Pentangle - Captured Live 1972 (Full concert)
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- Pentangle are the five points of light being Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox.
This Belgian TV special from 1972 captures the band in all its glory as they work their way through six songs from the albums Solomon's Seal, and Reflection.
00:00:00 Will The Circle Be Unbroken
00:03:22 No Love Is Sorrow
00:06:04 Wedding Dress
00:08:27 Reflection
00:19:00 Willy O' Winsbury
00:24:20 People On The Highway
#Pentangle - Hudba
Well folks, if you are watching this you are hearing and seeing a sort of musical perfection. All these musicians are masters of their craft, and believe me it takes a LOT of practice to make it all sound this good. John Renbourn went on from Pentangle to release many solo albums over the decades, which are full of gems. Same for the equally brilliant guitarist Bert Jansch. He had a long solo career and Neil Young called him the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar. Danny Thompson is one of the great bass players and Terry Cox is a fantastic drummer. Jacqui has the purist sweet voice and they all go together like five fingers of the same hand. Never before or since has there been this gorgeous blend of Blues, Folk, and Jazz.
I would like to recommend , but not compare, the band Dando Shaft. Although their career was shorter and greatly ignored, they were on the same level of neo folk perfection.
Ethereal.
They were a truly masterful band, but Fairport with the peerless Sandy Denny were surely on the same level. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" is probably my all-time favourite folk-rock track...
@@tullochgorum6323Thanks for your reply and I enthusiastically agree. I treasure my early Fairport Convention LPs, Sandy's solo LPs, and even have a 4 LP Boxed Set of Ms. Denny. Her voice had a haunting and mysterious quality at times, and in that way she was similar to Jaqui McShee, even though their voices, approach, and styles were/are quite different otherwise.
@@tullochgorum6323 Judy Dyble was also great in her brief time with Fairport.
The more I listen to Pentangle the more I realize that this band could very well be the most underrated band in history. So dynamic, cutting edge, mystical, relevant, and among many other descriptors, one of the best bands to ever perform on this planet.
I'm with you - way ahead of their era .... wonderful music
Loads of other bands you've never even heard of too. The late 60s where overflowing with talent. It was great to be young then. Most of the cats that got famous and rich weren't even the best !
I dont get it when people say a highly successful and well remembered band are described as underrated. Sure they were never Led Zeppelin big, but they kept their souls.
@@mikethebloodthirsty perhaps "underrated" was a poor choice to use in the sentence...
Well, whaddya expect these days from a buncha damn hippies who didn't depend on flashbang glitz to hide a lack of talent endemic to most performers anymore? Take away auto-tune and many headliners couldn't make it at all. Yes, I'm looking at YOU, Ms. Swifty, whose very own manager once admitted his client isn't a 'technical' singer. I have to admit a great performer, true enough; but that's a whole different ball of wax isn't it?
The world before “marketing”……when talent stood on its own.
I was a very young Canadian living in the East End of London in 1968. I had bought the Pentangle’s first album in Canada so I new who they were and jumped at the chance to catch them at the Royal Festival Hall. I was in the first row at eye level with Jansch and thought they certainly had more equipment than most performers used. I didn't realize for some time that they were recording some of this performance for what became Sweet Child. It was extraordinary. I still have the album in my collection. Ticket was likely a pound. A pint in London was about a shilling then.
When musicians aimed to be good. Growing up back then, i had no idea that it would turn out being the prime time of mankind. Now every aspect of life is run by goblins from hell.
Don't give up hope. The world may be in darkness, but love and music are still all around if you dig
This group is tremendous I remember them well.
I am now 63.
I love this- not because it's actually incredible musicianship and singing but also because I worked as sound engineer with Danny Thompson's band at the Shetland Folk Festival and then later with EBTG. Then with John Renbourn (x2) and Bert Jansch (x2) at the Edinburgh Festival, all those years later.
What a privilege
Plus, thats Victoria (Danny's double bass) that I used to load and unload out of the van each night. She slept in my room sometimes too.
WOW amazing! *jealous*
You're a real lucky fella!
That's amazing. Did you get that job on Indeed?
really cool shit man!
An open Packet of Dunhill and an empty glass of red wine, and Pentangles etherial melancholy. For a moment there I was transported back to the Seventies.
Never heard of Pentangle until 10 minutes ago, this could be a life-changing discovery. Thanks for the enlightenment 🙌
It definitely will!
Calming tunes in my college 1970s!
