John Renbourn (born 1944)
English singer-songwriter and classically-trained guitarist, singing his own songs
and traditional songs and blues and playing some early English dance tunes.
(John Renbourn has also recorded with Pentangle and in duets
with Bert Jansch, Stefan Grossman and Robin Williamson)
(The John Renbourn Group consisted of John, Jacki McShee, Keshav Sathe,
Sue Draheim and Tony Roberts)
(Sue recorded with Albion and Steve Ashley)
(Jacki recorded with Pentangle)
Solo Albums.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| John Renbourn | 1965 | Transatlantic | TRA
135
|
| [Reissue][UK] | 1965 |
Reprise | 6482 |
| [Reissue]
(with bonus tracks) |
2008 |
Sanctuary/ Castle Music | CMRCD 359 |
| Another Monday | 1967 | Transatlantic | TRA
144
|
| [Reissue] | 2008 |
Sanctuary | |
| Sir John A Lot of Merry Englandes Musyk (*) |
1968 | Transatlantic | TRA
167 |
| [Reissue][UK] | 1968 |
Reprise | 6344 |
| [Reissued
with bonus tracks] | 2003 |
Castle | |
| [Reissue] |
2008 |
Sanctuary | |
| The Lady and the Unicorn | 1970 | Transatlantic
| TRA 224
|
| [Reissue][UK] | 1970 |
Reprise | 6407 |
| [Reissue] |
1986 |
Lost Lake Arts | LL-0087 |
| [Reissue
with 2 bonus tracks] (CD) |
2003 |
Sanctuary/ Castle Music | CMRCD 625 |
|
[Reissued] (vinyl) | 2004 |
Earmark | 42023 |
|
[Reissued] (CD) | 2008 |
Commercial Marketing | |
| Faro Annie | 1971 | Transatlantic |
TRA 247 |
| [Reissue] |
1971 | Reprise |
2082 |
| The Guitar of John Renbourn (**) | 1976 |
Castle | CMRCD1124 |
| The Hermit | 1977 | Transatlantic |
TRA 336
|
| [Reissue] | 2008 |
Sanctuary |
|
| Black Balloon | 1979 |
Transatlantic | TRA 355
|
| [Reissue] | 1979 |
Kicking Muke | 163 |
|
[Reissue] | 1997 |
Edsel | EDCD527 |
|
[Reissue] | 1990 |
Shanachie | SHCD 79009 |
|
[Reissue] | 2008 |
Castle | |
| So Early in the
Spring | 1979 | Denon (Nippon
Columbia) |
VSCD 702
|
| Under The Volcano | 1980 |
Sonet | SNTF 161
|
| Enchanted Garden | 1980 |
Transatlantic | TRA 356
|
| The Nine Maidens | 1985 |
SPIN/Making
Waves | SPIN 102
|
| [Reissue] | 2008 |
Sanctuary | |
| The Medieval Almanac | 1989 |
Demon | TRADEM 6
|
| Will The Circle Be Unbroken | 1995 |
Castle Communication | 429
|
| Lost Sessions | 1996 |
Edsel Records | EDCD 490
|
| Traveller's Prayer | 1998 |
Shanachie Records | 78018
|
(* Full title: "Sir John A Lot of Merry Englandes Musyk Thynge and ye Grene
Knyghte").
(** Also known as "The Guitar Artistry of John Renbourn". Recorded 1976 but not released until 2005)
Group Albums - The John Renbourn Group.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| A Maid in Bedlam | 1977 | Transatlantic |
TRA 348 |
| [Reissue] |
1977 |
Shanachie | 79004 |
| [Reissue] |
2008 |
Sanctuary | |
| The Enchanted Garden | 1980 | Transatlantic |
|
Group Album - Ship of Fools.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| Ship of Fools | 1988 | Flying
Fish |
|
| [Reissue] | 2008 |
Sanctuary | |
Multi-volume albums.
| Title | Year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Lady and the Unicorn/ The Hermit |
1997 |
Sanctuary | ? |
| John
Renbourn/ Another Monday | 1996 |
Castle | ? |
Collaboration - Dorris Henderson and John Renbourn.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| There You Go | 1965 | Columbia | SX
6001
|
| Watch the Stars | 1967 | Fontana | TL
5385
|
Collaboration - Bert Jansch and John Renbourn.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| Bert and John | 1966 | Transatlantic | TRA
144
|
| [Reissue] | 2008 |
Sanctuary | |
Collaboration - Stefan Grossman and John Renbourn.
| Title. | year. | Label.
