The River Flows: Anthology Vol. 1 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...

 4 CD 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 2002. It is a Box Set collection of their first three studio albums with some re-recording and a fourth disc is a collection of additional material from throughout the years. The self titled debut album has the re-recorded tracks and each of the first three is subtly re-mastered.

CD 4 contains new and previously unreleased material including Iona's soundtrack from the BBC nature programme "Snowdonia Realm of the Ravens" (remixed and extended). Jigs, reels and Hearthquake (new version) plus other unreleased material.

Band

please note these musicians are those present for the 4th disc - see individual entries for the first three.

• Joanne Hogg
  Joanne Hogg
  Joanne 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
• Dave Bainbridge
  Dave Bainbridge
  Dave Bainbridge is a keyboard player and guitarist who with Dave Fitzgerald co-founded the Christian progressive and Celtic folk themed band Iona.-Biography:...
  
   - Keyboards, Guitar
• Phil Barker - Bass
• Frank van Essen
  Frank Van Essen
  Frank 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, Violin
• Troy Donockley
  Troy Donockley
  Troy Donockley is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of uillean pipes.- Early life and career :...
  
   - Pipes, Whistle, Guitar, Keyboards

Track listing

• Disc One : Total Time 59:57 Iona
  Iona (album)
  Iona is a progressive rock album by Iona. Released in 1990.This was the debut album from this group which progressed thought occasional live appearances and occasional appearance on record....
  
  re-release

1. "Turning Tide" – 2:04 *
2. "Flight of the Wild Goose" – 6:13 *
3. "The Island" – 5:15 *
4. "White Sands" – 3:36
5. "Dancing on the Wall" – 5:10 *
6. "A'mmachair" – 7:09 *
7. "Vision of Naran" – 6:09 *
8. "Beijing" – 5:15
9. "Iona" – 4:14 *
10. "Trilogy" – 8:54 *
11. "Here I Stand" – 2:36
12. "Columcille" – 3:22

• Disc Two : Total Time 72:23 The Book Of Kells
  The Book of Kells (album)
  The Book of Kells is a progressive rock album by Iona. Released in 1992.The Book of Kells, an 8th century manuscript filled with lush pictures illustrating the Gospels, possibly originating from the monastery at Iona....
  
  re-release

1. Kells Opening Theme – 4:18
2. Revelation – 4:37
3. Mathew-The Man – 11:54
4. Chi-Rho – 4:39
5. Mark-The Lion – 3:29
6. The River Flows – 5:02
7. Luke-The Calf – 4:06
8. Virgin and Child – 3:12
9. Temptation – 4:34
10. The Arrest-Gethsemane – 3:49
11. Trinity-The Godhead – 6:09
12. John-The Eagle – 4:14
13. Kells – 5:30
14. Eternity-No Beginning No End – 6:50

• Disc Three : Total Time 68:27 Beyond These Shores
  Beyond These Shores
  Beyond These Shores is a progressive rock album by Iona. Released in 1993.Beyond These Shores is largely based on the story of St. Brendan's voyage...
  
  re-release

1. Prayer on the Mountain – 2:53
2. Treasure – 4:24
3. Brendan's Voyage (Navigato) – 4:12
4. Edge of the World – 4:49
5. Today – 3:14
6. View of the Islands – 2:30
7. Bird of Heaven – 9:12
8. Murlough Bay – 4:11
9. Burning Like Fire – 4:57
10. Adrift – 3:48
11. Beachy Head – 5:46
12. Machrie Moor – 4:34
13. Healing – 4:48
14. Brendan's Return – 4:15
15. Beyond These Shores – 4:54

• Disc Four : Total Time 54:48 Dunes (rare and unreleased tracks)

1. Snowdonia I: Realm of the Ravens – 1:53
2. Snowdonia II: Dunes – 4:18
3. Snowdonia III: Macha – 1:36
4. Snowdonia IV: Dome of Harlech – 3:46
5. Snowdonia V: Above the Clouds – 1:21
6. Snowdonia VI: Song of the Waves – 3:17
7. Snowdonia VII: Moondawn – 3:34
8. Snowdonia VIII: Winter – 2:11
9. Jigs – 6:01
10. Hearthquake – 6:03
11. Castlerigg/Reels – 10:35
12. I Will Give My Love an Apple – 4:37
13. Song of the Waves (Reprise) – 2:10
14. The Final Journey – 3:26

Release details

2002, UK, Open Sky Records|Alliance Records 1902612, Release Date ? August 2002, CD