iona-digest Tuesday, September 30 1997 Volume 97 : Number 008 . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Discussion List (digest) http://www.gospel.it/iona/ _______________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 23:46:43 -0400 From: B1BLancer Subject: iona HBS favorites Mine are Reels and Irish Day. -- "They shall mount up with wings, as eagles" Isaiah 40:31 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 00:58:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Jilliemae@aol.com Subject: Re: iona My favourite from HBS In a message dated 97-09-28 18:41:12 EDT, Lee writes: << I often put together Iona tapes to convert people to their excellent music, so if you were doing say 5 tracks what would they be ??? I am going to think on mine and post my thoughts tomorrow !! >> Not in any special order, mine would be: Flight of the Wild Goose Today Trilogy Bi-Se pt. 2 When I Survey Jill in Dallas ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 00:35:22 -0500 (CDT) From: lahadler@prairienet.org (Lisa A. Hadler-Lindell) Subject: Re: iona My favourite from HBS ><< I often put together Iona tapes to convert people to their excellent >music, so if you were doing say 5 tracks what would they be ??? > I am going to think on mine and post my thoughts tomorrow !! >> Encircling Chi Rho Lindisfarne Bi-Se Part 2 Revelation I think... lisa -- ****************************************************************************** "What a goofy work is Man." The Tick ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 00:36:30 -0500 (CDT) From: lahadler@prairienet.org (Lisa A. Hadler-Lindell) Subject: Re: iona Everything under HBS (except the kitchen sink) >This is especially for Lisa who is new to the list and interested in Celtic >Christianity, etc. > >Have you visited these web pages? >http://www.tcac.com/~allan/graymonk.html >http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/christ.html > >Also visit mine. I have some Celtic Christian links. (Pay attention >everyone -- this is the first time I've shared this with the list -- it's a >*Brand New* site! :) >http://members.aol.com/Jilliemae/index.html Thanks, Jilliemae. I'll hunt these up! lisa -- ****************************************************************************** "What a goofy work is Man." The Tick ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 06:25:44 -0400 (EDT) From: TomBowcock@aol.com Subject: Re: iona My favourite from HBS In a message dated 29/09/97 05:39:03 GMT, you write: << << I often put together Iona tapes to convert people to their excellent >music, so if you were doing say 5 tracks what would they be ??? > I am going to think on mine and post my thoughts tomorrow !! >> > Oh Dear this is hard - Only 5 (I'm sure I can get more than that onto a C90, and then I have difficulty cutting down all my favourites !) But here goes: 1) Kells Theme (pt1) 2) Edge of the World 3) The Island 4) Inside your heart 5) Lindisfarne Sorry no room for encircling, which would have been number 6, and is one of my personal favourites. Cheers james ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:15:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Alastair McLean Subject: iona Nick Beggs sighting ???? (No Iona content) Well as most of you will know, Nick Beggs left Iona circa 1994 taking his trusty Wal basses and Chapman stick with him. Nick contributed some of the most awesome bass and Stick parts to Iona's recorded work. Check out Mathew the Man or Eternity from Book of Kells. The later is among my favourite tracks. Nick adds some beautiful long slides and harmonics that just seem to ring and ring. So I just gave Belinda Carlise's new CD 'A Woman and A Man' a listen (Beware..Iona-phites, Belinda Carlisle will probably not share the same bill with Iona in the near future !). However, Nick provides some really solid bass to all tracks and some Stick too. I had lots of fun playing along with the CD at the weekend. Moreover, I came across a very interesting picture of Belinda in concert in England circa 95-96. http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/3981/bc.html Standing in the shadows, off to the left, is her bass player who is holding a Wal bass. Hard to make out the face of the bass player. But could it be Nick ? Was anyone at the concert and wants to admit to it in these hallowed cyberhalls ? ps My least favourite track from HBS is Today because there appears to be someone learning to play tambourine on that track. best wishes alastair mclean kingston ontario ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 15:38:18 +0200 From: Vaughan Granier Subject: iona Re: Tambourine student on HBS... At 09:15 AM 29/09/97 -0400, you wrote: >ps >My least favourite track from HBS is Today because there appears >to be someone learning to play tambourine on that track. This brings back memories of my first sessions as a bassist and backing vocalist. Studio nerves are a serious thing, and what sounds sooooo good live - you don't even realise there are errors - comes back to you as "Life's most embarrassing moment" on replay :-) The margin for error is non-existent in music - only, maybe, with a fretless bass can you hide a small pitch error - and I really feel for muso's on a bad night - that precision that you need so desperately just hits the high road, and you are all alone on this BIIIG stage with a BIIIG audience demanding the next to impossible..... - a good song! Pity about it coming through - they should perhaps have mixed it out, but if you're going for the true live sound, then the boo boo's are