It’s not 20 miles from where Jacqui McShee was born in south-east London to where she now lives in Surrey. But in terms of the creative reach and influence of her work as a singer and songwriter across more than half a century, she’s certainly covered a long distance.
From There to Here album, with Kevin Dempsey.
As the guiding light of Pentangle, McShee has been (reluctantly) front and centre of some of the most important progressive folk recordings in history. For all her natural modesty, her voice is a constant across six decades of inquisitive exploration of the place where British musical tradition and experimentation meet.