iona-digest Wednesday, March 18 1998 Volume 98 : Number 008 . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Discussion List (digest) http://www.gospel.it/iona/ _______________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 16:39:24 +0100 From: Judah Stephens Subject: iona Re: Iona Wallpaper . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com _______________ Good Morning all Been a long time since I last posted anything. My internet access is down so I can't get the wallpaper(s) from Forefront's site. If it is not too much to ask, I would like to ask if someone on this list could send them to me? Thanx Judah in Chicago, IL, USA ______________ To unsubscribe send an e-mail command to musictus@musictus.com In the body of the message type ONLY the following: unsubscribe iona or visit http://www.gospel.it/iona/mailingl.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 16:44:00 +0100 From: Michael Phythian Subject: Re: iona Troy Donockley - new CD . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com It is or was to be called: The Unseen Stream >From a poem by Walt Whitman - which one I don't know. Mick in York, U.K. ______________ In the body of the message type ONLY the following: unsubscribe iona or visit http://www.gospel.it/iona/mailingl.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 16:44:04 +0100 From: Dennis Reulbach Subject: Re: iona Troy Donockley - new CD . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Lee wrote: >Hi all - just purchased the new CD by Troy and my first impression is >that it is very good (I do have a soft spot for pipes !). Dan inquired: > VERY minor detail, but what is the NAME of the CD? The CD is called "The Unseen Stream". I am anxiously awaiting it's arrival in the U.S.! (I've advance ordered it from Big Music and should get it shortly). I too love Uillean pipes, and Troy is such a master at them - better than any other player I've heard so far. He was phenomenal during the Summer 1997 Iona tour - definitely the highlight of a totally wonderful show. (Troy was the highlight for me in 1996). Lee, is the album more "Iona" like, or more "Celtic Expressions of Worship" like? Or is any comparison unfair?? The other thing that sounds attractive about Troy's CD is so many of the Iona members appearing on it. Do they all appear together on any selections? Could you provide a list of the songs? Maybe who plays on them?? (Don't mean to ask too much, but my curiousity is piqued!). Yours in Christ, Dennis +++ ______________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 08:52:45 +0100 From: "John DeLaurentis" Subject: iona Re: Iona Wallpaper . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com >My internet access is down so I can't get the wallpaper(s) from >Forefront's site. If it is not too much to ask, I would like to ask if >someone on this list could send them to me? Thanx Dear Judah, I'd be glad to send you the Iona Wallpaper, but you did not give me your E-mail address. If you wish to respond direct to me, my E-mail address is: johnd@jerseycape.com God bless, John D. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 18:28:57 +0100 From: jy-stewart Subject: Re: iona Troy Donockley - new CD . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com > From: Lee Halbert > Hi all - just purchased the new CD by Troy and my first impression is > that it is very good (I do have a soft spot for pipes !). Is that out now through Christian bookshops etc. (on Alliance?) If so, they'd better hurry up with my review copy which was meant to come before the street date... James. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 18:28:56 +0100 From: doublelynx@juno.com (Larry&Julie Lyons) Subject: Re: iona New Projects . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Ryan: Could you list the labels each of the Iona albums are on? Thanks. Larry ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 18:29:19 +0100 From: "Andrew M. Austin" Subject: iona New to Iona . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Hi all! I have been following the letters on this list serve for a few days and thought I'd say hello. My wife and I recently purchased our first Iona CD - Journey Into the Morn. We both like it very much and will no doubt buy more - although I must admit they are hard to find in Nova Scotia. I have a few questions though: Are Iona's other CDs more acoustic in nature or do they all rely fairly heavily on synth and electric guitar? Is there Gaelic singing on the other CDs as well? I love Celtic music, especially bands like the Barra MacNeils, Altan, and Wolfstone, and I am wondering how Iona's complete works fit into the over Celtic picture. Journey Into the Morn is a fine CD, with lots of "atmosphere", but I am curious if some of there other CDs have a more traditional feel rather than the New Age/Praise & Worship feel. Not a criticism, just a comment. Thanks! