Iona is the name of an ScottishCelticrock band, which was formed in the late 1980s by lead vocalist Joanne Hogg, multi-instrumentalists David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge.
By the time Iona released its first self titled album in 1990, drummer Terl Bryant, bassist Nick Beggs (formerly the vocalist of Kajagoogoo), Fiona Davidson on Celtic harp, Peter Whitfield on strings, Troy Donockley on Uillean pipes and percussionist Frank Van Essen joined the band.
Iona returned in 1992 with "The Book of Kells". Fitzgerald left the band that year to pursue a degree in music. "Beyond These Shores", the band's third album, was released in 1993, and included guest musician Robert Fripp.
Geographically, Iona is a small island, only 3 miles long, located off the western coast of Scotland, a short ferry ride from the Island of Mull.
Historically, Iona is the place from which St. Columba landed on in 563 AD along with his twelve companions and remained his home for the rest of his life.
Musically, Iona is a British-based band whose lyrics focus on the roots of Christianity in the British Isles, and whose musical style, even if the band do not like being labelled, is a blend of Celtic pop, rock and new age, often compared to that of Clannad, Enya, Kate Bush, Yes, and Peter Gabriel.
Iona is the name of a Christian progressive (or cprog) Celtic/pop/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.
By the time Iona released their first self-titled album in 1990, drummer Terl Bryant, bassist Nick Beggs (formerly the bassist of Kajagoogoo), Fiona Davidson on Celtic harp, Peter Whitfield on strings, Troy Donockley on Uillean pipes and percussionist Frank Van Essen had joined the band.
Iona returned in 1992 with The Book of Kells, a concept album with several tracks based on pages from the book of the same name.
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