Film

Acoustic Routes

7.0

1h 42m

1992

Synopsis

The story of seminal guitarist and singer Bert Jansch, from his early days in Edinburgh, Scotland, to becoming the acoustic guitarist that everyone wanted to be. As a teenager, in the early 1960's Bert sat at the feet of Brownie McGhee at the Howff Folk Club in Edinburgh mesmerised by 'Key to the Highway'. Armed with that raw American Blues influence and a bewildering technique, he fashioned sublime interpretations of traditional and blues music on the acoustic guitar. The result was music that had a profound influence on a generation of musicians including Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Neil Young, and it still inspires todays' generation of guitarists and singers.

Director

Jan Leman

Documentary

Cast & Crew

Bert Jansch

as Self

Brownie McGhee

as Self

Davy Graham

as Self

Ralph McTell

as Self

Jacqui McShee

as Self

Wizz Jones

as Self

Martin Carthy

as Self

Anne Briggs

as Self

John Renbourn

as Self

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