Open Sky
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- For other meanings & uses, see Open Sky (disambiguation)Open Sky (disambiguation)Open Sky — an album from the Progressive rock band Iona.Open Sky may also refer to:*OpenSky — a wireless communication system invented in Massachusetts*OpenSky service — a hosted SIP to Skype gateway...
Open Sky is a progressive rock
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 2000.
Recordings were made again at various locations during 1999 and 2000:
- Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire- (Engineer Nigel Palmer)
- Visions on Albion, Yorkshire - (Engineer Nigel Palmer)
- The Snooker Roon, Northern Ireland - (Engineer Nigel Palmer)
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...
- Vocals, Piano, 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:...
- Guitars, Keyboards, E-Bow & Indian Guitars, Piano, Bouzouki, Autoharp, Vocals - Phil Barker - Bass
- 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, Percussion, Violins, Vocals - 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 Whistles, Tin Whistle, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, E- Bow Guitar, Portuguese Mandola, Harmonium
Track listing
Disc 1 - Total Time 73:30- "Woven Cord" – 9:28
- "Wave After Wave" – 6:15
- "Open Sky" – 5:40
- "Castlerigg" – 9:27
- "A Million Stars" – 3:20
- "Light Reflected" – 5:11
- "Hinba" – 4:58
- "Songs Of Ascent" (part 1) – 7:58
- "Songs Of Ascent" (part 2) – 9:06
- "Songs Of Ascent" (part 3) – 4:53
- "Friendship's Door" – 7:14
Release details
- 2000, UK, Alliance Records ALD 1901772, Release Date 8 May 2000, CD
- 2000, U.S., Forefront Records FFD-5285, Release Date 8 May 2000, CD
- 2005, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP8CD, Release Date 27 June 2005, CD