On paper, the formula looked impeccable. Take London’s two most dextrous folk-blues guitarists, toss in a jazz double bassist and drummer, then summon a young blues singer looking to extend her reach.

Bert Jansch's legendary British group-- which explored the intersections between folk, blues, and jazz-- is the subject of this mammoth 4xCD retrospective. Save this story Save this story Along with ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. There are two routes to folk-rock immortality. There is the Fairport Convention path: stay on the road, swap out ...

Pentangle’s music never fit within well-defined musical categories. As its many-sided name suggests, the group incorporated elements of traditional British folk music, blues, jazz and ’60s psychedelic ...