Pentangle - Hunting Song (In Concert), 4th January 1971)

[@GCSoundArtifacts]

Terry Cox alternating between the metalophone and drums, John Renbourn and Bert Jansch in magnificent interplay between electric and acoustic folk guitars, Danny Thompson in his melodic fluidity while keeping everything together and... ethereal Jacqui McShee and earthy Jansch's voices... such a magical song, with amazing arrangement in its composition and storytelling. This is a very pivotal Pentangle's moment. Truly remarkable.

[@LaughingStock_]

You said it. Staggering.

[@dmcqdoug]

Melding of superbly coordinated but somehow detached musical talents with a beautifully lyrical, other-worldly song, it encapsulates so much of what made Pentangle great, just lovely, Queen Zelda can you imagine…..

[@kateoneill6091]

At their very best. A gift.

[@revofkittenhead]

This song is such weird magic. I never fail to be utterly captivated.

[@johntomkins9611]

This was my youth. They are still around.

[@gbw-jwc1356]

I was 16 when I had the good fortune to see Pentangle in person. They played mere feet away as we sat on the floor in a small theatre at University of Hartford, in Connecticut. 1970. Still listening. 💙

[@tinaweymann8293]

I miss those wonderfully intimate venues, good acoustics, and especially such talented musicians and voices.

[@tinaweymann8293]

P.s. It is remarkable that so many recordings remain.

[@OIP_1]

the amount of talent in this band just blows my mind every time

[@davidlawrence8800]

50+ years on, and Jacqui's voice still gives me goose bumps

[@willkittwk]

Timeless enchantment

[@josephthomas2226]

Jacqui is one of the greatest female voices ever.

[@LaughingStock_]

Agreed. A staggering talent.

[@snowfiresunwind]

Along with Sandy Denny - two of the greatest female vocalists the UK has ever produced.

[@pygarthehun9413]

Unsurpassed. As is the creation borne from these amazing humans.

[@maryellengambutti1789]

They all make it sound effortless ❤

[@yurizanelli6538]

One of the greatest singers ever in my opinion, regardless of gender

[@dreamlarking]

Nobody can sing of courtly love quite like dear Jacqui.

[@uphollandlatic]

I’ll go for weeks without listening to Pentangle then something turns up on my timeline and I go on a ‘Pentanglathon’ for days. Only saw them once, in Manchester, autumn 1969. Big regret I never saw them again.

[@maxsonthonax1020]

Well, you saw them once.

[@willkittwk]

That was only 55 years ago.

[@BetamaxBabe]

Pentangle is great any time of the year, but they're especially magical to listen to during fall and winter, particularly this song.

[@JMarinelli]

I take great comfort in the fact that there's a wealth of live Pentangle footage on KZbin.

[@Simon-fr4ts]

Beautiful woman and voice of an angel. Those eyes...

[@Alun49]

I'm being a bit of an obsessive muso here, but just watch Danny Thompson playing harmonics in the opening of the song. That man can REALLY play!! Its beautiful to watch!

[@derekedgley5074]

Jacqui McShea had the most expressive and fabulous voice ever. One can’t help but feel sadness at their past greatness with both Bert and John’s departure. Inimitable as a group.

[@BLACKSONBEATS]

I am so fortunate to have found this group; their music is truly magical. Sending much love from Morocco 💌

[@peterglynn2128]

Pentangle. 55 years later. Still absolutely brilliant .

[@willkittwk]

Didn't skip a beat. And now it's the fresh and dreamy days of Early Spring 🌱 ☁️ 🌞

[@willkittwk]

And this lovely lady's voice matches the season so well.

[@willkittwk]

And I'm in the desert town of Southern California watching the fluffy gray and white clouds drifting and gathering in the distant mountains framed by the powder blue sky.and palm trees dancing in the cool spring breeze. This has stimulated my poetic side.

[@kentholmberg1818]

One of the best Pentangle songs ever. Danny ' s bass lines are from another world and Jacqui ' s voice is PURE MAGIC. And her looks ... ❤❤😂

[@krollpeter]

They are all good, top playing here ... but Danny Thompson is outstanding!

