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Bert Jansch

バート・ヤンシュ　/　ばーと・やんしゅ

Singer from United Kingdom

November 3, 1943 – October 5, 2011　・　Glasgow, United Kingdom

singer
musician
guitarist

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.

Overview

Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. He recorded more than 28 albums and toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / musician / guitarist / recording artist / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Ainslie Park High School
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2001 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
2006 MOJO Awards
honorary doctor of the Edinburgh Napier University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

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

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