The Circling Hour Explained
| The Circling Hour |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Iona |
| Cover: | Iona_The_Circling_Hour.jpg |
| Released: | Oct 2, 2006 |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Progressive rock, Celtic rock, Christian rock |
| Length: | 65:00 |
| Label: | Open Sky Records 2006 |
| Producer: | Dave Bainbridge |
| Prev Title: | The River Flows |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Another Realm |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
The Circling Hour is a progressive rock album by Iona, released in 2006. It marked a return to the studio for the band after a break of nearly six years to record a full album.
Track listing
- "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" – 2:45
Personnel
Band
- 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 - Uilleann pipes, low and 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 guitar
Additional musician and special guest
- Heather Findlay - vocals (on" Fragments of a Fiery Sun")
Production
- Recorded between July 2005 and March 2006 at Open Sky Studio, Lincolnshire, England, and Studio Frank van Essen, Drachten, Holland
- Additional recording at Waterworld, Yorkshire, England
- Hammond organ and piano recorded at Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, England (engineer Will Bartle)
- Digital transfers made at DB Studios, Lincoln, England
- Recorded by Dave Bainbridge, Frank van Essen and Troy Donockley
- Produced by Dave Bainbridge
- Mixed by John Kellogg with Dave Bainbridge and Troy Donockley, at Immergent Studios, Los Angeles
- Mastered by Denis Blackham, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Release details
- 2006, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP11CD, release date September 2006, CD
External links
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r934733|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((The Circling Hour > Overview))) ]. www.allmusic.com . 2010-02-27 .