[@cousinadam5157]

The caliber of this performance is truly ineffable- I am at a complete loss for words. Maybe awestruck. Humbled. Dumbfounded!🤯

[@davidjones4291]

Makes the hairs on my neck stand up 😊❤

[@Simon-fr4ts]

@@davidjones4291 Goosebumps on top of goosebumps for me.

[@hilarypainter2143]

I adored Pentangle as a teenager but hadn't listened to them for a long time. A few days ago, went to the utterly amazing Highgate cemetery in London, and there was Bert and Loren Jansch's grave. All the memories flooded back and I've been listening again. Just as wonderful as I remember ♡

[@jimwallace473]

I thought you loved me

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

Immaculate. Exquisite. Elegant. 5 stars.

[@christysmith1058]

My favorite song for over 50 years. I even made it my text tone!

[@bobhall7257]

As man. Strains from my misspent youth, (according to my mom … !!) I absolutely loved Pentangle. So creative and talented.

[@TheSeeking2know]

That vocal counterpoint close to the end was unexpected and delightful.

[@baroqueman1]

Could be coincidence, but the above theme is very similar to ''We be Soldiers Three' - a three-mens' song by Thomas Ravenscroft publ. in 1609. Pentangle created a most brilliant blend of styles which was unique at that era.

[@TheSeeking2know]

@@baroqueman1 🙏

[@tessjuel]

@@baroqueman1 There may well be a connection. I seem to remember that the canon in "Hunting Song" is a late medieval/early renaissance round so exactly the kind of music Ravenscroft included in Deuteromelia. It's not the same tune of course but similar enough they may have the same root. (For those not familiar with Deuteromelia, it's the second of three early 17th C. collections of popular songs, mainly catches and rounds. Today we would probably call them "folk songs" but that concept didn't really exist back then. The collections were published anonymously but it has never been a secret that it was Thomas Ravenscroft who compiled and published them.

[@suburbanbanshee]

"Hey, ho, nobody home, Meat nor drink nor money have I none -- " That is a pretty well-known round. I think the second one I ever learned, with the first being "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." No, that is no coincidence. Very nice reuse as a bridge, though.

[@akulu4845]

It is also a french lullaby named "Vent frais, vent du matin" which is this same canon.

[@ASMRStarseed]

2024 still here! Thank you, Mom. ❤😇

[@malectric]

If "merry old England" wasn't actually like this it jolly well should have been. Shades of...... Jacqui's voice is like a bell. The whole group is a magical combination.

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Magic as this happens only once in a lifetime, no words, really, a lot of worlds, for sure.

[@manueltorres17472]

One of the best songs of all time, Congratulations to the History of music for such an enduring treasure!

[@argotero6545]

Danny Thomson is my favor English upright bass player of all time..❤

[@impalaSS65]

What a gem! Never had the luck to hear Pentangle before.

[@LaughingStock_]

I envy you, what treasures await you.

[@thomcarr7021]

There was some LSD circulating in 1969 called pentangle. We did it a few times when we could get it. This music always reminds me of those nights of purple-blue electric patterns moving about the walls.

[@mishagasparovsky196]

I can't believe I have never heard of this band untill now. Amazing

[@composurevideo7094]

And kudos to the production crew for such tasteful staging, camera work and editing.

[@maxsonthonax1020]

True.

[@LaughingStock_]

This is unbelievable. Every performance of Pentangle on KZbin is top notch...but this has clambered to a sun-kissed peak I never even knew existed. All of the band are so on song, absolutely soaring. And, Jacqui...oh, my. And kudos to the absolutely fabulous camera-work and overall production - THIS is how to capture a live band. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@lynnpehrson8826]

Probably the most underrated band ever

[@TimLake-tg7hg]

They weren't underrated!!!!!

[@TimLake-tg7hg]

You don't say!!!!!

[@TimLake-tg7hg]

You are a bit thick I see... Yes its an early medieval English folk song... What point are you attempting to make?????

[@TimLake-tg7hg]

You are Irish.. Yes?????

[@davidshinn6501]

Not by those of us who rated them.

[@anitabrandt4069]

So eine schöne Stimme! Zeitlos schöne Musik, die man immer wieder hören kann!

[@SlowlySailing-lc1cs]

This bass player is OWNING this performance. They are all wonderful, but dayum. Very improvisational but orchestrating on the fly, and confident tone.

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Thats Danny Thompson, thank you very much

[@davidshinn6501]

They all "owned it", not one individual.

