Here is the perfect album for those quiet times when you just need to sit quietly and contemplate life, death and the universe (sounds kind of like the Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy moment eh ?). Bert Jansch was a folk legend really and recorded a number of stunning albums in his career with MOONSHINE being one of these gems. Musically this is a predominantly an acoustic guitar and vocal driven album with a heavy emphasis on lyrics carrying a heavy allusion to the genius of early Donovan. Jansch's use of Instruments to compliment his acoustic prowess is quite interesting with flute, bass and double bass, harmonica, harp, calrinet, cello, magic bean shaker and TUBULAR BELLS (no kidding!) . MOONSHINE presents both traditional and original songs with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan McColl) also appearing as an instrumental version on his Jack Orion album. Overall an enchanted little album full of beauty and magic.
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