Name: The Attic Tapes
Brand: John Renbourn

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tugcd1089

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Limited edition

Release date

2015-10-12

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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John Renbourn

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Folk

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Riverboat

John Renbourn (born 8 August 1944, Marylebone, London, England; died 26 March 2015, Hawick, Scotland) was an English fingerstyle guitarist, singer and songwriter. He gained recognition for his work in the group Pentangle and his collaborations with Stefan Grossman, Bert Jansch and Robin Williamson.
Renbourn's musical style encompassed various genres including folk music, blues, early classical music and world music. His talent as a fingerstyle guitarist and his unique vocal abilities set him apart in the industry.
Throughout his career, Renbourn released numerous solo recordings that showcased his versatility as a musician. His contributions to the folk music scene were significant and he influenced many artists such as Anne Briggs, Davy Graham and Sandy Denny. Renbourn's legacy continues to inspire generations of musicians.

Riverboat Records
12 Noyes Place
Boston, Mass.

Lovingly mastered from old tapes found in a friend's attic, this is a vintage  collection of previously unreleased rarities and early works by one of the guitar's truly great innovators.  A remarkable guitarist dedicated to innovation and technical mastery who blended elements of English and Celtic folk, jazz, country blues, pre-Renaissance and Western/Eastern classical traditions, John Renbourn achieved world-wide acclaim with the band Pentangle. He was an inspirational musician who has influenced so many of today's great guitarists.  The Attic Tapes represents in John's own words, "what was happening to me at the time and a reflection of the general scene". These recordings were made in the two or three years before his first ever official release for Transatlantic Records, released in February 1966.  Lovingly mastered from a series of long lost tapes dating back to the early 1960s, the album not only features collaborations with Davy Graham and Beverley Martyn, it also includes a long lost version of Davy's classic "Anji" recorded in 1962. It includes sleeve notes by John, written shortly before his death in March 2015.

The Attic Tapes

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