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Dave Fitzgerald is a woodwind player

Woodwind instrument

A woodwind instrument is a musical instrument which produces sound when the player blows air against a sharp edge or through a reed, causing the air within its resonator to vibrate...

who plays saxophone

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

s (soprano, alto, tenor), flute

Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

s, whistles and clarinet

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

. With Dave Bainbridge

Dave Bainbridge

Dave Bainbridge is a keyboard player and guitarist who with Dave Fitzgerald co-founded the Christian progressive and Celtic folk themed band Iona.-Biography:...

he co-founded the influential Christian progressive

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

and Celtic folk themed band Iona

Iona (band)

Iona is the name of a progressive Celtic rock band from the United Kingdom, which was formed in the late 1980s by lead vocalist Joanne Hogg and multi-instrumentalists David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge....

. He now concentrates on Christian liturgical music, teaching his subject at Norwich Cathedral School and elsewhere.

Discography

Solo

Columcille
Columcille (album)
Columcille is an album by Dave Fitzgerald. Released in 1995.This is the debut solo album from flute and saxophone player Dave Fitzgerald who was a founding member of Iona.-Track listing:# "Veni Creator" – 3:24# "Veni Veni Emmanuel" – 6:54...

(1995)
Lux Aeterna (1997)
Light Eternal
Light Eternal
Light Eternal is an album by Dave Fitzgerald. Released in 1999.This is the third solo album from flute and saxophone player Dave Fitzgerald who was a founding member of Iona.-Track listing:# "Veni Veni - O Come, O Come Emmanuel"# "Light"...

(1999)
Breath of Heaven
Breath of Heaven
Breath of Heaven is a Christian worship album with a Celtic flavour, released by Dave Fitzgerald in 2001. It includes instrumental versions of new and traditional tunes, with contributions by Graham Kendrick and Adrian Snell.-Track listing:...

(2001)
God Is Love (2004)
In Paradisum (2006)

with Iona

see Iona
Iona (band)
Iona is the name of a progressive Celtic rock band from the United Kingdom, which was formed in the late 1980s by lead vocalist Joanne Hogg and multi-instrumentalists David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge....

for a list of their recordings

with Dave Bainbridge

Eye Of The Eagle
Eye of the Eagle
The Eye Of The Eagle is an album by Dave Bainbridge and Dave Fitzgerald. Released in 1998.Renowned flute and saxophone player Dave Fitzgerald was a founding member of Iona, but left to pursue classical music studies. After completing his master's degree in music he began recording collaborative...

(1998)
Eye Of The Eagle (DVD) (2005)
Life Journey (2009)

External links

Dave's Official website aphy]
Iona Band biography
[ His page] at Allmusic

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