Bert Jansch Dreamweaver - Part One

Part one (of two) of the documentary "Bert Jansch Dreamweaver' produced by Matthew Quinn and directed by Darrin Nightingale, which aired on Channel 4 on 28 June 2000. Features Bert Jansch, Johnny Marr, Colin Harper, Marianne Faithfull, Bernard Butler, Kelly Joe Phelps, Owen Hand, Gordon Gilgtrap, Len Partridge, Robin Williamson, Clive Palmer, John Challis, Davy Graham, Dolina MacLennan, Donovan, Roy Harper, John Renbourn and Adam Jansch.
Recommended reading - 'Dazzling Stranger Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival' by Colin Harper, new expanded edition August 2006 with foreward by Johnny Marr.
(Edited for music copyright issues - excluded songs : 'BlackWater Side', 'Poison', 'All I Got', 'Carnival', 'Down Under', 'Reynardine', 'Morning Brings Peace Of Mind' and 'Rosemary Lane')

[@blindpew69]

Why the frenetic editing! Let the thing breathe … please

[@raytheprinter]

I heard Bert for the first time tonight,,,,,,,Im 54,,, how did I manage to go thru life without hearing this guy

[@homegrownpa]

Hi Ray, it was similar for me, although I was 44, [5 yrs ago].
Enjoy checking out his material, one of my favourites, so far is 'The river sessions', just Bert and his guitar, live.

[@raytheprinter]

Paul Croft Thanks Paul , I will check out ,The River Sessions.

[@JimDangerZone]

i'm 57, never heard of him before today, when a friend sent me a video of him playing. Now i'm looking into him, watching UA-cam vids to learn more about him. When my friend sent me a video of him doing, "A Woman Like You", i had no idea who he was or if he ever became famous, but i commented back to my friend, "Yah, that's great! Thanks for sharing. Very unique/original - never heard anything like it on acoustic guitar." Then, in looking into him, i found out - well, YAH!!

[@HeathWatts]

I was 50. I agree. We're constantly bombarded with dreck, so it's easy to miss the best things in life.

[@bertjohnandjake]

Agree with Paul about River Sessions - Bert at his performing best
Also noticed there's no BJ tracks archived on Desert Island Discs - despite the many musicians that have featured on the programme

[@iandiandi]

Wonderful, wonderful. Thanks for uploading.

[@homegrownpa]

Johnny Marr talks of Bert with so much enthusiasm, yet when he did Tracks of my years on radio 2, of all 10 tracks, Bert didn't count??

[@joriah69]

Paul Croft marr is a very overrated chap, a three jangly chord second rate guitarist who got lucky

[@fergusdawson]

@@joriah69 your post reaks of jealousy and failure

[@joemeyer6876]

Talkers talking about talking, Yawn

[@bertiec1593]

This comment doesn’t reflect the video at all.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

Brit musicians and critics. Can't stand to hear them yatata yatata yatata!

[@drummerboy1390]

Joe Meyer: The video had songs throughout, but they were all edited out, I presume for copyright reasons.
That's why there's so much talking and the video seems poorly edited.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

​@uklum Not when they talk music. Particularly since US documentaries feature mainly musicians, producers and almost NO critics. Think about that.

[@kennethbransford820]

ME TOO I am 57 and just learned about last year.

[@pixelatedparcel]

kenneth bransford Yep, 55...

[@ernestmoon9355]

Johnny Marr is full of cliches.

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

I avoid cliché like the plague. Cliché to me is like a red rag to a bull.
- the fall and rise of Reginald Perrin