| Number |
|---|
| Stefan Grossman and John Renbourn | 1978 |
Kicking Mule | SNKF 139 |
|
[Reissue] | 1978 |
Sonet | 69081 |
|
Acoustic Guitar | 1978 |
Eastworld | EWLF-98001 |
|
Under the Volcano | 1979 |
Kicking Mule | |
|
[Reissue] | 1998 |
? | |
|
Live ... In Concert (*) | 1985 |
Spindrift | SPIN 401 |
|
[Reissue] | ? |
Shannachie | 95001 |
| The Three Kingdoms | 1987 | Shanachie
| 95006 |
(* On this album, Renbourn's name appears first)
Collaboration - Duck Baker and John Renbourn.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| A Thousand Words | 1992 | |
|
Collaboration - John Renbourn and Robin Williamson.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| Wheel of Fortune (*) | 1994 |
Castle | CMRCD1279 |
| [Reissue] |
2008 | Sanctuary | |
(* Recorded live 1993)
Compilations.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| The John Renbourn Sampler | 1971 |
Transatlantic | TRASAM20 |
| Heads
and Tails | 1973 |
Transatlantic | TRASAM18 |
| So Clear:
The John Renbourn Sampler Vol Two | 1973 |
Transatlantic | TRASAM28 |
| The Essential Collection Vol 1: The Solo Years |
1987 | Transatlantic |
TRACD603 |
| The Essential Collection Vol 2: The Moon Shines Bright | 1987 |
Transatlantic | TRACD605 |
| Folk Blues of John Renbourn |
1988 | Demon |
TRANDEM2 |
| Essential John Renbourn | 1992 |
Tranden | TRANCD10
|
| After The Dance: Historic Collaborations (*) |
1994 |
Shanachie | |
| Collection | 1995 | |
|
| So Clear | 1997 |
Snapper Music | SMD CD 152 |
| Definitive Transatlantic Collection | 1998 |
Essential | ESMCD569
|
| Heritage | 2001 |
EMI Plus | 724357628822 |
| Nobody's Fault But Mine: An Anthology (2 CDs) |
2006 | Castle | |
|
[Reissue] |
2008 | Sanctuary | |
|
Down on the Barge | 2000 |
Delta | 47 042 |
|
The Best of John Renbourn | 2008 |
Sanctuary | |
(* Jansch and Renbourn)
Compilations - Stefan Grossman and John Renbourn.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Keeper of the Vine (*) | 1982 |
Shanachie | 97028 |
| Snap a Little Owl (**) | 1997 |
Shanachie | 97003
|
(*) Selected tracks from "Stefan Grossman and John Renbourn" and from "Under The Volcano"
(**) Selected tracks from "Stefan Grossman and John Renbourn" and from "Under The Volcano" - this is a different selection from the
ones chosen on "Keeper of the Vine"
Live Albums.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| Live in America (*) |
1983 | Flying Fish | FF
103CD |
| [Reissue] | 2008 |
Sanctuary | |
| Live ... In Concert (**) | 1984 | Spin |
|
| Live In Italy (? recorded c 1989) | 2006 |
Castle | CMRCD1326 |
(*) The John Renbourn Group.
(**) John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman.
Best albums(*).
| Title. | year. |
|---|
| Sir John A Lot Of Merry England | 1968 |
|
Maid in Bedlam | 1977 |
| Heads and Tails | 1973 |
| The Lady and The Unicorn | 1970 |
| Enchanted Garden | 1980 |
|
The Black Balloon | 1979 |
(*)Based on critical opinion.
Anthology - Davey Graham, Martin Simpson, Richard Royal Baker (*), John Renbourn
and Stefan Grossman.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| Music of Ireland: Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes and Marches | 1979 | |
|
| [Reissued as "Music of Ireland Airs Jigs Reels Hornpipes and Marches"] |
2005 | Shanachie | |
(* Richard Royal Baker is Duck Baker)
Anthology - John Renbourn, Anne Briggs, Martin Simpson, Shirley and Dolly
Collins, Ewan MacColl, Kate Rusby, Andrew Cronshaw, Mr Fox, Waterson Carthy et
al.
| Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
|---|
| The Beginners Guide to English Folk (3 CDs) |
2009 | Nascente | NASBOX040
|
(* Richard Royal Baker is Duck Baker)
DVDs.
| Title | year. | Label.
|
|---|
| Rare Performances 1965 - 1995 | 2004 |
|
| In Concert | 2004 |
|
| The Art of Fingerstyle Guitar (*) | 2004 |
|
| Celtic Melodies and Open Tunings taught by John
Renbourne | 2005 | |
|
Flok, Blues and Beyond taught by John Renbourne |
2005 | |
| Live in Italy (**) | 2006 |
|
| John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman (***) |
2007 | |
(* John Renbourn, Martin Carthy, Stefan Grossman and Bob Brozman)
(** Recorded 1987)
(*** Recorded 1982)
Popular downloads.
| Title. |
|---|
| Sweet Potato |
|
Lady Goes To Church |
|
The Earle of Salisbury |
|
Transfusion |
| The Trees They Do Grow High |
|
The Lady and the Unicorn |
| The
Cuckoo |
|
Down on the Barge |
|
Sarabande |
Last updated 22/09/2010