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Dave Bainbridge is a keyboard player and guitarist who with Dave Fitzgerald co-founded the influential Christian progressive and celtic folk themed band Iona.

Biography

Born in Darlington, England from a musical family. Dave had piano lessons from the age of eight and learnt guitar from thirteen. He joining his first band 'Exodus' at fourteen.

Dave went to Leeds College of Music, gaining the "BBC Radio 2 Best Jazz Soloist Award" whilst there. Whilst at college Dave, met singer/songwriter Adrian Snell. The result was a working partnership that spanned the next 8 years and through which he would first meet Joanne Hogg and David Fitzgerald. This partnership went on to be the founding force behind the group Iona,

Musical Description

Now a multi-instrumentalist and song-writer Dave Bainbridge is co-founder of IONA. His own material is much of the same style as that of the band's, joining progressive rock with Celtic folk. On his only solo album Dave himself plays more than twelve instruments. He is joined by eleven musicians for bass guitar, violin, cello, drums and percussion and vocal work. These include three female vocalists who sing in English and Gaelic.

On the album "Veil of Gossamer" the compositions are complex and richly include some splendid guitar work and style folk melodies.

A number of members of Iona have recorded solo albums, or co-operated on each others.

Discography

Solo

with Iona

see Iona for a list of their recordings

with Dave Fitzgerald

with Troy Donockley

other Collaborations

References

  1. IonaChristianity Today

External links

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