[@scotta.5681]

Omg, 5:59 is magical and a wonderful surprise. It's one of those moments in a song when it grabs you and stops you dead in your tracks from whatever you were doing and reminds you of why you love this song! Brings chills to me..... "While underneath the spreading oak a knight with white device Upon a shield of black, and deep in grief and sorrow sings His unrequited love "Young noblewoman riding by, pray tell me have you seen Queen Azelda the fairest maid, in company she rides For I swear to have revenge." A thousand days have come and passed, the Lord returns this night The victor from the bloody wars proven his fearsome might As ever he would claim But fate has played its wanton game, the circle come full turn The magic horn has done its work, cried "Falseness is found out!" The sorrowed quest is over."

[@robertmcdougall3166]

A style of their own. I am always amazed when I see Danny Thompson play, I still think he is the one musician who brought out the very best in John Martyn. Lovely to see this old video again.

[@PentangleOfficial]

Hi Robert! Lots of great stuff over on Danny's own channel too if you want to subscribe over there www.youtube.com/@OfficialDannyThompson

[@robertsmyth4998]

Danny and John on The Original Transatlantic Session’s on bbc t v 1995 it’s on KZbin,all 7 episodes

[@maxsonthonax1020]

​@@PentangleOfficial Thanks for the lead.

[@rattyfingers8621]

Truly a pinnacle of human expression.

[@ambrosemalone1151]

Never heard of 'em! But boy was I blown away. I'm being whisked from an overcrowded smelly train to go hunting in a an evergreen forest drinking in clean clear air. shhhh! There is a deer ahead........

[@RosePetal17]

They are fantastic!

[@allisonrich5061]

One of my faves from Pentangle. This is such a great recording. Thank you for uploading.

[@Timmeh551]

There roots and culture in that bass ✊

[@gianz73]

Enchanting!

[@davedike]

My early 20s are calling to say that all is not lost.

[@danielschaeffer1294]

Back in the 60s I learned guitar by listening to Bert’s records (and John Fahey’s) and I still worship the man. This shows why. As the jazz great John Abercrombie said, good music respects tradition and pushes it forward. That’s why it never sounds dated.

[@robertmcdougall3166]

Lovely to see someone quote from John Abercrombie

[@jimmetesky6019]

Listening to Fahey and Jansch and trying to learn from that would crush mere mortals. Kudos to you.

[@tomkovar-gg5gc]

Great music, and Jacqui's eyes are.....amazing.

[@DrFelixgomez]

Divine

[@WVislandia]

When I hear the lines about the ten kings and queens riding, it makes me think of the scene in Narnia with the family of Pevensie brothers and sisters.

[@rickritacca3258]

Very beautiful....thank you.

[@MichaelSBrown75]

Wonderful Just Wonderful

[@Frizfraz-m8y]

full body chills.

[@kevandalzell7906]

UTTERLY HEROIC.

[@leighcecil3322]

The angel's are rejoicing 🎶💕

[@hansbreslau8119]

Great, just great. Each and every note.

[@glennhfriedman4571]

lucky to see them in London with the Fairport Convention

[@whiteyfisk9769]

You lucky s.o.b.

[@robertrichman6873]

There was formerly a video on KZbin of this entire show though nowhere near as high in quality as this one track. Hopefully, Pentangle will release the entire show when finished uploading each song individually.

[@maxsonthonax1020]

The playlist?

[@robertrichman6873]

@@maxsonthonax1020 - The original BBC show saved to my KZbin library has since disappeared, however I just found this link in a search which includes most of it. kzbin.info/aero/PLOs5fSc0WM77jMU-uxuQ1Qtec-L9Wnf57&si=E2Wsxl5JQ3cg0T99n

[@keithlarochelle955]

The song certainly grows on you as you listen to it.

[@edLambshanks]

Exquisite musicianship

[@maxinedunnett8353]

Beautiful 😍

[@mcsmith732]

Beautiful!

[@alexsf4248]

One of a kind band. 🎶❤️🙏

[@jeremykeen3597]

Perfection!

[@JohnSmith-my6oc]

There.r.not.many.people.can.pull.this.off❤

[@Semprini537]

Danny Thopson is THE MAN!

