Fans of Renaissance and Annie Haslam

New Terry Sullivan Web Site

Terry Sullivan''s new web site is live: http://renaissant.co.uk/

Notable news:

"I will be setting up the studio in the new year and I'm really looking forward to recording with faces old and new. I will keep you informed with all the adventures of Renaissant through this page."

...and interesting info - the story of how Terry joined Renaissance:

"On this page I will be sharing memories of my life with the progressive classical rock band Renaissance."

Not that we doubted the information which was referred to in numerous Annie/Michael interviews during 2009/2010, but I believe this is the first confirmation:

"In 2009 John Tout, John Camp and myself were asked to join Haslam/Dunfords Renaissance, we declined...."

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Permalink Reply by Jean-Luc on July 29, 2011 at 11:06am

There's also a page on FB

http://on.fb.me/pRpqha

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Permalink Reply by Wayne Orr on August 7, 2011 at 1:29pm

does anyone know why they declined? i would like to know...

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Permalink Reply by Esa on August 9, 2011 at 8:38am

I have no actual/factual information, but I speculate that these kinds of reunions are much, much harder to pull off than us fans realize:

Band members likely have day jobs or other business commitments today
A tour/reunion involves a huge time commitment, and (likely) sharing the financial risks and up-front investment
Age & health related obstacles, such as John Tout's 2009 heart attack (Wikipedia) or Jon Camp's unspecified health issues (Michael Dunford in Progression Magazine interview.)
The individuals may have NO desire to return to "the road." Dunford asserts this twice in the Progression interview: "They're not in the business any more."

Even the three-way collaboration between Camp, Tout, and Sullivan (residing in the same country, involving a studio project, not a tour) has still not materialized (from Renaissant FB page):

All that said, I desperately hope that guest appearances will be considered if/when the band tours the U.K.

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Permalink Reply by Wayne Orr on August 9, 2011 at 4:49pm

hey,thanks for the heads up...i my self would have not thought about those obsticales..i`m such a renaissance head if i were in the band i would have jumped at the chance to do it again,but i am not.nor am i jon.so i play 3to 4 time a week in local clubs with the hopes of having that oppertunity drop in my lap...thanks for the heads up on john and jons health issues.had some e-mails between jon and myself which i do post, never mentioned either of those issues...thanks for your reply Esa..regards,Wayne Orr.