The Black Swan (Bert Jansch album) indicated Bert Jansch: guitar and vocals Beth Orton: vocals (3, 4 & 6), guitar (6) Devendra Banhart: vocals (4) Paul Wassif: guitar (5), slide guitar (7), banjo (11) Noah Georgeson: percussion (1), bass (9 & 10) Otto Hauser: drums (3, 5, 6 & 9), percussion (4 & 7) Kevin Barker: lead guitar (6), percussion (4) Helena Espvall: cello (1) Adam Jansch: keyboards (1 & 9) David Roback: slide guitar (3) Richard Good: slide guitar (9) Pete Newsom: drums (10) Maggie Boyle: flute (11) The Black Swan (Bert Jansch album) The Black Swan is the twenty-third and last studio album by
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