[@danbenson2445]

This is all new to me and I’ll have to listen to it a bit more. But straight off the cuff I can tell you the bass player is no slouch.

[@mccypr]

Thanks! 🤶🎅🏻🙂😎

[@daviecrocket9160]

Bloody brilliant

[@keithlarochelle955]

I wish they had made it to the states like Renaissance did. This is the kind of music I would listen to on my university radio station.

[@muddymike10]

Stunning... And that's just Jacqui!

[@ziondanny7081]

Woah! Sublime

[@connybartels2207]

I’ve always been a fan of Pentagle and hearing it again I get goosebumps over and over again.

[@jarslanian]

Kind lady, you are a joy to listen to. Thank you

[@catherinelangley2993]

Hi, Catherine from South Africa...I am here because of Barbara Kingsolver's novel 'Prodigal Summer', and the poem 'Prothalamium' by Aaron Kramer as an epigraph to the novel and discovering there is s song with the same title by Judy Collins. Your voice is ethereal, 🎉as hers. Just wish you showed more emotion.

[@fernandomartins4061]

Fantastic Music!!! Top!!!

[@TheDavidtk240]

Beautiful! Thank You!

[@noraluzcalugas2731]

Lovely Ballads♀️🎥🌐📽️🎼🍵🍋🌞🫖🥰🛡️🍿Lady Singer

[@martinday4986]

Superb Bass playing…🙏

[@ricko3k]

On my 10th Birthday! ❤️

[@carlgreene538]

Very nice very lovely I was just 3 at the time.

[@user-ht9fr6eh9u]

I love her

[@rogerweafer2179]

WONDERFUL,sounds like THE influence that Ritchi Blackmore drew from.That's a lot of verse from memory!

[@veganaise2383]

The best voice ever

[@СергейМоисеенко-х6и]

Божественно...

[@patrickselden5747]

F*cking wonderful... ☝️😎

[@ColtraneTaylor]

"Pentangle are the five points of light being Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox." That's how religions are born. God knows we have enough Beatles mythology alongside David Bowie and Queen worship.

[@Timmeh551]

Just subscribed…… where you been all my life 😁

[@henryluczak9156]

Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox and Jacqui McShee. All virtuoso musicians.

[@miyou4603]

Honey and Milk for ever

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

never heard anything like this

[@croiners4166]

❤

[@christophertaylor-nc3bm]

this is how it used to be kids

[@whiteyfisk9769]

God i wished i couldve been alive then. This is when everything started to go wrong culturally in the western world. But it was still the peak.

[@johnharkness2342]

This was on my birthday I just turn 6years of age

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Absolutely amazing

[@argotero6545]

Remember his record with the blind boys is Alabama, David Lindley , one of the best gospel albums..

[@johnnnyk]

Folk Jazz!

[@davidshinn6501]

We weren't as pretentious in those days.

[@francescostefanelli870]

L'inglese utilizzato è dei più squisiti

[@paulahowse6543]

This makes me emotional, beautiful voice beautiful song capturing my younger days at the folk club I went to. Quintessential English the England I was so proud of Pentangle transports me back to those idyllic times.

[@plinckaertploinkt7096]

Great story too... Stupid in-breeding kings & queens... love the canon-singing at the end

[@camusmonamour]

Que de très bons musiciens. Quelqu'un pourrait-il me donner le nom du contrebassiste ?

[@mymylaj478]

C'est Danny Thompson je crois

[@Diomede-Lefort]

​@@mymylaj478 Danny Thompson: basse. Terry Cox: percussions, chant. jaqui Mc Shee: chant. John Renbourn: guitares, chant. Bert Jansch: guitares, chant. Lu beaucoup de commentaires sur le son de la contrebasse de D Thompson, elle sonne du feu de Dieu, ça ronfle, ça grince, j'aurais aimé en avoir une comme ça. Read a lot of comments about the sound of D Thompson's double bass, it sounds incredibly, it hums, it creaks, I wish I had one like that.

[@cliveclerkenville2637]

My go to gal I my teen youth lust

[@whiteyfisk9769]

A man of good taste. Minimal make up, natural very long hair. Haunting eyes and thick lips.

[@frankkkbard0n315]

Is it just me or the guitar sounds nearly vanished in this official page video?? the one that had before wasnt like this

[@cliveclerkenville2637]

I am 16 once again