Wounded Bird Records
2005
A Song For All Seasons
About This Album
Three members of the classic Renaissance lineup, Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford, and Terence Sullivan, reunited in a sextet lineup -- filled out by Rave Tesar on piano and other keyboards, Mickey Simmonds on keyboards and vocals, and David Keyes on bass and vocals -- for a 2001 tour of Japan that yielded this 105-minute concert recording In the Land of the Rising Sun: Live in Concert. Haslam's voice is still in excellent shape, to judge by the results, hitting those high notes well, if not with quite the same power than she did in the '70s. The repertory encompasses both older and newer songs, from the Ashes Are Burning album all the way up thru the group's 21st century work, such as "Lady from Tuscany." The presence of two keyboard players, coupled with Haslam's vocal instrument, gives the group a vast melodic range, and fans will almost certainly be thrilled with the sonic textures and the sheer range of sounds generated by the group -- there seem to be genuine orchestral timbres here on "Opening Out" and other numbers, and there's also room for Dunford's acoustic guitar to be heard well on "Carpet of the Sun," and "Midas Man," among others. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
Track List (try tracks 1,3,4,5 and 6)

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