- The Circling Hour
Infobox Album | Name = The Circling Hour
Type =Album
Artist = Iona
Released = September, 2006
Recorded = 2005
Genre =Progressive rock ,Celtic rock ,Christian rock
Length = 65:00
Label =Open Sky Records 2006
Producer = Dave Bainbridge
Reviews =
*The Phantom Tollbooth [http://www.tollbooth.org/2006/reviews/iona.html link] | Last album = "The River Flows " (2002)
This album = "The Circling Hour" (2006)
Next album =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.
*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 Blackham, Isle of Skye, Scotland [http://www.skyemastering.com]__NOTOC__
Personnel
Band
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Joanne Hogg - Lead and backing vocals, choir chorus, keyboards
*Dave Bainbridge - Electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, bouzouki, choir voices, hammond organ, wind chimes, high-strung acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, piano, e-bow guitars
*Troy Donockley - Uillean Pipes, low & high whistles, tofran, bouzouki, vocals, choir voices, e-bow guitar, slide guitar
*Frank Van Essen - Drums, bodhran, shaker, violin, choir voices, darabukkas, finger cymbals, tambourine, djembe, drum pads, tom toms, violas
* Phil Barker - Bass guitarAdditional Musicians and Special Guests
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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 – 2:45Release Details
*2006, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP11CD, Release Date September 2006, CD
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