Pentangle - Basket Of Light

Transatlantic TRA 205 1969

Reprise 6372 1969
Demon TRANDEM 7 1969
Re-released Castle Communications ESMCD 406 1996

1. Light Flight (Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee) Used for the theme for a drama series for the BBC, called Take Three Girls
2. Once I Had A Sweetheart (Traditional arr. Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee) An American variant of a traditional English song 'A Maid Sat A-Weeping', with an additional verse from the West Country song 'As Sylvie Was Walking'
3. Springtime Promises (Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee) The group wrote this song on the top of a number 74 bus, apparently.
4. Lyke-Wake Dirge (Traditional arr. Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee) A very old song, this pre-dates Christianity by many thousands of years and is given an atmospheric treatment here.
5. Train Song (Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee) A lament for the passing of the steam engine.
6. Hunting Song (Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee) Based on the story of a magic drinking horn sent by Morgana Le Fay to the court of King Arthur, telling of incidents on it's journey.
7. Sally Go Round The Roses (Sanders, Stevens or Spector) A song by the Jaynetts.
8. The Cuckoo (Traditional arr. Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee) A folk song learned from Bert Jansch's neighbour's children in Sussex.
9. House Carpenter (Traditional arr. Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee) An American ballad derived from the English folksong 'The Daemon Lover' in which the lover is the Devil personified.