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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

Nutmeg & Ginger
$16.00
IONA's Celtic Winter Solstice celebration. Tunes and carols from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Cornwall, Brittany and Galicia are woven together vocally and instrumentally. With guest performances by U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, Elke Baker, on two of the tracks. Barbara Ryan, Bernard Argent, and Diana McFadden. 49 minutes. Released in 1996

Holding Our Own
$16.00
This is the fourth IONA recording and the first on CD. Released in 1994, it features the blending of Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Cornish and Breton music which has become IONA's hallmark. Barbara Ryan (vocals, guitar, Bodhran), Bernard Argent (flute, whistles, doumbek), and Diana McFadden (mandolin, cittern, cello) with a guest appearance of piper Bob Mitchell (who joined the band three years later). 47 minutes.