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John Renbourn is tagged as: folk, acoustic, british folk, guitar, singer-songwriter

John Renbourn (born August 8, 1944, Marylebone, London, England) is a British guitarist and songwriter. He is possibly best-known for his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as his work with the folk group The Pentangle, although he maintained a solo career both before, during and after that band’s existence (1967-1973).
While most commonly labelled a folk musician, Renbourn’s musical tastes and interests take in early music, classical music, blues and world music. His most influential album, Sir John Alot (1968), featured his take on songs from the Medieval era.
|Career|John Renbourn studied classical guitar at school and it was during this period that he was introduced to Early Music. In the 1950s, along with many others, he was greatly influenced by the musical craze of “Skiffle” and this eventually led him to explore the work of artists such as Leadbelly, Josh White and Big Bill Broonzy.
In the 1960s the new craze in popular music was Rhythm and Blues, also the impact of Davey Graham was being felt. In 1961 Renbourn toured the South West with Mac MacLeod and repeated the tour in 1963. Renbourn briefly played in an R’n’B band while studying at the Kingston College of Art in London. Although the British ‘Folk Reviv...
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Top 10 John Renbourn Songs
The Hermit
Lady Goes To Church
Sarabande
Nobody's Fault But Mine
The Lady And The Unicorn
Transfusion
Sweet Potato
The Trees They Do Grow High
The Earle Of Salisbury
My Dear Boy
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Top 10 John Renbourn Albums
Sir John Alot
The Lady And The Unicorn
The Hermit
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Faro Annie
The Black Balloon
Another Monday
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Palermo Snow
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