Renaissance (transitional line-up ) - Widdicombe Fair (1080p HD)

[@Thedoctorlee999]

I can't believe that I'm sitting around a campfire with the singer of this band in 2024. She's an angel full of knowledge ✨️ thanks binky.

[@rosskstar]

She could really shake her music-maker... tambourine i mean

[@ProfJazz]

I saw this on German television in 1971 - and since then I searched for it !!! REALLY GREAT !!! But I think there were some more songs? I WANT THESE TRACKS AS A RECORD !!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@esleyu6065]

6:40 wow!

[@kelpszoidzlzelps2566]

This has more of the original Renaissance feel then the later incarnations. Very good!

[@Soko_]

Man... I wish I was born in the 60's~70's. I love this atmosphere!

[@LeFraudHasChokedInSIXFinals]

Gen Z today doesn't realize how miserable they are. That's why they're always angry and protesting.

[@carnivoreRon]

I loved the blues feeling in the song first time I heard it a year of so ago. I'm a fan of Renaissance since I first heard them on the Colorado University campus at Boulder. They closed with Ashes are Burning. And they had a simple light show. A very good memory/concert.

[@runntum]

This stuff is excellent! A true treasure! I've been a fan of the Haslam lineup most of my life. I've heard the early stuff, but after seeing it played live here...I don't know. I might have to change my mind on what is my favorite Renaissance era is.

[@alanbruce8632]

The 2 disc recording of Jane Relf's music is fantastic! I hope everyone has a chance to listen to it. It includes her work with the first Renaissance line-up, Illusion, Stairway and singles she released. I have no idea of what happened to her, but her album is great and so was her voice.

[@786itube]

Thanks. What’s the album called and where can one get it. Great fan of Renaissance here

[@doktorhipp]

Wow. This video is just fantastic. Looks like theyre having a lot of fun on stage!

[@EricOngerth]

I can't stop watching this one.

[@JimMcCartyandCo]

Cheers, Caitlyn! As a matter of fact, materials from Renaissance/ Illusion are playing a substantial part in my solo tour repertoire, these days!

[@GrayhenTor]

Watching this now with Tout, Dunford and Betty Thatcher having all recently passed away is very profound. Renaissance is one of just a handful of bands that I can say have truly shaped me and my outlook on life. I love Renaissance in all its manifestations. Good old Binky though.. doesn't she rock here :)

[@GrayhenTor]

+david parkinson It's in the Info section on the KZbin video. (I know, this KZbin/GooglePlus crossover thing confuses the hell out of me too!)

[@davidparkinson4326]

Thank you Grayhen

[@786itube]

Thank you - you echo my thoughts. Great group and with each of their songs being a concept album in itself. They were criminally underrated by the popular media. They’ve also had a profound influence on my musical journey

[@thatmuse76]

@phasedin The guitar run around 6:50 is fantastic. It's like a whole string section eminating from his guitar.

[@caitlynmartin5950]

This is available on the "Kings & Queens" DVD, which is well worth the price of admission. The two songs by the original lineup have excellent video and audio quality. The five with this lineup aren't quite as good in terms of the video, but still well worth having. If Mr. McCarty is still watching this thread, I'm a big fan of the original Renaissance, Illusion, Stairway and Renaissance Illusion. All brilliant.

[@Ghoopty]

She's beautiful. Wow.

[@nazzare79]

I love any '70 Reanaissance album but my favourite is probaly their first underrated one with the great Louis Cennamo on bass...

[@tomlewis7811]

Fantastic. This is an amazing clip. The quality is perfect!

[@tankionlineviolations495]

Wow. I came here looking for quirky versions of Widdecombe Fair and stumbled upon this. Blew me away! I grew up listening to punk, I'd have been appalled by this in the late 70s. We were so blinkered. :(

[@stevieraykaskowski2089]

i love this freaking band man!!!.got married to silver tightrope from armaeddon.., and really never knew of them until recently..fan of arm. since 1976.....woaaaaa!...

[@marcosfrancisco7046]

Chega viajei com essa música do Renaissance, a Binky lindona.

[@jd01ify]

Musica composta in passato dai Nashville teen e riproposta con vero genio dai renaissance

[@tidiosampaio]

Incrível como essa música é tão atual … essa Binky Cullom. gorgeous!!!

[@Abrohill]

Binky Cullom una diosa del rock

[@joesouza9950]

great band !!! grateful for the music !!!!!

[@snusmumriken3]

... and last but not least... my personal favourite of the set!... ;-)

[@alexzingman7594]

I've listened to all their albums & i love the initiall line-up as well. But with Ann's appearing they have reached another dimension.

