Scottish folk singer and founder of Pentangle. Bert Jansch was born in 1943 in Glasgow. Its German name he owes to his grandfather who came from Hamburg. Jansch, who began his career as a street musician, developed a unique style of guitar playing that had a great influence on many artists after him. His popularity and eloquence earned him the nickname "the British Dylan 'on. Donovan made a good
… impression with Jansch 'style and scored a hit with Do You Hear Me Now, which was written by Jansch. Led Zeppelin stole Jansch "Blackwater Side and built it into Black Mountain Side. To court it did not, because there Jansch was not for the money. In the eighties alone Jansch 'success, but after he stopped in 1987 with the drink, he experienced a creative period. As played Beth Orton and Devendra Banhart him on his last album The Black Swan (2006) and Jansch was a guest on the debut album from Babyshambles.more
