle release.

- Bruce Eder (AMG)

 

Track Listing

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1. Lindsay - 3:49
2. Ye Mariners All - 2:30
3. English Dance - 3:28
4. The Cruel Mother - 2:53
5. Breton Dances - 3:43
6. The Trees They Grow High - 2:58
7. Farewell Nancy - 5:59
8. Van Dieman's Land - 5:50
9. High Germany - 4:34
10. Sidi Brahim (Renbourn/Roberts) - 11:06
11. The Month of May Is Past/Night Orgies - 4:53
12. John Dory - 3:00
13. So Early in the Spring - 4:05
14. Fair Flower - 7:23
15. John Barleycorn Is Dead - 4:00




John Renbourn - Guitar, vocal
Jacqui McShee - Vocal
Tony Roberts - Flute, Krumhorn, Northumbrian Smallpipes, Harmony Vocal
John Molineux Dulcimer, mandolin, Fiddle, Harmony Vocal, Lead Vocal on Tracks 7,9
Keshav Sathe - Tabla

Artist Gig Guide

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Davey Graham

Bert Jansch

John Renbourn

Roy Harper

John Martyn