Jim McCarty Keith Relf Louis
Cennamo Jane Relf John Hawken
Jim
McCarty, writing for the Friars Aylesbury website in 2008 said:
"
Friars was a good "old fashioned" gig that hadn't changed much since the
60`s. If I remember by 1976 (Illusion gigs) there weren't many of those
venues left. There were either little clubs or huge venues. Friars always
had that sort of "hippie" vibe. Quite different to the punk thing
happening at the time."
Renaissance formed from the ashes of The
Yardbirds
This version of Renaissance
completely fizzled out by 1972 - 73, the then current Renaissance having
no original members. The original members reformed in 1977 as Illusion
(who played Friars twice) as the new Renaissance was well established. All
original members bar Keith Relf, who died in 1976, having been tragically
electrocuted playing his guitar at home. McCarty and Cennamo later joined
up as Stairway, last releasing material in 1995.