[@philiphoward1731]

Awesome this is a really good band

[@Ghoopty]

And a hell of a jam to boot.

[@vondumozze738]

Two bass players.

[@labbai]

They don't make music like tis anymore. Great!

[@charlesnolan7602]

There's MICKY DUNFORD, having a go! Micky, then John, Annie, Terry and Jon Camp....quite a legacy starting from KIETH RELF, 1969, through Annie with Renaissance, still active and touring later in 2017 !!!

[@JimMcCartyandCo]

Yes, I must admit, this one stands out! Better than any of the other Ren covers!

[@johnkliebhan5972]

Recently bought the first album. Love it!! Looking to get the second album

[@trfesok]

Mike Dunford ended up playing only acoustic guitar because "I knew that I would never be a great guitarist". Well, he held his own in this version of the band, anyway.

[@jd01ify]

A real powerful of Life

[@Jpeterson7]

Binky Cullom could have gone to Hollywood. Gorgeous lady.

[@bruceanderson5525]

That was just English girls in that free period of the sixties and seventies--just absolutely gorgeous.

[@tombarton6302]

6.50-8.00 amazing guitar sound!!!

[@MartintheGeordie]

freeking amazing. Steeleye span meets The Animals ...

[@stevesmith2229]

It's Renaissance being Renaissance. Anything else is your problem.

[@froomist]

Be nice if somebody could compile a legit album release. Great stuff from a long-forgotten lineup.

[@wylham82sunflower69]

beautful songs

[@rogerargus1]

What a lovely surprise this is. Just noticed how similar in looks the young Michael Dunford was to Nick Drake. RIP Both of them

[@jefflawson862]

Check out the Nashville Teens version of this song. Also Good

[@markkohl4730]

CLASSIC! THANKS FOR THE POST!

[@colinglass1342]

My oh my I see some these comments are nearly 9 years ago. Forgive my ignorance but are renaissance an English band..I've yet see a live folk concert the first track I heard from renaissance was there top 40 hit single NORTHERN LIGHTS became my favourite tune.WONDERFULL SONG.

[@Hoddleandwaddlelegend]

Excellent guys

[@ProgsDog]

This was a good line up shame that only all the man with Jane Relf and John Hawken of the original line up only recorded one song on record Mr Pine on Renaissance second record Illusion. I think it would be great in the original line up got back together as Illusion I do love all the line up Renaissance had but there just something of how the original played together and always love the harmonies of Jane Relf and Jim McCarty when they sing together.

[@caitlynmartin5950]

Fantastic. If I remember right you don't like to fly much so I guess dates here in Texas are out of the question :( I'd definitely buy a ticket or three if you were somewhere near here.

[@kimbailey6363]

WOW! Groovers groovin! LOVED it! x

[@catarinaserer6414]

Same here. freakin' awesome!!

[@wileyjdraws7594]

Awesome

[@saulocpp]

I can't believe my eyes.

[@if6was929]

Very cool!

[@thatmuse76]

@MrTylerSlade Oh wow, so that is what happened to Binky, she married Terry. True, members come and go, but it adds a little mystery when there is significant video footage of an obscure member and next to no information on them.

[@oreokookie1000]

Man, these were the dayz!~...before, punk, before prog rock, before big - hair music, before "metal".......I read somewhere that the musicians actually played their instruments!!...fancy that!

[@bobgreen8142]

It's true, they did! I was there to witness it many, many times.

[@coldistheshoulder]

this is a tremendously cool piece of music history.....was this done for a TV show at the time or did someone splice all the archival footage together years later ? clearly the film has been restored, it looks great!

[@windinthewillowz]

Too fucking good

[@Dman216]

I think the transitional line-up is the best line up

[@JimMcCartyandCo]

The best one of the lot, I agree! And ironically, not related to Renaissance at all!...;-)

[@jeffsmart110]

NICE!!

[@klaritavital]

woman - super super super crazieeeeee

[@optimus163]

A bit of a mis-mosh of video clips since Neil is shown playing a Fender Tele bass ( at one time known as a Precision very early on ) and then for most of the video is playing what appears to be a Guild Starfire bass. That said, its a great song, of course with no real Renaissance connect musically other than some members.

[@goingbehind1093]

This is fucking amazing!

[@ellaswing]

She very pretty. They had a driving sound. Lucky you to be child of musician parents.

[@vano758]

бля, да это просто бомба!! как Она сходит с ума!! вах, красава

[@thatmuse76]

If I am not mistaken, they are revealing their Nashville Teens lineage here. I would be a kin to Ren Mk I performing "For Your Love" or "Shapes of Things" which would have been interesting if that actually happened.

