When the Circus Comes to Town

When the Circus Comes to Town

When the Circus Comes to Town

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When they get to listing the pantheon of folk music gods, Bert Jansch's name will be near the top of the roll call. For more than 30 years, he's shown just how good he can be, working solo or, for a long time, with Pentangle. On his first album in five years, he manages to add handily to the legend. His blues are deep indigo, and his instrumental work understated in its brilliance. He doesn't need to be flashy; he's got nothing to prove to anybody. It may have taken quite a while, but this is the sound of a man who's finally found peace with himself. If that comes off as more psychotherapy than music, don't be worried, it doesn't sound that way. What you'll hear are great songs, tasty finger picking, and the continuation of a wonderful career. --Chris Nickson

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Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Good double CD at a good price
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ASIN: B00009N200
Release Date: 2003-06-10

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  1. Star Spangled Banner - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
  2. You're A Grand Old Flag - Carl Davis
  3. Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
  4. Shenandoah - Jerold Ottley
  5. Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - Oklahoma! - English Northern Philharmonia
  6. Yankee Doodle - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
  7. The Battle Of New Orleans - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  8. The Battle Hymn Of The Republic - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  9. We're Tenting Tonight - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
  10. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Carl Davis
  11. I Hear An Army - John Browning
  12. Over There - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
  13. God Bless America - Carl Davis
  14. Hail To The Chief - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
  15. I Have A Dream - Simon Estes
  16. Lincoln Portrait - Zubin Mehta

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4 out of 5 stars Good double CD at a good price.......2005-06-22

2 CD for only 6$ plus shipping and handling is a good price. The quality and the choices of tunes are good and the quality of recording is good too. The orchestras, the singers and the choirs are good too. So, if the titles of tunes please you, it is a good 2-CD boxset to buy. If you are an American, I am sure that you know all these tunes. If you are not an American, you will say to yourself : "I think that I have heard this song somewhere."
When the Circus Comes to Town
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The stunning comeback of Bert Jansch!
  • Jansch Only Gets Better With Age
 When the Circus Comes to Town
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ASIN: B00000020C
Release Date: 1995-10-24

Tracks:

  1. Walk Quietly By
  2. Open Road
  3. Back Home
  4. No-One Around
  5. Step Back
  6. When The Circus Comes To Town
  7. Summer Heat
  8. Just A Dream
  9. The Lady Doctor From Ashington
  10. Stealing The Night Away
  11. Honey Don't You Understand
  12. Born With The Blues
  13. Morning Brings Peace Of Mind
  14. Living In The Shadows

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When they get to listing the pantheon of folk music gods, Bert Jansch's name will be near the top of the roll call. For more than 30 years, he's shown just how good he can be, working solo or, for a long time, with Pentangle. On his first album in five years, he manages to add handily to the legend. His blues are deep indigo, and his instrumental work understated in its brilliance. He doesn't need to be flashy; he's got nothing to prove to anybody. It may have taken quite a while, but this is the sound of a man who's finally found peace with himself. If that comes off as more psychotherapy than music, don't be worried, it doesn't sound that way. What you'll hear are great songs, tasty finger picking, and the continuation of a wonderful career. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The stunning comeback of Bert Jansch!.......2002-03-01

The nineties appeared to be the resurrection years of Bert Jansch. 'The Ornament Tree'(1990), a tasteful rendition of Scottish folksongs, was the start and 'When The Circus Comes To Town' (1995) is his masterpiece of this era. Strong lyrics, beautiful melodies, his wonderful guitarplaying. Bert is back in town again!
Songs like 'Stealing the night away', 'Morning brings peace of mind', 'Just a dream' make it completely obvious: Bert Jansch was and still is one of the greatest singer/songwriters we ever had on this planet!
A remarkable aspect: The bluesy 'No-one around', written by Janie Romer and the only song not penned by Jansch on this album, is the highlight of 'Circus...'.
'Circus...' has got a quality similar to albums such as 'Rosemary Lane'(1971), 'L.A. Turnaround (1974) and 'A Rare Conundrum' (1977).

5 out of 5 stars Jansch Only Gets Better With Age.......2001-11-24

Thirty years after his debut, Bert Jansch shows that this Scottish folk singer/guitarist/songwriter only gets better with age. On this collection of mostly originals ("No-One Around" is the lone exception), Jansch utilizes other musicians with a fiddle here ("Step Back") or a saxophone there ("Summer Heat"), but each song showcases Jansch's own warm vocals and understated guitar work, especially lovely is the instrumental "The Lady Doctor from Ashington." Not only is this Jansch's best album of the Nineties, it's quite simply one of the best albums of his career. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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