Open Sky
Open Sky is a progressive rock album by Iona, released in 2000.Recording
Recordings were made at various locations during 1999 and 2000, all engineered by Nigel Palmer:
- Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire
- Visions on Albion, Yorkshire
- The Snooker Roon, Northern Ireland
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" – 7:58
- "Songs of Ascent" – 9:06
- "Songs of Ascent" – 4:53
- "Friendship's Door" – 7:14
Personnel
Band
- Joanne Hogg – vocals, piano, keyboards
- Dave Bainbridge – guitars, keyboards, e-bow and Indian guitars, piano, bouzouki, autoharp, vocals
- Phil Barker – bass guitar
- Frank Van Essen – drums, percussion, violins, vocals
- Troy Donockley – Uilleann pipes, low whistles, tin whistle, vocals, acoustic guitar, e-bow guitar, Portuguese mandola, harmonium
Additional musician and special guest
- Billy Jackson – Celtic harp, clarsach
Release details
- 2000, UK, Alliance Records ALD 1901772, release date 8 May 2000, CD
- 2000, US, Forefront Records FFD-5285, release date 8 May 2000, CD
- 2005, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP8CD, release date 27 June 2005, CD