John Renbourn

John Renbourn (1944-2015) was an English guitarist and songwriter, born in London. He was a founding member of Pentangle and, with Bert Jansch, shaped the interlaced two-guitar style that came to be called folk baroque. His playing drew on blues, jazz, traditional song and the early music he had first met through classical guitar lessons at school. Renbourn made his first solo album for Transatlantic in 1965 and recorded Bert and John with Jansch in 1966. Pentangle, formed in 1967 with Jansch, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox, released The Pentangle in 1968.