Photo: Chris Barber from Dartford, England / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Bert Jansch is one of those names I find myself returning to whenever I want to understand where so much of modern acoustic guitar actually came from. A Glasgow-born folk musician who broke through in 1960s London and co-founded Pentangle, he built a catalog of more than 28 albums across five decades. What strikes me is the longevity: the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award in 2001 and the honorary doctorate from Edinburgh Napier feel less like trophies and more like overdue acknowledgments of a quiet, enduring influence. He passed in 2011, but his fingerstyle approach still echoes through guitarists who may not even know his name.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bert Jansch
- Name (Japanese)
- バート・ヤンシュ
- Reading
- ばーと・やんしゅ
- Born
- November 3, 1943 – October 5, 2011
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- singer / musician / guitarist / recording artist / composer
2. Background
- High school
- Ainslie Park High School
Awards & achievements
- 2001 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
- 2006 MOJO Awards
- honorary doctor of the Edinburgh Napier University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.bertjansch.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5
Frequently asked questions
When was Bert Jansch born?
November 3, 1943 – October 5, 2011.
Where is Bert Jansch from?
Bert Jansch is from Glasgow, United Kingdom.
What does Bert Jansch do?
Bert Jansch works as singer, musician, guitarist, recording artist, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.