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Date: 05 October 2011 11:17:21
Billy Bragg and BBC news have reported that Bert Jansch has died of cancer. Jansch was a folk legend and a brilliant guitarist and as the NME report says a great influence on alot of the indy guitar greats. I think I first heard him play at Ralph McTell's 60th birthday Festival Hall gig but am sure I have seen him elsewhere since - it all gets a bit blurred in my mind, but I definately know he did play at the McTell b'day gig and was good.
BBC Four's Folk Britannia series which outlined the story of British Folk and particularly episode two if you can get to see it explained best why Jansch was such a seminal artist.