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Article Title:	Another Realm
Author of reported comment:	Clive McLaren
Comment Date:	11:42 on Jun 30 2011
Comment:	I have received this superb double album for Fathers Day only a week or so after seeing Iona perform nearly two hours of their latest composition and some older favourites like 'Iona' and 'Irish Day' Their music is hard to put into any genre, as the influences derive from so many sources, including Irish folk, progressive rock, jazz, classical and a fusion of them all, which are held together beautifully by Joanna Hogg's powerful yet melodic voice. The musicianship is at times is breathtaking! Not often will you hear a brilliant drummer (Frank van Essen), pick up a violin and play haunting refrains accompanied by waterfalls of keyboard notes as in the track 'Ruach' Dave Bainbridge's stunning guitar work reminds me of Steve Howe and Steve Hackett. His guitar duels with Uilleann pipes played by the virtuoso Irishman Martin Nolan are exciting to listen to and even better to watch. Several tracks like 'The Ancient Wells', 'And the Angels dance', and 'White Horse' appeal immediately, whilst others like the 15 minute 35 seconds, 'An atmosphere of miracles' take a few more plays to really appreciate. As ever the lyrics are inspiring and draw the listener into Christian themes that are often poetic and moving in their own right, but many like the soothing track 'Saviour' help one focus on Jesus who is obviously the center of Iona's inspiration and message. I hope readers will buy this 90 minutes of amazing listening; you won't be disappointed!

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