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  • Sea of Tranquility   (April 25, 2012)
    April 25 2012 Sea of Tranquility Pete Pardo Here’s a wonderful deluxe live set from the current incarnation of Renaissance, that lovely ’70s prog band who so successfully merged classical with symphonic rock and medieval themes. Recorded and filmed at The Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania on September 23rd, 2011, the band thrilled the audience [...]
  • Musical Discoveries   (March 10, 2012)
    March 10 2012 Musical Discoveries [...] The stunning quad-fold digipack includes a DVD of their live performance of Turn of the Cards and Scheherazade and Other Stories during their 2011 tour. In addition to the DVD, it includes the audio tracks on two CDs. The DVD, two CDs and 12-page photo-filled booklet are also platforms [...]
  • Renaissance and Annie Haslam – The Rebirth of Progressive Rock   (July 13, 2010)
    July 13 2010 NY Rock Music Examiner Suzanne Rothberg Annie Haslam and her band Renaissance reunite on tour. Their last stop is Tarrytown Music Hall. Singer and talented oil-painter Annie Haslam recently reunited with her band Renaissance in 2009; a band that formed originally in 1969 by two members of the Yardbirds, Jim McCarty and [...]
  • Hackett, Renaissance keep the prog-rock spirit alive   (July 7, 2010)
    ALBANY TIMES UNION – July 6, 2010 http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/storyprint.asp?StoryID=947963 Hackett, Renaissance keep the prog-rock spirit alive By MICHAEL ECK, Special to the Times Union First published: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 ALBANY — It might as well have been 1975 at The Egg on Saturday night. OK, that’s a bit harsh, but it was unusual to see [...]
  • 69 Faces of Rock   (June 25, 2010)
    Chicago, Park West, 6/28/10. “From the first note, upon taking the stage, Haslam sang with such beauty and power, she certainly silenced any critics in question. The band played great, turning out one classic after another, and the audience just adored them. The musicians incredibly focused as the material tends to be very complex and [...]
  • Melodic Rock.com   (April 25, 2010)
    Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall, 2/7/10. “Just saw this tour here in Rochester on friday night. Needless to say,it was tremendous!! And..if anyone here was into Renaissance back when,the current ensamble is awesome! Mike Dunford & Annie Haslam with a new lineup,and they recreate the classic timeless music of the original band to absolute [...]

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