Jim McCarty & Annie Haslam Talk History of Renaissance on Interviewing the Legends

Welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends brought to you by my new novel ‘The Liberty Code”, available at book baby, amazon and on audiobook at barnesandnoble.com. Annie Haslam  and Jim McCarty will be sharing an intimate discussion and visual presentation for the band history of  Renaissance followed by a Renaissance performance featuring, for the first time, members of both eras of the band performing their classic songs together.Renaissance had their farewell tour last October 2024 and did not expect to perform live again. Annie, who’s been at the forefront of the group’s story for 50 years, recently was approached by an Edwardsville/St Louis promoter to return to the Wildey Theatre for a ‘one woman” show! After much deliberation, the idea grew into something bigger when Annie contacted Jim McCarty to be a part of the show and then return to the full Renaissance lineup, the band he, initially, co-founded.A once in a lifetime event of Symphonic Rock at its finest! "All Renaissance and McCarty fans are invited to experience our coming full circle," Annie says enthusiastically, “that was destined to happen one day!" PLEASE WELCOME TWO MUSIC LEGENDS…  Two of my favorite people ….Jim McCarty of Renaissance, Box of Frogs and original drummer and founding member of  The Yardbirds and Annie Haslam legendary songstress of symphonic rock’s Renaissance to Interviewing the Legends. FOR MORE INFORMATIONABOUTJIM McCARTYANDANNIE HASLAMVisitwww.jamesmccarty.comJim McCarty Official websitehttps://www.theyardbirds.com/The Yardbirds Official sitehttps://www.facebook.com/jim.mccarty.9/Jim McCarty Facebookwww.jamesmccarty.com/my-new-book-is-now-available/Jim McCarty Authorhttps://anniehaslam.com/annies-welcome-page/Annie Haslam Official Websitehttps://renaissancetouring.com/Renaissance Official Websitewww.facebook.com/RenaissanceTouringFacebookwww.twitter.com/MysticAndMuseTwitterwww.youtube.com/user/RenaissanceTouringYouTube SHOW SCHEDULEFriday, Nov. 21 The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, IL (St. Louis) www.cityofedwardsville.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=672Saturday, Nov. 22 The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, IL (St. Louis) www.cityofedwardsville.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=673Friday, Nov. 28  The Newton Theatre, Newton, NJhttps://skypac.org/the-history-of-renaissance/Saturday, Nov. 29 Lansdowne Theatre, Lansdowne, PA http://www.etix.com/ticket/p/81373625/the-history-of-renaissance-featuring-annie-haslam-and-jim-mccarty-lansdowne-lansdowne-theate THE YARDBIRDSDISCOGRAPHYFive Live Yardbirds (1964, UK)For Your Love (1965, US)Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds (1965, US)Yardbirds (aka Roger the Engineer) (1966, UK)Over Under Sideways Down (1966, US)Little Games (1967, US)Birdland (2003) BOX OF FROGSBox of Frogs (1984)Strange Land (1986)STAIRWAYAquamarine (1987)Moonstone (1988)Chakra Dance (1989)Medicine Dance (1992)Raindreaming (1995) JIM McCARTYSOLOJim McCarty has released three solo albums:Out of the Dark (1994) Sitting on the Top of Time (2009)Walking in the Wild Land (2018) He has also released live and compilation albums Jim McCarty & Friends (2011) and Frontman (2014) 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  Title  Chart positions   Comments1976  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)2023 The Legacy Tour 2022 (2CD)2025 Renaissance In Gratitude Farewell Tour Live (2CD)Other releasesIn the Beginning (compilation double-album of Prologue and Ashes are Burning), 1978Tales of 1001 Nights (compilation in two volumes), 1990Da Capo (Repertoire Germany compilation), 1995 (2 CDs) (Limited Edition in tall digipak with a much more concise, detailed booklet)Live at the Royal Albert Hall: King Biscuit Flower Hour, 1997 (live performance recorded 1977; two volumes)Songs from Renaissance Days, 1997 (compilation of out-takes, including one B-side and two Haslam solo tracks, 1979–88)The BBC Sessions 1975–1978, 1999 (2 CDs)Day of the Dreamer, 2000 (live performance recorded 1978)Live at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 2000 (live performance recorded 1985)[nb 2]Live + Direct, 2002 (edited 1970 live recording plus demos and miscellany, by Renaissance and related artists, from 1968 to 1976)Innocents and Illusions, 2004 (compilation double CD of Renaissance and Illusion from the original incarnation)Dreams & Omens, 2008 (live performance recorded 1978)Live in Chicago, 2010 (live performance recorded 1983)The Mystic and the Muse (three-track EP of new songs), 2010Past Orbits of Dust, 2012 (live performances, plus one remastered studio track, from 1969 to 1970)Symphony of Light, 2014 (includes all songs from Grandine il vento and The Mystic and the Muse plus one new track)DeLane Lea Studios 1973, 2015 (live performance recorded 1973)Academy of Music, 2015 (live performance recorded 1974)Can You Hear Me? Broadcasts 1974-1978, 2024 (2 CDs, 1 Blu-ray) ANNIE HASLAMSOLODISCOGRAPHYAnnie in Wonderland (1977)Still Life (1985)Annie Haslam (1989)Blessing in Disguise (1994)Supper's Ready: (Genesis tribute Album) (guest vocalist) (1995)Tales From Yesterday (Yes tribute Album) (guest vocalist) (1995)Live Under Brazilian Skies (1998)The Dawn of Ananda (1999)Portraits of Bob Dylan by Steve Howe (album) (guest vocalist) (1999)It Snows in Heaven Too (2000)One Enchanted Evening (2002)Icon by John Wetton & Geoff Downes (album) (guest vocalist) (2005)Miles of Music by Bob Miles (guest vocalist) (2006)Live Studio Concert (2006)Night and Day EP with Magenta written for Haslam by Rob Reed and Christina Booth (2006)Woman Transcending (2007)Songs of the Century (Supertramp tribute Album) (guest vocalist) (2012)'Live' Studio Concert Philadelphia 1997 (Re-release) (2014)Don't Give Up Single, (duet with Jann Klose) (2017)MORE“Island” from 2019 w/ Renaissance and Jim McCarty from the DVD/Blu-Ray “50th Anniversary Tour 2019” https://youtu.be/L7PWTiSnCyo?si=F4A1WwM7ZluAb5xz“Symphony of Light” by Renaissance from 50th Anniversary Tour 2019 https://youtu.be/wnIItVGLPhg?si=xtqfAjEcD6knOvvm  Support us on PayPal!