简介：by John Bush\nThough Iona is included with Enya and Clannad in the list of contemporary Celtic artists, the Scottish band's influences -- including jazz-fusion, prog-rock and ancient Christian themes -- are more varied. Named for an island off Scotland's western coast, the group was formed in the late '80s by vocalist Joanne Hogg and multi-instrumentalists David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge.\nFor Iona's 1990 self-titled debut album included further acquisitions: drummer Terl Bryant, bassist Nick Beggs (former bassist of Kajagoogoo) and several studio musicians -- Fiona Davidson (Celtic harp), Peter Whitfield (strings), Troy Donockley (Uillean pipes) and Frank Van Essen (tuned percussion). The album received very little press, even in their home country, though a Dutch network compiled a documentary based on Iona, the band and the island.\nTwo years later, Iona returned with Book of Kells, and the album was praised by North American critics as well as those of the British Isles. David Fitzgerald left in 1992 to pursue a degree in music and, as a result, Iona lost much of its jazz influences by the following year's Beyond These Shores. The group made up for Fitzgerald's absence, however, by inviting Robert Fripp to guest on the album. A contract with England's Alliance Music led to 1995's Journey into the Morn; the album was released early the following year in the U.S. and Canada. Fitzgerald returned to active recording in 1995, when he released the solo album Columcille. Journey into the Morn followed in 1996. 基本内容：根据远古的gaelic word的意思说明，iona是一个是圣徒小岛。在地理位置上,iona 是一个很面积很小的岛，只有三里。位于苏格兰海岸西部，从island of mull乘坐一艘小渡轮就可以到达。在历史上，公元563年，st. columba是iona这个小岛上的主人，他和他的十二个朋友共同住在小岛上，让这里成为了一个一直保持能让人们歇息悠闲的地方。在st.columba的一生中，他引进了基督教，把教会的信息传道给苏格兰人们 。 <br/> 谈回音乐