Album: The Ornament Tree by Bert Jansch (1990)
Genre: Folk | Mood: Relaxed
Format: Album

Description: "The Ornament Tree" is the eighteenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released virtually simultaneously with another album, "Sketches". Recorded in 1990 at Heartbeat Sound, London and released on the Run River label,the album was produced by Michael Klein.
 The overall sound of The Ornament Tree is quite uniform, filled with Celtic fiddles and flutes, and the song choices are a nod toward tradition. Ballads like the title cut and "The Rambling Boys of Pleasure" tell tales of lost love and warn of the pitfalls of roving, while "The Dreamers" is a wistful salute to the romantics of the world.

Artist Background: Herbert "Bert" 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, as well as a singer-songwriter. He recorded at least 25 albums and toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century. Jansch was a leading figure in the British folk music revival of the 1960s, touring folk clubs and recording several solo albums, as well as collabora... Part of the Glasgow,Scotland music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Related Artists: John Renbourn, The Pentangle, Anne Briggs, Fairport Convention

Music Scene: Part of the Glasgow,Scotland music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, Relaxed, 1990s, Album

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"The Ornament Tree" is the eighteenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released virtually simultaneously with another album, "Sketches". Recorded in 1990 at Heartbeat Sound, London and released on the Run River label,the album was produced by Michael Klein.
 The overall sound of The Ornament Tree is quite uniform, filled with Celtic fiddles and flutes, and the song choices are a nod toward tradition. Ballads like the title cut and "The Rambling Boys of Pleasure" tell tales of lost love and warn of the pitfalls of roving, while "The Dreamers" is a wistful salute to the romantics of the world.

The Ornament Tree

Bert Jansch

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