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John Renbourn discography
John Renbourn
At the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2011
Studio albums20
Live albums5
Compilation albums19
Singles1
Video albums2

John Renbourn was an English guitarist and composer. His discography consists of 20 studio albums, 5 live albums, 19 compilations, and 2 videos. In addition, his compositions and guitar work have been featured on a number of albums by other artists.

Solo albums

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  • 1965: John Renbourn (Transatlantic Records)
  • 1966: Another Monday (Transatlantic)
  • 1968: Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng and ye Grene Knyghte (Transatlantic)
  • 1970: The Lady and the Unicorn (Transatlantic)
  • 1971: Faro Annie (Transatlantic)
  • 1973: Heads and Tales (Transatlantic) Compilation - one track only
  • 1976: The Guitar of John Renbourn (KPM Music) released 2005, a.k.a. The Guitar Artistry of John Renbourn
  • 1976: The Hermit (Transatlantic)
  • 1977: A Maid in Bedlam (Transatlantic)
  • 1979: The Black Balloon (Transatlantic)
  • 1979: So Early in the Spring (Columbia Records)
  • 1979: One Morning Very Early (Transatlantic)
  • 1980: The Enchanted Garden (Transatlantic) with the John Renbourn Group.
  • 1982: Live in America (Flying Fish Records) with the John Renbourn Group.
  • 1986: The Nine Maidens (Flying Fish Records)
  • 1988: Folk Blues of John Renbourn (Demon Music Group)
  • 1988: John Renbourn's Ship of Fools (Transatlantic)
  • 1996: Lost Sessions (Edsel)
  • 1998: Traveller's Prayer (Shanachie)
  • 2006: John Renbourn & Friends (KPM Music Ltd)
  • 2011: Palermo Snow (Shanachie)

As a member of Pentangle

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Collaborations

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With Duck Baker

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  • 1992: A Thousand Words (Acoustic Music)

With Robin Williamson

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  • 1992: Wheel of Fortune (Flying Fish)

With Dorris Henderson

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  • 1965: There You Go (Big Beat)
  • 1967: Watch the Stars (Fontana Records)

With Stefan Grossman

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  • 1978: John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman (Kicking Mule Records)
  • 1979: Under the Volcano (Kicking Mule)
  • 1982: Keeper of the Vine: Best of John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman (Shanachie) contains selected tracks from John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman and from Under the Volcano
  • 1984: Live... In Concert (Shanachie)[1]
  • 1987: The Three Kingdoms (Sonet)
  • 1997: Snap a Little Owl (Shanachie) contains 10 tracks from John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman and 3 tracks from Under the Volcano

With Bert Jansch

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  • 1966: Jack Orion (Transatlantic)
  • 1966: Bert and John (Transatlantic) - re-released with additional tracks by Bert Jansch under the title After the Dance in 1992 on Shanachie
  • 1982: How To Play Folk Guitar with (Transatlantic) - compilation
  • 1982: Renbourn & Jansch (Cambra) - compilation

With Wizz Jones

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Live albums

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  • 1981: Live in America (Flying Fish) with the John Renbourn Group
  • 1984: Live ... In Concert (Shanachie) with Stefan Grossman
  • 1993: Wheel of Fortune (Demon) with Robin Williamson
  • 1998: BBC Live in Concert (Strange Fruit)
  • 2006: Live in Italy (Libera Informazione Editrice)

Compilations

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  • 1971: The John Renbourn Sampler (Transatlantic)
  • 1973: So Clear: The John Renbourn Sampler Volume Two (Transatlantic)
  • 1973: John Renbourn (Reprise) - released in US and Canada
  • 1979: The Lady And The Unicorn (Transatlantic) - compilation of two albums: Sir John A lot of... and The Lady And The Unicorn
  • 1980: John Renbourn / Another Monday (Transatlantic) -compilation of two albums
  • 1986: The Essential Collection Vol 1: The Soho Years (Transatlantic)
  • 1987: The Essential Collection Vol 2: The Moon Shines Bright (Transatlantic)
  • 1989: A Mediaeval Almanack (Demon / Transatlantic)
  • 1992: The Essential John Renbourn (Demon)
  • 1995: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: The Collection (Castle Music)
  • 1996: The Lady And The Unicorn / The Hermit (Essential / Castle) - compilation of two albums
  • 1998: Definitive Transatlantic Collection (Transatlantic)
  • 1999: Collected (Music Club)
  • 2000: Down on the Barge (Delta)
  • 2000: The Transatlantic Anthology (Castle)
  • 2001: Heritage (EMI Plus)
  • 2001: The Best Of John Renbourn (Castle Pulse)
  • 2007: Nobody's Fault But Mine: The Anthology (Transatlantic)
  • 2015: The Attic Tapes (Riverboat)

Singles

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  • 1972: "The Cuckoo" / "Little Sadie" (Transatlantic)

