John Renbourn was an English guitarist and composer. His discography consists of 20 studio albums, 5 live albums, 19 compilations, and 2 videos. In addition, his compositions and guitar work have been featured on a number of albums by other artists.

Solo albums

* 1965: '' John Renbourn'' (Transatlantic Records) * 1966: ''Another Monday'' (Transatlantic) *1968: ''Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng and ye Grene Knyghte'' (Transatlantic) * 1970: ''

The Lady and the Unicorn ''The Lady and the Unicorn'' (french: La Dame à la licorne) is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries created in the style of ("thousand flowers") and woven in Flanders from wool and silk, from designs (" cartoons") drawn in Par ...

'' (Transatlantic) * 1971: ''

Faro Annie ''Faro Annie'' is the 1971 solo album by British folk musician John Renbourn. On this release, Renbourn ventures into folk rock and blues territory. There is also heavy use of the sitar on this album, played by Renbourn himself. He is joined on ...

'' (Transatlantic) * 1973: ''Heads and Tales'' (Transatlantic) Compilation - one track only * 1976: ''The Guitar of John Renbourn'' (KPM Music) released 2005, a.k.a. ''The Guitar Artistry of John Renbourn'' * 1976: '' The Hermit'' (Transatlantic) * 1977: ''

A Maid in Bedlam ''A Maid in Bedlam'' is a 1977 album by The John Renbourn Group. Track listing All tracks Traditional; except where indicated # "Black Waterside" – 3:24 # "Nacht Tanz/Shaeffertanz" (Tielman Susato) – 3:26 # "A Maid in Bedlam" ...

'' (Transatlantic) * 1979: '' The Black Balloon'' (Transatlantic) * 1979: ''So Early in the Spring'' (Columbia Records) * 1979: ''One Morning Very Early'' (Transatlantic) * 1980: ''The Enchanted Garden'' (Transatlantic) with the John Renbourn Group. * 1982: ''Live in America'' (Flying Fish Records) with the John Renbourn Group. *1986: '' The Nine Maidens'' (Flying Fish Records) * 1988: ''Folk Blues of John Renbourn'' (Demon Music Group) * 1988: ''John Renbourn's Ship of Fools'' (Transatlantic) * 1996: ''Lost Sessions'' (Edsel) * 1998: '' Traveller's Prayer'' (Shanachie) * 2006: John Renbourn & Friends (KPM Music Ltd) * 2011: ''Palermo Snow'' (Shanachie)

As a member of Pentangle

* 1968: '' The Pentangle'' (Transatlantic) * 1968: ''

Sweet Child ''Sweet Child'' was a 1968 double album by the British folk-rock band Pentangle: Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn and Danny Thompson. Background One disk of the double album was recorded at Pentangle's live concert in th ...

'' (Transatlantic) * 1969: ''

Basket of Light ''Basket of Light'' is a 1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes ...

'' (Transatlantic) * 1970: '' Cruel Sister'' (Transatlantic) * 1971: '' Reflection'' (Transatlantic) * 1972: '' Solomon's Seal'' (Reprise) * 2016: ''Finale: An Evening With...'' (Topic)

Collaborations

With Duck Baker

* 1992: ''A Thousand Words'' (Acoustic Music)

With
Robin Williamson Robin Duncan Harry Williamson (born 24 November 1943) is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and storyteller who was a founding member of The Incredible String Band. Career Williamson lived in the Fairmilehead area of Edinbur ...

*1992: ''Wheel of Fortune'' (Flying Fish)

With
Dorris Henderson Dorris Henderson (February 2, 1933 – March 3, 2005) was an American-born, United Kingdom-based folk music singer and autoharp player. Early years Born in Lakeland, Florida but raised in Los Angeles, she was the daughter of an African American ...

* 1965: ''There You Go'' (Big Beat) * 1967: ''Watch the Stars'' (Fontana Records)

With
Stefan Grossman Stefan Grossman (born April 16, 1945) is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and singer, music producer and educator, and co-founder of Kicking Mule records. He is known for his instructional videos and Vestapol line of videos and DVDs. ...

* 1978: ''John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman'' (Kicking Mule Records) * 1979: ''Under the Volcano'' (Kicking Mule) * 1982: ''Keeper of the Vine: Best of John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman'' (Shanachie) contains selected tracks from ''John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman'' and from ''Under the Volcano'' * 1984: ''Live... In Concert'' (Shanachie) * 1987: ''The Three Kingdoms'' (Sonet) * 1997: ''Snap a Little Owl'' (Shanachie) contains 10 tracks from ''John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman'' and 3 tracks from ''Under the Volcano''

With Bert Jansch

* 1966: ''

Jack Orion ''Jack Orion'' is the third album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1966. It contains a number of traditional songs, including the epic "Jack Orion": a ten-minute adaptation of the Child ballad "Glasgerion" which tells of a cour ...

