(March 2026) Episode 711 is PENTANGLE. It’s hard to categorize this British group that emerged amidst the swirl of everything else in 1967. Folk-rock is the closest label I suppose, grounded in the excellent folk guitar of Bert Lansch and John Redbourn. But there is a jazz influence too. Fairport Convention is the closest comparison, although by contrast Pentangle had stable membership in its core period (late 60s-early 70s). Singer Jacqui McShee continued on with uninteresting incarnations from the 1980s until the present.
Favourite album: Cruel Sister
Favourite song: Jack Orion
Compared to expectations: same
Recommendation: The first four albums (Pentangle, Sweet Child, Basket of Light, Cruel Sister) are all that you need to know.
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