Songs for Luca

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Songs for Luca
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Studio album by Various artists
Released 27 October 2003
Recorded Various
Genre Progressive rock, Celtic rock, Christian rock
Length133:03
Label Open Sky Records
Producer Dave Bainbridge

Songs for Luca is a Celtic music and progressive rock album by Dave Bainbridge, the guitarist, keyboard player and founding member of Iona, released in 2003.

Celtic music music genre

Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerably to include everything from "trad" (traditional) music to a wide range of hybrids.

Progressive rock is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz, folk, or classical music. Additional elements contributed to its "progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of "art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening, not dancing.

Dave Bainbridge Keyboardist and guitarist

Dave Bainbridge is an English keyboard player and guitarist who with Dave Fitzgerald co-founded the Christian progressive and Celtic folk themed band Iona.

Contents

The album was made to provide financial support for the Bainbridges' young autistic son Luca. The musicians involved come from the Christian, progressive and Celtic music scenes.

Contributors

Dave Fitzgerald is a woodwind player who plays saxophones, flutes, whistles and clarinet. With Dave Bainbridge he co-founded the influential Christian progressive and Celtic folk themed band Iona. He now concentrates on Christian liturgical music, teaching his subject at Norwich Cathedral School and elsewhere.

Eden's Bridge is a Christian band whose style covers elements of Celtic folk, pop, and rock.

Troy Donockley English composer and multi-instrumentalist

Troy Donockley is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of Uilleann pipes. Having performed with many artists as a session player, he is most notable as a member of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, which he has performed with since 2007 and joined as a full-time member in 2013.

Track listing

Disc 1 - Total Time 61:10

  1. "Columba Aspexit" – 4:28 (by David Fitzgerald)
  2. "Open Sea" – 6:52 (by Eden's Bridge)
  3. "Sights" – 3:13 (by Troy Donockley)
  4. "In The Wake Of Colmcille" – 4:57 (by Dave Bainbridge)
  5. "Shepherd Wheel" – 7:23 (Peter Fairclough Group)
  6. "King's Prayer" – 3:52 (The Flower Kings)
  7. "Brightest And Best" – 3:52 (by Joanne Hogg)
  8. "For Luca" – 2:28 (by Nick Beggs)
  9. "Whistlin'" – 2:53 (by Mae McKenna)
  10. "Ester" – 5:12 (by Frank Van Essen)
  11. "Beijing" - The Widescreen Remix – 5:17 (by Iona)
  12. "I'll Look For You" – 6:06 (Jeff Johnson)
  13. "Starlit Garden" – 1:55 (by Debbie Bainbridge)

Disc 2 - Total Time 71:53

  1. After The Rain – 7:46 (by Karnataka)
  2. Morning Has Broken – 3:12 (by Rick Wakeman)
  3. My Song Is Love Unknown – 4:50 (by Terl Bryant)
  4. Labyrinth – 7:50 (by Frank Van Essen)
  5. Lament – 4:18 (by Julie Tippetts)
  6. Man-Live In Tokyo – 11:55 (by Iona)
  7. Like Father Like Son – 5:39 (by Adrian Snell)
  8. Misty Eyes Adventures – 5:34 (by Maíre Brennan)
  9. Forever In My Heart – 3:15 (by Nick Beggs)
  10. Aspirations – 4:57 (by Gentle Giant)
  11. Ca' The Ewes – 5:50 (by Mae McKenna)
  12. Open My Eyes - Reprise (live Norwich Cathedral) – 3:44 (by Dave Bainbridge/David Fitzgerald)
  13. Bright Flame – 3:10 (by Debbie Bainbridge)

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