The Circling Hour
{{Infobox album
| name = The Circling Hour
| type = Album
| artist = Iona
| cover = Iona_The_Circling_Hour.jpg
| alt =
| released = Oct 2, 2006
| recorded = 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| 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
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = The Phantom Tollbooth
|rev1score = (?)[http://www.tollbooth.org/2006/reviews/iona.html The Phantom Tollbooth review]
|rev2 = DPRP
|rev2score = {{Rating|8.5|10}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200654.php#iona |title=DPRP : CD & DVD REVIEWS |publisher=www.dprp.net |accessdate=2010-02-27 }}
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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
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r934733|pure_url=yes}} |title=allmusic ((( The Circling Hour > Overview ))) |publisher=www.allmusic.com |accessdate=2010-02-27 }}
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