Iona (band)
Iona was a progressive rock band from Great Britain .
Band history
The band was founded in the late 1980s by singer Joanne Hogg and musicians David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge. Before the release of the debut album Iona , other members joined. The album deals with the Scottish island of Iona , to which the band name also refers. Iona mostly deal with Christian-Celtic mysticism, but in interviews the band refuses to be called a Christian band. Iona's former Uillean-Piper Troy Donockley is a declared atheist .
The second album The Book of Kells is a concept album . Some songs on the album are based on pages from the Book of Kells .
In 2006 Iona gave concerts in Germany and Switzerland before the sixth studio album The Circling Hour was released on November 3rd .
On December 11, 2016, the members of Iona announced that they wanted to go their separate ways, at least for the time being.
Members
The last line-up:
- Joanne Hogg ( vocals , keyboard , guitar )
- Martin Nolan ( bagpipes , flutes )
- Dave Bainbridge (keyboard, guitar)
- Phil Barker ( electric bass )
- Frank van Essen ( drums , violin )
Discography
- 1991: Iona
- 1992: The Book of Kells
- 1993: Beyond These Shores
- 1996: Journey into the Morn
- 1997: Heaven's Bright Sun (live)
- 1999: Woven Cord (live album feat. All Souls Orchestra )
- 2000: Open Sky
- 2002: The River Flows: Anthology (4-CD box set)
- 2006: Live in London (2 DVDs)
- 2006: The Circling Hour
- 2011: Another Realm (double CD)
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Iona on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ↑ IONA | Facebook. In: www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 11, 2016 .