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2 days ago1 min read

Iona’s Song of the Week - No 23

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And so, as the clock ticks down on Iona’s Song of the Week 2024, we come to week number 23 of Part Two (or 49 in total)! Our choice this...

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ionacali

Dec 41 min read

Iona’s Song of the Week - No 22

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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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ionacali

Nov 291 min read

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

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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

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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

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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 141 min read

Iona’s Song of the Week - No 11

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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 21 min read

Iona’s Song of the Week - No 10

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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

Aug 261 min read

Iona’s Song of the Week - No 9

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Over the bank holiday weekend, Iona attended the Long Road Festival. This annual music festival celebrates Country Music and Americana...

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ionacali

Aug 181 min read

Iona’s Song of the Week - No 8

A new band provides Iona’s next Song of the Week. They hail from Petoskey, Michigan, and the band comprises four childhood friends....

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ionacali

Aug 112 min read

Iona’s Song of the Week - No 7

Iona’s seventh Song of the Week (Part two) comes from a band that formed from the ashes of a great local Glasgow band that we used to go...

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ionacali

Aug 41 min read

Iona’s Song of the Week - No 6

Iona’s Song of the Week this week comes from a guy we have been listening to since 2002 when we came across his debut platter, The Fine...

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ionacali

Jul 301 min read

Iona’s song of the Week - No 5

The Song of the Week comes from a band that I first encountered as a twelve year old, way back in 1970. In fact, their album of that...

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ionacali

Jul 222 min read

Iona’s song of the Week - No 4

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Iona’s song this week is not a ‘song’ but a ‘tune’ from a band we encountered earlier this year. The tune is also in the mantra-esque...

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