DVDs

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  • 2004: Rare Performances 1965-1995 (Vestapol)
  • 2004: John Renbourn & Jacqui McShee in Concert (Vestapol) with Jacqui McShee

Other appearances

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  • 1965: Bert Jansch - It Don't Bother Me (Transatlantic) - guitar on track 7, "My Lover"; track 10, "Lucky Thirteen"
  • 1966: Bert Jansch - Jack Orion (Transatlantic) - guitar on track 1, "The Waggoner's Lad"; track 3, "Jack Orion"; track 6, "Henry Martin"; track 8, "Pretty Polly"
  • 1966: Julie Felix - Changes (Fontana) - guitar
  • 1967: Roy Harper - Sophisticated Beggar (Strike) - guitar
  • 1972: Wizz Jones - Right Now (Columbia) - production, sitar
  • 1975: John James - Head In The Clouds (Transatlantic) - guitar on track 1, "Georgemas Junction"; track 5, "Wormwood Tangle"; track 6, "Stranger In The World"
  • 1976: John James - Descriptive Guitar Instrumentals (Kicking Mule) - guitar on track 2, "New Nothynge"; track 6, "From The Bridge"; track 8, "Guitar Jump"
  • 1978: John James - In Concert (Kicking Mule) - guitar
  • 1985: John Paul Jones - Scream for Help (Atlantic Records) - guitar on track 8, "When You Fall In Love"
  • 1986: Emilio Cao - Amiga Alba E Delgada (Edigal) - guitar
  • 1999: Larry Conklin - Stranger World (In-Akustik) - guitar
  • 2001: Wizz Jones - Lucky the Man (Hux Records)
  • 2001: Roy Harper - Royal Festival Hall Live – June 10th 2001 (Science Friction) - guitar on track 2–4, "Key to the Highway"; track 2–6, "Sophisticated Beggar"

As composer

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  • 1963: Joan Baez - Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2 (Vanguard) - track 1, "Once I Had A Sweetheart" (co-written with Bert Jansch)
  • 1965: Bert Jansch - It Don't Bother Me (Transatlantic) - track 10, "Lucky Thirteen"
  • 1969: The Alan Tew Orchestra & Chorus - Let's Fly (CBS) - track 6, "Light Flight" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox
  • 1971: Bert Jansch - Rosemary Lane (Transatlantic) - track 10, "Peregrinations" (co-written with Bert Jansch)
  • 1973: Davey Johnstone - Smiling Face (Sound City) - track 7, "After the Dance" (co-written with Bert Jansch)
  • 1974: Bert Jansch - L.A. Turnaround (Charisma Records) - track 9, "Lady Nothing"
  • 1975: John James - Head In The Clouds (Transatlantic) - track 5, "Wormwood Tangle"
  • 1976: John James - Descriptive Guitar Instrumentals (Kicking Mule) - track 2, "New Nothynge"; track 6, "From The Bridge"
  • 1977: Paul Van Suetendael, Eric Melaerts, Didier - 3 Guitars (Best Seller) - track 4, "Lady Nothing"
  • 1979: Steve Waring and Roger Mason - Guitare Américaine (Spécial Instrumental) - track 9, "Judy"
  • 1980: The Wildwood Pickers - First Harvest (Clogging Chicken) - track t, "Little Sadie"
  • 2000: various artists - People on the Highway: A Bert Jansch Encomium (Market Square Records) - track 2–3, "When I Get Home" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox)
  • 2001: David Williams - Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies: Original Motion Picture Score (Beyond Records) - track 4, "Morgana" (co-written with David Williams)
  • 2003: Gordon Giltrap - Remember This (La Cooka Ratcha) - track 7, "Lady Nothing"
  • 2004: The Green House Band - Mirage (Market Square Records) - track 3, "The Drifter"
  • 2004: Jim Ronayne - The Voyage of the Dunbrody (self-released) - track 7, "The Pelican"
  • 2004: Penelope Houston - Snapshot (Flare Records) - track 2, "I've Got A Feeling" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox)
  • 2006: Bonobo - Days to Come (Ninja Tune) - track 7, "Hatoa" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox)
  • 2012: Quantic & Alice Russell with The Combo Bárbaro - Look Around The Corner (Tru Thoughts) - track 3, "Travelling Song" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox)
  • 2013: Méav Ní Mhaolchatha - The Calling (Warner Classics) - track 3, "Light Flight" (co-written with Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, and Terry Cox)

References

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  1. ^ Lentz, Harris M. III (2016). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015. McFarland. p. 292. ISBN 9781476625539. British guitarist and songwriter John Renbourn, who was best known for his work with the folk group Pentangle, died of heart attack at his home in Hawick, Scotland, on March 26, 2015. [...] He teamed with Stefan Grossman on several albums including Live in (1978), Under the Volcano (1979), Live ... In Concert (1984), and The Three Kingdoms (1986).
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