Jacqui McShee's PENTANGLE

Recorded in 2013, TAKE 3 is the exciting trio acoustic album from Jacqui, with a return to her acoustic roots featuring songs taken from a vast repertoire of folk, jazz and blues.

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Alongside Jacqui is Alan Thomson on acoustic guitar and Gerry Conway on percussion.

 

TAKE 3 features ten tracks, six of which are traditional songs previously recorded by Pentangle. The album moves in tempo and feel from the light-hearted ‘One Morning In May (The Nightingale) to the haunting depths of The House Carpenter, through the smoky club atmosphere of songs from Jacqui’s early jazz influences and all shades in between. The trio achieved a wonderful acoustic ambience to the whole album, with Jacqui’s trademark voice allowed free reign with delicate percussion and guitar playing a supporting role.

 

“This album is a delight” says Jacqui, “it took a while but gave us the opportunity to look back and reconsider a new approach to songs we have all enjoyed playing”.