It was on October 12th, 2019 that the mighty RENAISSANCE – solely led now by the eternally young Annie Haslam – marked their five decades of intermittent existence with a magnificent performance in “The Keswick Theater” in Glenside, USA. Recorded in all its glory, the show has been prepared for release for some time, but the partially crowd-funded document got deferred to finally see the light of day on April 30th, 2021 – only in the Old World, though, with the Americas seemingly having to wait some more. Still, the not-too-originally titled “50th Anniversary – Ashes Are Burning: An Anthology – Live In Concert” is worth the wait if only to witness the presence of the ensemble’s co-founder Jim McCarty on “Island” and the titular epic, and of a small orchestra, as well as for the set list which runs the band’s entire lifespan.
It is to be issued as a four-disc set, where 2 CDs, DVD and Blu-ray present the same eleven pieces – a must-have package (read the review).
1. Carpet Of The Sun
2. Ocean Gypsy
3. Running Hard
4. Midas Man
5. Symphony Of Light
6. Island
7. Opening Out
8. Day Of The Dreamer
9. Mystic And The Muse
10. A Song For All Seasons
11. Ashes Are Burning
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