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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Monday 17th March – Iona St. Patrick’s Night special session 5-10pm – 180 Grand Street, Brooklyn, L,M and G trains

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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!

Above freezing at last – session Monday 10th March – from 8.30pm

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Regular Monday night session tonight Monday 10th March, from 8.30pm .. first week for ages that it’s not Polar Vortex freezetastic- choice! Next week, Monday 17th, the Iona St Pat’s with Amy Beshara, Max Carmichael and Andrew Forbes hosting is 5-10pm to avoid the madness, one for the early birds and mellow fellows. Éirinn go Brách! Alba gu bràth!

Iona, 180 Grand Street, Brooklyn NY at Bedford – L, M and G trains

Cape Breton Master Fiddler Troy McGillivray hosts Monday March 3

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The brilliant Cape Breton fiddler (and pianist) Troy MacGillivray will be the super special guest at the Iona session tonight,  Monday March 3rd, and since we’ve dodged the snow bullet with just a powdering in NYC , all systems are go for a full on Cape Breton session night!

Iona

180 Grand Street

Brooklyn NY 11211

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Tonight Monday 24th February – Iona session

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Hey people – Monday night is  Iona session night.  Come down  from 8.30pm to play with some of the best Scottish musicians in NYC – pipes, fiddles and full on mayhem.

Iona

180 Grand Street

Brooklyn, NY 11211

L, M and G trains

Tonight – Monday 10th Feb – Iona session led by fiddler Calum Pasqua – from 8.30pm

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Time to put down the damnable ice pick/crow bar/snowshovel, pick up your beautiful axe and get down to the Iona session, tonight hosted by the great Scottish fiddler, Calum Pasqua.
Next week, Andrew Forbes, piper man and singer (of at least one song) leads.
Onwards!

Iona

180 Grand Street

Brooklyn NY

L, M and G trains

Snow stops play —Session cancelled tonight Monday 3rd February

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Lots of our number are snowed in, so we’re calling the session for tonight and will be back next week with fiddler, Calum Pasqua on Monday February 10th

Iona

180 Grand Street

Brooklyn

Iona Burns Night – Tonight – Monday 27th January from 8.30pm

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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.

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 CoiasHannah Marie MarcusMax CarmichaelLia Barcellona TamborraMatthew ChachereAndrew ForbesAmy BesharaStuart LeighMatt DiazCalum MichaelJenny Evans andKaren Brown at IONA BAR.

Tonight Piper Will Woodson leads Iona Scottish Session, Monday 20th January from 8.30pm

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T.G.I. MONDAY! Join us tonight for the Iona session with master border piper Will Woodson leading. His fancy new chanter has all the notes! He’s got more drones than Amazon.com. Come down to find out if the pipe/fiddle tune schism is truly over. Enjoy some lovely sets before he leaves us for the wilds of Portland, Maine to continue his work with oor pal and pipe maker, Nate Banton. — IONA BAR.