'' (Transatlantic) * 1966: ''

Bert and John ''Bert and John'' is the fourth album by the Scotland, Scottish Folk music, folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1966. A number of songs are performed with friend and fellow guitarist John Renbourn, who would later join him in the group Pentang ...

'' (Transatlantic) - re-released with additional tracks by Bert Jansch under the title ''After the Dance'' in 1992 on Shanachie * 1982: ''How To Play Folk Guitar with'' (Transatlantic) - compilation * 1982: ''Renbourn & Jansch'' (Cambra) - compilation

With
Wizz Jones Raymond Ronald Jones (born 25 April 1939), better-known as Wizz Jones, is an English acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England and has been performing since the late 1950s and sound recording an ...

* 2016: ''Joint Control'' ( World Music Network)

Live albums

* 1981: ''Live in America'' (Flying Fish) with the John Renbourn Group * 1984: ''Live ... In Concert'' (Shanachie) with

Stefan Grossman Stefan Grossman (born April 16, 1945) is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and singer, music producer and educator, and co-founder of Kicking Mule records. He is known for his instructional videos and Vestapol line of videos and DVDs. ...

* 1993: ''Wheel of Fortune'' (Demon) with

Robin Williamson Robin Duncan Harry Williamson (born 24 November 1943) is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and storyteller who was a founding member of The Incredible String Band. Career Williamson lived in the Fairmilehead area of Edinbur ...

* 1998: ''BBC Live in Concert'' (Strange Fruit) * 2006: ''Live in Italy'' (Libera Informazione Editrice)

Compilations

* 1971: ''The John Renbourn Sampler'' (Transatlantic) * 1973: ''So Clear: The John Renbourn Sampler Volume Two'' (Transatlantic) * 1973: ''John Renbourn'' (Reprise) - released in US and Canada * 1979: ''The Lady And The Unicorn'' (Transatlantic) - compilation of two albums: ''Sir John A lot of...'' and ''The Lady And The Unicorn'' * 1980: ''John Renbourn / Another Monday'' (Transatlantic) -compilation of two albums * 1986: ''The Essential Collection Vol 1: The Soho Years'' (Transatlantic) *1987: ''The Essential Collection Vol 2: The Moon Shines Bright'' (Transatlantic) * 1989: ''A Mediaeval Almanack'' (Demon / Transatlantic) * 1992: ''The Essential John Renbourn'' (Demon) * 1995: ''Will the Circle Be Unbroken: The Collection'' (Castle Music) * 1996: ''The Lady And The Unicorn / The Hermit'' (Essential / Castle) - compilation of two albums * 1998: ''Definitive Transatlantic Collection'' (Transatlantic) * 1999: ''Collected'' (Music Club) * 2000: ''Down on the Barge'' (Delta) * 2000: ''The Transatlantic Anthology'' (Castle) * 2001: ''Heritage'' (EMI Plus) * 2001: ''The Best Of John Renbourn'' (Castle Pulse) * 2007: ''Nobody's Fault But Mine: The Anthology'' (Transatlantic) * 2015: ''The Attic Tapes'' (Riverboat)

Singles

* 1972: "The Cuckoo" / "Little Sadie" (Transatlantic)

DVDs

* 2004: ''Rare Performances 1965-1995'' (Vestapol) * 2004: ''John Renbourn & Jacqui McShee in Concert'' (Vestapol) with Jacqui McShee

Other appearances

* 1965: Bert Jansch - ''It Don't Bother Me'' (Transatlantic) - guitar on track 7, "My Lover"; track 10, "Lucky Thirteen" * 1966: Bert Jansch - ''Jack Orion'' (Transatlantic) - guitar on track 1, "The Waggoner's Lad"; track 3, "Jack Orion"; track 6, "Henry Martin"; track 8, "Pretty Polly" * 1966:

Julie Felix Julie Ann Felix (June 14, 1938 – March 22, 2020) was an American-British folk singer and recording artist who achieved success, particularly on British television, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She later performed and released albums on h ...

- ''Changes'' (

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) - guitar * 1967: Roy Harper - ''Sophisticated Beggar'' (Strike) - guitar * 1972: Wizz Jones - ''Right Now'' (Columbia) - production, sitar * 1975: John James - ''Head In The Clouds'' (Transatlantic) - guitar on track 1, "Georgemas Junction"; track 5, "Wormwood Tangle"; track 6, "Stranger In The World" * 1976: John James - ''Descriptive Guitar Instrumentals'' (Kicking Mule) - guitar on track 2, "New Nothynge"; track 6, "From The Bridge"; track 8, "Guitar Jump" * 1978: John James - ''In Concert'' (Kicking Mule) - guitar * 1985: John Paul Jones - ''

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'' (Atlantic Records) - guitar on track 8, "When You Fall In Love" * 1986: Emilio Cao - ''Amiga Alba E Delgada'' (Edigal) - guitar * 1999:

Larry Conklin Larry Conklin is an American guitar player, singer, songwriter and music journalist. He is also an instrumental finger stylist, a slide guitarist and an interpreter of traditional blues music. Work Conklin's first album, ''Jackdaw'', was relea ...

