Pioneering folk guitarist dies following two-year battle with cancerBert Jansch, a leading figure in the British folk revival of the 60s and one of the most respected musicians of his generation, has died aged 67 following a long battle with cancer.A founding member of Pentangle, Jansch was also renowned as a guitar virtuoso and was sometimes hailed as a British Bob Dylan. Born in Glasgow on 3 November 1943, he released 23 solo albums, the last of which, The Black Swan (2006), featured collabora...
Guardian Music — Pioneering folk guitarist dies following two-year battle with cancerBert Jansch, a leading figure in the British folk revival of the 60s and one of the most respected mus... more info
Guardian Music — Innovative and influential folk musician and founder member of the groundbreaking band PentangleOf all the guitarists to emerge from the early days of the British folk mu... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Bert Jansch @ The Bell House, December 2010 (more by Benjamin Lozovsky) Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, a founding member of the band Pentangle and a well-known guita... more info
Stereogum — According to the Associated Press, the Scottish folk singer/guitarist and Pentangle co-founder Bert Jansch died this morning in London after a long battle with lung cance... more info
Guardian Music — He was the poster boy of the 60s folk-guitar scene whose virtuosity influenced everybody from Jimmy Page to Johnny Marr. Pete Paphides pays tribute to Bert Jansch'I remem... more info
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ContactMusic — Legendary folk musician Bert Jansch has died at the age of 67 following a long battle against cancer The Scottish star who was once dubbed the British Bob Dylan passed aw... more info
ContactMusic — Bert Jansch the legendary Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle has died aged 67 after a battle with cancer He passed away in the early hours o... more info
Scotsman.com — GLASGOW-born folk guitarist Bert Jansch, an influence and inspiration for a generation of rock guitarists, has died at the age of 67. more info
ContactMusic — Bert Jansch has passed away The highly influential folk musician died aged 67 from lung cancer at a hospice in Hampstead North London in the early hours of this morning 0... more info
Here Comes The Flood —
Bert Jansch,, eminent UK folk musician, is dead at 67. He died in a hospice in Hampstead after a long battle with cancer. He was a founding member of Pertangle, an infl... more info
Perez Hilton — A sad day for the music world.
He may not have had a household name, but Bert Jansch was an incredibly influential guitarist who has passed away of lung cancer at 67-year... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Influential Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter Bert Jansch, who has been lauded as a Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar, died of lung cancer Wednesday at a London... more info
Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Bert Jansch, the Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle, died in London on Wednesday, British media reported at 67. Jansch was suff... more info
DrownedInSound — Scottish folk singer Bert Jansch, founder of the band Pentangle, has died at the age of 67. He died in the early part of Wednesday morning at a hospice in London, having ... more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle, died in London on Wednesday, British media reported. He was 67. more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bert Jansch dies of cancer at 67. British folk guitarist Jansch influenced musicians from Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Donovan, Paul Simon to contemporary players such as D... more info
KEXP Seattle — Our hearts go out to the friends and family of the Scottish guitar virtuoso Bert Jansch, who passed away today at age 67 after a fight with lung cancer. A founder of the ... more info