Bert Jansch News

"I did the first sessions with Bert Jansch, Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty, Barbara Dickson.

Despite a recent reissue series , and a revival of interest that has seen younger musicians starting to offer tribute , the Incredible String Band remain one of the less rediscovered of the great 60s bands.

English folk-rocker Harper - now 70 - is much eulogised by senior British rock critics and has latterly been hailed by the neo-folk movement .

Philadelphia singer-songwriter Meg Baird nestles her songs at the convergence of her entrancing vocals and the sparse yet weighty sound of her acoustic guitar.

The world has lost so many pioneering acoustic guitar virtuosos lately - Davey Graham , John Martyn , Bert Jansch - that seeing a young man channelling their spirit and technique before an enraptured crowd can't help but prove heartening.