Joanne Hogg
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Joanne Hogg is a Northern Irish musician, best known for her work as the lead singer and songwriter with the Celtic Christian progressive rock and pop band Iona (named after the island Iona).[1]
Early life and education
Hogg was born in
After graduating, Hogg interned as a junior doctor at Belfast City Hospital to complete her registration. Six months into working at the hospital, she was taken ill and stopped working for seven months to recover;[2] after recovering, she completed her registration as a doctor, but was advised on medical grounds not to continue in full-time medical work for a year.
During her convalescence, she had been contacted by Dave Bainbridge and Dave Fitzgerald, who had considered forming a band. In 1989, Hogg ceased practising medicine, and Iona was born.[3] Since then, Hogg has sung all over Europe and America. Iona's recordings have become successful worldwide, making them Europe's best-selling contemporary Christian band.[4]
Musical career
Hogg recorded her first solo album in 1999, entitled There have been a further three volumes of the New Irish Hymns series of albums involving other vocals. Iona also provided the instrumentals.
In 2008, Hogg released two solo albums, Raphael's Journey and Personal.
Musically, this album is a collection of songs with a few instrumentals. Frank Van Essen has been working with me on this for several years not only as producer, but also co-writing and playing. There are beautiful performances from all my mates in Iona, gorgeous string arrangements from Frank, beautiful guest vocals from the amazing Moya Brennan and piano and vocals from myself......so, please download it and tell others about it."
Her Personal album was also released with a press release by Hogg, "to give fans the true story of the album".
Her vocals were further featured in the 1998
Awards
Hogg has won the Classic Rock Society award for Best Female Vocalist on two occasions.[6]
Discography
- Looking into Light (1999)
- Celtic Hymns (2006; reissue of Looking into Light)
- Raphael's Journey (2008 download only, 2010 CD)
- Personal (2008)
- Uncountable Stars (2014)
- MAP Project (2018)
- Road from Ruin (2018)
Collaborations
- New Irish Hymns (2002) (with Moya Brennan and Margaret Becker)
- New Irish Hymns 2 (2003) (with Margaret Becker and Kristyn Getty)
- New Irish Hymns 3: Incarnation (2004) (with Margaret Becker and Kristyn Getty)
- New Irish Hymns 4 (2005) (with Margaret Becker and Kristyn Getty)
- Songs for Luca (with other Iona members and various other artists)
- Veil of Gossamer (with Dave Bainbridge)
- Xenogears Original Soundtrack (with Yasunori Mitsuda)
- Xenosaga Original Soundtrack (with Yasunori Mitsuda)
- Xenosaga: Episode One "Kokoro" Single (with Yasunori Mitsuda)
- The Unseen Stream (solo release by Troy Donockley)
- The Pursuit of Illusion(solo release by Troy Donockley)
- The Cave Sessions Vol.1 (with Andy Rogers)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Original Soundtrack (with Yasunori Mitsuda)
References
- ^ a b IMDB website, Joanne Hogg
- ^ a b c Iona website, Joanne Hogg
- ^ Music Glue website, Iona
- ^ "Joanne Hogg". Celticatlanta.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b Cross Rhythms website, Joanne Hogg: The Iona singer talks about prophetic worship, article by Tony Cummings and Martin Purnell dated 31st May 2009
- ^ Musical Discoveries website, Iona