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Dave Bainbridge and Sally Kinnear
(with David Fitzgerald and Terl Bryant)

A Day of Music and more...

26th July 2025 in St Mary's Church,
Holy Island

St Mary’s Parish Church is delighted to present “A Day of Iona Music and More…” on Saturday, July 26, 2025 –
a unique celebration of the music and legacy of the pioneering Celtic progressive band Iona.
This special event features performances and personal insights from key Iona members past and present, in a setting of exceptional spiritual and historical significance.

Events

Afternoon Event 12:30-2pm

An Audience with Iona co-founders David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge with special guests Sally Minnear and Terl Bryant

Come and find out about the origins of Dave Bainbridge and David Fitzgerald's music together. How they met, how the Iona project was conceived, early music and how Dave met Sally Minnear and are continuing the legacy of the Iona music today.

This event will include rare performances of tracks from Eye of the Eagle and Life Journey.

Evening Event 7:30-10:30pm

An Evening Concert of Iona Music and More...

Dave Bainbridge and Sally Minnear with very special guest Iona co-founder David Fitzgerald.

The evening begins with an opening solo set from world-class drummer and percussionist Terl Bryant, a long-time Iona contributor known for his dynamic, expressive performances that unite technical brilliance with spiritual depth.

Tickets

All events will take place in St Mary's Parish Church, Holy Island. All seating is unreserved. There are approximately 150 seated pews within St Mary's and if necessary extra chairs can be added to the Organ aisle.

Tickets will be emailed to you four weeks before the event date.

Tickets can be refunded less 10% administration fees.

There are three types of tickets:

  • for the Afternoon £15.00 This ticket allows entry to only the afternoon event. It is finishing at 2pm to allow people to leave the Island before the tide closes at 2:30pm.
  • for the Evening £15.00 This ticket allows entry to only the Evening event. There will be an initial performance/presentation from 7:30 prior to Dave and Sally's performance at 8:30 to allow anyone to arrive after the tide opens at 8pm.
  • Combined Ticket £25.00 This ticket allows entry to both Afternoon and Evening events.

Please click below to select and purchase your tickets.

Please note: you do not need to have a PayPal account to purchase tickets, you can select to enter your card details or use Apple Pay when on iPhone. Click on Check Out to pay by card.
Tide Times are taken from the Islanders Tidebook (https://www.lindisfarne-scriptorium.co.uk/tidebook2025) which is based on the National Oceanographic calculations (tide open from 19:59), not the County Council Tide times which are (20:30). If you want to just come to the Evening concert and don't want to miss Terl's performance you will need to be on the Island by the tide closing at 14:35

These concerts are being arranged by Hand in Hand Solutions, based on Lindisfarne in conjunction with St Mary's Parish Church. Payments made are processed via Paypal to Hand in Hand Solutions. Any queries please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.