Rosemary Lane
The seventh album, recorded on a portable tape machine at his Sussex cottage over several months.
Bert Jansch, 1971
- Released
- June 1971
- Studio
- Jansch's cottage, Ticehurst, Sussex
- Label
- Transatlantic
- Producer
- Bill Leader
Bill Leader produced and recorded Rosemary Lane for Transatlantic as TRA 235, using a portable tape recorder at Jansch's cottage in Ticehurst, Sussex. The sessions took several months because Jansch worked only when he was in the right mood. Heather Jansch designed the sleeve.
A Guardian obituary called it a stark, reflective work. It includes Reynardine, which he learned from Anne Briggs, and the title song is the traditional ballad of a sailor who seduces a servant, which Briggs, Martin Carthy and Jansch are among those to have recorded. On Reynardine he holds a chord on the low strings while bending an upper string, from the diminished fifth to the perfect fifth. Jansch said M'Lady Nancy was also written for his wife Heather.
Track listing
- Tell Me What Is True Love?1:57
- Rosemary Lane4:00
- M'Lady Nancy2:30
- A Dream, a Dream, a Dream2:40
- Alman1:20
- Wayward Child2:03
- Nobody's Bar2:58
- Reynardine5:19
- Silly Women3:12
- Peregrinations1:45
- Sylvie4:26
- Sarabanda1:30
- Bird Song2:55
Personnel
- Bert Jansch vocals, guitar
- Bill Leader producer, recording
- Heather Jansch sleeve design
- Nic Kinsey mastering
More from Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch (1965), It Don't Bother Me (1965), Jack Orion (1966), Bert and John (1966), Nicola (1967), Birthday Blues (1969), L.A. Turnaround (1974), Live at the 12 Bar (1996), The Black Swan (2006)
Sources
- Rosemary Lane (album), Wikipedia
- Rosemary Lane (song), Wikipedia
- Rosemary Lane (release), Discogs
- Rosemary Lane (master), Discogs
- Bert Jansch obituary, The Guardian (2011-10-05)