[@trfesok]

Correct. This song was part of the Teens' repertoire.

[@thatmuse76]

So you have a line up of Renaissance touring to support an album they, for the most part, did not play on performing material they recorded when they were still the Nashville Teens, a band that still existed at the time with a different line up. Does anyone grasp the absurdity of this.

[@hellochicago2]

Grasping the absurdity is a good way of putting it; I can certainly relate to that. In fact this whole alternative Renaissance universe thing is starting to freak me out. Having been into the standard Annie H. stuff for quite a long time, I now find myself heavily drawn towards the much spookier Jane Relf era and even to this bizarre transitional phase. I also just bought both of the Illusion albums and they are truly fantastic; Jane has become my all-time best female singer (and what a Fox she was, too..) But this transitional stuff is so weird to see and hear, or even get your head around... By the way, I never imagined the Nashville Teens had previously recorded a version of this song, but at least that much adds up now, thanks!

[@thatmuse76]

Well, to add even more confusion, the later version of the Nashville Teens in 1971 recorded the Roy Wood song "Ella James" a year before Wood recorded it with the Move. Roy Wood was married to Annie Haslam in the mid 1970's. For years no one knew where Binky Cullom came from or ended up. Now with the magic of the internet it turns out she married drummer Terry Slade and currently runs a massage parlor somewhere in England.

[@hellochicago2]

thatmuse76 That's interesting; and after this it wouldn't surprise me to find out Renaissance did an early take of The Battle of Marston Moor 1644! I wonder was there ever another high profile band that changed so completely, got away with it, and then came back to haunt itself the way Renaissance did? Even the various versions of Hawkwind always had Dave Brock in them; each of the Strawbs line-ups always had Dave Cousins... I believe there was a kind of "ghost" version of Judas Priest where the original members were none of the classic band, but they'd never released an album in the first place and they didn't later regroup under a different name as far as I know. I find this fairly unique aspect of Renaissance quite fascinating: they should have their own Pete Frame Family Tree, but it would probably be off the scale!

[@kevinpatrickmacnutt]

Well there is a lot of confusion in the whole Amon Duul, Amon Duul II and Amon Duul UK camp. There is also the German band the Rattles that had some pretty significant line up changes to the point that all that survived was the name. I would also throw Fleetwood Mac in there as well since, while they did keep the members in which the band was named, they changed out the "writing" members of the band which contributed to their sound changing quite drastically.

[@charlesnolan7602]

That's inaccurate. This transitional RENAISSANCE, with MICKY DUNFORD, was the band between the KEITH RELF, and the Annie Haslam version of the band. John Hawken, the original Renaissance keyboardist WAS from the Nashville Teens, but left them to join Renaissance, in 1969. Hawken has also played in 2 STRAWBS line-ups, in the '70's and early 2000's. John Wetton was also briefly in Renaissance for about a week, before moving on to KING CRIMSON, giving JON CAMP, the opportunity to join, in 1972 ....Changes, and more changes!

[@massimomarchesin8708]

Widdicombe Fair è un brano che ho solo ascoltato nel DVD che raccoglie delle esibizioni live dei primissimi Renaissance e della formazione intermedia con Binky Cullom alla voce e Terry Crowe che vede anche l'arrivo in formazione di Michael Dunford e John Tout Ma questa Line up durerà molto poco nemmeno due mesi !!!!! Poi arriverà una nuova e stabile Formazione la più celebre con Annie Haslam alla voce John Camp al basso John Tout Tastiere Terence Sullivan alla batteria e percussioni ed anche Michael Dunford alle chitarre elettriche e acustiche che però entrerà in forma ufficiale a cominciare dall album Turn of the Cards !!!! Nei precedenti due albums Prologue e Ashes are Burning vi era già ma non inserito ufficialmente nella line up pur suonando nei due albums !!!! Dei membri della formazione intermedia personalmente non ho saputo più niente all' infuori che Binky Cullom ed il batterista cui non ricordo il nome di sono sposati ed hanno avuto 3 figli poi ...... Nient'altro !!!!!!

[@elliotmiller6892]

Jim, do you tour under your name or something else? I want to add you to my Pollstar list in case you tour Florida. I’ve been following you and your bandmates since ‘64 & I give the Yardbirds credit (along w/ Dylan) for inspiring almost everything good that happened in rock since. Then, as if that wasn't enough of a legacy, you and Keith took it to the next level and launched fully formed prog rock (as did King Crimson the same year). Renaissance remains among the very best. Thanks!

