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Apr 07 2014
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Amy Beshara, Andrew Forbes, Anita MacDonald, Ben Miller, Calum Pasqua, Hannah Marcus, Karen Brown, Katie McNally, Matt Diaz, Max Carmichael, Neil Pearlman, Troy MacGillivray

TARTAN WEEK NYC AT IONA April 7th to 12th 2014

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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)
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Iona – 180 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY

Mar 31 2014
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Amy Beshara, Andrew Forbes, Anita MacDonald, Ben Miller, Calum Pasqua, Hannah Marcus, Karen Brown, Katie McNally, Matt Diaz, Max Carmichael, Neil Pearlman, Troy MacGillivray

EXTRA SESSIONS FOR TARTAN WEEK NYC at Iona – 7/8/9th April – Pipes and Fiddle Concert at Jalopy April 10th

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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.

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180 Grand Street

Brooklyn, NY

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Mar 21 2014
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Katie McNally, Matt Diaz, Neil Pearlman

Monday March 24th regular session night – plus announcement of concert and photography show at Jalopy Theater Brooklyn, April 10th 8pm $15

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Well St Pat’s was a great old time at Iona.  This coming Monday we’ll be having some  post Pat’s fun with the regular session from 8.30pm.  Since we’ve been going a good three years now, thanks to the great support of the bar and musician community, we thought we’d try our hands at putting on a concert – so we’re pleased to announce on Thursday April 10th at the fabulous Jalopy Theater in Brooklyn, 315 Columbia Street at 8pm we’ll be hosting a concert with top visiting trad music artists.  Fiddlers Katie McNally and Troy MacGillivray top the bill with the Iona regulars Amy Beshara, Max Carmichael, Calum Pasqua and Andrew Forbes, and pipe and fiddle duo Ben Miller and Anita MacDonald supporting. $15  Tickets here

Our own Matt Diaz, photographer and musician, will be opening a photography show  called ‘The Open Session’ the same night at the Jalopy Theater (April 10) of portraits and session family groups taken at the traditional music nights all around NYC.

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Jan 23 2014
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Amy Beshara, Andrew Forbes, Calum Pasqua, Karen Brown, Matt Diaz, Max Carmichael, Robert Burns

Iona Burns Night Celebration – Monday 27th from 8.30pm 180 Grand Street Brooklyn, M, L and G trains

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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.

Jan 13 2014
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Amy Beshara, Andrew Forbes, Doug Safranek, Karen Brown, Matt Diaz, Max Carmichael

Session tonight Monday 13th January at Iona from 8.30pm

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Well lots of news this week.  First, please join  Matt Diaz, Andrew Forbes, Amy Beshara and Max Carmichael for tunes tonight.  It’s strangely pleasant outside.
Next week, the 20th, we’ll be led by recent  graduate of the Piping Masters program at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire,  border piper Will Woodson, before he sets off for the frozen north to resettle in Portland with pipe maker and oor pal, Nate Banton.  We’ll miss them but we’ll see them.
Our Burns Spectacular  this year will be on the regular Monday 27th.  Haggis, poetry of the Bard of Ayrshire, drink promotions with Bellhaven and Laphroaig, featuring the Iona All Stars led by fine kiltie men, piper Andrew Forbes (GHB’s included) and champion fiddler, Calum Pasqua.
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180 Grand Street
Brooklyn NY 11211
Jan 06 2014
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Amy Beshara, Andrew Forbes, Karen Brown, Matt Diaz, Max Carmichael

Happy New Year – session tonight Monday January 6th from 8.30pm

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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.

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180 Grand Street at Bedford Ave

Brooklyn 11211

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Dec 30 2013
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Alasdair White, Amy Beshara, Andrew Forbes, Calum Pasqua, Matt Diaz, Max Carmichael, Will Woodson

Pre-Hogmanay Pants Off Dance Off -a.k.a. Iona Scottish Session tonight December 30th at 8.30pm

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Tonight!  Not only do we have the brilliant Battlefield Band fiddler Ali White, but also Amy Beshara, Andrew Forbes and Max Carmichael, Matt Diaz and a host of Iona All Stars to give the end of the year a big kick up the bum.  Hope to see you down there…

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180 Grand Street at Bedford Ave

Brooklyn

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Dec 23 2013
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Andrew Forbes, Matt Diaz

Session tonight Monday December 23rd from 8.30pm led by Cape Breton piper Andrew Forbes

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Tonight, our own Andrew Forbes, Cape Breton border piper extraordinaire leads Iona from 8.30pm

Come on down for some festive bagpiping fun

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180 Grand Street

Brooklyn

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