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Spring session guests at Iona Scottish Session
IONA SCOTTISH SESSION
playing the traditional music of Scotland, Cape Breton and Ireland in Brooklyn, NY
Category Archives: Alasdair White
St. Pat’s 2018 at Iona
Join us for a great live music craic at Iona, 180 Grand Street Brooklyn, 3.30 -6pm on St. Patty’s followed by a lovely night of Celtic song on Monday 19th 9-12.
Iona Burns Night -Thursday Jan 25th 2018
A fabulous Brooklyn Burns Night celebrating the life and work of Scotland’s bard, Robert Burns. Drams, songs, live Scottish traditional music, toasts and delicious haggis with Battlefield Band and Daimh fiddler, Alasdair White, piper Andrew Forbes, Matthew Christian, Karen Brown, Pamela Agaloos, Tiffany Knight, Max Carmichael, Calum Pasqua, Matt Diaz. Master of Ceremonies Robert Buchan. Drink Specials and no cover! Iona is at 180 Grand Street, Brooklyn. Festivities 8-11pm.
Alasdair White leads Monday 24th November
Here he comes! Back from yet another leg of the Batties Outer Planets tour, Alasdair White will land the Iona probe TONIGHT! Monday Nov 24th. Strap on your space boots!
Iona is at 180 Grand Street in Brooklyn cross is Bedford Ave . From 9pm…
New York Trad Fest October 13th – 19th 2014 Alasdair White leads Iona and performs at Connolly’s Klub 45
We had a great night last night at Iona as part of NY Trad Week with our special guest Alasdair White welcoming a stellar crop of fiddlers. Alasdair will represent Scottish music on Saturday October 18th at the Connolly’s NY trad fest gig.There’s more action all week long around the city for the fest. Tonight Tuesday 14th October – Liz Hanley leads the Dempsey’s Session. Wednesday 15th, Joanie Madden is at Swift’s with Tony DeMarco, then Saturday night October 18th the big gala gig is at Connolly’s Klub 45 in Manhattan with a great roster of amazing Irish, Old Time, Scottish and Klezmer talent plus dancing, yodeling and singing! Tickets for Connolly’s Klub . Followed on the Sunday 19th by the finale of New York Trad Fest at the Irish Arts Center. Featuring Brooklyn-born fiddler Tony Demarco, traditional and original folk duet Murphy Beds, American fiddler Kenny Kosek, Irish-American flute and whistle player Joanie Madden, American fiddler Eileen Ivers, American five-string banjo player Tony Trischka, and more, the evening is sure to live long in the memory. Tickets for Irish Arts.
Battlefield Band fiddler, Alasdair White hosts Iona on Memorial Day , Monday 26th May from 8.30pm
Join us on Memorial Day, Monday 26th May, for a start of summer music celebration hosted by fiddler Ali White, with special guest pipers playing uilleann, borders and Scottish small pipes. Tunes start around 9pm.
Iona
180 Grand Street at Bedford Ave
Brooklyn
L, M and G trains
Battlefield Band fiddler Alasdair White leads Monday 19th May from 8.30pm
Fresh off the plane, Mr Alasdair White will lead on Monday 16th, from 8.30pm – come on down for a night a rockin’ West Highland fiddle fantastic-ness.
Iona
180 Grand Street at Bedford
Brooklyn
L,M and G trains
Battlefield Band fiddler, Alasdair White hosts Iona Monday May 5th
We’re pleased to welcome back our Hebridean fiddle guru, Alasdair White, to lead the session on Monday night, May 5th. A week of excitement with all the Alasdairs ! Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas , followed by regular tunes with Alasdair White at the session – doesn’t get much better than that!
Iona
180 Grand Street
Brooklyn NY
L. M and G trains
Regular Session – Monday April 14th – Led by fiddler, Alasdair White of the Battlefield Band
He’s back, just in time – lovely. Freshly misted from the Battlefield Band’s West Coast tour of rainy places, Iona Scottish Session is pleased to welcome back fiddle maestro Mr Alasdair White to lead at the regular session this coming Monday 14th April 8.30pm.
Iona
180 Grand Street
Brooklyn NY
L,M and G trains
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