Doyens of the late 1960s UK folk scene, the London-based Pentangle blended folk,
jazz, pop and rock to create a unique niche for themselves within the genre;
they even had some commercial success, something previously unheard of within
folk circles.
Their 1968 album 'Basket of Light' went to number five in the UK charts, buoyed
by the surprise hit single 'Light Flight' which had been used as the theme for
the popular BBC drama 'Take Three Girls'. At that point in time, Pentangle's
career had been on an upward trajectory. They could claim to be folk's first
supergroup, formed...