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They are contemporaries of fellow Celtic artists Enya and Clannad; however, Iona’s works are also influenced heavily by jazz-fusion, prog-rock and ancient Christian themes.
For Iona’s 1990 debut album, the band added: drummer Terl Bryant, bassist Nick Beggs (former bassist of Kajagoogoo) and several studio musicians — Fiona Davidson (Celtic harp), Peter Whitfield (strings), Troy Donockley (Uillean pipes) and Frank Van Essen (tuned percussion). The self-titled album received very little press, even in their home country, though a Dutch network compiled a documentary based on Iona, the band and the island.
Two years later, Iona returned with “Book of Kells”, and the album was praised by North American critics
as well as those of the British Isles. David Fitzgerald left in 1992 to pursue a degree in music and, as a result, Iona lost much of its jazz influences by the following year’s Beyond These Shores. The group made up for Fitzgerald’s absence, however, by inviting Robert Fripp to guest on the album. Both albums also featured former Kajagoogoo bassist/stickist Nick Beggs.
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The Book Of Kells
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mkstables added IONA to the lineup of Iona at The Stables. Monday afternoon
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fili56, yxorpoidar3, yxorpoidar2 and 3 other people added IONA to their libraries. Saturday morning
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Mark_H wrote about IONA in Prog Acts by Popularity: Average Play Gains. last month
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kuaczek90, Fishzn, rendre00 and 3 other people added IONA to their libraries. last month
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Mark_H wrote about IONA in Prog Acts by LastFM Popularity (modified). last month
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WarriorSam wrote about IONA in Concerts. last month
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SickDeathCity, davidmensch, joergbruch and 5 other people added IONA to their libraries. last month
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CelticGhoul unlinked IONA from The Celtic Tree of Music. December 2011
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travelin_man wrote about IONA in 110 Great Album of 2011. December 2011
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travelin_man wrote about IONA in a deleted journal. December 2011
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Prog Acts by LastFM Popularity (modified)
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