80 Plays for Bert, Volume 1, by Bert Jansch Foundation

80 Plays for Bert, Volume 1

by Bert Jansch Foundation

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1.	The Wheel, Dariush Kanani 01:56	info	buy track
2.	Sally Free and Easy, Charlie Mckeon 04:04	info	buy track
3.	The Blacksmith, Redina 02:07		buy track
4.	It Don't Bother Me, Sam Grassie 02:54	info	buy track
5.	Blues Run the Game, Robin Adams 03:40	info	buy track
6.	Bert's Blues, Ben Walker 02:25	info	buy track
7.	Game of Cards, Campbell Baum 03:40	info	buy track
8.	Alice's Wonderland, John Chandler 02:37	info	buy track
9.	Blackwaterside, Avocet 03:26	info	buy track
10.	Chambertin, Johnson Hogg 03:59	info	buy track
11.	Willie of Winsbury, Avice Caro 04:04	info	buy track
12.	When a Man's in Love, Sarah McQuaid 04:53	info	buy track
13.	One for Bert, Mike Walker 03:05	info	buy track

about

Here we present a collection of recordings from a selection of artists that first featured on the Foundation's "Around the World in 80 Plays" Project. For the last five years, musicians around the globe have been saluting the legendary guitarist and singer song-writer Bert Jansch, playing a Transacoustic guitar from Bert's favoured LL series from Yamaha and revealing how they have been inspired by his music.

Carving a financially viable career as a musician is harder than ever with streaming services paying pittance and live venues closing. All proceeds from album sales will go directly to the Foundation and further its aim in supporting young acoustic musicians with educational and early career opportunities.

It has been wonderful to see many of the artists collaborating and touring together since meeting through 80 Plays, it connected us throughout the bleak lockdowns and the common threads found in that time remain. Many of the performances found in the original project were brilliant original pieces along with fresh takes on Bert's repertoire. Sam Grassie proposed that these pieces could form an album and is thrilled many of the artists have agreed to share their work on this platform, in aid of the charity. Special thanks also goes to Mike Walker from Renbourn Guitar workshops for mastering many of the tracks and elevating the recording quality.

We are delighted to have players of all ages featuring on the compilation with some artists taking the time to record new pieces in professional studios. The range of styles is inspiring, there are raw blues instrumentals, sweeping jigs, full band numbers & ethereal vocals. Each track has a little bit of Bert in there, sometimes taken to somewhere new, we hope you enjoy it.

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released December 20, 2023

Cover Art by Alfie Jones.

"When A Man’s In Love"
Trad arr. Sarah McQuaid (guitar and vocals)
Performed live in St Buryan Church, St Buryan, Cornwall, in March 2022
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Martin Stansbury of Cacophony Cottage (www.cacophonycottagestudio.co.uk).
sarahmcquaid.com

"Blues Run the Game" Recorded, engineered and mastered by Robin Adams.

"It Don't Bother Me" Recorded by
Milo Ferreira-Hayes at the Bert Jansch Studio, Frome.

"Alice's Wonderland" recorded by Pete Hodge at his home studio in Liverpool.

All other tracks Mastered by Mike Walker of Renbourn Guitar Workshops.
Curated by Sam Grassie.
Guitar accompaniment for Avice Caro and Redina from S Grassie.

Tracks 1-8 are Studio Takes.
9,10,11,13 Live takes.

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Bert Jansch Foundation London, UK

Set up in 2013, in the name of the legendary folk-guitarist and singer-songwriter, the Bert Jansch Foundation embraces the rich heritage of acoustic folk music and celebrates its creativity.
Its charitable aims are to support young acoustic musicians with educational and early career opportunities.
To achieve these aims the Foundation runs workshops, awards grants, transcribes Bert’s music. ... more

bertjanschfoundation.org

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