Annie Haslam the Magical Voice of Symphonic Rock's Renaissance!

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray ShashoRenaissance is a band with a rich history unique unto themselves as progressive rock pioneers who rose from the ashes of the seminal UK rock band, The Yardbirds. Acclaimed for their unique blending of progressive rock with classical and symphonic influences, the band's career has now spanned fifty years spearheaded by the 5-octave voice of Annie Haslam and the masterful songwriting skills of Michael Dunford. They are widely considered to be the band that most successfully and routinely utilized the sound of a full orchestra in their recordings.The band has toured throughout the world and has performed at Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and additionally at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Chorale Society. Renaissance had a top ten hit in the UK with their song “Northern Lights” that still demands airplay to this day.PLEASE WELCOME SINGER, SONGWRITER, ARRANGER, INTUITIVE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST, PAINTER … BEST KNOWN AS THE MAGNIFICENT & LEGENDARY VOICE OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUP RENAISSANCE…ANNIE HASLAM TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS ….PURCHASE THE MOST RECENT RELEASEBYRENAISSANCE“50th Anniversary - Ashes are Burning – an Anthology - Live in Concert"AVAILABLEAThttps://store.renaissancetouring.com/album/a-symphonic-journeyand amazon.comDeluxe set contains two CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD + Blu-ray. 50th Anniversary - Ashes Are Burning - An Anthology Live in Concert is a perfect celebration of a legendary and treasured body of music. 2019 live show featuring a set list which included songs which had never been orchestrated or performed with an orchestra before. The most memorable concert took place at the Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA on 12th October 2019. This sold-out concert saw the band perform a set which included such classics as 'Carpet Of The Sun', 'Ocean Gypsy', 'Running Hard', 'Day Of The Dreamer' and 'A Song For All Seasons' and also saw a special guest appearance by Renaissance founder JIM McCarty who performed on the song 'Island' and the epic closing piece 'Ashes Are Burning'. It was a truly magical evening. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the formation of Renaissance, vocalist Annie Haslam and band performed a series of concerts with an orchestra in the USA in October.FOR MORE INFORMATIONABOUTANNIE HASLAMANDRENAISSANCEVISITwww.renaissancetouring.comRenaissance official websitewww.facebook.com/RenaissanceTouringFacebookhttps://twitter.com/MysticAndMuseTwitterwww.youtube.com/user/RenaissanceTouringYouTubeanniehaslam.com/annies-welcome-pageAnnie Haslam officialhttps://anniehaslam.com/product-category/annie-haslam-original-art/Annie Haslam Artwww.facebook.com/AnnieHaslamArtAnnie Haslam Facebook RENAISSANCEDISCOGRAPHYStudio albumsYear  Title1969 Renaissance1971  Illusion1972  Prologue1973  Ashes Are Burning1974  Turn of the Cards1975  Scheherazade and Other Stories1977  Novella1978  A Song for All Seasons1979  Azure d'Or1981  Camera Camera1983  Time-Line2001 Tuscany2013 Grandine il ventoLive albumsYear  Title1976  Live at Carnegie Hall2002 In the Land of the Rising Sun: Live in Japan 20012011  Renaissance Tour 2011 – Turn of the Cards and Scheherazade & Other Stories Live in Concert (DVD and double CD set)2016 Renaissance 2012 (recorded April 16, 2015) – Renaissance Live at the Union Chapel (DVD and digital only audio set)2016 Renaissance Live at the BBC Sight & Sound (DVD and 3-CD set) Contains radio/television broadcasts of three live concerts, one each from the years 1975-77. The DVD contains the video of the televised concert in London on 8 January 1977.2018 A Symphonic Journey (recorded October 27, 2017) – Live In Concert (DVD and double CD set)2021 Renaissance 50th Anniversary: Ashes Are Burning - An Anthology - Live in Concert (Blu-ray/DVD/2CD Box) 2019 lineup performing 12 October 2019 in Glenside, PA. ANNIE HASLAMSolo discography1977: Annie in Wonderland1985: Still Life1989: Annie Haslam1994: Blessing in Disguise1995: Supper's Ready: (Genesis tribute Album) (guest vocalist)1995: Tales From Yesterday (Yes tribute Album) (guest vocalist)1998: Live Under Brazilian Skies1999: The Dawn of Ananda1999: Portraits of Bob Dylan by Steve Howe (album) (guest vocalist)2000: It Snows in Heaven Too2002: One Enchanted Evening2005: Icon by John Wetton & Geoff Downes (album) (guest vocalist)2006: Miles of Music by Bob Miles (guest vocalist)2006: Live Studio Concert2006: Night and Day EP with Magenta written for Haslam by Rob Reed and Christina Booth2007: Woman Transcending2012: Songs of the Century: (Supertramp tribute Album) (guest vocalist)2014: 'Live' Studio Concert Philadelphia 1997 (Re-release) Support us on PayPal!