The Black Balloon

by John Renbourn

Type: Album
Released: May 1979
Label: Transatlantic
Country: United Kingdom
Length: 37:02
Community rating: 3.94/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring complex fingerstyle acoustic guitar work, 'The Black Balloon' highlights Renbourn's profound mastery of medieval and Renaissance musical traditions. The instrumental compositions effortlessly merge historical English folklore with classical precision and contemporary folk sensibilities.

Genres

English Folk Music
Folk Baroque
Contemporary Folk

Descriptors: Folk, acoustic, technical, instrumental, melodic, folklore, folk, traditional, guitars, intricate

Tracklist

The Moon Shines Bright (3:54)
The English Dance (2:48)
Bouree I and II (2:18)
The Mist Covered Mountains of Home / The Orphan / The Tarboulton (9:25)
The Pelican (7:01)
The Black Balloon (11:33)

Credits

John Renbourn - primary artist, guitar
Tony Roberts - flute
Stuart Gordon - snare [tabors]