Crimson Moon

Crimson Moon
Studio album by
Bert Jansch
Released15 August 2000
RecordedLate 1999-early 2000 at Bert Jansch's home studio
GenreFolk
LabelWhen![1]
ProducerBert Jansch
Bert Jansch chronology
Toy Balloon
(1998)		Crimson Moon
(2000)		Dazzling Stranger: The Bert Jansch Anthology
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[1]

Crimson Moon is the 21st album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 2000.[3][4] Johnny Marr and Bernard Butler play guitar on the album.[5][6]

Critical reception

NPR deemed the album "quietly stunning."[7] The Guardian called it "unremittingly pleasant."[6] The Birmingham Post wrote that "the earnestness of 1998's Toy Balloon gives way here to some of Bert's finest singing and picking, bringing a loose, jazzy vitality to the title track, revisiting his roots on 'Caledonia' and producing an emotive reading of Robin Williamson's 'October Song'."[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bert Jansch except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caledonia" 4:48
2."Going Home" 3:12
3."Crimson Moon" 5:26
4."Downunder" 2:53
5."October Song" (cover of the Incredible String Band, 1966)Robin Williamson3:41
6."Looking for Love" 4:25
7."Fool's Mate" 6:59
8."The River Bank" 2:52
9."Omie Wise"Traditional5:01
10."My Donald" (cover of Owen Hand, 1964)Owen Hand4:04
11."Neptune's Daughter" 3:21
12."Singing the Blues" (cover of Guy Mitchell, 1956)Melvin Endsley2:17

Personnel

  • Bert Jansch - guitar, vocals
  • Johnny Marr - guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Bernard Butler - guitar
  • Johnny "Guitar" Hodge - guitar, harmonica
  • Loren Jansch - vocals
  • Adam Jansch - bass
  • Makoto Sakamoto - drums, percussion

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 578.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ "Return of the Dream Weaver". The Independent: 13. 23 June 2000.
  4. ^ "Bert Jansch website". Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Listen to an Outtake of Bert Jansch and Johnny Marr Playing the Classic "It Don't Bother Me"". Spin. 17 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Charming man | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ "Hear An Unreleased Bert Jansch And Johnny Marr Song, 'It Don't Bother Me'". NPR.org.
  8. ^ "CD REVIEWS: FOLK CDS". Birmingham Post: 7. 17 June 2000.


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