The album is intrinsically linked with Findhorn, because after Iona left her Sydney birthplace when she was 8 and moved to Findhorn, she quickly came to see the village as home.

Iona's unique sound has been described as gorgeous vocals floating over a folk-tinged musical backdrop, with an intermingled sense of both tradition and the contemporary. While her music is cleverly catchy, it washes over the listener with a serenity that is rare in the modern pop world, and the stories contained within her songs come to life with foot stomping rhythms, melodic arrangements and vivid lyrical imagery.

Iona's talent for song-writing is clear from her poignant lyrics, which make reference to nature, ancient legends and myths. But it is her striking voice, inviting comparisons to the likes of Sheila Chandra and Tori Amos, that heralds her arrival as an incredibly significant new artist.

Iona spent most of her teenage years playing her harp, writing songs and singing along to her mother's alternative music collections. Music was woven into the fabric of Iona's life in Findhorn, as traveling musicians came from far and wide to perform in the community's Universal Hall. These alternative and traditional musical influences, combined with her deep love for the wild tumbling waves of the Moray Firth have all been uniquely captured in her new album.

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