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Conference atlana::ccm

Title:Contemporary Christian Music
Notice:Welcome Musicians & Music Lovers
Moderator:PHXSS1::HEISER
Created:Wed Sep 26 1990
Last Modified:Wed May 21 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:303
Total number of notes:6129

130.0. "IONA" by DUCK::GERRYT () Tue Feb 12 1991 08:13

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130.1and Tour DatesDUCK::GERRYTTue Jun 11 1991 11:306
130.2KrellsPEKING::GERRYTFri May 08 1992 11:554
130.3Kells not KrellsPEKING::GERRYTTue Sep 21 1993 16:097
130.4In concert tooCHEFS::GERRYTMon Jul 31 1995 11:4610
130.5Into the MornCHEFS::GERRYTTue Apr 30 1996 12:256
130.6GigsCHEFS::GERRYTTue Feb 11 1997 08:117
    Why is it no-one else seems to listen to these guys??
                      
    They're on a UK tour at the moment, and have a WWW page on the Net.
    Remaining February dates are:-
    In Oxford Zodiac club 12th
    Bristol Fleece & Firkin 13th
    Hull Central Hall 20th
130.7DYPSS1::SCHAFERWed Feb 12 1997 00:531
    because i never heard of 'em?  8-)
130.8PHXSS1::HEISERMaranatha!Wed Feb 12 1997 12:513
    Shame on you!  That isn't a good enough reason!
    
    Mike (who hasn't either)
130.9howzesayit?DYPSS1::SCHAFERThu Feb 13 1997 03:233
    Gerry -
    
    Pronounce:  ih-wana or eye-own-uh?
130.10COme on...give 'em a listen!CHEFS::GERRYTWed Mar 12 1997 15:1616
    ref. 9
    
    the latter!! , but nearer  (eye -own - uh), as in the small island
    community off Western Scotland (Isle of Mull/OBAN)
    
    They're obviously bigger in the UK than the USA, but have releases
    available over there I'm sure, including Videos.
    Actually guys if you like Celtic influenced Christian music this is some 
    of the best I've heard. (wonderfully melodic). 
    They now also have their own WWW site!
    Their latest offering "Journey into the Morn" is excellent...78 minutes
    long and tells the story of Christianity reaching Ireland.
     
    Tim
    
    
130.11FORTY2::FOOTEThu Mar 13 1997 08:0110
Yep I can vouch for them too!  I saw them live before hearing any of their
stuff and was blown away by their sound - and they've managed to capture it on
their latest album Journey Into The Morn (definately one to be turned up loud
late at night!). I particularly love their rendition of "When I Survey".

Tim, I heard their Oxford concert last month was cancelled - do you know if
that's true and why?


Chris
130.12TrueCHEFS::GERRYTThu Mar 13 1997 10:268
    Hello Chris,
    
    Yes, the Oxford concert was postponed due to a band member's family
    bereavement.........I believe they are trying to re-schedule for June
    3rd.
    I will try and keep you posted!
    
    Tim
130.13FORTY2::FOOTETue Mar 18 1997 09:595
>    I will try and keep you posted!

Thanks!  I would like to see them again.

Chris
130.1428th June OxfordCHEFS::GERRYTTue Apr 15 1997 13:406
    Hi Chris
    
    IONA re-scheduled concert at the Zodiac club in Oxford will be on
    Saturday 28th June.
    
    Cheers 
130.15FORTY2::FOOTEWed Apr 16 1997 07:167
Thanks Tim. Unfortunately that clashes with the Champion Of The World event
at Wembley Stadium which we were planning to go to.

Oh well, I'll just have to catch them next time round.


Chris
130.16Who's on?CHEFS::GERRYTWed Apr 16 1997 16:521
    Who's appearing at the 'Champion of the World' event?
130.17FORTY2::FOOTEFri Apr 18 1997 12:0811
According to the latest update which I received yesterday, the following
artists have been confirmed; Noel Richards, Delirious?, Matt Redman, The Wades
and Sue Rinaldi - plus special guests including Graham Kendrick.

Apparently 30,000 tickets have been sold, which is still a little way off the
70,000 capacity crowd which is hoped for. However, the atmosphere last year at
Wembley Arena was pretty incredible - so it should be even better this year in
the Stadium!


Chris
130.18Deliriously Happy...CHEFS::GERRYTFri Apr 18 1997 12:387
    Hi Chris,
    
    My two oldest kids went to see Delirious! in concert in Swindon last
    Saturday evening....they were really excited and thought they were
    great!
    
    Tim
130.19FORTY2::FOOTEFri Apr 25 1997 10:0918
Yes, I've seen Delirious? a few times too. They've become very popular now,
especially with the younger people - so much so, that when we saw them in
Reading a couple of months ago we suddenly felt very old (quite sad seeing
we're only in our early to mid-twenties!).

Their music is a bit like the early-U2 sound. They nearly made it into the
national Top 40 with their first single "White Ribbon Day" - it reached 41!
You might want to take your kids down to Littlehampton on the 13th July, as
that's when Delirious take their usual monthly indoor worship service (Cutting
Edge) outside to the beach!  We went last year and had a great time - there
was easily over 4,000 people there, and it's free!

Anyway, to go back on topic for a second(!), according to the latest copy of
Premier, Iona are playing in Oxford on the 3rd June - has the date changed
again?!


Chris
130.20Control freak!CHEFS::GERRYTWed Apr 30 1997 14:295
    Hi Chris,
    
    I don't know, but I will check!!
    
    Tim
130.2128th JuneCHEFS::GERRYTThu May 08 1997 15:345
130.22DeeperFORTY2::FOOTEFri May 09 1997 08:5713
Thanks for finding out Tim. Looks like I'll have to miss them this time round,
because of the Wembley concert.

Iona's new video was on last Sunday's Alpha Zone (10am, Channel 5), along with
a host of other Christian-Celtic groups. Have you got their new live album (I
think it's called "Treasures") yet?  Premiere seemed to rate it very highly.

[Going slightly off-topic again!] Delirious' new single "Deeper" was released 
in the UK on Monday, and apparently it's at number 16 in the mid-week UK 
singles chart! Looks like they might make it into the Top 40 on Sunday...


Chris
130.23Top 20!CHEFS::GERRYTMon May 12 1997 11:489
    Hi Chris
    
    In at No.20 in the charts yesterday.....so my daughter informed me!
    
    What other Christian Celtic bands do you know about... (is one of them
    called Flight of the Goose?)
    
    Tim
    
130.24FORTY2::FOOTEMon May 12 1997 13:0216
Hi Tim,

>    In at No.20 in the charts yesterday.....so my daughter informed me!

Yep - we were all amazed when we heard the news yesterday. They were introduced
on the charts on Radio 1 as "...maybe the best kept secret in pop music until
today...". So maybe they'll be on TOTP this week!

>    What other Christian Celtic bands do you know about... (is one of them
>    called Flight of the Goose?)

I can't remember the names of the groups on The Alpha Zone. Hopefully I've
still got it on video - I'll check tonight.


Chris
130.25PHXS01::HEISERMaranatha!Tue May 13 1997 16:261
    I think "The Crossing" on the Grrr! label is Celtic.