The Circling Hour
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The Circling Hour is a progressive rock
album by Iona
. Released in 2006.
It marks a return to the studio for the band after a break of nearly 6 years to record a full album.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
album by Iona
Iona (band)
Iona is the name of a progressive Celtic rock band from the United Kingdom, which was formed in the late 1980s by lead vocalist Joanne Hogg and multi-instrumentalists David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge....
. Released in 2006.
It marks a return to the studio for the band after a break of nearly 6 years to record a full album.
- Recorded between July 2005 and March 2006: Open Sky Studio, Lincolnshire, England and Studio Frank van Essen, Drachten, Holland.
- Additional Recording at; Waterworld, Yorkshire, England
- Hammond organ & Piano recorded at; Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, England (Engineer Will Bartle)
- Digital Transfers done at; DB Studios, Lincoln, England
- Recorded by; Dave Bainbridge, Frank van Essen & Troy Donockley
- Produced by; Dave Bainbridge
- Mixed by; John Kellogg with Dave Bainbridge and Troy Donockley, at Immergent Studios, Los Angeles, CA
- Mastered by; Denis BlackhamDenis BlackhamDenis Blackham began his audio mastering work in 1969. He started at IBC Studios in London and later worked for Polygram, RCA, The Master Room, Nimbus Records, Tape One and Porky's...
, Isle of Skye, Scotland http://www.skyemastering.com
Band
- Joanne HoggJoanne HoggJoanne Hogg is an Irish singer and songwriter for the band Iona.-Biography:Hogg was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland and is best known as the lead singer and songwriter with the Christian progressive Celtic/pop/rock band Iona . Her father is a Presbyterian minister, her mother a nurse; her...
- Lead and backing vocals, choir chorus, keyboards - Dave BainbridgeDave BainbridgeDave Bainbridge is a keyboard player and guitarist who with Dave Fitzgerald co-founded the Christian progressive and Celtic folk themed band Iona.-Biography:...
- Electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, bouzouki, choir voices, hammond organ, wind chimes, high-strung acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, piano, e-bow guitars - Troy DonockleyTroy DonockleyTroy Donockley is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of uillean pipes.- Early life and career :...
- Uillean Pipes, low & high whistles, tofran, bouzouki, vocals, choir voices, e-bow guitar, slide guitar - Frank Van EssenFrank Van EssenFrank van Essen is a drummer and violinist who plays in celtic folk themed band Iona.-Biography:Born in The Netherlands in 1967 and from a musical family. He took up drumming at the age of 15. Married with Marlou.-Musical career:...
- Drums, bodhran, shaker, violin, choir voices, darabukkas, finger cymbals, tambourine, djembe, drum pads, tom toms, violas - Phil Barker - Bass guitar
Additional Musicians and Special Guests
- Heather Findlay - Vocals (on Fragments of a Fiery Sun)
Track listing
Total Time 65:00- Empyrean Dawn – 7:49
- Children of Time – 5:33
- Strength – 5:59
- Wind off the Lake – 11:02
- Factory of Magnificent Souls – 5:02
- Sky Maps – 6:39
- No Fear in Love – 5:59
- Wind, Water & Fire - Wind – 3:30
- Wind, Water & Fire - Water – 3:00
- Wind, Water & Fire - Fire – 7:14
- Fragments of a Fiery Sun – 2:45