''The Black Swan'' is the 23rd and last studio album by the Scottish folk singer

Bert Jansch Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle (band), Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and ...

. It was released in 2006 through Drag City. Jansch described the album: "It's been fantastic working with everyone who's been involved on the record. They all came to it from a standpoint of being fans of my music, so while there are lots of great musicians making wonderful contributions to the record it still has a very acoustic, intimate feel – and there's still a lot of me on there!"

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bert Jansch, except where indicated # "The Black Swan" - features

Helena Espvall Helena Espvall is a Swedish–American musician noted for her participation in the post-millennial psychedelic folk and free improv scenes. Her primary instruments are cello, guitar, and voice."Helena Espvall interviewed and introduced by Buck ...

- 6:25 # "High Days" - 3:47 # "When the Sun Comes Up" - features

Beth Orton Elizabeth Caroline Orton (born 14 December 1970) is an English musician known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit, Andrew Weatherall ...

- 3:54 # " Katie Cruel" (traditional, arr. Jansch) - features

and

Devendra Banhart Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Texas and raised in Venezuela and California. In 2000, he dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue a musical career. ...

- 2:59 # "My Pocket's Empty" (traditional, arr. Jansch) - 3:49 # "Watch the Stars" (traditional, arr. Jansch) - features

and Kevin Barker - 2:54 # "A Woman Like You" - 4:13 # " The Old Triangle" (

Brendan Behan Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( ; ; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican, an activist who wrote in both English and Irish. His widely ackno ...

) - 4:06 # "Bring Your Religion" - 3:05 # "Texas Cowboy Blues" - 3:07 # "Magdalina's Dance" (Jansch,

Paul Wassif Paul Wassif (born 25 April 1963) is a British musician, guitarist, and singer songwriter. Early career Paul Wassif's early career included a brief spell with Punk/Rock band The London Cowboys. This was followed by various stints in New York Ci ...

) - 3:19 # "Hey Pretty Girl" - 3:03

Personnel

Bert Jansch: guitar and vocals

: vocals (3, 4 & 6), guitar (6)

: vocals (4)

: guitar (5), slide guitar (7), banjo (11)

Noah Georgeson Noah Georgeson (born January 19, 1975), is an American musician, record producer, engineer, mixer, and solo recording artist. Georgeson's debut album ''Find Shelter'' was released through Plain Recordings on November 28, 2006. Early life and ...

: percussion (1), bass (9 & 10) Otto Hauser: drums (3, 5, 6 & 9), percussion (4 & 7) Kevin Barker: lead guitar (6), percussion (4) Helena Espvall: cello (1) Adam Jansch: keyboards (1 & 9) David Roback: slide guitar (3) Richard Good: slide guitar (9) Pete Newsom: drums (10) Maggie Boyle: flute (11)

References

2006 albums Bert Jansch albums Drag City (record label) albums {{2000s-folk-album-stub