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 19:45:14 +0100 From: Lee Halbert Subject: iona Details of Troy's CD . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Bit of a strange one this - I purchased the CD from a Christian music store, it had apparently 'just arrived'. I checked out the Alliance UK website which is under construction but lists releases for March and April, Troy's CD has an April release date !! The tracks are :- 1. Wild Black Coast 3.23 2. Sights 3.10 3. Air 5.00 4. The Yearl 14.14 5. Carousel 4.55 6. Tunnels 9.52 7. Finlandia 3.45 (Sibelius) 8. Death of Rainbows 3.16 Musicians are (in order of appearance as it states !) Troy - Uileann pipes, low whistles, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, cittern (?), mandolin and voices. Terl Bryant - Percussion, cymbals, gong, bodhrans, bells and various drums. Duncan Rayson - Organist Nollaig Casey - Fiddle Chris Redgate - Oboe The Emperor String Quartet Neil Drinkwater - Grand piano Tim Harries - Bass Joanne Hogg - Voice Nick Holland - voice Julie Darling - Harp Andy Duncan - Percussion - Djembe, Darakuka and voices. The CD is more 'Celtic' than Iona if that makes sense ! There is definitely little progressive influence and the feeling is more towards 'classical celtic', I suppose it is more 'background' music than Iona. I suppose I would compare it to non-jiggy Capercaillie or if anybody has heard 'Red Point' by Duncan Chisholm of Wolfstone then this is probably as near as you would get - when I bought that album the shop recommended it as 'Irish standard tracks'. Sorry for the long post ! Lee Owner of the Officially Endorsed Nick Beggs Website http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~leehal/ PS - Dennis I haven't heard 'Celtic Expressions Of Worship' so I can't comment on that comparison. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 10:54:09 +0100 From: "Christopher Gerald Clauson" Subject: iona RE: New to Iona . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Hello, I am fairly new to Iona as well -- for the longest time the only CD I could find here in Minnesota was The Book of Kells. I'm definitely not an expert but the closest thing I would compare Iona to based on Beyond These Shores, The Book of Kells, and Journey Into the Morn, would be Clannad, or possibly Loreena McKennitt. What I would like to know more about is the Celtic Expressions of Worship CD, which Which I am not familiar with at all. I don't think they have it around here, is there a place where I can get it via post? I am a worship musician and a Celtic enthusaist, so I would be very interested in hearing this. Thanks! In Christ, Chris ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 10:54:10 +0100 From: "Christopher Gerald Clauson" Subject: iona Re: Troy Donockley - new CD . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can tell me if this is out in the States yet. I can't find it here in Minnesota (or if it's out in Canada - I am going to Toronto for spring holiday and could pick it up there). Thanks! In Christ, Chris Clauson ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 14:18:00 +0100 From: "John DeLaurentis" Subject: Re: iona New to Iona . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com >I have a few questions though: >Are Iona's other CDs more acoustic in nature or do they all rely fairly >heavily on synth and electric guitar? Is there Gaelic singing on the >other CDs as well? I love Celtic music, especially bands like the Barra >MacNeils, Altan, and Wolfstone, and I am wondering how Iona's complete >works fit into the over Celtic picture. Journey Into the Morn is a fine >CD, with lots of "atmosphere", but I am curious if some of there other >CDs have a more traditional feel rather than the New Age/Praise & >Worship feel. Not a criticism, just a comment. Thanks! I believe the first Iona album is probably the most "traditional." It is just called "Iona". If you are looking for a more traditional sound, check out The Crossing. You can purchase their music at this web site: http://www.glasscity.net/users/bigmusic/ God bless, John in the USA johnd@jerseycape.com http://svbc.org ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:42:49 +0100 From: "Harold Ruigendijk" Subject: iona Looking for info & stuff Iona . