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Lifetime Achievement -BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2007
September 9, 2007
Lifetime Achievement Award– Danny Thompson
In his 40-plus years as a professional musician, acoustic bass player Danny Thompson has worked with the cream of the music industry, from Roy Orbison and Rod Stewart to Pentangle, Richard Thompson and John Martyn. Widely regarded as a genius by musicians and fans alike, his improvisatory style is utterly distinctive and ‘Victoria’, his beloved bass, has accompanied him on dozens of albums including four solo recordings.
Lifetime Achievement Award - Pentangle
Chosen to represent the band’s five members, the name of Pentangle quickly became synonymous with uniquely jazz/rock-tinged folk music. The original line-up of Jacqui McShee (vocals), John Renbourn (guitar), Bert Jansch (guitar), Danny Thompson (double bass) and Terry Cox (drums), was unchanged throughout the band's first incarnation (1967-1973). Reactivated in the early 1980s, only McShee survives in the current line-up, though Jansch also was a member of the second incarnation of the band between 1982 and 1995. The original line-up reformed especially to perform at this year’s Folk Awards.
Pentangle on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentangle_(band)
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