Open Sky is a progressive rock album by Iona, released in 2000. Recording Recordings were made at various locations during 1999 and 2000, all engineered by Nigel Palmer: Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire Visions on Albion, Yorkshire The Snooker Roon, Northern Ireland Track listing Disc 1 – total time 73:30 "Woven Cord" – 9:28 "Wave After Wave" – 6:15 "Open Sky" – 5:40 "Castlerigg" – 9:27 "A Million Stars" – 3:20 "Light Reflected" – 5:11 "Hinba" – 4:58 "Songs of Ascent" (part 1) – 7:58 "Songs of Ascent" (part 2) – 9:06 "Songs of Ascent" (part 3) – 4:53 "Friendship's Door" – 7:14 Personnel Band Joanne Hogg – vocals, piano, keyboards Dave Bainbridge – guitars, keyboards, e-bow and Indian guitars, piano, bouzouki, autoharp, vocals Phil Barker – bass guitar Frank Van Essen – drums, percussion, violins, vocals Troy Donockley – Uilleann pipes, low whistles, tin whistle, vocals, acoustic guitar, e-bow guitar, Portuguese mandola, harmonium Additional musician and special guest Billy Jackson – Celtic harp, clarsach Release details 2000, UK, Alliance Records ALD 1901772, release date 8 May 2000, CD 2000, US, Forefront Records FFD-5285, release date 8 May 2000, CD 2005, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP8CD, release date 27 June 2005, CD Iona (band) albums 2000 albums