[@JimMcCartyandCo]

@trfesok I wouldn't agree more! ;-)

[@Flowmotion1000]

This line up sound better than the following line up and,dare I say it,more exciting than the preceding one.I wonder why they dissolved.

[@trfesok]

They were unhappy with Binky. After Annie joined, various bassists rotated in and out of the group over the next year, until management decided to keep Annie & John, retain Dunford as songwriter and arranger, and fire everybody else.

[@trfesok]

This was part of the Nashville Teens' repetoire, so I assume Crowe and Dunford brought this to the band.

[@trfesok]

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[@JimMcCartyandCo]

@MrTylerSlade Is she of European origin? French, Belgian or Swiss by any chance? ;-)

[@bernardofernandez3559]

My favorite is Kings and Queens in a video made at Beat Club

[@klaritavital]

@SokobanJr ...I was born in 60and I was very crazieeeeeeee...huhuuuuuuu !....maybe i´m yet! ahahahahaa....

[@richardwolf297]

"Thank you all the heads raaaa!"

[@KeCo77495]

I thought Keith rely founded this band, why isn't here here? Anyways, loving this video so far.

[@colby25]

+Prog Hog 513 He died. Accident on stage I think with his electric guitar.

[@pablomalaga4676]

Yes he died of electrocution but 5 years later

[@caitlynmartin5950]

This was years before Keith Relf died. This version of Renaissance existed for only a few months in 1970. Keith Relf has already left and had been replaced by Michael Dunford on guitar and Terry Crowe on vocals. They keyboardist on this is John Tout, who would also be part of the classic lineup.

[@JimMcCartyandCo]

@MrTylerSlade Is your mum real name: Anne-Marie by any chance? ;-)

[@mitchmartin630]

old friends and new will contact you terry as i have to remind you about George hatchet in north Carolina. bless you and all,find you soon.mitch

[@MrArtrock]

So very special not knowing too much of this line-up who are the people involved?

[@janeyoung695]

who is Binky?

[@trfesok]

Reminds me more of Fairport Convention than Renaissance. Not that that's a bad thing!

[@trfesok]

Sounds more like Fairport Convention than Renaissance. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[@garystrat999]

that girl going crazy is Annie?

[@trfesok]

No, Binky Cullom who was in the band in between Jane Relf and Annie Haslam.

[@cftbq]

Very unusual to see/hear Mike Dunford playing psychedelic electric guitar...and who is the woman whose face appears at 3:07?

[@DerekMPiec]

Betty Thatcher-Newsinger, at 3:07. She was the band’s lyricist during the transitional lineup. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Thatcher?wprov=sfti1

[@billlloyd4029]

@@DerekMPiec and later

[@tonibcnn]

Are all these songs are in an album?

[@trfesok]

All are on the first two Renaissance albums except for this one.

[@DarthABBA]

They sound more like Fleetwood Mac of 1970 then Renaissance.

[@skymann213]

Nashville Teens did a decent version of this. Very similar.

[@timrobson6940]

I love this incarnation! Read my article about it : www.robsonramblings.com/blog/2020/12/27/face-of-yesterday-the-curious-tale-of-renaissance

[@deepindercheema4917]

Just found it

[@ricardo-fotografia]

What a strange history this band has. Three almost entirely different lineups, just keeping the same name.

[@michaelrose9638]

IS THIS ON ANY ALBUM?

[@videodiandrea4911]

Ammazza, la robba era proprio bbona, eh? (very good shit, wasn't it?) però cheppalle 9 minuti così (boring)

[@BoredOfBills]

I was a kid in the 60's - this sort of stuff really got on my nerves... Nothing changes....

[@pierrettesaussereau4089]

viens de trouver une petite cuillère en argent avec 7 personnages et un cheval widdicombe fair

[@joelupo9999]

Binky does better vocals

[@jf8961]

essa mulher não é anne haslan, essa é jane half .. vc ta errado nos componentes da banda

[@straycatttt2766]

That’s not Jane. The name of the woman in this video is Binky Cullom.

[@pedroalbanez7195]

Roberto Carlos

[@greywolf3583]

this is not renaissance, no relf's

[@joseaugustoamorim]

Relf produced and McCarty composed. Tout played and Dunford played and composed. what else? it's renaissance for shure!

[@ankihansen2489]

@@joseaugustoamorim *No Annie Haslam No Renaissance!*

[@edljnehan2811]

The singer actually looks like Binky cullom to me not Jane relf

[@frankgilbert1812]

Duh

[@edljnehan2811]

​@@frankgilbert1812back at you Simple Simon. Where you actually saying duh or was someone's weenie stuck in your mouth😅