Jacqui McShee

Jacqui McShee ( born December 25, 1943 in London) is a British folk singer.

McShee first sang in various British folk clubs until they began in 1966 to work with John Renbourn. As a result, they then belonged in the following year of the founding members of Pentangle, which was active until 1973. 1984, the group was re-formed, where she remained the one constant over the years in addition to Bert Jansch.

1994 McShee also began to work on another project: Together with her ​​husband, the drummer Gerry Conway, and the keyboard player Spencer Cozens took it in the same year the album About Thyme, which in 1995 reached the top of the British folk charts. Guest musicians on the album were heard Ralph McTell, Mike Mainieri, John Martyn and Albert Lee. Soon, Jerry Underwood and Alan Thompson joined the trio, which now Jacqui McShee 's Pentangle called. 1999 appeared Passe Avant, the debut album of the band, followed by At the Little Theatre (2000) and Feoffees ' Lands ( 2005).

End of the nineties, she has published two albums " The Frog and the Mouse " with English children's songs, and "The Cat and the Fiddle " with English children's songs, rhymes and stories for children together with Ulrich mask. She has also released two albums with Christmas songs, Song of Joy and Silent Night ( with Danny Thompson, Vic Abram, Vic and Tony Roberts).