jsut as important, no? Reminds me of a tape I heard of Linda McCartney trying, and I mean really trying, to play tambourine and sing backing harmonies to "Hey Jude" in one of Paul's concerts. Now THERE is an example of nepotism. The lady cannot, or on that night COULD not, sing a note. It was a huge success on the bootleg market, that tape. But we all have off days, no? __________________________________________________________________ Vaughan Granier Human Resources Manager Phone :+27 11 454 2815 Grinaker Duraset Fax :+27 11 454 1713 Mobile:+27 82 652 1909 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 18:58:10 +0100 From: leehalbert Subject: iona Nick Beggs Further to Alistair's mail about Nick working with Belinda Carlisle the chances are it is Nick in the picture as Nick was Belinda's 'musical director' for about 2 years. On my site Nick discusses briefly his work with Belinda http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~leehal/qinterview.htm Lee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 18:58:26 +0100 From: leehalbert Subject: iona HBS review Here is the review of Heavens Bright Sun as it appears in the October issue of Q Magazine for those of you who haven't seen it yet. 'Recorded in December last year, this double live CD plugs the product gap and acts as a useful summary of Britain's only Christian band that secularists can approach with confidence. Located somewhere between Sirius-period Clannad and 1970s progressive rock, the six piece are clearly bigger than their folk roots, yet smoothly incorporate whistles, pipes and bodhrans with saxophone, electric guitar and keyboard programming - and when they hobnob with Gaelic, the results make complete musical sense, even when words don't. Thus Treasure, Irish Day and Inside My Heart are admirable, direct and grown up pop-tunes, the title track and Bi-Se Mo Shull-Part 2 deliver lengthy instrumental sections without overwhelming the songs, and a snappy selection of previously unrecorded reels sends the troops home happy. Some post-gig jiggery pokery is in evidence, but the immediacy of the live show emerges, intact and Joanne Hogg's voice, in particular, is spectacular.' 4* out of 5* 'Excellent. Definitely worth investigation' Lee http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~leehal/ for stuff on Nick Beggs ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 18:58:19 +0100 From: leehalbert Subject: iona My top 5 Here are my choices, which even though I prefer the 'feel' of the earlier CD's are mainly from the last studio CD !!! Flight Of The Wild Goose Irish Day Everything Changes Bi-Se Mo Shull Part 2 Temptation Please keep your top 5's coming and after a week or two I will mail the final list. Lee http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~leehal/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 21:03:02 +0200 From: Hans Nijntjes Subject: Re: iona My favourite from HBS Very difficult, for me there's no "bad" song from Iona to be the very last one on the TOP-5. And next week my favourite list is different !! But let's try........ Burning like fire Murlough Bay Flight of the Wild Goose (the life version of course) Reels Office'97 oeps ! sorry that's the wrong CD !! ehh Chi-Rho, because of that acoustic guitar at the intro and the very strong lyric. ok cul8er Hans /// <))))))))))))>< \\\ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 15:41:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Song85@aol.com Subject: Re: iona My favourite from HBS In a message dated 97-09-28 18:41:12 EDT, you write: << I often put together Iona tapes to convert people to their excellent music, so if you were doing say 5 tracks what would they be ??? >> (Lee, you'll find that the survey results are just as diverse as the fans of Iona!) so enough of the editorial comments, here goes my vote... Chi-Rho Today (despite the "criticism", I like the HBS version the best) Wisdom Divine Presence Irish Day That's this weeks favorites! :-) God bless, Melanie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 21:25:27 -0500 (CDT) From: lahadler@prairienet.org (Lisa A. Hadler-Lindell) Subject: Re: iona My favourite from HBS Actually, I think my list would change depending on whom I was introducing to Iona. For my friends who are into Celtic Christianity, I would start with "Encircling" or "Lindisfarne". For more traditional Christians, I would certainly wnat them to hear "When I survey". Some of my friends are grad students in music--classical types. For them, I would focus on the CD "Book of Kells", because it is so clearly conceptual, so well thought out, so sophisticated. Yep, my list would change, depending... -- ****************************************************************************** "What a goofy work is Man." The Tick ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 23:00:41 -0400 From: "Brian O'Sullivan" Subject: Re: iona My favourite from HBS Re: the ever-changing top-5 tape, here are my current selections: Flight of the Wild Goose (live) Today/View of the Islands/Bird of Heaven Lindisfarne I'll resist the temptation to sneak in the 3 tracks from BTS as a single track ;-) They have always sounded so "connected" to me. Wow, really hard to limit this to just 5 tracks -- how about your favourite 5 Iona albums! ;-) ;-) an easy question until the next release! ---------------------------------------------------- Brian O'Sullivan brianos@ziplink.net Columbia, MD http://www.ziplink.net/~brianos ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 22:16:18 -0500 (EST) From: Jason Savoie Subject: iona re: Iona - HBS favorite (and more) James Barry wrote: "I would also dearly love to hear : Wisdom, Encircling (have they ever done this song live ?)" I got to hear Encircling last year in Chicago. I believe I heard 'Today' twice (boast) that weekend in Chicago--that includes an acoustic set (too short) they did the next day. That's such a great song--wouldn't it be great for a single? I would like to hear 'Revelation' live. Lee wrote: "How about a harder thing than just naming one track ? I often put together Iona tapes to convert people to their excellent music, so if you were doing say 5 tracks what would they be ???" Boy that's hard. I'll change my mind tomorrow, but for 'today': 1. Today (studio version) 2. FOTWG (live) 3. Revelation 4. Encircling 5. Brendan's Return Re: Rich Mullins I didn't know who Rich Mullins was until I saw he wrote "Awesome God"--a song sung in my church. But now, whenever I sing that song, I know I will think of him. Jason Savoie www.noblecan.org/~jsonb HELLO MAT KERLIN AND JILL CLARK :) :) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 20:53:43 -0700 From: cvcjr@worldnet.att.net Subject: iona Favorite 5 From HBS My favorite five are: Today Irish Day Chi-Ro Heaven's Bright Sun When I Survey Charles Crossley, Jr. Oxnard, CA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 00:21:40 -0500 (CDT) From: lahadler@prairienet.org (Lisa A. Hadler-Lindell) Subject: Re: iona re: Iona - HBS favorite (and more) >I got to hear Encircling last year in Chicago. I believe I heard 'Today' >twice (boast) that weekend in Chicago--that includes an acoustic set (too >short) they did the next day. That's such a great song--wouldn't it be >great for a single? I would like to hear 'Revelation' live. Where did they play in Chicago? -- ****************************************************************************** "What a goofy work is Man." The Tick ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 09:44:06 +0100 From: Dan Lewi Harkestad Subject: Re: iona I'm a newbie so please be nice to me At 19:45 26.09.97 -0400, you wrote: >Iona currently have a very short tour starting here in the UK next week. >I believe that they are then due to go into the studios to start laying down >ideas for the next album. Does anyone know if they're going to do a Europe tour. Specifically, will they ever visit Norway? That would've been grand!! Best, Dan Lewi -- Dan Lewi Harkestad - Sivilarbeider, IT Det Medisinske Fakultetsbibliotek, Universitetet i Oslo Boks 1113 Blindern, 0317 Oslo Tlf: 22 85 10 78 / 22 85 10 33 Fax: 22 85 11 31 "Those who say programming is not a creative process are wrong. If nothing else, just dreaming up cool variable names takes a lot of thought!" - Dan Osier ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 09:51:03 +0000 From: Regina van der Steeg Subject: Re: iona Favorite 5 From HBS I've been thinking a lot. This is my fav. top 5 from Heaven's Bright Sun: Irish Day When I Survey Encircling Lindisfarne Journey into the morn I like the last song because of the text. The words helped me a lot when a niece of mine died on the age of 15 years (she had been ill for years). She knew she was going to heaven, but it was a long journey for her. But now she's 'dwelling in the Higlands with Him evermore'. Regina ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 09:49:58 +0100 From: Dan Lewi Harkestad Subject: Re: iona Iona, etc... Hi! At 23:59 27.09.97 -0500, you wrote: >I've been told I'd like a Chicago band called "the Crossing" which is >also Celtic Christian. But I can't find any of their CDs around here. I'm just curious, what is a Celtic Christian? (I'll be happy with personal answers to my email account, as it is off topic). What do he do, any special rituals, liturgy, etc. Any http links? :) I love Celtic music, and I would like to know more about some of its backgrounds, Celtic culture and now also Celtic Christianity. Thanks! Best, Dan Lewi -- Dan Lewi Harkestad - IT services The Medical Faculty Library, University of Oslo Box 1113 Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, NORWAY Tlf: +47 22 85 10 78 / +47 22 85 10 33 Fax: +47 22 85 11 31 "Those who say programming is not a creative process are wrong. If nothing else, just dreaming up cool variable names takes a lot of thought!" - Dan Osier ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:47:36 -0400 From: Paul Richardson Subject: Re: iona Favorite 5 Hi Iona-ites! My top 5 would have to be: Irish Day Treasure Bird of Heaven Chi-rho Lindisfarne Thanks for listening and rock on! :) Paul Columbus, Ohio, USA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 14:56:13 +0200 (MET DST) From: Johannes Koch Subject: Re: iona I'm a newbie so please be nice to me On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Dan Lewi Harkestad wrote: > Does anyone know if they're going to do a Europe tour. Specifically, will > they ever visit Norway? That would've been grand!! Iona will be in Germany in mid December for 6 concerts I think. I don't know anything about a Norway tour. --- Johannes Koch http://www.physik.tu-berlin.de/~koch/ ILR (Institute of Aerospace Engineering) TU Berlin, GERMANY IRC-Nick: Waldbaer on #ixthys * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In te, Domine, speravi; non confundar in aeternum. ------------------------------ End of iona-digest V97 #8 ************************* ______________ To unsubscribe send an e-mail command to musictus@musictus.com In the body of the message type ONLY the following: unsubscribe iona-digest or visit http://www.gospel.it/iona/mailingl.html