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Topic: Another great man passed away - John Renbourn RIP Posted: March 28 2015 at 10:51
A heart attack, at his home in Hawick, UK. March 26th, 2015
From the press:
airport Convention‘s Simon Nicol told Uncut, “Another light has gone out. John made a uniquely important contribution to guitar music and I first became aware of his playing when I picked up the guitar in my early teens. John influenced more people than he ever knew and he knew a lot of people. He was much-loved and will be much-missed.”
Meanwhile, online David Crosby hailed him as “a great musician”.
Other friends and fans including Gordon Giltrap, Riley Walker, Cerys Matthews, Andy Votel and Lauren Laverne also offered their condolences.
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Posted: March 28 2015 at 15:00
This morning I played one of my all-time favourite albums, Pentangle's Basket of Light, in his memory... This year has started in the worst possible way.
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Posted: March 28 2015 at 15:10
Raff wrote:
This morning I played one of my all-time favourite albums, Pentangle's Basket of Light, in his memory... This year has started in the worst possible way.
Great album, really.
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Posted: March 28 2015 at 17:50
octopus-4 wrote:
Raff wrote:
This morning I played one of my all-time favourite albums, Pentangle's Basket of Light, in his memory... This year has started in the worst possible way.
Great album, really.
Fantastic album, and one that should be in everybody's collection. RIP John.
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Posted: March 28 2015 at 23:31
RIP
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Posted: March 29 2015 at 11:47
Raff wrote:
This morning I played one of my all-time favourite albums, Pentangle's Basket of Light, in his memory... This year has started in the worst possible way.
We're talking about the 1960's and 1970's ... and that means that many more will go away and it is up to us to keep the light going!
Not to mention that even some of us will also go away sooner or later!
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Posted: March 29 2015 at 15:06
Renbourne was an inspiration to many guitar players across the genres, myself included. I listened to my favorite album of his in memorium, The Hermit.
The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Posted: March 29 2015 at 15:07
This was supposed to follow the clap: . Meaning I applaud his contributions and mourn his passing.
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Posted: March 29 2015 at 16:48
Saw John and Bert do a very intimate gig in Devon in the early 80's- fantastic, one of the best gigs ever- magical guitar playing, a real rapport between the two, tightness and fluidity, a very english almost mediaeval style with loose, rolling jazz flavours.. absolute magic. RIP a true genius.
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Posted: March 29 2015 at 18:55
Progosopher wrote:
Renbourne was an inspiration to many guitar players across the genres, myself included. I listened to my favorite album of his in memorium, The Hermit.
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