The Gathering Light is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Karnataka, released by Voiceprint on 15 February 2010 to favourable reviews. It was the band's first studio album in seven years, and featured only bassist Ian Jones from the previous lineup.

Track listing

1. "The Calling" (Instrumental) (Jones)
2. "State of Grace" (Instrumental) (Carrera/Jones)
3. "Your World" (Carrera/Fury/Jones)
4. "Moment in Time" (Fury/Jones)
5. "Serpent and the Sea" (Fury/Jones)
6. "Forsaken"
   1. "Forsaken" (Fury/Jones)
   2. "Glowing Embers" (Instrumental) (Jones)
   3. "Distant Echoes" (Fury/Jones)
7. "Tide to Fall" (Fury/Jones)
8. "The Gathering Light" (Carrera/Fury/Jones)

Personnel

• Gonzalo Carrera - keyboards, piano
• Lisa Fury - vocals, percussion
• Ian Harris - drums
• Ian Jones - bass, keyboards, piano, bass pedals, percussion, bodhran, programming
• Enrico Pinna - lead, rhythm, and acoustic guitars

Additional personnel

• Troy Donockley - uillean pipes, whistles (4, 6, and 8)
• Hugh McDowell - cello (2, 6, 7, and 8)

String Quartet

• Bridget Davey - violin (4, 6, and 8)
• Jane Fenton - cello (4, 6, and 8)
• Philippe Honoré - violin (4, 6, and 8)
• Clive Howard - viola (4, 6, and 8)

References