Basket of Light is a 1969 album by the folk rock group Pentangle. It reached no. 5 on the UK Albums Chart. A single from the album, "Light Flight", the theme from BBC1's first colour drama series Take Three Girls, reached no. 43 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Light Flight" has long been a personal favorite of mine - a twisting, winding blast of traditional past that really had some substance to it, unlike Jethro Tull's "Living In The Past", which was more of a whimsical wink and a nod to their ancestors. It also hit all of the correct notes in a contemporary sense, becoming the Pentangle's only hit (at least in the UK). The rest of the album is not as easy to take, unless you are deep into the British folk scene of the 60's. The band has the atmosphere down pat, though, which should carry one through a good part of the record.
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