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Here & Now - Iona Leigh

Stunning song about being in the present moment - written and performed by Iona Leigh on her Pilgrim made Ashdown Harp. Song on her new album Wild...

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1 year ago

Iona Leigh sings 'Hide & Seek'

Iona Leigh performs her unique version of 'Hide & Seek' (written by Imogen Heap) on her Shruti Box live in the Universal Hall, Findhorn, Scotland.

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3 years ago

Trees - Iona Leigh

The Caledonian Forest originally covered 1.5 million hectares of the Scottish Highlands as a vast primeval wilderness of Scots pine, birch, rowan, ...

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Blackbird - Iona Leigh - Union Chapel - Celtic Harp

Ocean - Iona Leigh

The Selkie - Iona Leigh
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Blackbird - Iona Leigh - Union Chapel - Celtic Harp

Iona Leigh live at Union Chapel, playing the Celtic harp version of Blackbird. London in November 2008. Featuring Iona on vocals and harp/clarsach...

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3 years ago

The Selkie - Iona Leigh

Iona Leigh's new video featuring her new song, 'The Selkie' it's a story about the scottish legend going back thousands of years of the Selkie but...

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Ocean - Iona Leigh

Meet me at the ocean...Checkout http://www.ionaleigh.com for more information

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About Iona Leigh

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Apr 4, 2010

Date Joined

Oct 1, 2006

About this user

... The contemporary messenger of ancient tradition ... A voice of delicate power and beauty...

Iona Leighs unique sound has been described as gorgeous vocals floating over a folk tinged musical backdrop, with an intermingled sense of both tradition and the contemporary. While her music is cleverly catchy, it washes over the listener with a serenity that is rare in the modern pop world, and the stories contained within her songs come to life with foot stomping rhythms, melodic arrangements and vivid lyrical imagery. Ionas talent for song-writing is clear from her poignant lyrics, which make reference to nature, ancient legends and myths. But it is her striking voice, drawing comparisons to such individual artists as Sheila Chandra and Tori Amos, that heralds her arrival as a significant new artist.

Iona left her birthplace of Sydney, Australia at the age of 8 and moved half way across the world to the remote fishing village and community of Findhorn, in the north east of Scotland. In accordance with the philosophy of the Steiner School she attended, Iona had restricted access to television and spent most of her time playing her harp, writing songs and singing to her mothers alternative music collections in the cozy bungalow they called home. Music was woven into the fabric of Ionas life in Findhorn, as travelling musicians came from far and wide to perform in the communitys renowned Universal Hall. These alternative and traditional musical influences, combined with her deep love for the wild tumbling waves of the Moray Firth have all been uniquely captured in her new album; Beside the Waves of Time, to be released on 6th April 2009

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Findhorn

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United Kingdom

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Here & Now - Iona Leigh

Iona Leigh sings 'Hide & Seek'

Trees - Iona Leigh

My Top Videos

Blackbird - Iona Leigh - Union Chapel - Celtic Harp

The Selkie - Iona Leigh

Ocean - Iona Leigh