Bert Jansch & Finn Kalvik - Norwegian Television 1973 [FULL]

[@GeirWidding-Nor]

Two skillful, gentle souls. As an Norwegian, I always love Finn Kalvik and Bert is astonishing. and

[@naztubez]

I adore the way this is shot. A guitar purists dream. God bless you Bert, and your young friend.

[@guruleinii]

It's beautiful. Reminds me of the Bill Evans Trio performing "Emily" in Helsinki around 4 years earlier...

[@mariajosemorenoguerrero8638]

50 years with you Bert. Thank you Bert. Pentangle.

[@Michael69]

Un genio Bert

[@electricplate]

Bert is like a Jedi master on this

[@robertbolton4762]

One of my all time guitar hero’s. Me and my school pal used to go see him and John Renbourn at the Horseshoe Hotel at the end of Tottenham Court Road in the years ‘66- 67. Happy days! 😁

[@StevenParrisWard]

A very good folk guitarist and a gentleman to boot. Sorely missed.

[@yampymusic]

A rare thank you to KZbin for recommending this gem to me. My lifelong love for, and dependence on, the guitar was born in the mid-1970s thanks to my father's Bert Jansch Sampler LP. This clip should be preserved forever as culturally important to future aspiring guitarists.

[@Michael69]

If it's ever taken down, I will just re-upload it :)

[@barrywilde5931]

A good reminder of how good Bert Jansch was, he is really in the zone with blues run the game best I've heard him perform it.

[@brianlynch9204]

Bert Janch is a treasure . Among us older folks we know his beautiful virtuoso guitar playing and somewhere there is gentle kind spirit.

[@sonoraaurora]

Was the only death of a famous that made me cry. I startet to listen Bert / Pentagle whe I was 13 years old by a Progressive Rock DVD from my older sister.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

When Bert plays "The Wheel" it's like some kind of sorcery is going on. He makes it look effortless. This is a wonderful time piece and a gift to any aspiring guitarist. Thank you Michael.

[@allancopland1768]

'The wheel' morphed into other things... lol.

[@trotons]

so good, on so many levels. public broadcasting at its best.

[@jamiemcmillan6742]

Bert was an incredible guitarist

[@donnlarossa9173]

Guitar work from Bert still amazes me....

[@gabriellaklein8898]

Oh oh, this is amazing. Such gentleness and tenderness, and connection with nature and spirit. This is a treasure. Bert's deep, rustic yet mellow baritone - or is it bass? - goes right to my heart. And Finn's singing and playing is pure folk, very pleasing indeed, and he is so warm and respectful of Bert, he seem to loosen Bert up, gets him smiling. Seems like a very lovely person. It's wonderful to hear Norwegian folk. Thank you Michael.

[@haripriya2485]

so artfully filmed too.

[@johnr8820]

Bert Jansch was one of the greatest finger pickers of all time and he was already blazing trails at a young age.

[@joneengelsvold1544]

Stor ære til Finn Kalvik. Dette er norsk musikkhistorie! Kalvik binder et veldig tradisjonelt birtisk musikalsk uttrykk til sine egne sanger, og oppnår respekt for det fra en av samtidens viktigste britiske folk artister - Bert Janch.. Godt gjort!

[@arnestereng3678]

Dette er; a beautiful come together. Bert at his best and Finn likewise !

[@MrLuridan]

Captivating and wonderful. It's like we're sitting in with them, just hangin' out around the house....

[@jeanniecampbell1374]

I love the opening scene as well as the music ...take me back to art college days ...Love Bert,s work always .

[@PIPEHEAD]

In about 71 I swapped my bass for an acoustic, having cracked through into fingerpicking on a guitar that was lying around. When I was getting up to speed I was given the Bert sampler ( and the Snooks album he recommends ! ) . This stupendous document opens with Bert demonstrating beautifully that less is just as much, that guitar part says it all . I haven't listened to him since the 70s, but I'm glad to say his stuff sounds exactly the same - fingerpicking has moved on, but Bert is timeless ......

[@tomrogerlilleby320]

The song by Finn Kalvik "Det Hemmelige Under" is a short poem by a Norwegian woman - Inger Hagerup. She was Finn's most loved poet and he gave tunes to many of her poems. She in return loved Finn for this - and the two had a close artistic collaboration. THE SECRET WONDER How strange it is to wake up an early, early morning before the hills are hill and the trees have become trees. The Secret Wonder that's also known as Springtime have not yet had time to put on her clothes. I glimpse of mirth in the air - that the heart is not able to grasp The fresh breath of something that will last an eternity. A silvery cheerful echo of an invisible laughter : Oh man, how little - how "nothing" you know ! DET HEMMELIGE UNDER Så rart det er å våkne en tidlig tidlig morgen før åsene er blitt åser og trærne er blitt trær. Det Hemmelige Under som også heter Våren har ennå ikke rukket å ta på sine klær. Et glimt av fryd I luften som hjertet ikke fatter - det sunne pust av noe som blir i evighet. En munter sølvblank gjenlyd fra en usynlig latter : Akk menneske - så lite - så ingenting du vet !

