John Renbourn discography

John Renbourn discography
John Renbourn discography
	At the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2011
Studio albums	20
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	19
Singles	1
Video albums	2

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

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

1968: The Pentangle (Transatlantic)
1968: Sweet Child (Transatlantic)
1969: Basket of Light (Transatlantic)
1970: Cruel Sister (Transatlantic)
1971: Reflection (Transatlantic)
1972: Solomon's Seal (Reprise)
2016: Finale: An Evening With... (Topic)

Collaborations

With Duck Baker

1992: A Thousand Words (Acoustic Music)

With Robin Williamson

1992: Wheel of Fortune (Flying Fish)

With Dorris Henderson

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

With Stefan Grossman

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

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

2016: Joint Control (World Music Network)

Live albums

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

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

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

DVDs

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

Other appearances

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

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

^ 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).

External links

[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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