Seminal folk guitarist Bert Jansch dies
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Seminal folk guitarist Bert Jansch dies


guitarz.blogspot.com:

Sad news... Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, a founding member of the band Pentangle and a well-known guitarist in his own right, has died at the age of 67. Jansch, who had cancer, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning at a hospice in Hampstead, north London. (More...)

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