Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 29 Mar 14 - 03:51 PM

I forced myself to watch about 55 minutes and agree with Will Fly's friends: "Dire". I love jazz and blues but didn't hear any here. I saw one unbelievably bad number by Beverley Martin, a crap version of Angie by someone who I believed would do better, two other female singers as bad as any floor singers that I have ever suffered, rubbish from Donovan Leitch and part of an unmemorable song about Jansch learning Blackwater Side, waffle by some talking heads and an unbelievable filmed insert of someone in a mock up self recording booth doing Needle of Death.The whole thing reminded me again of why I gave up going to folk clubs.

Unbelieveable.

Hoot

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 29 Mar 14 - 03:28 PM

The bizarre moment for me was Beverley Martin (on the strength of appearing on the cover of his second album) singing a Bob Dylan song!!

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 29 Mar 14 - 03:26 PM

Contrary to earlier opinion The Neil Young version of Needle had me in tears. Granted it was a poor quality recording but the sincerity shone through. Took me right back to being 18, sharing a flat with a friend and playing that album on the turntable until we could hardly hear anything for the crackling.

R

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Will Fly
Date: 29 Mar 14 - 02:45 PM

I watched a few minutes and then switched off. I met up with some friends this afternoon - their comment: "Dire", so I doubt that I'll bother.

If you want to know about Bert Jansch, read "Dazzling Stranger".

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 09:35 PM

I loved that song Ralph wrote about Bert and Anne Briggs. It would have been nice to hear her sing Blackwaterside.

I hope he records it. I have the boxed set of his lovesongs and I can't recall it being on.

such a beautiful song about young love's passing nature as opposed to the permanence of great art.

for now I think we all see Jansch's Blackwaterside - as a monumental piece in the history of acoustic guitar.

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 08:35 PM

Accepted. Wizz Jones was good too. And Thompson's bass. And the other bass with the beard, and one of the kit drummers. McTell made an acceptable doing of Anji, although the concentration showed!

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 08:03 PM

quite liked fresh as a sweet summer morning.

Ralph and Wizz were sublime as usual. lots of the rest I didn't care for.

how come none of these bbc4 wallahs have never given Wizz an in concert programme. l

he's 74 years old now. I don't feel the evidence should be destroyed showing what the smart arses decided wasn't folk music. his fingers are at genius level. right now!

A great English voice and folk song technique.

if you don't like jazz and blues - its not likely you would dig the programme. Bert Jansch didn't spend his life in a remote Sussex village. his folk music reflects his ability to absorb all sorts of genres into his technique.

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 08:01 PM

I think the only bit I REALLY enjoyed was Martin Carthy's SUBLIME accompaniment. I think there is a Jansch in session thingy at half-past-midnight.

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 06:53 PM

Not to my taste too bluesy and jazzy switched off halfway through

Gerry

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 06:24 PM

congratulations beeb4.

the worst versions of Needle and Blues Run the Game I've ever heard.

must have taken some doing.....

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Will Fly
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 09:51 AM

D'you know, Tunesmith, that was exactly my thought when I looked at the Radio Times just now!

I shan't hear it tonight - out at a club - but will catch up with it on the iPlayer sometime over the weekend.

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 08:48 AM

It seems strange using a phrase, "folk, blues and beyond", associated with Davy Graham for a programme about Bert!

Subject: RE: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: Rain Dog
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 06:58 AM

If you go to the website for the programme there are a number of clips from it. I don't know if those clips are available to those of you outside the UK or not.

The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

Subject: Bert Jansch - UK TV (BBC4) tonight
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 28 Mar 14 - 04:31 AM

May be of interest to some:

BBC4 10:00 pm

The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

"A celebration of the Scottish guitarist and songwriter and founding member of the band Pentangle, who died in 2011. Interviews and rare archive footage weave together performances from a multi-artist concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London. With contributions by Ralph McTell, Robert Plant, Donovan, Bernard Butler, Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson, Lisa Knapp and members of Pentangle"