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Hi all, I'm a very big Iona fan from Holland, and I can't wait till they visit Holland again. Unfortunately I read that they will not give any concerts this year, because they are preparing a new album. Does anybody have some information about this?? I'm also looking for al kinds of stuff about Iona, for example pictures, midi or mp3 files, interviews etc. Can anybody help me to collect this material. Maybe anybody can mail me some stuff or tell me where I can find this on the internet. I'm also interested in the solo projects of the Iona members. Can anybody also tell me more about the Iona site in the UK. I heard it is under construction, and the address should gonna be http://www.iona.uk.com/ . Thanx in advance. Harold Ruigendijk harold_ruigendijk@capitolonline.nl ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:42:54 +0100 From: "Jim Rose" Subject: iona Maire Brennan . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com As some of you may or may not know, Maire Brennan (the lead singer of Clannad) has just produced a Celtic Christian solo album. I just bought it and really like it! Its not Iona by any means but it is definately good. I would like to remind you that it was Maire Brennan who helped with the vocals on Journey Into the Morn. She also helped Joanne Hogg with the Gaelic in "Be thou my Vision." As a side note...if anyone has any contact at all with Iona...I think they should suggest to them a Christmas album. Or, if they wanted to be more Celtic in nature...an Easter album...but I can just imagine hearing Christmas songs Iona style...I would especially like O' Holy night. Anyways, this is my own little dream. One more thing, the other day I was at the store and able to sample some of Jeff Johnson's stuff. WOW!! Especially the songs from Albion series. The music was simply incredible...but still, it wasn't Iona by any means...from now on, Iona is my standard. I have become firmly convinced that Iona is THE best band ever...anyways...I'm rambling now so I guess I will go... ... Love Always, Jim Rose (Alloy) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:34:00 +0100 From: Vaughan Granier Subject: Re: iona Maire Brennan . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com At 05:42 PM 3/17/98 +0100, you wrote: >As some of you may or may not know, Maire Brennan (the lead singer of >Clannad) has just produced a Celtic Christian solo album. I just bought >it and really like it! Its not Iona by any means but it is definately >good. This seems to be a trend with album recommendations.... any chance of you dropping us a line with the TITLE of this wondrous album, Jim? :-) >One more thing, the other day I was at the store and able to sample some >of Jeff Johnson's stuff. WOW!! Especially the songs from Albion >series. The music was simply incredible INteresting!!! Is he a Christian? I know he worked with Brian Dunning, and I have some of that work. His work on Stephen Lawhead's literary works points in that direction, but I don't actually know....can anyone illuminate this poor, darkened soul? VAUGHAN Go lasa an ghlo/ir De/ cosa/n as do chuid am ata/ caite chuig do thodhchai/, agus go raibh an t-am i la/thair gan sca/th i la/thair A a/illeacht. "May God's glory light a path from your past into your future, and may your present be shadowless in the presence of His beauty." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:34:08 +0100 From: Nitram Divad Subject: Re: iona Maire Brennan . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com I am replying on the idea of Iona possibly doing a Christmas album, just to offer a different perspective. Though I am a fan of several Christmas tunes of the "non-Jingle-Bells" variety (my favorite is "O Holy Night" as well), it would seem weird to me for Iona to do a bunch of covers. It seems songs already written would limit them so much, given what they can usually do on their own. Plus it would be that much longer before we saw another studio album from them--which we're already waiting for. Unless I'm wrong, the only song they've ever "covered" was "Bi-Se I Mo Shuil", which got improvised upon quite a bit. Oh, well. I guess if they did a Christmas album it would include a lot of original stuff (theme albums are nothing new to Iona) and probably be listenable more than year-round. Usually I don't even buy Christmas albums because I can't listen to them past December, but I made an exception this past year for Rebecca St. James (her dance version of "O Holy Night" may