[@midnightjunkie]

thank you!!

[@JoannCarolus]

This is pure treasure. Thank-you for keeping it, finding it, sharing.

[@andydixon2980]

This made me pick up my guitar. I love the intimacy of this short film.

[@Michael69]

That's awesome to hear, man. Thanks for your comment!

[@TheClemcaster]

I saw Bert play a few times, and I am sincerely glad that I made the effort. A one off.

[@lesliealexander9484]

It's nice to be there, from here on my settee. Feels like home.

[@inez8335]

First time I'm hearing these sweet troubadours~ so talented!

[@Michael69]

I'm glad this upload introduced you to this lovely music! I recommend you check out Bert Jansch's self-titled debut album or his later album 'L.A. Turnaround'. Both have been massive influences on my life.

[@nicktighe3093]

even though i dont know norweigen i love hearing this music, much like jonas fjeld and other norweigen musicians. i love the music from odd nordstoga and ingeborg nordstrom

[@duncan_og]

Stunning :) Finn has a hint of Meic Stevens in his voice. Love it

[@petervanderbloomer3279]

For a certain strand of music lovers, this is undoubtedly the single greatest video on the internet.

[@dudeok5978]

I wish these two would’ve made an album in this vein. This shit is sublime.

[@faunoram]

Wow this is amazing !! Thanks for the upload !!

[@Michael69]

Thanks to you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@broganat0r]

thats what i like about bert jansch, the older i get the more the shit slaps

[@kingrobert1st]

Black Water Side: it was a nice tune that! No it wasn't. It was fucking AMAZING!

[@tomrogerlilleby320]

This series called "Blanda Drops" (Mixed Sweets) was shown on the only Norwegian TV channel - "NRK" - at that time - on May 7th 1973. The two of them - Finn Kalvik and Bert Jansch - were touring together at the time. As you can see, they seem to be kindred spirits. Both are singer/songwriters rooted in traditional folk music. Bert Jansch was one of Finn's most influential idols at the time - and he got to learn him after a trip to England for tutorial lessons by him. Bert Jansch was 30 years old when this session was recorded. Finn came into public notice while frequently performing in the music club "Dolphin" in Oslo in the late 60's. The Dolphin Club was started in early 1966 by a graphic artist Ole Hauki aka "Dolphin" after returning to Norway and Oslo after a stay in the US. He brought the idea for a music club back with him and he managed the club for 5 years. The Dolphin Club started the Norwegian "ballade wave" and nearly all of those who got famous enough to being signed by recording companies first started here. The Club first started in "Vegeta Vertshus" restaurant (a vegetarian tavern) so the movement did not start out in a lugubrious cellar with wine and candles - but in a non-alcohol vegetarian café where the strongest you could get was a drink of carrot juice. It was a small place - so the venue was limited to only 70 people and in the beginning music evenings were held only on Saturdays. It soon grow so popular that it also opened on Wednesdays. In -68 they relocated to another place that could hold 300 audiences. It became inactive in 1970 - but by then it had given birth to several of talents - like Finn Kalvik - that would come to influence Norwegian music for the comming decades. Most of them are still in the music business. I believe there were only one other place in Oslo that was a bit similar to Dolphin : "Club 7."

[@garyives1218]

cool, I appreciate the info!

[@TheClemcaster]

Interesting information Tom. I am from England, and my partner is Norwegian - we try and get over to Oslo whenever possible. I usually take my guitar; I was wondering if there were any acoustic clubs in the capital these days that had open mics or potential gigs?

[@nazkebabs1414]

Very informative, cheers 👍

[@Vingul]

@@TheClemcaster there is a small bar at Kampen (the borough) that apparently has such meetups often, but I can’t recall the name of it I’m afraid. I’ll check back here if I find out.

[@jamespiper8736]

Facinating, thanks for sharing

[@MrFuzzmen]

Wonderfull travel with our minds. Thanks Internet for this REAL travel in time.

[@Michael69]

Thanks for your lovely comment, MrFuzzmen! You are correct - this is a true travel to a beautiful moment in time shared with the late great Bert Jansch

[@Lightflight87]

Beautiful , so many thanks for uploading.

