The late 1970s were a challenging time for prog in the UK, but Renaissance tackled the punk tsunami that was engulfing the country by releasing what’s since become their most successful work. A Song For All Seasons spawned their only UK Top 10 single, and, for many fans, marked the end of their classic era. Moving away from 1975’s full-blown concept album, Scheherazade And Other Stories, and the folk vibe of their original line-up, the band’s eighth studio album was packed with symphonic drama and driven by Annie Haslam’s stunning vocals.
Forty-five years after its release, Haslam remains the only active member from that line-up, and yet her journey into progressive music began by accident.
“I wanted to be a dress designer,” she explains on a call from her home in Pennsylvania, USA. “I was an apprentice at a Savile Row tailor and the recession came and they had
