The original line-up of Renaissance was: Keith Relf (guitar, vocals), Jim McCarty (drums, vocals), Louis Cennamo (bass), John Hawken (piano) and Keith's sister, Jane Relf (vocals). The band was formed in the Spring of 1969 and just a year later it was falling apart. Through various personnel changes, the band quickly morphed into a second…Read more Out of the Mist
Month: January 2023
3-Piece Suite
Mid-winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Short days. Too cold to go out much. So let's pass the time curled up on the sofa and listen to some music. Here's a short playlist taken from my latest Spotify Release Radar. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2aZ3sl0wRJB4Y3N7BxzeUf?si=b43206d7e12d4c90 The first piece looks forward to the month ahead. It probably won't be any warmer…Read more 3-Piece Suite
Wild Grey Ocean
If your name is Fender, it would be hard not to be a musician. Fortunately, Sam is a rather good pianist, guitarist, singer and songwriter. In fact, he is one of the biggest stars in the pop/rock/indie style around today. And he deserves to be. This song came up on my Spotify Release Radar last…Read more Wild Grey Ocean
Panopticom
One of the artworks in the Panopticon Sculpture Trail, Lancashire, UK Panopticom? Is that a word? And, if it is, what could it mean? Well, 'pan', as a prefix, is the Greek for 'all'. 'Optic' is also Greek, and it refers to the eye. So, perhaps, a panopticom is a device that sees everything. But,…Read more Panopticom
Graham Costello’s Strata
Head and Cloud Strata, Geoffrey Key Here we are at the start of another year. What, I wonder, will it bring? It's dangerous, of course, to make predictions, but I'm going to stick my neck out and say that Graham Costello's Strata will turn out to stand head and shoulders above all the other bands…Read more Graham Costello’s Strata
Crotchety Man 