pentangle - people in the highway

[posthumanhero]

i like their music a lot...they were more innovative than others of the same genre (more jazzy).......jacqui has a nice head too (like the moon).

[hatboxjen]

astounding what we missed growing up on midwest, mainstream radio. thanks Neal Casal for turning me on to this!

[Pitsku]

RIP Bert

[vicpur]

Ive still got this on vinyl and it gets played a lot!! Just awesome.

[SupernalOne]

Jaqui is incredible, she tosses off these perfect clear high ringing grace notes without any effort -

[daithesceptic]

I think this is currently favourite Pentangle song, Keep playing it over and over.

David B

[animascat]

great band. great song from a great album.

[paulj0557]

Did they do a direct to disc recording once? They seem so familiar and I had a record in a blue sleeve that was recorded directly to the mother disc in one take. Was Pentangle this band or was it someone else?

[rufus566]

Great song! I don't know what everybody is going on about?

[Joycerism]

Yes Real Music Is So Much Better !!!

[buddy6713]

These early videos are treasures. Later performances are good too, but we all know there is a passion when we're young that is hard to push through to the surface with the same energy as we age.

[koolstones1]

best band ever !

[bluesy51]

@koolstones1 I couldnt agree more...



[Shroganor]

love they way Danny nods at the end, as if to say "yeah that's the one!" :D

[JoeyPencils]

wow

[assdickass]

Brah, this is some amazing shit ah must say. I saw Bert Jansch in Oakland a couple months ago and I must say that was some amazing shit also. My friend was gonna go but he decided to hang out with his silverback gorilla girlfriend insted. What a dumbass!!!

[rhayader0625]

What a cool song, and amazing performance by all. First discovered this video last month and I can't get enough of it. The bass and drums are so involved for a "mellow" folk tune...unreal! Love the vocals.

[Niamhdm7871]

Damn when music mattered and looks didn't. What the fuck happened to music man? Look old school orange. I saw one at the guitar shop for sale. I wanted it so bad man......... Bert, is too cool can live without the chica no pun. KJO

[viking1au]

Jansch for King.!!!!

[rocroz]

This was a favorite road trip song during the 70's . You have to love the lyrics "gonna move on to rest my uneasy mind". Enchanting song.

[aqua7cn]

they dont make music like this anymore....

[FraterVeritas]

Enchanting. Perfection. Real music is so much better, isn't it?

[slartibartfast68]

Didnt Jackie and Bert date at one time...

The she looks at him sometimes..

[viking1au]

Early Bert was commonly seen, and lived with Anne Briggs, with gave him the lyrics to BLACKWATERSIDE. - She also wrote several songs, some of which were either recorded by Bert, or Pentangle; e.g: Go Your Way, The Snows they Melt the Soonest, The Time has Come (Oh My Babe) to name a few. Bert's more recent account of the band is that they formed at a club he ran, to perform when needed, and Pentangle were made up of people that performed at the club, Jackqui included.

[Maldoror123]

orange and dunhill ad...quite funny

[jackwidful]

Bert with a beard! One of my fav tracks from that album. the last line is "find a new home to rest my uneasy mind."

[bwanna23]

leave your trouble and worry behind, going to what????

[Beemerboy324]

That's why you "play" music you don't "work" or "toil" music.

[davitogrubba]

They are laughing because they're talking to each other. It's called playing music.

[VivaLark]

Wonderfully done. Far superior to the studio version. ~

[sixtiessyl]

truly enchanting harmonies, love this!

[Blindleoblake66]

They are laughing cos they are probably stoned !

[chrissoclone]

Just look at the amp behind Bert. You'll see that wine disappear quickly when you watch the whole DVD. However, I agree with davitogrubba, my first guess is they have fun playing this wonderful song.

[mobyboy]

folk music is great

[ObserveIt]

uneasy mind..

[6856victoria]

I'd love to know what Bert and Jaqui are laughing about...........

[ptalex1976]

great musicians, no doubt, but sometimes they sound a bit too weird for my ears.

[goldenface1]

lol wut

[nuclearG1]

Man! Danny Thompson is AWESOME! I love his playing - so precise and sumptuous. He deserves far more credit for his talent.

[Cluke84]

yea man,what a legend.bass players never get enough credit,but dont tell them that lol.i especially love Thompsons playing on john martyns solid air album.

[spinzorelli]

Yeh..the bass player is often overlooked....particularly with 'giants' like jansch & renbourn in the band! Danny is a fantastic musician

[Johnny6666]

Danny Thompson is hardly overlooked. He's played with EVERYONE, and was one of the biggest names in the business (and continues to be in demand).

[blahblahblah85]

This inspires me to pick up my guitar and sing. Her voice is her instrument; honest and lovely.

[slartibartfast68]

My God,

I absolutely LOVE Jacquee's voice.

[DaveSquarey08]

@slartibartfast68 listen to ' When I was in my prime'.....Jaquie singing soloJust exquisite!!

[wailin1967]

Terrific version of a great, great song. Hard to believe this was almost the end. By all accounts, their recent reunion performances have been right on form - HOORAH !

[mart3442]

Saw four of the shows: RFH, Manchester, Harrogate and Liverpool.

Stunning.

[Reinisen]

By knowing the now known turmoil within the band at the time, this performance only shows how much they really loved eachother; which is a splendid thing to see. An amazing song, the lyrics are very accurate I think...

[chupioftheloom]

By far the best Pentangle song, in my honest opinion. It makes me cry wherever I hear it.

[johnzaq1]

amen

[Rocketfrogs]

What great bass lines. I'd love to hear this on a Rickenbacker through a cranked Marshall

[catuvellauni1]

Lovely harmonies

C x

[johnnybacardi]

Where and when did this (and the other clips) air originally? Was this a TV special highlighting songs from Solomon's Seal, or part of a larger performance? It's great to see these songs performed live- over here in the US the Pentangle was very obscure, and I hadn't seen them "live" until just now with these clips, so thanks!

