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Renaissance
50th Anniversary Ashes Are Burning
(Cherry Red/Esoteric)
★★★★
RENAISSANCE made their recording debut long ago in 1969, albeit with a totally different line-up, and this venerable prog-rock institution marked their 50th anniversary by performing a series of US concerts with an orchestra during October 2019.
The most memorable of these shows found the band in particularly fine fettle as they brought their distinctive blend of classical, folk, rock and jazz to the historic Keswick Theatre in Pennsylvania.
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