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
Additional Tracks "Companion Album" released 2021 The Companion Album (Open Sky Label – OPENVP17CD) The Everbeating Sea #1 The Everbeating Sea #2 Children Of Time Strength #1 Strength #2 Factory Of Magnificent Souls Skymaps Fire Fragment (Of A Fiery Sun) #1 Fragment (Of A Fiery Sun) #2 Summer's Afternoon Strength Reprise #1 Strength Reprise #2 Strength Reprise #3 Life Is Precious Faith Untitled Sketch Spirit Of God Almighty Father Who Dost Give Fragment (Of A Fiery Sun) #3
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
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