- ''Stranger World'' (In-Akustik) - guitar * 2001:

Wizz Jones Raymond Ronald Jones (born 25 April 1939), better-known as Wizz Jones, is an English acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England and has been performing since the late 1950s and sound recording an ...

- ''

Lucky the Man ''Lucky the Man'' is the 2001 studio album by the British folk guitarist, singer and songwriter Wizz Jones. The album was re-released on CD in 2007, with additional tracks, on the Hux label; this issue comes with a 12-page booklet including exte ...

'' (

Hux Records Hux Records is a British record label based in England, which was launched in 1998. They specialise in releasing old material, especially in unreleased BBC recordings such as John Peel Sessions and BBC Radio 1 concerts. Hux has gained a reputa ...

) * 2001: Roy Harper - '' Royal Festival Hall Live – June 10th 2001'' (Science Friction) - guitar on track 2–4, " Key to the Highway"; track 2–6, "Sophisticated Beggar"

As composer

* 1963:

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- ''

Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2 ''Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2'' was a second installment of live material, recorded during Joan Baez' concert tours of early 1963. It peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. History ''In Concert, Part 2'' is the first Baez album ...

'' (Vanguard) - track 1, "Once I Had A Sweetheart" (co-written with Bert Jansch) * 1965: Bert Jansch - ''It Don't Bother Me'' (Transatlantic) - track 10, "Lucky Thirteen" * 1969: The Alan Tew Orchestra & Chorus - ''Let's Fly'' (CBS) - track 6, "Light Flight" (co-written with Danny Thompson,

Jacqui McShee Jacqueline 'Jacqui' McShee (born 25 December 1943) is an English singer. Since 1966 she has performed with Pentangle, a jazz-influenced folk rock band. Biography McShee was born in Catford, South London. Her musical career began as a soloist in ...

, Bert Jansch, and

Terry Cox Terence William Harvey 'Terry' Cox (born 13 March 1937, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) played drums in the British folk rock bands The Pentangle, Duffy's Nucleus and Humblebums. He also drummed with several other artists, most notably Da ...

* 1971: Bert Jansch - ''Rosemary Lane'' (Transatlantic) - track 10, "Peregrinations" (co-written with Bert Jansch) * 1973: Davey Johnstone - ''Smiling Face'' (Sound City) - track 7, "After the Dance" (co-written with Bert Jansch) * 1974: Bert Jansch - ''L.A. Turnaround'' (Charisma Records) - track 9, "Lady Nothing" * 1975: John James - ''Head In The Clouds'' (Transatlantic) - track 5, "Wormwood Tangle" * 1976: John James - ''Descriptive Guitar Instrumentals'' (Kicking Mule) - track 2, "New Nothynge"; track 6, "From The Bridge" * 1977: Paul Van Suetendael, Eric Melaerts, Didier - ''3 Guitars'' (Best Seller) - track 4, "Lady Nothing" * 1979: Steve Waring and Roger Mason - ''Guitare Américaine'' (Spécial Instrumental) - track 9, "Judy" * 1980: The Wildwood Pickers - ''First Harvest'' (Clogging Chicken) - track t, "Little Sadie" * 2000: various artists - ''People on the Highway: A Bert Jansch Encomium'' (Market Square Records) - track 2–3, "When I Get Home" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox) * 2001: David Williams - ''Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies: Original Motion Picture Score'' ( Beyond Records) - track 4, "Morgana" (co-written with David Williams) * 2003: Gordon Giltrap - ''Remember This'' (La Cooka Ratcha) - track 7, "Lady Nothing" * 2004: The Green House Band - ''Mirage'' (Market Square Records) - track 3, "The Drifter" * 2004: Jim Ronayne - ''The Voyage of the Dunbrody'' (self-released) - track 7, "The Pelican" * 2004:

Penelope Houston Penelope Houston (born December 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter best known as the singer for the San Francisco-based punk rock band the Avengers. She was raised in Seattle. In the mid-1970s she attended Fairhaven College in Bellin ...

- ''Snapshot'' (Flare Records) - track 2, "I've Got A Feeling" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox) * 2006:

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- '' Days to Come'' (

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) - track 7, "Hatoa" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox) * 2012: Quantic & Alice Russell with The Combo Bárbaro - '' Look Around The Corner'' (Tru Thoughts) - track 3, "Travelling Song" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox) * 2013: Méav Ní Mhaolchatha - '' The Calling'' (

Warner Classics Warner Classics is the classical music arm of Warner Music Group. The label began issuing new recordings under the Warner Classics banner in 1991. The company also includes the Erato Records, Teldec Records and NVC Arts labels. Based in France, W ...

) - track 3, "Light Flight" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox)

References

External links

Johnrenbourn.co.uk

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