[@robertcronin6603]

This is amazing 🔥☯️🔥

[@tomrogerlilleby320]

For the English speaking audience I have made an attempt to translate the song "Elegi" (Elegy) - just to give those who might wonder an idea of the lyrics. ELEGY Here comes the song that you have waited for so long. Here are the words that I want you to keep forever. Thanks for the loving caress you gave me. And for the time that you let me have you. The nights are long - candlelight and neon deceives me. The daylight awaits to give back what the darkness took from you. If you're dreaming and longing for what was. Have forgotten what I once told you ? I once had a wish to live safely protected in everything And the castle we built was beautiful - but then it became derelict. You explained everything by using simple words. The comfort you're searching are Mother Earth. ELEGI Her er sangen som du har ventet på lenge. Her er de ord jeg vil du for alltid skal gjemme. Takk for de kjærtegn du ga meg. Og for tiden du lot meg få ha deg. Natten er lang stearin og neon bedrar meg. Dagslyset venter og gir det som mørket tok fra deg. Hvis du drømmer og lengter tilbake Har du glemt hva jeg engang fortalte. Jeg hadde en drøm om å leve beskyttet i altet. Og slottet vi bygget var vakkert - men så forfalt det. Du forklarte det hele med enkle ord. Den trygghet du søker er Moder Jord.

[@1Calusa]

Thank you! I never heard this song until today and I'm fascinated with it. What a great musician and composer Finn Kalvik is.

[@sonoraaurora]

Ow, that's amazing! Really thanks

[@kentholmberg1818]

Norwegian tv was ahead of their time. Both Pentangle and Bert Jansch. Love the version of Blues Run The Game, though Bert plays it a bit slower then he used to.

[@tomrogerlilleby320]

For the English speaking I have tried to translate the poem "Måken" (The Seagull) by Andre Bjerke that Finn has given a melody. The poem that speaks of the magic of being a grown up looking back on more innocent days gone by - is highly poetic language and it takes someone more skilful to serve this poem justice. I can only give a glimpse of what the lyrics is about - for those who are curious. THE SEAGULL Row, my child out to the bird reef - many seagulls did we find there Those that brings us as a gift dreams of the ocean. Whole day long we want to be were all the seagulls are. Row, my child before the day ends - out there where all the seagulls soares. See, our fable ship of longings is out there floating Under sail towards distant shores - to the adventures of Sinbad. Row, my child the lost kingdom - the ocean brings us back again. Follow The Flying Dutchman - the legends of the seas echoes through the cry of seagulls - a bird of Atlantis it is. Row, my child in blond days - under the Wheel of Fortune of the sun. The Seagull gives us the gift - the dream of the ocean. The Seagull is that beating of the wave that has transformed itself into a bird.

[@tomrogerlilleby320]

MÅKEN Ro, mitt barn, til fugleskjæret - mange måker fant vi der De som bringer oss i gave drøm om havet Hele dagen vill vi være der hvor alle måker er. Ro, mitt barn, før dagen ender - dit hvor alle måker flyr. Se vår lengsels fabelskute går der ute Under seil mot fjerne strender og mot Sinbad's eventyr. Ro, mitt barn, det tapte riket skjenker havet oss igjen. Følg Den Flygende Hollender - havlegender toner gjennom måkeskriket - en Atlantis - fugl er den. Ro, mitt barn, i blonde dager under solens lykkehjul. Måken bringer oss i gave drøm om havet. Måken - det er bølgeslaget som har skapt seg om til fugl. Andre Bjerke

[@1Calusa]

1Calusa 2 seconds ago Thank you! I heard this song today and I am captivated by it. Finn is a wonderful artist!!

[@newdawnrecordings]

Brilliant thank you 🙂🌊☀️

[@dennyking]

Thank you so much for adding this. Truly a "pleasure pleasing my mind". Wonderful

[@Michael69]

You're very welcome! I really love this footage. It's so peaceful and tranquil; it places in my mind the imagery of a simpler, almost forgotten time and my hope in uploading this was to share that same feeling with others.

[@Freakster1970]

That's the same look Donovan gave Dylan after he handed him his acoustic guitar in Don't Look Back. Bert Jansch was the master !

[@danielalexandermclachlanga3781]

Zimmerman was and is a clunky strum amateur .... Donovan was and is a finger picking genius

[@PIPEHEAD]

@@danielalexandermclachlanga3781 You tell him ! That was a particularly flimsy comment from our pal there, and your riposte was blob on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. Don : - Bert, my good, Scottish, pal, with whom many's the hour ......................... Bob : - Who ?