seem like sacrilege to some, but I'm still hooked three months later!). Oh, well; all in all, it's an interesting idea. /232323232323232323232323\ /\ |N I T R A M D I V A D| /\ /**\ \232323232323232323232323/ /**\ /****\ /\ /****\ They say that I can move the mountains/******\ /\ / \/ \ / \ / \ / \ /\ / And send them crashing to the sea \ / \ / \/ \ / \ / \/ \ / They say that I can walk on water \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|\~~~~~~~~~~~ If I would follow and believe ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| \~~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|__\~~~~~~~~~~~-|-~~ With faith like a child ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~\----/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --JARS OF CLAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***http://www.oxy.edu/~divad*** (ain't i just such a punk?) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:50:21 +0100 From: Michael Phythian Subject: iona - Troy Donockley's new album . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com Received my copy of Troy's solo project from the Friends of Iona this a.m - am awaiting a sutable chance to listen to it again ( since Troy previewed it at Christmas!). So all those with orders look out!! An interesting comparison with the Jigs on the live album are a couple of tracks on the Afro-Celt Sound System album with Davy Spillane, except they do it with African style percussion. Mick in York UK ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 11:19:14 +0100 From: "Jim Rose" Subject: Re: iona Maire Brennan . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com > This seems to be a trend with album recommendations.... any >chance of you dropping us a line with the TITLE of this wondrous album, >Jim? :-) The name of the album is Perfect Time. >INteresting!!! Is he a Christian? I know he worked with Brian >Dunning, and I have some of that work. His work on Stephen Lawhead's >literary works points in that direction, but I don't actually >know....can anyone illuminate this poor, darkened soul? Yes, he is a Christian and so are the albums. And to Nitram David, I don't think that a Christmas album would hinder Iona at all. One of my favorite songs is 'when I survey' which is a 17th century hymn. If they can take that and 'ionize' it, then I'm sure a few Christmas songs couldn't be that hard. Jim Rose (Alloy) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 11:19:08 +0100 From: dt Subject: Re: iona Maire Brennan . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com At 08:34 PM 3/17/98 +0100, you wrote: >>One more thing, the other day I was at the store and able to sample some >>of Jeff Johnson's stuff. WOW!! Especially the songs from Albion >>series. The music was simply incredible > >INteresting!!! Is he a Christian? I know he worked with Brian Dunning, and >I have some of that work. His work on Stephen Lawhead's literary works >points in that direction, but I don't actually know....can anyone >illuminate this poor, darkened soul? > >VAUGHAN Jeff Johnson is indeed a Christian, and has released numerous vocal and instrumental albums on his Ark Records label, all which are excellent. I would recommend Pilgrimage, Icons for a taste of his vocal/prog rock stylings, or the sparse yet beautiful instrumental album Born of Water. Of course his work with Dunning, the Albion series, is some of his best as well and definately the most "celtic." Happy hunting. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 11:19:17 +0100 From: "John DeLaurentis" Subject: Re: iona Maire Brennan . _ _ _ |(_)| )(_| mailto:musictus@musictus.com >>One more thing, the other day I was at the store and able to sample some >>of Jeff Johnson's stuff. WOW!! Especially the songs from Albion >>series. The music was simply incredible > >INteresting!!! Is he a Christian? I know he worked with Brian Dunning, and >I have some of that work. His work on Stephen Lawhead's literary works >points in that direction, but I don't actually know....can anyone >illuminate this poor, darkened soul? Dear Vaughan, Jeff Johnson is indeed a Christian, and one with a long recording history. He has dozens of albums available. He has his own record label, Ark. Check out his web site at: http://members.aol.com/ArkRec/arktoc.html or E-mail him at ArkRec@aol.com to get on his mailing list. His work is very diversified and should appeal to Iona fans, however he is more on the meditative side. John D. in NJ,USA ------------------------------ End of iona-digest V98 #8 ************************* -digest