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.
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
- bass guitar
Additional musician and special guest[]
- 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