Review and Pictures: Original Pentangle Line-Up At Glastonbury 2011
Reformed for this special gig at Glastonbury Festival’s Acoustic stage Pentangle, the folk super group from the 1960s and 1970s, put in an engaging and perfectly executed set.
Featuring the original line up of guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, singer Jacqui McShee, drummer Terry Cox and bassist Danny Thompson, for a folk fan like me this was a very special occasion.
Even though they’d barely rehearsed together the old magic was still there. Watching Renbourn weave his intricate guitar playing around Jansch’s riffs and Thompson and Cox’s jazz folk rhythms was one of my favourite musical moments at the festival.
Renbourn even managed to get down on the floor for some sitar playing action half way through the set.
They seemed delighted to be there as they swept though tracks such as ‘Hunting Song’, ‘Bruton Town’, ‘House Carpenter’ and ‘Cruel Sister’. This was an experience to cherish.
by Joe Lepper, co-editor of Neonfiller.com