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Five Guitars: 100 artists play original music and new interpretations of Bert songs and pay tribute to their hero
Read the full story of each guitar journey:
The Journey Begins – the send-off at Soho
- The ‘Johnny’ Guitar’s journey across Europe
- The ‘Wildcard’ Guitar’s journey to the folkies of Ireland, Scotland and England.
- The ‘Beth’ Guitar’s journey in England and Scotland
- The ‘Graham’ Guitar’s USA journey starting in California
- The ‘Pilgrim’ Guitar’s journey north, south, east and west of the UK
Summary of all of the journeys. Listen to all the contributions
All five guitars lined up in the hands of their performers for the Bert 80 Show at the Royal Festival Hall on 4 November 2023:
Sam Grassie holding the Beth
Bernard Butler holding the Johnny
Louis Campbell holding the Pilgrim
Daisy Rickman holding the Wildcard
Chris Brain holding The Graham
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More online Bert Jansch workshops – book now
Bert Jansch Foundation presents a further series of online guitar workshops in March led by three expert teachers. Choose your tutor(s) and date and Book Now from our Workshops page Suitable for guitarists of all ages and backgrounds who can fingerpick and read tab or staff notation, each 3-hour workshop costs £30 (£5 discount off each […]
Bert Jansch workshops go online – book now
Bert Jansch Foundation presents a series of online guitar workshops led by three expert teachers. Starting Sunday 24 May: choose your tutor(s) and date and Book Now Suitable for guitarists of all ages and backgrounds who can fingerpick and read tab or staff notation, each 3-hour workshop costs £30 (£5 discount off each workshop when booking […]
Two Bert Transcribed folk guitar workshops at EFDSS confirmed
Two folk guitar workshops are coming up based on Bert’s music and innovative techniques on Saturday 11 May 2019 and again on Saturday 14 December. Jon Riley and Thomas Fairhurst from the Bert Transcribed group of experts convened by the Bert Jansch Foundation, will present insights into the elements of Bert’s guitar playing and advice on how to achieve […]
For Bert Jansch: Around the World in 80 plays launches on Bert’s 75th birthday
On what would have been Bert’s 75th birthday, we are delighted to launch For Bert Jansch: Around the World in 80 plays in which a TransAcoustic guitar, the latest version of Bert’s favoured Yamaha L series, will travel from artist to artist across the globe to play and say something special for Bert. Each artist […]
Bert Transcribed: The Bert Jansch Songbook is out now
Bert Transcribed: The Bert Jansch songbook is now available on the Wise Publications imprint of sheet music leaders, Music Sales. The result of extensive research by a team of leading Jansch experts convened by the Foundation, this celebratory volume contains 24 songs meticulously transcribed and annotated to detail every aspect of his unique style and […]
Ian Rankin to be special guest compere at Bert Inspired in Edinburgh
The Bert Jansch Foundation is delighted to be bringing Bert Inspired – a Tribute to Bert Jansch to the city where Bert grew up, and even more thrilled that Edinburgh’s award-winning novelist, Ian Rankin, will be its special guest compere. Rankin has long-held a deep affection for Jansch’s music; which has even permeated one of his celebrated Jack Rebus series […]
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