''Jack Orion'' is the third album by

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musician

Bert Jansch Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) 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 ...

, released in 1966. It contains a number of

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songs, including the epic "Jack Orion": a ten-minute adaptation of the

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" which tells of a court fiddler’s attempt to seduce a countess and his servant's treachery in successfully impersonating him. A number of songs are performed with friend and fellow

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ist

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 care ...

, who would later join him in the group Pentangle. "The Waggoner’s Lad" has Jansch unusually playing the

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with Renbourn supplying the guitar part.

Track listing

Additional Personnel John Renbourn - guitar on 1, 3, 6 & 8

References

1966 albums Bert Jansch albums Transatlantic Records albums Albums produced by Bill Leader {{1960s-folk-album-stub

Track listing

See also

References