Heaven's Bright Sun

Heaven's Bright Sun
Live album by Iona
Released	January 1997
Recorded	Various locations in England, December 1996
Genre	Progressive rock, Celtic rock, Christian rock
Length	111:21
Label	ForeFront Records Open Sky Records re-release 2005
Producer	Dave Bainbridge
Iona chronology
Treasures (1996) Heaven's Bright Sun (1997) Woven Cord (1999)

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Heaven's Bright Sun is a live progressive rock album by Iona, released in 1997.

Recordings were made under engineer Nigel Palmer by the B-I-H mobile 'Live' in England during December 1996, at the Irish Centre, Leeds, the Q Club, Birmingham, and The Amulet, Shepton Mallet.

Personnel

• Joanne Hogg - vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, shaker
• Dave Bainbridge - guitars, keyboards
• Phil Barker - bass guitar
• Terl Bryant - drums, percussion
• Troy Donockley - Uillean pipes, low whistles, tin whistle, guitars, e-bow slide guitar, keyboards, cittern, vocals
• Mike Haughton - saxophone, flute, tin whistle, vocals, tambourine

Track listing

• Disc 1 - total time 48:39

1. "Turning Tide" – 2:23
2. "Treasure" – 4:56
3. "Flight of the Wild Goose" – 5:42
4. "Today" – 3:29
5. "Irish Day" – 6:11
6. "Luke" – 3:45
7. "Inside My Heart" – 6:51
8. "Trilogy" – 8:47
9. "I Will Give My Love an Apple" – 6:35

• Disc 2 - Total Time 62:42

1. The Island – 5:55
2. Iona – 6:39
3. Columcille – 4:14
4. Heaven's Bright Sun – 7:54
5. Chi-Rho – 5:04
6. Bi-Se I Mo Shuil Part 2 – 4:48
7. Kells Theme – 6:28
8. Reels – 7:34
9. When I Survey – 14:06

Release details

• 1997, UK, Alliance Records ALD 092, release date January 1997, CD
• 1997, UK, Alliance Records ALC 092, release date January 1997, cassette
• 1997, USA, Forefront Records FFD-5178, release date January 1997, CD
• 2005, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP7CD, release date 13 June 2005, CD