A leading player in the British folk revival of the 1960s and a brilliant,
finger picking, acoustic guitarist, John Renbourn helped the resurgence of
traditional Celtic music and remains a hugely influential figure. Inspired by
American blues stars Big Bill Broonzy, Leadbelly and Josh White, Renbourn grew
up in Torquay but, after studying classical guitar, found himself in Soho's late
night clubs playing with the likes of Bert Jansch, Davy Graham and Martin
Carthy. He developed a "baroque folk" sound while collaborating with Jansch as
the duo Bert and John and went on to release ...