Sir John - Anytime Susan wants to pm me on the high praises of Al, she is more than welcome! For a good thirty years, Al and Gord have been an alternating one-two on my Top Two list. I will happily sing the praises of both gentleman!
Janice - No worries about blowing the name Pentangle. I hadn't heard of them either, but then when 12 String Mike mentioned Renbourn and Bert Jansch, my old brain finally clicked on (albeit on a very low light! :D )
In fact, Al Stewart did a cover of Bert's "Soho", and this appears on Al's "Down In The Cellar" CD from year 2000. This, however, is not to be confused with Al's very own "Soho (Needless To Say)", which appears on the 1973 album "Past, Present, And Future".
One more thing. I was going to post the Al connection earlier today, as I had read the first 4 or 5 posts early this morning. But I got sidetracked, and now when I come back here, the great Sir John has beat me to it, in his own roundabout and unique fashion of course!
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