Bert Jansch - Moonshine 1972

I've posted one Jansch album so far, but this, to me, is the one, along with "Rosemary Lane", coming soon. Exquisite guitar playing, superb mix of traditional and original material make this unmissable.

1. Yarrow (traditional arr. Jansch) - a beautiful performance of a traditional song. A lady is courted by nine gentlemen and a ploughboy. They fight for her favours and the ploughboy wins, then her brother murders him.

2. Brought With The Wind - a traditional tune with lyrics by Jansch

3. The January Man - the only track on the album that isn't traditional or Jansch, this one is written by Dave Goulder.

4. Night Time Blues - (Jansch)

5. Moonshine (Jansch) - one of many wonderful Jansch tracks. The musings of a prisoner who was forced to fight for a cruel master and is now left to rot in a dungeon.

6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Ewan McColl) - Bert obviously likes this song - he also played an instrumental version on his Jack Orion album.

7. Rambleaway (traditional arr. Jansch)

8. Twa Corbies (traditional arr. Jansch) - the best rendition I have ever heard of the song that was done to death by the finger-in-the-ear singers in the sixties revival.

9. Oh My Father (Jansch)