Album: Leather Launderette by Bert Jansch (1988)
Genre: Folk | Mood: Relaxed
Format: Album

Description: "Leather Launderette" is the sixteenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, recorded together with fellow musician Rod Clements. The album was released in March 1989. Reportedly Jansch suffered from health problems during the recording, but in 1987, after being rushed to hospital, he decided to quit drinking alcohol. Colin Harper states in his Bert Jansch biography "Dazzling Stranger", that "There can be no doubt that Bert's creativity, reliability, energy, commitment and quality of performance were all rescued dramatically by the decision to quit boozing".

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, 1980s, Album


"Leather Launderette" is the sixteenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, recorded together with fellow musician Rod Clements. The album was released in March 1989. Reportedly Jansch suffered from health problems during the recording, but in 1987, after being rushed to hospital, he decided to quit drinking alcohol. Colin Harper states in his Bert Jansch biography "Dazzling Stranger", that "There can be no doubt that Bert's creativity, reliability, energy, commitment and quality of performance were all rescued dramatically by the decision to quit boozing".

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