IONA SCOTTISH SESSION

We’re playing on Mondays 9-12 throughout the summer with special guests. Join us in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 180 Grand Street, all welcome to play, sing and listen.

Join us for tunes throughout the summer at Iona. 9-12 every Monday night. All welcome to play, sing and listen. 180 Grand Street, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at the corner of Bedford.

Join us on Monday nights 9-12 for top notch traditional music in an open session led by special guests. All welcome to play, sing and listen.

Kevin Henderson and Neil Pearlman are hitting NYC this weekend, playing a show at Frances Kite in Manhattan on SUNDAY NIGHT MARCH 1ST onstage at 7.30 and then joining us for the Iona Session in Brooklyn on Monday 3rd at 9pm. They are a superb duo in concert, energy jumping off from one to the other. Spread the word, hope to see fans of consummate trad at the shows…all the details at the link below and what a treat to have them at the session.

Kevin and Neil in NYC

Delighted to welcome a great roster of special guests at our Monday night session. All welcome to play sing and listen. Tunes 9-12 at 180 Grand Street, in Williamsburg Brooklyn 11211. We’re working on something special for March 24th tbc.

In a change to our published schedule our special Guests on Monday nights in December will be

Dec 2nd Piper Andrew Forbes

Dec 9th Gaelic Singer Griogair Labhruidh

Dec 16th Fiddler Nathan Bishop

Dec 23rd Christmas Tunes and Sing with fiddler Amy Beshara

All welcome to play, sing and listen 9-midnight.

Join us for an open session of tunes and songs with fabulous special guests every Monday night at Iona in Brooklyn, 180 Grand Street, 11211. All welcome to play, sing and listen. 9-12

Isabelle Smith, our friend in life and session passed away last week. This Labor Day, September 2nd we will play tunes and raise a glass in her memory. Isabelle was an active force in Scottish music and dance in NYC, running the Cameron Ensemble, fiddle workshops and country dance groups. She was a dancer, choreographer, fiddler and bon vivant, who lit up many rooms with her quick wit. She was intrepid even in her later years, traveling across NYC to participate in the session. We send up a tune and a prayer for you dear Isabelle, thanks for all your cultural work and your funny dear self.  Her funeral will be this coming Friday 6th September at 10:00 am at St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills, NY 11375 and at night time her close pal Rev. William Ogden of St. Paul’s 199 Carroll Street, Brooklyn 11231 is hosting a musical and dancing celebration of her life at his church 6.30-9.30pm. He invites all her musician, dancing and Scottish diaspora pals to participate. Iona is at 180 Grand Street in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Our winter season of session special guests starts Sept 9.

It’s piping time, with a chaser of fiddles. Come join us tonight, Monday June 24th for tunes with Andrew Forbes. 2nd to last Iona Scottish Session guest night (next week July 1st, fiddler Caitlin Warbelow) before we change to a regular host format over the summer. Summer Mondays will be hosted by singers, Pamela Jean Agaloos and Steven Czajkowski and fiddler Amy Beshara. Each week will have a different musical focus for August and September then back to the regular special guest format in September. 9-12 every Monday night, all welcome to play, sing and listen.