[@donnlarossa9173]

Wow this is nice!! These keep popping up....LOVE IT!

[@robertnewell5057]

The announcer uses both pronunciations of Bert's surname, first the usual one, then the one used by his family. I don't know any Norwegian so I can't tell, but it looks like this announcer did his homework much better than interviewers do today

[@Michael69]

Nice catch - I didn't notice that! I always thought that the 'correct' pronunciation (which I assumed was used by Bert and his family) was the first one, where the j makes a y sound. In an early recording by Donovan where he covered Needle of Death he pronounced it like 'yancsh' and I always thought that was a mistake.

[@robertnewell5057]

@@Michael69 My source is Colin Harper's 'Dazzling Stranger', which is a great bio of Bert. Donovan was a huge Bert fan but pronounced just like everyone except Bert and family (and anoraks like me of course!)

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

The announcer was called Harald Are Lund and was one of the very few working in the only TV station that Norway had at that time - that had any real knowledge of modern popular music. He was working with mostly radio programs - often late at nights when the airwaves was free. Those who was in power of the TV and Radio broadcasts were mainly older folks (men) that hated more modern music. Only once in a while they would throw those announcers like Harald Are Lund a bone and let them produce a TV program. As you can see, the studio is sparse and the production is very casual. Much of this is due to lack of funding. The TV station didn't want to waste any money on this "inferior" music. All that mattered to them was classical and very outdated music from the time when they themselves were young. Contemporary music, especially pop and rock was treated really badly. Harald died not so long ago.

[@greasyflight6609]

The Squid And The Wale....movie soundtrack...good movie...my introduction to Bert Jansch

[@ismadvm]

TVGood who gives more importance to the music prestation than show.

[@CBbehereNOW]

Fabulous. Thank you

[@nazkebabs1414]

Beautiful, natural meeting of minds with zero pretension. I love observing how when Finn plays his tune it pans to Bert and he is watching Finn's fingers like a hawk. Clearly there is one master in this room and it's Bert. The duet 'Elegi' at 11:53 is great 🎸🎵🎶 Does anyone know what model guitar Bert is playing here?

[@jmulvey371]

Should be Martin "000" model, pretty sure?

[@nazkebabs1414]

@@jmulvey371 Thank you 😊

[@Sendobren]

@@nazkebabs1414 It seems like a dreadnought to me... I think bert usually played a Yamaha L11

[@freebornjohn6876]

Looks like 00028 Martin, judging by what looks like the short scale neck and white binding

[@pixelatedparcel]

Is that time really passed? No, the human spirit remains the same through the ages and will always find a way to manifest itself...There has to be other artists like these, walking the earth amongst us lesser mortals, even if unknown to most of us...

[@happyjacky52]

Yes pixelatedparcel, that time has passed. I miss it. Do you ? I feel very lucky to have grown up in the 60's. Try Tina Dico, "Someone you Love".(if you haven't already discovered her)

[@pixelatedparcel]

John Helfrich Thanks, man. Will get back to you on that.

[@HammerHeadGarage]

i Guarantee that there is someone out there.

[@wisenheimer9997]

Finn Kalvik... I've never heard of him, but he has a face I swear I've seen before... I found this video (actually bits of it, I just found this full video) years ago and i still can't place him... just must have one of those faces...

[@p1xl8d]

Perfect.

[@keriksen1213]

Tusen takk.

[@magnusbruce4051]

Anyone know the name of the tune that starts at 18:00 I think he calls it "the ballad of me". It sounds really familiar and the only memories I have of the tune are 1) My work playlist at an Italian restaurant with some varied music 2) A song called "What People Seek" by the Finnish band "Hay & Stone". 3) Something by Jonny Cash or Neil Diamond but I can't remember.

[@Michael69]

All I can find about it right now is that it's called "Samfunnshus Blues" and it's the opening track from his 1972 album, "Finn", which you can view here: www.discogs.com/release/4559578-Finn-Kalvik-Finn

[@lucasgoncalves7335]

Assisti chapado. Belas canções

[@starky497]

Wonderful

[@thecaveofthedead]

Would love to see someone add subtitles for Kalvik's songs.

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

If you search - you will find that I have tried to translate all of Finn's songs here in the commentaries. But they are not recreated as fully poems - just translated to give a general idea of the content of the lyrics.

[@nicktighe3093]

rita ericsen is also incredible in english as well as norweigen. emmylou called her norways best country music greats especielly the dimming of the day with her brother. his emotion is special

[@Michael69]

Thanks for the comment. I just listened to her song "The Water is Wide" and really enjoyed it!

