Dave Bainbridge
Dave Bainbridge
Genres: Progressive rock, ambient, Progressive metal, christian, celtic
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About Dave Bainbridge
Dave Bainbridge (born in Darlington) is an English guitarist and keyboard player who has played with Strawbs since 2015. With Dave Fitzgerald, Bainbridge co-founded the Christian progressive and Celtic folk-themed band Iona. From a musical family, Bainbridge began piano lessons at the age of 8 and guitar lessons from his father at 13. He went to Leeds College of Music, into one of the only courses at the time to offer studies in jazz, and popular music. During his time at Leeds Music College, he gained two performance awards - The Sam Hood Rosebowl for Outstanding Performance and The BBC Radio 2 Best Jazz Soloist Award (for piano). At college he also developed a deep interest in recording and synthesisers, particularly through work with college bands 'The Leeds Synthonia' and the 'Hyperspace Rock Orchestra'. After college, Bainbridge played in various jazz-rock, classical-rock, soul & blues bands throughout the '80s (including extensive work with singer-songwriter Adrian Snell, and also work with Snake Davis, Gary Boyle, Jack Bruce and even Gloria Gaynor (of 'I will Survive' fame) and did a lot of session work, producing and writing music for advertising companies etc. Then in 1989 David Fitzgerald and he formed Iona. Bainbridge's first solo album ‘Veil of Gossamer‘, released on the ‘Open Sky’ label in June 2004 was followed by two duo albums with Troy Donockley ‘From Silence’ (December 2004) and ‘When Worlds Collide’ (November 2005). His solo piano album include ‘The Remembering’ (2016), and ‘To the Far Away’ (2021). As well as producing numerous albums (including all nine Iona albums), Bainbridge and his wife run the 'Open Sky' record label and 'Open Sky Studios'.
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Dave Bainbridge — Top 16 songs
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Bainbridge | Speed Your Journey | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | Celestial Fire | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | Ghost Light | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | Star-Filled Skies (Part 2) | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | Colour Of Time (New) | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | Girl And The Magical Sky | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | To Gain The Ocean | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | To The Far Away | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | On the Edge (of what could be) (New) | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | Star-Filled Skies (Part 4) | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | As Night Falls | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | Fells Point [D6U] | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | Girl In The Magical Sky [D6K] | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | Rain And Sun [D6L] | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | To Gain The Ocean [D6P] | ||
| Dave Bainbridge | The Everlasting Hills, Part 5 |