My. Where've you been all their lives?
Listen to their album "Cruel Sister". You won´t regret.
Good as this sounds, IMHO they peaked artistically a few years earlier -- probably during the very late '60s, when they played all-acoustic.
First you have Renbourn and Jansch, 2 acoustic guitar geniuses in the same band, then you add McShee's angelic voice and an outstanding rythmn section, and surely you get one of the most underrated bands in history.
Anybody who ever "listened" to Pentangle would never consider them underrated.
Upright acoustic bass adds so much texture to this sound.
The best folk band ever! Brilliant fusion of folk/blues/jazz/rock/ incomparable!
How I love Them! Since 1997 when I heard their Light Flight on the radio, my life is never the same. Magic
Oh, the Sixties....Dylan, the Beatles, Pentangle and so many others. We were so lucky.
Johnathan Livingston Taylor playing a cover of somewhere over the rainbow.
Yes. You were lucky the drugs were so abundant and legal. :)
@@CooManTunes Don't need drugs. I have energy, enthusiasm and creativity. Could you send you songs or shorty stories, or the Orwell show script.
Growing up late 1960s Pentangle' Cruel Sister still resonates with me in my 70's. Still fresh and emotive. Love the band!
The reason I took up acoustic guitar over 30 years ago.
Break beat on Wedding Dress is sick
SERIOUS groove on that one
Totally
advanced 3 decades at least
@@estudiosfolkloreiberoamericano .... primordial Laddy
"Reckoner" but sung by the angel Thom Yorke wished he was in "Creep"
When musical talent was real and not over produced etc. Beautiful. Today they wouldn't see the light of day which speaks volumes for where we have moved to.
Today they couldn't get a recording contract.
Reprise released so many landmark albums, from such amazing talented artists.
I am so glad the Pentangle records were made, and will be enjoyed for decades to come.
Today, they would be overlooked because Warner would not know what to do with them. 🙄
Pentangle, I still have the vinyl record after over 50 years.
The bassist Danny Thompson whom I believe co-founded Pentangle naturally had other musical projects before Pentangle’s inception. One of these I believe was with my Dad’s band the Mike Scott Trio around about the mid 60’s when he was also involved with Alexis Korner during that same time. They often played at various clubs in and around Ipswich. If anyone has any video or even audio leads recorded by them, please post them on CZcams. Mike Scott died in 1974 and, as we all know, Danny was well on his way to becoming a much in demand and well-rounded musician for many years after.
Fantastic, you can almost smell the corduroy! Jazz folk always sounds contemporary and interesting because it was a direction that was, and is, mostly unexplored. It is for another age, one yet to come.
Jacqui's voice in perfect form. Just exquisite. The whole band in their prime and enormously talented.
One of the purest, sweetest voices that I have ever heard !
I wouldn't say "the whole band". John R. seems to be in a total drug haze and/or a rebellion with his bandmates. Poor Bert, having to play two guitar parts. The camera work or editing is terrible. Stupid reflection. Focus on Bert's face instead of his guitar work, which we don't see once. And we do see John play "a note: here and there! None the less! None the less! This is absolutely superb music. I treasure the song Reflection and People on the Highway makes my heart soar. I don't think there was any other musical group or individual who struck such a chord with some inter instrument in me. Thanks to the OG poster.
she reminds me of the "Renaissance" lady--Annie Haslam---just as good as Annie---hmmmm, maybe better?
@@philipose66
For me, I prefer Jacqui's voice more then Annie Haslam.
I mean Annie has a very good voice but more "pop" then folk and I am a big folk music fan, loving the singing of Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny and of course Jacqui McShee.
@@suzannelawson9215 i had not heard of her till a friend sent me a "Pentangle" video (did not know them) and this song came next, fortunately! I like female folk singers too and some of the old stuff from guys like Phil Ochs and Tim Hardin. i do agree with your reply-----Jacqui's voice is so very outstanding!
This is the dictionary definition of perfection
Yes Its fabulous having all these clip.s They were way ahead of their time. Jazz Folk Blues Gumbo paradise
Indeed mystical. The spells have only gained in potency with the passage of time! Hail Pentangle!! We are truly blessed and grateful. 🙏
Pentangle. Great Band. Good Memories !!!
My god Jaqui's voice is otherworldly
I could watch this again & again & again... & I will!
Could have been recorded last week. Utterly timeless. I guess when the A and R man doesn't see a hit, you are free make something genuinely heart felt and of real quality. So, so good. Glad I didn't skip by this one this time. You Tube rocks.