[Major0rgan]

They're from a DVD called Pentangle Captured Live, which is a recording of a TV special broadcast in France in 1972.

[johnnybacardi]

Thanks very much! I'll have to keep an eye out for that DVD.

I'm sorry- I didn't mean to give you thumbs down. I clicked on the wrong one. I wish I could remove it!

[johnnybacardi]

Fixed! It's all good. I took it off on another computer.

[gazboat]

Did I here Bert laugh at 3:58?

[gazboat]

bloody beautiful...nuthin better than Jansch, Renbourn, McShee, Thompson, Cox...I'm in tears here...so gorgeous...Red wine...Orange amps...Tartan trews...MAGIC

[theschumanity]

Jacqui wrote it? Nice job! This is one of the best original Pentangle songs, especially lyric-wise. Although Jacqui is cute here, and Terry looks surprisingly straight-laced, I must say, both Bert and Danny "Buffalo Bill" Thompson look like they seriously need a glass of water, some drops of visine, and a haircut (not necessarily in that order). I imagine the invisible John looked even worse. Great performances here, though- maybe better than the versions on Solomon's Seal.

[boundroundsound]

the Pentangle always credited their original songs to the whole group so it´s hard to tell.. As far as I know Bert was the main composer( cause he´s the best).

[viking1au]

Hey! I have not forgotten you. There is a Martin Carthy cd on it's way to you AFTER Christmas. I do not want it to get lost in the Christmas avalanche of mail. Merry Christmas Mr boundroundsound.

[viking1au]

John may have been "zonked out" on the floor somewhere!

[raggedclown]

@theschumanity No, it was Bert. See liner notes to reissue of Solomon's Seal.

[mediadumbo]

This is just great!! Better than the original album track which had too much extra electronic stuff on it for my liking. But why doesn't Renbourn appear at all? - He's obviously there as you can hear him on electric guitar and he features on other clips from the same show. Also, does anyone else see the uncanny resemblance between Danny Thompson and the serial killer Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs?

[dullsville]

LOL !

Oh no ....poor Danny!

[blahblahblah85]

I like to watch her mouth shape those lovely sounds. Someone with imperfect features is beautiful

[viking1au]

Jacqui is a remarkable singer and in fact has an exceptional beauty all of her own. It's ok, I know you mean no dis-respect and that you too like her, but she has a beauty that is all hers!

[marongiu68]

I've come to know pentangle only this year. Born 1968 in Germany, probably too late and in the wrong place. What a great band!!!! Among my favorites now!

[stinkboat]

what a cool fucking band! no ego, just bad hair, bad teeth and fantastic tunes. Totally timeless. The interplay between the five of them is a rare and precious thing, nothing contrived totally innocent and real. Magic stuff...cant get enough pentangle...take it away Bert.

[viking1au]

Yes about the teeth. I think Bert found a better dentist (or just a dentist!) since this was done. I have always loved this track. I like the way Bert & Jacqui vocalise together.

[chapeauetbarbe]

Light flight and the train song are my tops, friend.Love the amp with glasses of red wine settled on top.

Great interplay.

Such a wholesome feel to them.

I'm gonna fav this one as well.

five stars to The Pentangle.

[LaneCoutell]

Not one of their best are you joking!? This is in their top three songs without a shadow of a doubt!

[stinkboat]

outrageously good! So natural, so easy. The styles are unreal also.

Wild...really wild. Acoustic music at it's absolute peak..

[azulluz]

Loved Bert for years, but Pentangle what an amazing combination ! Great footage !

[rankanddefiled]

i don't grok flagrantsake's comment. he's the errant one-not

this.

[rankanddefiled]

One of the best bands *ever*....& red wine perched upon the orange

amps- looks like my living room, er, 'practice space'.

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[FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa]

Bert Jansch guitar artist

[amberleaf111]

not heard this tune but i agree they are the bee's. i played cruel sister on my local folk club with a 17 year age i was trying to court.bout 30 years ago. was last and first time i performe.

[drsmith3000]

flagrantsake is taking out of his/her ass. pentangle really pushed folk into different directions and are still very relivant today..

[boundroundsound]

yeah, even though this song is far from being their best, they deserve more respectful coments, especially Bert,one of the greatest musicians of the century. I sent him a message about it, the coward didn´t answer...

[flagrantsake]

James Taylor aped this and thus is a horrible abomination. does this not sound like James Taylor? does james taylor understandably make one disgusted by all things folk? i say it is a crime to dilute things so thoroughly... strip everything interesting about it. if every one would've tried to sound like Comus there would have been no James Taylor.

[boundroundsound]

I never heard James Taylor,I don´t know who he is and I dont want to know. what the hell he has got to do with pentangle?. All I know is Bert J is the best folk artist ever ... just listen to his sixties records, no one ever match him...

[Shandybrother]

Agree, James Taylor aped this? bull S***. according to my CD Jacqui composed this song, I think that is why there are smiles between her and bert throught the song, I've also got a feeling something was doing on during the

time between them look at how Bert looks at Jacqui in travelling song.

[shed3]

thats what I thought too!

The defences are really down, and it makes it a lovely performance.

[philipsmovies]

Thanks for this,hello to all Pentangle/Bert Jansch fans out there.

[flagrantsake]

aaaiiieeee! this is dangerously close to James Taylor territory. this is exactly where folk went horribly wrong.

[poetsnails]

beauty, thanks for posting!

[Johnny6666]

Great! Thanks for posting!

[Shandybrother]

great, been waiting for this one, superb song