[@nicktighe3093]

i believe she did that with hilde heitberg who has passed

[@nicktighe3093]

toooften i discover people who i then find out that they are gone. hilde is one kate wolf id another plus stan rogers. i had the great fortune of being in jim croces inner circle of best friends. i knew him for several years. the last time i saw jim and maury was backstage at the philly folk fest less than a month before they crashed. i lived in my big step van at an attourneys house. i delivered legal documents to ingrid. she was holding aj and was with judy coffin, maurys gf. i hit the road and ended up in a large hippie commune in summertown tn a month after they died

[@rodneygemmell1123]

how nice

[@Johnny6666]

No offence to Finn Kalvik, but one can see here the vast difference between an inoffensive kind of 'folk' music of the time (which was no doubt entirely passé by 1973 - at least in Britain), and Jansch's incredible innovations that placed him far beyond that realm. Jansch is a complete gentleman here (as one would entirely expect), but the difference between the two (both technically and artistically) is absolutely stark. Indeed, the contrast between the two is a useful measure of just how removed Jansch was in relation to any popular conception of 'folk' or 'acoustic' music, and how he transcended the genre completely.

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

You are a little bit wrong here - because in this particular program both of them obviously decided to only perform their most quiet songs - or "inoffensive kind of folk music" as you call it. These more "softer" songs was not representative for neither of them. They both had more outrovert and contemporary songs on their repotuare too.

[@sturdeehouse]

@@tomrogerlilleby2890 He's a bit right though as well........Jansch is a genius.

[@dub4982]

​@@sturdeehouseagreed

[@mlsjuge477]

Totally agree a Johnny great observation mate

[@mlsjuge477]

I’m other words, beer is totally different class to him

[@martinevensen406]

The blonde Finn Kalvik is also good musician and songwriter

[@robertbolton4762]

I was 15- 16 at the time.🙂

[@allancopland1768]

How do you like Norway? I like the beer!

[@vincentlussier8264]

I only just found out about this guy!

[@Michael69]

Welcome to the world of Bert Jansch! If you'd like any recommendations, let me know :)

[@vincentlussier8264]

@@Michael69 Sure, give me all you have because he was never promoted in Canada or at least I never heard of him. 🇨🇦🎸

[@Michael69]

@@vincentlussier8264 His debut album "Bert Jansch" is a folk milestone. "L.A. Turnaround" has some really great fingerpicking tunes on it. His final album, "Black Swan", shows that he was still a master of his craft up until his death.

[@daverigby23]

That moustache !

[@Kriii93]

er det noen som har tabs til Finn Kalvik's Elegi?

[@Doug-tp7pf]

I just wish

[@SingleMalt77005]

100%

[@Vingul]

16:16 what is this sorcery?

[@Michael69]

I think they call it "Bert Jansch"

[@Vingul]

@@Michael69 and rightly so! ;)

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

It's a tune called "The Wheel" - and you will find it on one of Bert's earliest albums.

[@Vingul]

@@tomrogerlilleby2890 That I know, but thank you.

[@cortezcortez739]

What guitar (Martin?) is Bert playing here?

[@themattshort]

Cortez Cortez it looks like a Martin OM28 but could also be a 0028, defiantly a Martin and definitely 28. Probably borrowed for the show, the only guitar I know he owned at this time was a Yamaha fg1500 given to him by Yamaha.

[@joebeamish]

@@themattshort You're right, it's a 000-28, which he also played much of the time in Pentangle. The OM-28 has a wider neck and longer scale.

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

Who owned it? Was it john's guitar?

[@AlexanderZamfir]

What song does Bert play at 16:00?

[@MIKE-TYTHON]

The wheel.

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

You will see all the songs listed chronologicaly if you press the small dot under the video.

[@wadefite]

shoe lace undone

[@hni7458]

So it's [yans] then after all, is it? - I thought as much. To search the Net doesn't necessarily help much, as ppl generally pronounce as they please; with confidence as well...

[@Michael69]

I remember reading years ago that even his own family would sometimes pronounce it with a "j" sound and other times with the "y" sound - I personally go with the latter as I believe that's how Bert himself pronounced it.

[@danmooney6015]

Sounds like Jimmy Page ripped him off big time.

[@Michael69]

Without a doubt. Bert is quoted to have said in 2007, "The thing I've noticed about Jimmy whenever we meet is that he can't look me in the eye. Well, he ripped me off , didn't he? Or let's just say he learned from me. I wouldn't want to sound impolite."

[@ぺいチャンネル-p5t]

あ

[@cranstonsnord3625]

How did led Zepplin get to steal this song?