The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium
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New Friarage Hall, Aylesbury
Renaissance
Monday December 1st
1969
see also Monday August 25th 1969 Saturday July 23rd 1977 Saturday October 29th 1976
Jim McCarty Keith Relf Louis
Cennamo Jane Relf John Hawken
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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."
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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.
Clippings from The Bucks Herald and Bucks Advertiser
Jim McCarty official website John Hawken official website
Renaissance formed from the ashes of The Yardbirds
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