Join us for an early 5pm-8pm St. Pat’s day special session, no session on Monday 16th, led by Max Carmichael and Andrew Forbes. Slainte!
IONA SCOTTISH SESSION
playing the traditional music of Scotland, Cape Breton and Ireland in Brooklyn, NY
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Black 47’s Andrew Coileáin Sharp leads tonight at Iona – 180 Grand St, Brooklyn – from 9pm
Reasons to be cheerful today, Monday 23rd Feb – it’s not snowing, and fresh off the Black 47 tour, uilleann and Scots piper (and fiddler) Andrew Coileáin Sharp is leading tonight at Iona, tunes from 9pm – see you there
Cape Breton Scots Ben Miller and Anita MacDonald host the Iona Hogmanay Party Monday December 29th at 9pm
Get your New Year Celebrations started tonight Monday 29th at the pre-Hogmanay party at Iona, 180 Grand St, Brooklyn NY – with the sounds of top notch pipes and fiddle duo Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald. After attending the piping program at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire, Ben’s now finishing his PhD at the School of Scottish Studies in Edinburgh and Anita’s an amazing step dancer and fiddler from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia who’s performed all around the NE and at the Celtic Colours International Festival . It’s going to be great night with two amazing tradition bearers.
Session tonight – Monday 6th October – start of live recordings at Iona next Monday 13th
Tonight! Monday 6th October – Iona Scottish Session – we’re starting up the live recordings next week, so time to air that 19 strathspey, 700 reel set you’ve been polishing. 180 Grand Street Brooklyn from 9pm – L, G and M trains
Tonight Monday 29th September, Iona Session from 9pm
This Monday and all the Mondays join us for Scottish tunes at Iona, 180 Grand Street, Brooklyn from 9pm
New 2014-15 season kicks off – Iona session is back Monday September 8th
Summer travels are done….Come down and see us at Iona, we’ve been everywhere man! Tunes ahoy this coming Monday 8th September at Iona bar 180 Grand St Brooklyn with the whole crew.
Iona Pipes and Fiddle Concert at Jalopy – Thanks
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!
TARTAN WEEK NYC AT IONA April 7th to 12th 2014
MON 7th April 6-8pm Katie McNally Fiddle Workshop $35 at Iona
MON 7th April 9pm Katie McNally and Neil Pearlman host Iona
TUES 8th April 9pm Andrew Forbes/Scottish Octopus host Iona
WEDS 9th April 6-8pm Troy MacGillivray Fiddle Workshop at Iona
WEDS 9th April 9pm Troy and Scottish Octopus host Iona
THURS 10th April 8pm – PIPES AND FIDDLE CONCERT at Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, Brooklyn
THURS 10th April 8pm – Matt Diaz Photography Show at Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, Brooklyn (April 10th-April 24th)
FRI 11th April 10.30pm – LAU play Mercury Lounge, Houston St in Manhattan
SAT 12th April 1-4pm – Calum Pasqua Fiddle Workshop $35 in Forest Hills, Queens (Calum’s Workshop for the Cameron Ensemble contact : Isabelle Smith iasmith1@verizon.net)
MON 7th April 9pm Katie McNally and Neil Pearlman host Iona
TUES 8th April 9pm Andrew Forbes/Scottish Octopus host Iona
WEDS 9th April 6-8pm Troy MacGillivray Fiddle Workshop at Iona
WEDS 9th April 9pm Troy and Scottish Octopus host Iona
THURS 10th April 8pm – PIPES AND FIDDLE CONCERT at Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, Brooklyn
THURS 10th April 8pm – Matt Diaz Photography Show at Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, Brooklyn (April 10th-April 24th)
FRI 11th April 10.30pm – LAU play Mercury Lounge, Houston St in Manhattan
SAT 12th April 1-4pm – Calum Pasqua Fiddle Workshop $35 in Forest Hills, Queens (Calum’s Workshop for the Cameron Ensemble contact : Isabelle Smith iasmith1@verizon.net)
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Iona – 180 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY
EXTRA SESSIONS FOR TARTAN WEEK NYC at Iona – 7/8/9th April – Pipes and Fiddle Concert at Jalopy April 10th
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 Burns Night Celebration – Monday 27th from 8.30pm 180 Grand Street Brooklyn, M, L and G trains
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.
