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Mid-Winter Light
$10.00
Released in November 2009. This EP features nearly 14 minutes of seasonal Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, and even England!IONA's latest! The first IONA album to include fiddler Jim Queen and dancer Kathleen Larrick, along with band stalwarts Barbara Ryan, Bernard Argent, and Chuck Lawhorn.

A Celebration of Twenty
$25.00
IONA's 20th anniversary double CD released in May 2006 and voted Best Folk-Traditional Recording of 2006 by the Washington Area Music Association. It comprises a disk of 11 all-new tracks and a disk of 15 tracks from the previous 5 albums all digitally re-mastered. The fiddling of Andrew Dodds is featured on all the new tracks, where he joins Barbara Ryan (vocals, bouzouki, bodhran) Bernard Argent (flute, doumbek) and Chuck Lawhorn (bass).

Branching Out
$16.00
The first album with Chuck's amazing bass guitar, it continues IONA's pan-Celtic explorations, adding Cajun and even some clogging to the usual IONA mix of Scottish, Irish, Manx, Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Galician, Asturian and Appalachian... Great piping, singing, fluting and percussion from Barbara Ryan, Bernard Argent, Bob Mitchell and Chuck Lawhorn with footwork by dancer, Susan Walmsley. 52 minutes. Released in 2003.

Birken Tree
$16.00
The album where all the acoustic elements of IONA's approach really come together. Nick Smiley's mandolin, bouzouki & bass, Bob Mitchell's piping, Barbara Ryan's singing and Bernard Argent's fluting are all at their best. It continues IONA's pan-Celtic explorations, adding Appalachian and Asturian themes to the usual mix of Scottish, Irish, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton. 48 minutes. Released in 2000.

The Sound of IONA
$16.00
Taking its name from the stretch of water between the islands of Iona and Mull, the album features piping, harping, bouzouki, bodhran/doumbek duets and vocal harmonies. Traditional Scottish, Irish, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton plus an original song by Loralyn Coles. The same IONA with some very new ideas from the line up of Barbara Ryan, Bernard Argent, National Scottish Harp Champion, Mary Fitzgerald, and world class piper, Bob Mitchell.. with guest appearances by Abby Newton on cello and legendary Breton singer Nolwenn Monjarret. 51 minutes. Released in 1998