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Bert Jansch: Living In The Shadows (Earth)

Jamie Atkins, Record Collector, February 2017

IT'S DIFFICULT TO imagine a musician of Bert Jansch's standing and talent ever being taken for granted. But back in 1990, save for the attention of the faithful, that was where he found himself. English folk music was stuck in an unfashionable, fusty ghetto and his catalogue wasn't easy to track down.

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