Scots folk musician Bert Jansch dies after long illness

Influential Scots folk musician Bert Jansch has died after a long illness.

The 67-year-old had been suffering from cancer.
Jansch had a lengthy career as a solo musician and as a member of 1970s folk rock band Pentangle.
Jansch was a leading figure in the 60s folk scene whose career spanned several decades, enjoying critical acclaim and praise from fellow artists even though he may not have shared their celebrity status.
He was a major influence on several generations of guitar players, from Led Zepplin's Jimmy Page and singer-songwriter Neil Young, to performers from later decades like Johnny Marr from The Smiths and Bernard Butler from Suede, and also appeared on a recent album by Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles.
Born in Glasgow and brought up in Edinburgh, he moved to London in the mid 1960s during the folk music boom. His first self-titled album was released in 1965, one song being recorded by fellow Scot Donovan on an EP that went to number one in the UK.
An accomplished solo artist, he joined Pentangle in the late 60s, a five piece band who explored folk music with a rock and jazz influence. They enjoyed significant commercial success and toured extensively, finally splitting in 1973.
Jansch would continue as a solo artist after a break of several years, and continued to tour.
With interest in Pentangle continuing, Jansch would play with a version of the band from the 1980s to the 1990s while continuing his solo career, the original five members finally re-uniting in 2008.
The band continued to work together, and played at Glastonbury Festival and the Cambridge Folk festival, and were working in new material in 2011.
A concert marking Jansch's 60th birthday was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London featured Johnny Marr, Bernard Butler and members of highly-regarded contemporary acts My Bloody Valentine and Mazzy Star, as well as Ralph McTell, another veteran from the 60s folk scene.
A 2005 tour had to be postponed after he recovered from heart surgery, but he resumed his live schedule soon after and performed at events like the Edinburgh Festival and the Green Man Festival, as well as solo shows in the USA, Canada and mainland Europe.
His most recent solo album, The Black Swan, was released in 2006, and featured contributions from Beth Orton and Devendra Banhart.
His concert schedule continued until curtailed by illness, with solo shows in Edinburgh during the festival in 2008 and a tour with Pentangle the same year, including a Glasgow date at the Royal Concert Hall, which they had played that January during the Celtic Connections festival.
A solo concert that had been scheduled for Edinburgh during the festival in August 2011 had to be cancelled on account of his deteriorating health.
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RIP BERT!
Thanks for all the music you gave us!

thanks to Helen for the hint