Named for an island off Scotland's western coast, the group Iona was formed in the late '
80s by vocalist
Joanne Hogg and multi-instrumentalists
David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge. They are contemporaries of fellow Celtic artists
Enya and
Clannad; however, Iona's works are also influenced heavily by jazz-fusion, prog-rock and ancient Christian themes. For Iona's 1990 debut album, the band added: drummer
Terl Bryant, bassist
Nick Beggs (former bassist of
Kajagoogoo) and several studio musicians – Fiona Davidson (Celtic harp), Peter Whitfield (strings),
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