Iona’s Song of the Week - No 22
Wow, how did that happen? This week’s song of the week is No 48 of 2024; there are only four more to choose! It has also, bizarrely,...
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Iona’s Song of the Week - No 21
This week’s song is by Cary Ann Hearst, half of a band called Shovels and Rope who we first encountered about ten years ago. The band is...
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ionacali
Nov 181 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 20
As this week started on November 11th, Rememberance Day here in the UK, we have chosen, as Iona’s Song of the Week, a song written in...
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ionacali
Nov 81 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 19
This week, for our Song of the Week, we go back forty-seven years to 1977. The song is the title track from the debut album by the...
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ionacali
Nov 31 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 18
This week's song is from a band who first appeared as the 15th choice in Part One, The Drive-by Truckers. It is the eighth track from...
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ionacali
Oct 311 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 17
Faded Flower of Broadway is our Song of the Week, and it comes from Willie Nile’s 5th album, released in 2006. Willie, born Robert...
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ionacali
Oct 181 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 16
If you have been listening to any of our Songs of the Week over the year, there will be a few tropes that you might have noticed. In...
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ionacali
Oct 161 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 15
Our next choice for Song of the Week is Bean Fields from the live album When in Rome… by the enigmatic ‘collective’ The Penguin Cafe...
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ionacali
Sep 301 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 14
So, this Week's Song was chosen several days ago, and we were looking forward to introducing you to a new act on the scene. Then we heard...
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ionacali
Sep 222 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 13
Well, this Week's Song was suggested to me earlier this week when I came across this singer/songwriter’s 21st album, which is a belter,...
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ionacali
Sep 162 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 12
This Week's song follows last week’s, which was delayed due to internet difficulties! As I write this, I have yet to choose a song, so...
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ionacali
Sep 164 min read
Iona heads west, into Wales….
Having had a lovely stay in Oxford and Bath, Iona headed further west over the Severn Bridge and navigated the ever-changing Welsh speed...
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ionacali
Sep 141 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 11
We have struggled to get any meaningful internet connection for the last week, so our Song of the Week has been delayed. However, without...
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ionacali
Sep 63 min read
Iona heads to Oxford, Bath and further west….
As indicated at the end of our last update, we were about to visit Oxford, which we did over a day and only scratched the surface! The...
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ionacali
Sep 21 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 10
This week’s Song of the Week was prompted by a Tweet I came across asking for a song with a great guitar solo. After some thought, I...
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ionacali
Sep 22 min read
Iona’s August/September ‘24 trip…
Having set off from Glasgow on Tuesday, 20th August, we have been to Moffat, Rugby, The Long Road Festival, Gloucester/Cheltenham, Purton...
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ionacali
Aug 261 min read
Iona’s Song of the Week - No 9
Over the bank holiday weekend, Iona attended the Long Road Festival. This annual music festival celebrates Country Music and Americana...
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