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Bert Jansch is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tim Hardin, Jackson C. Frank, Jean Ritchie, Pick Withers and Dave Swarbrick. Those roots explain a lot about how Bert Jansch arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Roy Harper, Jackson C. Frank and Fred Neil, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Donovan, Neil Young and Johnny Marr, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Bert Jansch, reaching back through Tim Hardin and forward to Paul Simon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Herbert Jansch 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.
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Bert Jansch connections
Bert Jansch grew out of Tim Hardin, Jackson C. Frank, Jean Ritchie and Pick Withers, shares an orbit with The Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Roy Harper and Jackson C. Frank, went on to shape Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Donovan and Neil Young. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bert Jansch
Sounds and acts that shaped Bert Jansch.
Artists similar to Bert Jansch
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bert Jansch.
- The Pentangleartist
- Fairport Conventionartist
- Roy Harperartist
- Jackson C. Frankartist
- Fred Neilartist
- Ralph McTellartist
- Nick Drakeartist
- Steeleye Spanartist
- Tim Hardinartist
- Shirley Collinsartist
- Donovanartist
- Tim Buckleyartist
- Bill Fayartist
- Karen Daltonartist
- Leo Kottkeartist
- Judee Sillartist
- Loudon Wainwright IIIartist
- Six Organs of Admittanceartist
- Joan Baezartist
Bands Bert Jansch shaped
Where the influence of Bert Jansch travelled next.
- Paul Simonartist
- Nick Drakeartist
- Donovanartist
- Neil Youngartist
- Johnny Marrartist
- Shirley Collinsartist
- Mazzy Starartist
- Roy Harperartist
- Gravenhurstartist
- The Incredible String Bandartist
- Beth Ortonartist
- Sounds of Silenceartist
- John Renbournartist
- Simon & Garfunkelartist
- Carnivalartist
- Al Stewartartist
- Greta Van Fleetartist
- Jimmy Pageartist
- Mike Oldfieldartist
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