Guardian Music — While on tour in Europe, the psych-folk man runs down his favourite all-time players, ranging from a hardcore archetype to British folk mainstaysSteve Gunn’s van is currently lurching around the Alps. Not an ideal spot, perhaps, for the Pennsy... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — There were probably cooler things for Bert Jansch to do in the late 1970s than make an instrumental folk-jazz concept record about birds … but the late guitarist was never one to chase trends. So instead of making a lunge for the new wave, he broug... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — John Renbourn and Bert Jansch came together to weave beautiful guitar tapestries in Pentangle. But the pair, of course, did plenty of work on their own. Both have passed on, but two recent archival releases are very much worth digging into. First up ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — With John Renbourn passing into the great unknown this year to join his six-string brother in arms Bert Jansch, it’s a good time to be reminded of the wonderful sounds two acoustic guitarists in joyous communion can make. These two recent LPs are m... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — We lost a great musician this week — English guitarist John Renbourn. Whether duetting with Bert Jansch, creating a masterful folk-jazz hybrid with Pentangle, or playing all on his own, Renbourn was the epitome of taste, style and subtlety througho... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — You could probably convince someone that Ryley Walker’s debut long player is the work of some long-lost UK singer-songwriter from the 1970s. Recalling at different moments John Martyn, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Nick Drake, All Kinds Of You con... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year Neil Young released the vinyl-only A Letter Home, a collection of covers recorded in single takes on acoustic guitar in Jack White’s Voice-O-Graph booth at Third Man Records. About the size of a phone booth, the machine records yo... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — As a sideman, pedal steel master B.J. Cole has played on a litany of great recordings, including albums by Elton John, T. Rex, the Walker Brothers, Loudon Wainwright, John Cale, Björk, Elvis Costello, Bert Jansch, and Spiritualized. Ladies and Gentl... more info

Silent Uproar — Mazzy Star will return on on September 24th with Seasons of Your Day, their first album since 1996's Among My Swan. The album features performances from Bert Jansch and My Bloody Valentine's Colm O'Ciosoig. Stream the album this week on NPR. [hopesan... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — As a solo artist and as one fifth of The Pentangle, Bert Jansch’s six-string stylings captivated guitarists as disparate as Jimmy Page, Neil Young and Johnny Marr. His sound is instantly recognizable, as distinctive as a fingerprint: the circular p... more info