The Pentangle News

THIS year's two-week Roseland Festival begins on October 17. Now in its fourth year, the festival takes place in villages between Tregony and St Mawes and offers a mix of music, literature, poetry, talks, walks and exhibitions.

You first: Paul Alcantara and Guy Simpson asked Bert Jansch , founder member of Pentangle, to play at the opening night of the Kalamazoo Klub enlarge Fifteen years ago, I was sitting in a cafe with a musician friend, Guy Simpson, lamenting that our leafy north London suburb, Crouch End, had no music venue where we could play.

Despite only being active for six years in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Pentangle left a lasting imprint on the British folk / jazz scene.

"Manchester is a hotbed of musical activity," says Lamb vocalist/co-founder Lou Rhodes.

Monsters of Folk could upset the purists. Elisa Bray reports on a change for a usually unassuming scene It's been a while since we had a new folk collective.

Fleet Foxes have sold out two shows at the 9:30 Club tomorrow night. If you're one of the folks with tickets, a word of advice: show up early to see Espers , who will be opening both shows.

A TOUCH of Somerset is coming to Mitton in the form of a Cider and Craft Festival this weekend, at the Aspinall Arms.

Art of Life Records is pleased to present a previously unreleased recording by three legendary British musicians.

THE Gathering, a band consisting of legends of folk rock, will be performing at the Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, a week on Saturday .

As might be expected from Bert Jansch, this was not a predictable album launch, or rather relaunch.

A genuine treat. LA Turnaround was recorded soon after the final demise of Pentangle in 1973, produced for the "progressive" label Charisma.

The hills will be alive with the sound of music from June 29-July 3 when Interplay Jazz hosts a one-week residential workshop that includes master classes, jam sessions, films, yoga and performances - and all that jazz.

Martin Simpson and Danny Thompson will appear at Uppingham's Goldmark Gallery on Saturday 16th May evening.