# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bert-jansch
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:02:29.849Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/bert-jansch"
name: "Bert Jansch"
slug: "bert-jansch"
description: "Herbert Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. He recorded more than 28 albums and toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century."
tagline: "Scottish folk musician (1943–2011)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1943-11-03"
deathDate: "2011-10-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump