''Songs for Luca'' is a

Celtic music Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerab ...

and

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

Dave Bainbridge Dave Bainbridge is an English guitarist and keyboard player who has played with The Strawbs since 2015. With Dave Fitzgerald, Dave co-founded the Christian progressive and Celtic folk themed band Iona. Biography Born in Darlington, Engla ...

, the guitarist, keyboard player and founding member of

Iona Iona (; gd, Ì Chaluim Chille (IPA: �iːˈxaɫ̪ɯimˈçiʎə, sometimes simply ''Ì''; sco, Iona) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there ...

, released in 2003. The album was made to provide financial support for the Bainbridges' young autistic son Luca. The musicians involved come from the Christian, progressive and Celtic music scenes.

Contributors

David Fitzgerald David FitzGerald (sometimes David Fitz Gerald or David fitz Gerald; 1106 – 8 May 1176) was a medieval Bishop of St David's in Wales. Early life FitzGerald was the son of Gerald of Windsor and Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, and was pr ...

Eden's Bridge Eden's Bridge is a Christian band whose style covers elements of Celtic folk, pop, and rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular mus ...

Troy Donockley Troy Donockley (born 30 May 1964) is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of Uilleann pipes. Having performed with many artists as a session player, he is most notable as a member of Finnish symphonic metal ba ...

* Peter Fairclough Group *

Joanne Hogg Joanne Hogg is a Northern Irish musician, best known for her work as the lead singer and songwriter with the Celtic Christian progressive rock and pop band Iona (named after the island Iona). Early life and education Hogg's father is a Presb ...

Nick Beggs Nicholas Beggs (born 15 December 1961Larkin, Colin (1997) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 270-271) is an English musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of the Mute Go ...

Mae McKenna Jamie Woon (born 29 March 1983) is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer signed to PMR Records. He gained widespread acclaim in 2010 for his single " Night Air", which was co-produced by Burial, following his previous independent ...

Frank Van Essen Iona was a progressive Celtic rock Christian rock band from the United Kingdom, which was formed in the late 1980s by lead vocalist Joanne Hogg and multi-instrumentalists David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge.Iona Iona (; gd, Ì Chaluim Chille (IPA: �iːˈxaɫ̪ɯimˈçiʎə, sometimes simply ''Ì''; sco, Iona) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there ...

* Jeff Johnson *Debbie Bainbridge *

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Rick Wakeman Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004, and for his solo albums released in the 1970s. Born and raised ...

Terl Bryant Terl Bryant is an English musician. His early career saw him working with US singer/songwriter and filmmaker Steve Taylor and later was in the band of Peter Murphy, the lead singer for Bauhaus. During the 90s he went on to join influential fol ...

Julie Tippetts Julie Driscoll Tippetts (born 8 June 1947) is an English singer and actress. Career Driscoll is known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan and Rick Danko's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's " Season of the Witch", both with Brian Auger and ...

Adrian Snell Adrian Snell (born 1954) is an English pianist, keyboard player, singer and composer. Biography Classically trained at the Leeds College of Music and with a music diploma to his name (LGSM), Snell's musical career spans nearly four decades. Dur ...

* Maíre Brennan *

Gentle Giant Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. The band were known for the complexity and sophistication of their music and for the varied musical skills of their members. All of the band members were multi-inst ...

/David Fitzgerald

Track listing

Disc 1 - Total Time 61:10 #"Columba Aspexit" – 4:28 (by David Fitzgerald) #"Open Sea" – 6:52 (by Eden's Bridge) #"Sights" – 3:13 (by Troy Donockley) #"In The Wake Of Colmcille" – 4:57 (by Dave Bainbridge) #"Shepherd Wheel" – 7:23 (Peter Fairclough Group) #"King's Prayer" – 3:52 (The Flower Kings) #"Brightest And Best" – 3:52 (by Joanne Hogg) #"For Luca" – 2:28 (by Nick Beggs) #"Whistlin'" – 2:53 (by Mae McKenna) #"Ester" – 5:12 (by Frank Van Essen) #"Beijing" - The Widescreen Remix – 5:17 (by Iona) #"I'll Look For You" – 6:06 (Jeff Johnson) #"Starlit Garden" – 1:55 (by Debbie Bainbridge) Disc 2 - Total Time 71:53 #After The Rain – 7:46 (by Karnataka) #Morning Has Broken – 3:12 (by Rick Wakeman) #My Song Is Love Unknown – 4:50 (by Terl Bryant) #Labyrinth – 7:50 (by Frank Van Essen) #Lament – 4:18 (by Julie Tippetts) #Man-Live In Tokyo – 11:55 (by Iona) #Like Father Like Son – 5:39 (by Adrian Snell) #Misty Eyes Adventures – 5:34 (by Maíre Brennan) #Forever In My Heart – 3:15 (by Nick Beggs) #Aspirations – 4:57 (by Gentle Giant) #Ca' The Ewes – 5:50 (by Mae McKenna) #Open My Eyes - Reprise (live Norwich Cathedral) – 3:44 (by Dave Bainbridge/David Fitzgerald) #Bright Flame – 3:10 (by Debbie Bainbridge)

Release details

*2003, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP999CD, Release Date 27 October 2003, CD {{Authority control Iona (band) albums 2003 albums