
Notes From An Artist
Get in on the conversation with hosts David C. Gross and Tomaso Semioli! These veteran journalists / musicians / authors delve into the lives and careers of senior and approaching senior artists who continue to thrive in various musical genres spanning rock, jazz, blues, folk, Avant Garde, experimental, classical, and permutations thereof. Notes From An Artist exudes intelligent and insightful peer-to-peer conversations, coupled with thematic playlists, offering a refreshing alternative to the youth-oriented content prevalent in mainstream media. It's not only fun, informative, and entertaining... it's a lifestyle!
Notes From An Artist
A Conversation with Annie Haslam of Renaissance
She is the voice of the “orchestral” rock collective Renaissance which came to great prominence in the 1970s along with such progressive ensembles including Genesis, Yes, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, The Strawbs and Gentle Giant. A spirited conversationalist, Annie shares tales of her career as a fashion designer on Saville Row; studies with opera singer Sybil Knight who discovered her expansive vocal range; her work as a visual and solo recording artist, her relationships with Sandy Denny and Roy Wood of The Move / ELO / Wizzard (“the funniest four years of my life!”); how she and Eric Idle attempted to free Paul McCartney from a Japanese jail in 1980; and the new Renaissance live four-disc two CD, DVD and Blu-ray set, Ashes Are Burning – An Anthology – Live In Concert out now on Symphonic Rock Recordings.
The Annie Haslam Playlist