Thursday, 1 August 2013

Annie Haslam interview


                                Annie Haslam    
                    Renaissance - Grandine il Vento
                          Interview with classical guitarist David Cohen
Annie Haslam is a singer-songwriter with credits worthy of some of the most well known entertainers in the world. Primarily known for her role as the lead singer with the English classical rock band ‘Renaissance’ she later became equally heralded as a solo artist. Annie has traveled the world delighting audiences, most recently as far off as Japan and Brazil with her five octave voice and warm personality. Despite such a busy and varied life in music, Annie recently has been bestowed with an entirely new gift; she has embarked on a whole new journey in the form of oil painting. This came as a complete surprise and wondrous discovery, both to her and her fans. On somewhat of a mission, Annie has been painting fervently for since 2002, with colors and movement that make you want to walk right into the canvas. She has been described as a ‘Dream Expressionist’. Her art is organic, yet with a dream-like feel, it is contemporary but does not seem to be influenced by anything other than her own feelings and thoughts.
Michael Dunford (1944 -2012) guitarist and principle composer for Renaissance passed away on November 20, 2012 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Annie Haslam stated that the band will continue touring in the future, despite losing "our 'guiding light' Michael Dunford". In February 2013, it was announced that Ryche Chlanda would be the guitarist on their 2013 tour.
Micheal Dunford Interview PhiladelphiaClassicalMusic.com  July 2011
 Ryche Chlanda Interview   PhiladelphiaClassicalMusc.com   February 2013
 Annie Haslam Interview     PhiladelphiaClassicalMusic.com   January 2007
Renaissance will be part of the Yestival-Saturday August 3, 2013 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
                                            
                                         Part I
David Cohen: The first time we spoke you said "I was also one of those people that was a little afraid of change. The older I get the easier it is to change. It's a hard thing to do, change something you know." that has always stuck in my head.

Annie Haslam: If you can’t confront those things you can never change and move on. 
David: When we first spoke you stopped singing and had no intention of singing again. What changed your mind?

Annie: Well, I woke up one morning and decided that I wanted do more singing.

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