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The Nine Maidens
''The Nine Maidens'' is a 1985 album by John Renbourn. The album name refers to the Nine Maidens stone row near St Columb Major in the English county of Cornwall. Track listing All tracks composed by John Renbourn # "New Nothynge" – 3:50 # "The Fish in the Well" – 2:24 # "Pavan d'Aragon" – 5:38 # "Variations on My Lady Carey's Dompe" – 6:07 # "Circle Dance" – 4:18 # "The Nine Maidens" #* "Clarsach" – 5:43 #* "The Nine Maidens" – 4:50 #* "The Fiddler" – 2:40 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Renbourn
John Renbourn (8 August 1944 – 26 March 2015) was an English guitarist and songwriter. He was best known for his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as his work with the folk group Pentangle, although he maintained a solo career before, during and after that band's existence (1967–1973). He worked later in a duo with Stefan Grossman. While most commonly labelled a folk musician, Renbourn's musical tastes and interests took in early music, classical music, jazz, blues and world music. His most influential album, ''Sir John Alot'' (1968), featured his take on tunes from the medieval period. Biography John Renbourn studied classical guitar at school and it was during this period that he was introduced to early music. In the 1950s, along with many others, he was greatly influenced by the musical craze of skiffle and this eventually led him to explore the work of artists such as Lead Belly, Josh White and Big Bill Broonzy. In the 1960s, the new craze in popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
