Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle to play Dublin this summer

Jacqui McShee's Pentangle have announced they will play Dublin's National Concert Hall on June 13.

Jacqui McShee first performed professionally during the mid-1960s folk revival. She co-founded the original Pentangle with guitarists John Renbourn and Bert Jansch, bassist Danny Thompson and percussionist Terry Cox.

Known for their combination of traditional and non-traditional, Pentangle forged a whole new era in folk.

The current line-up’s starting point was in the mid-1990s: Jacqui McShee formed a new trio with Gerry Conway on percussion and Spencer Cozens on keyboards.

The trio’s first album was titled About Thyme and reached the top of fROOTS magazine’s British chart. The album featured collaborations with artists such as Ralph McTell and John Martyn.

With the addition of saxophonist Jerry Underwood and bass guitarist Alan Thompson, the ensemble was renamed Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle.

The group went on to release two albums, Passe Avant (1998) and Foffees' Land (2022) and have also released a live concert album, At the Little Theatre (2009).

Tickets for the show are available now from NCH.ie