Like Bert Jansch (from an earlier post), John Renbourn was part of the British folk-baroque revival, and of course, John and Bert played in Pentangle. John's solo work featured 'early music' transcribed for guitar, and later albums explored American acoustic blues and Celtic music. While Bert Jansch and Davy Graham were probably more influential due to their eclectic styles, John Renbourn was more of an accomplished traditionalist than groudbreaking artiste. That being said, the album "The Lady and the Unicorn" was one of the first popular guitar albums to feature music of Dowland, Gervaise and Bach in guitar transcriptions. "Sir John Alot of Merrie Englades Musyk Thyng & Ye Grene Knyghte" included jazzier pieces along with trad folk, and "The Nine Maidens" was a collection of 'original' pieces (mostly further arrangements of olde tunes ala "Lady & the Unicorn"). Of the 3, "Sir John Alot" is my favorite; the flute playing is a nice touch, though I could use a little less bongo/hand-drum.
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