Tonight Monday May 12! Sweet spring blossoms fill the air in the Iona garden-and inside there’s thai curry pies, bagpipes, beer and tunes! What could be better than a co-hosting conflagration of red hot Scottish/Cape Breton goodness with Amy Beshara fiddle, Max Carmichael guitar and Andrew Forbes pipes. Smokin’!
Iona
180 Grand Street
Brooklyn NY
L, M and G trains
corner of Bedford Ave
Join us for a great blast of pipe tunes from the fine piper, Andrew Forbes of Halifax Nova Scotia at the Iona Session this Monday 28th from 8.30pm. Usually we get started around 9. Musicians welcome
Iona
180 Grand Street
Brooklyn NY
L, M and G trains
Lots of people to thank for the great sold out crowd we had for the Iona Scottish Session Pipes and Fiddles show at Jalopy last night – what a blast. Thanks to everyone who came down. Thanks to the musicians who travelled from Scotland, Cape Breton, Seattle and points closer to home – you all rocked and there were so many highlights. Andrew Forbes playing Tombs,Ben Miller and Anita MacDonald with Troy Macg on piano locking in – just wow – that alone was worth putting on the show for, Katie and Neil kicking it up to a new level of fiddle and piano awesomeness, Troy just being the monster all round player he is and the Iona session sets by Amy Beshara, Calum Michael.John Nevin – thanks for spreading the word and for all you do for trad music in NYC. Simon Brooking and the fine single malts of Laphroaig – so many appreciative comments from the crowd – and what a treat – Thanks.Matt Diaz – the photo show was AMAZING. Looked fantastic. Douglas Safranek – thank you for hanging the show and putting up the musicians. Sharon Katzmann lifesaver, super generous of you to step in when we needed an emergency hostess , the magical generous musical people of Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, Feral , Lynette Wiley, Karen, Geoff and sound man Eric and our stalwart supporters from Iona Bar, Robbie, Victor, Miguel and J. Thanks!
Jalopy – 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY
Iona – 180 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY
TARTAN WEEK NYC at IONA, 180 Grand Street, Brooklyn presented FIDDLE WORKSHOPS (Mon 7th-KATIE McNALLY) and (Weds 9th-TROY MACGILLIVRAY) and extra sessions in the bar on Monday 7th (Katie McNally and Neil Pearlman), Tuesday 8th (Scottish Octopus with Andrew Forbes) and Weds 9th (Troy MacGillivray and Scottish Octopus) with Laphroaig whisky specials (Mon). The sold out pipes, fiddles and photography show at Jalopy Theater, again with lovely whisky support by Laphroaig – was a roaring success on April 10th . Matt Diaz’s photography show of traditional musicians opened at Jalopy the same night and runs til April 24th.
Iona
180 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
L, M and G trains
Iona St Paddy’s coming up this Monday 17th, a nice mellow 5-9pm trad music time with lovely people at the best bar in Billyburg. The wicked good fiddler Amy Beshara is leading, ably supported by Andrew Forbes on pipes and Max Carmichael on all the instruments, 180 Grand Street at Bedford Ave, L, M and G trains. May your dreams be green. Éirinn go Brách! Alba gu bràth!
Come celebrate the work of Robert Burns tonight at the IONA BURNS NIGHT, 180 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY…Music from 8.30pm, sonsie haggis piped in at 9.30. Readings, songs, toasts… with fine live music led by fiddler Calum Pasqua and piper, Andrew Forbes, plus Laphroaig and Belhaven specials just for you! — IONA BAR.
Join us for the Big Iona Burns Night next Monday 27th 8.30-11pm. Led by handsome kiltie men, piper Andrew Forbes and fiddler Calum Pasqua, whisky and song graciously supplied by Simon Brooking from Laphroaig, readings and toasts from Lia Barcellona Tamborra, Miguel Coias …special guests t.b.a. and live Iona All Stars trad ensemble. Burns’ songs and poetry… bagpipes and haggis, dressing up and $4 Belhaven. What could be better… — with Douglas Safranek,Miguel Coias, Hannah Marie Marcus, Max Carmichael, Lia Barcellona Tamborra, Matthew Chachere, Andrew Forbes, Amy Beshara, Stuart Leigh, Matt Diaz, Calum Michael, Jenny Evans andKaren Brown at IONA BAR.
Tunes tonight at Iona from 8.30pm, people – and may we offer these comforting words to any of you who may have overindulged over the last fortnight – an hour of fiddling burns 305 calories …. an hour of piping (with some marching to the bar) expends an impressive 320. (courtesy of some daft website I just looked up). That means if you play for 4 hours you can continue to have a festive time AND have plenty left to spend on drams and crisps.
IONA
180 Grand Street at Bedford Ave
Brooklyn 11211
L, M and G trains
IONA SCOTTISH SESSION 