DAVE BAINBRIDGE
PROGRESSIVE ROCK
GUITARIST-KEYBOARDIST
ARRANGER-COMPOSER
IONA
CELESTIAL FIRE
LIFESIGNS
STRAWBS
DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION
Releases critically-acclaimed 4th Solo Album
“To The Far Away”
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IN ITS ENTIRETY
Despite all the traumas and uncertainties of 2020, it turned out to be a very busy year for Dave Bainbridge. As well as producing the epic 17 CD “Book of Iona” box set celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Iona, Dave contributed in various degrees to new albums by Kimmo Porsti, Cronofonia, Downes Braide Association, Lifesigns, Nick Fletcher, Glass Hammer, Celtish and Strawbs. However, in between all this activity Dave was also taking time out to put together the concept and music for his 4th solo album, “To The Far Away.”
Iona fans might recognize the title as a quote from the lyrics of the song “Edge of the World” from “Beyond These Shores” and there are definitely parallels in the themes of the two albums. “Shores” recounts the ancient story of St Brendan’s epic voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, whilst “To The Far Away” tells a more contemporary story of lovers on opposite sides of the Atlantic ocean, separated for many months by the global pandemic. Both albums, however, end on a note of optimism. Brendan finally returns safely home, whilst our contemporary lovers are finally reunited after an epic trip across the same ocean.
The album’s 71 plus minutes of music draws upon the Celtic, progressive, rock, and classical influences that have permeated Dave’s music since he started composing at the age of eleven and which he honed during his years with Iona and through his previous solo and many collaborative releases.
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To The Far Away
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DISCOGRAPHY
Solo
Veil of Gossamer (2004)
Celestial Fire (2014)
The Remembering (2016)
Live in the Studio (DVD) (2018) Dave Bainbridge & Sally Minnear
To the Far Away (2021)
Celestial Fire Band
Celestial Fire - Live in the UK (2017)
with Iona
Studio recordings
Iona (1990)
The Book of Kells (1992)
Beyond These Shores (1993)
Journey into the Morn (1996)
Open Sky (2000)
The Circling Hour (2006)
Another Realm (2011)
Live recordings
Heaven's Bright Sun (1997)
Woven Cord (1999 – featuring the All Souls Orchestra)
Live in London (2008)
Edge of the World: Live in Europe (2013)
Collection
Treasures (or The Very Best Treasures) (1996)
Box set
The River Flows: Anthology (2002 - four-CD box-set)
The Book of Iona (2020 - seventeen-CD box-set)
Other collaborations
Various Artists - Songs for Luca (2003)
Various Artists - Songs for Luca 2 (2007)
Videography
Iona, DVD (2004) very early live concert
Live in London, DVD (2006)
With Dave Fitzgerald
Eye of the Eagle (1998)
Eye of the Eagle (DVD) (2005)
Life Journey (Dave Bainbridge) (2009)
With Troy Donockley
When Worlds Collide (2005)
From Silence (2005)
From Silence (DVD) (2005)
with Strawbs
The Ferryman's Curse (2017)
Settlement (2021)
with Lifesigns
Cardington (2017)
Altitude (2021)
Other collaborations
Songs for Luca (2003) (with other Iona members and various other artists)
Songs for Luca 2 (2007) (with other Iona members and various other artists)
Breaking of the Dawn (2007) (with Nick Fletcher, featuring Yvonne Lyon)
Cathedral of Dreams (2009) (with Nick Fletcher)
Chronofonia (2020) (with an international ensemble)
Halcyon Hymns (2021) (with Downes-Braide A
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