Bert looks totally different with a beard. I had to take a second look, but the voice is unmistakable. Classic footage.
Timeless and forever cherished.
With a rhythm section like that you can’t go wrong
Ha!
Make my day. Even better with Jacqui's smile. So rare.
As deep as you can get...,Endless pleasure...,her eyes...,seen it all and forgotten nothing.....,
Bass player is rockin it. Reminds me of jack Bruce
Masters of the craft.
The sound takes you to exquisite places.
Muy difícil encontrar una banda con tanto talento reunido. Las guitarras de Renbourn y Jansch son sublimes. Una de las mejores bandas del planeta.
Good grief!! This is absolutely wonderful. So much talent in this band and they play together perfectly so that talent shines. It’s music that travels straight to the heart and soul.
Amen.
Danny Thompson on bass, rock and roll man.
More like jazz.
I bought their albums back then as I was a huge fan of Renbourn and Jansch's playing but I never saw the band live. This was a revelation - Jacqui and Bert singing together were superb. A clichéd term at the time, but this really was a supergroup.
The fact that she's not using any kind of monitor is incredible.
Macqshee’s voice is divine.
Incredible and so nice to see Jacqui smile near the end. For awhile there I thought she wasn't enjoying herself.
My God, I never knew this existed. What a treat! Pentangle lived on my turntable. My favorite 16:37 record to play when new people dropped in. I think a lot of them went out and bought their own LP’s . That’s what you did in those days - went to the record store and bought the record.
what have you done for your whole life til now then?
listened to Steeleye span maybe ;-)
ah this DOCUMENT you mean, sorry, read too fast...
I saw them in '69 with Sir Douglas & the Dead. Quite the amazing show!
i am green with envy ! happy birfday jerry g
The groove, vibe and interplay on these songs is unbelievable. Special props to Terry Cox for the grooves, and spot-on backing vocals at the same time
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a wonderful folkband
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Terry Cox with that 4x12 blasting Danny’s bass right in his ear 😂
This is pure gold. Just stunning.
Jacqui has the voice of silver and gold, especially willy o winsbury which she is allowed to sing uninterupted.
Sublime.
懐かしい！
素晴らしい映像をありがとう❤️
感謝です。
All of them were consummate Artists, in the very best, universal sense.
What a fine bass player!
You can find more of him over at @OfficialDannyThompson!
czcams.com/channels/ZFG69SlhEbJJZoBEnujbPw.html
Somehow they flew under my radar as I was in England from 67 to 70. I loved Fairport Convention and the sound of Sandy Denny's voice. I watch Jacqui here and she is such a perfectionist with her voice. She seems to have calmed her body so every emotion is channeled directly into her vocals. Chilling really.
Wonderful to see Pentangle and Jaqui after all these years, Long may their songs live on.
Thanks You... For Ever...
A great find. So nice to see these legendary musicians in their prime. Wonderful!
Danny Thompson - what a solo - just proof of his genius!!
I know! -- and the way John and Terry smile during the solo -- it's like they're amazed, and proud
First time I've seen this guy, superb bassist/Cellistas
@@perseusrex614 John Martyn's bassist. They drank a lot and got in lots of trouble.
@@alankey9741 Non.. Danny Thompson né en 1939
I Listened to them for more then 50 years, thanks for remeeting them like this.
Jaqui’s is one of the greatest voices both of the era and just in general. Absolutely brilliant.
miley cyrus is more awesomer
Jacqui barely moves an inch, but she's fully inhabiting these songs, as much as Nina Simone ever did. Badass. All of them, total badasses.
Top quality, all of them.
First heard Pentangle in 1969 or '70, then Bert and John's collaborations, and I became devoted to their music. In the 1990's I was asked to introduce Pentangle on stage for the Red Butte Concert at the University of Utah because of my public radio folk show. You can imagine my elation! Before the show, when I told the band that I've aired them on the radio for many years, Bert responded with such humility. Lovely people, amazing talent, groundbreaking band.
Jacqui is so beautiful and ethereal
What a nice surprise!
Beautiful.......❤️😎🙏🕉️☮️
Willy Of Winsbury is absolute perfection! ❤
There’s something wrong with this video. It just isn’t long enough, could’ve watched for hours. Mesmerised.
Folk Jazz, whatever it is, my dad used to play their album. As a kid I didn’t care what it was it sounded pleasing. Luckily there were bands that didn’t seem to care about what to label themselves. Now this kind of music seems far away, from a long gone era. Hippies with roots but few boundaries.
Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, Two incredible fingerstyle guitarists, just found out they had a band, with a great singer.
So did I , and I'm loving it!
Masters of music, time and space.
A great treasure.
Insanely good - and sounds as fresh and vital as it must have done 52(!) years ago - definitely one of the most influential of bands on me (as as musician myself)
That Willey song is a portal to another time.
What a show! Sublime groove, just perfick
Turn somebody on to Pentangle today😊
Not really listened to them before. Funky jazzy bass driven folk - unusual fusion. Very good.
All those words that have never been said, they shout inside me.
I want to die
Danny Thompson didn't show up on my radar until I saw and heard his excellent work on the Trans Atlantic Sessions. What a monster! I love that growling tone.he squeezes out of his bass. He is absolutely on fire on this early video!
I saw Pentangle at Hull City Hall in 1969. Danny Thompson's solo got a standing ovation!
I first saw him playing behind John Martyn. Stoned out of their minds. Special guest was Paul Kossof of Free. Also stoned. Danny became a Muslim which is why he’s still alive and the others long gone, I suspect.
@@Joanna-il2ur He is very much alive - I spoke to him recently - he always has me in fits of laughter - he is a force of nature
God I loved this band!
wow, fantastic acoustics and that voice is perfection, what a find...
Going thru some old Thrift store vinyl and came across their first album bought it on a chance, very pleased to have them in my collection.
This is truly one of the best, most flawless performances I've seen by Pentangle in 53 years. Someone please tell Jacqui I've fallen in love with her all over again.
Yr not the only one ....
What a voice
Bathed in the beauty of her voice..sigh..
What is this masterpiece?!?! 😇
Pentangle was one if my favorite bands in the 1970s when I "came of age", graduating high school in '72. I especially love Jacqui singing "Willy of Winsbury." Winnsboro. Played their albums nonstop. I had the song "Cruel Sister" on the era's equivalence of autoplay.
That is soooo interesting! I used to go out on a Saturday buying albums... i could get anything, but had no idea...i just liked the Durer print on cruel sister so i bought it...never looked back,
British folk got a shot in the arm from listening to the emerging innovations from the US and Canada back then, but Pentangle is just now getting back over here.
Even young North American artists are now covering Willie O’Winsbury.
Everything comes full circle. ❤
No Love is Sorrow is in a minor key, but the guitar break John so deftly takes, swaps to the major key. A very beautiful effect, as it changes the mood of the song from lush melancholy to brief sparkling hope.
Those of you who think Pentangle were underrated are mistaken. They were a highly paid folk supergroup during their most active years. We all heard them. Light Flight was used as theme song to a popular TV drama series in the early 70s. It was hard to ignore Pentangle back then.
Which series was that?
@@stephenshipley1066 Take three Girls....
Oh, wow! That's a blast from the past.
Lots of these old folk songs use mixed thirds. Another from the same record The Snows is in a minor key but the major third shines through at a particular time in the vocal melody that's quite beautiful. It's a fun game to find these mixed thirds in these folk songs
The circle is unbroken
Willy O' Winsbury... experiencing beautiful, yet very complex emotions whenever I hear it.
It is so ethereal.
What is the name of second song,plz
@@josefinagarza241 No love is sorrow.
This is so profoundly great, there's something almost supernatural going on. Just extraordinary.
Holy Mackerel...Danny, Jaqui, Phil, Tom, Bert & Jon...
It's Bert, John, Jacqui, Danny and Terry. Who's Phil? Who's Tom?
@@daragildea7434 I was wondering the same thing.
@@daragildea7434 roadies?
UTTERLY HEROIC.
Danny Thompson, the amazing bass player that played for so long with John Martyn!
Be sure to check out Danny's channel as well if you're a fan!
czcams.com/channels/ZFG69SlhEbJJZoBEnujbPw.html
@@PentangleOfficial thanks! will definitely do so!
A voice from a different dimension
Willy O' Winsbury is profoundly beautiful
one of or the best progressive folk jazz blues rock bands ever
Saw them in concert twice back in '69/70, once in the Royal Albert Hall. Superb musicians all of them , sadly both Bert Jansch and John Renbourne have passed away.
A valuable band that tells the history of another British music that is different from the Beatles.
Fabulous music. Great artist. Excellent performance. Thanks for posting them. Good time for you
OUTSTANDING.