IONA SCOTTISH SESSION

Join us for an open session of tunes and songs with fabulous special guests every Monday night at Iona in Brooklyn, 180 Grand Street, 11211. All welcome to play, sing and listen. 9-12

Isabelle Smith, our friend in life and session passed away last week. This Labor Day, September 2nd we will play tunes and raise a glass in her memory. Isabelle was an active force in Scottish music and dance in NYC, running the Cameron Ensemble, fiddle workshops and country dance groups. She was a dancer, choreographer, fiddler and bon vivant, who lit up many rooms with her quick wit. She was intrepid even in her later years, traveling across NYC to participate in the session. We send up a tune and a prayer for you dear Isabelle, thanks for all your cultural work and your funny dear self.  Her funeral will be this coming Friday 6th September at 10:00 am at St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills, NY 11375 and at night time her close pal Rev. William Ogden of St. Paul’s 199 Carroll Street, Brooklyn 11231 is hosting a musical and dancing celebration of her life at his church 6.30-9.30pm. He invites all her musician, dancing and Scottish diaspora pals to participate. Iona is at 180 Grand Street in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Our winter season of session special guests starts Sept 9.

It’s piping time, with a chaser of fiddles. Come join us tonight, Monday June 24th for tunes with Andrew Forbes. 2nd to last Iona Scottish Session guest night (next week July 1st, fiddler Caitlin Warbelow) before we change to a regular host format over the summer. Summer Mondays will be hosted by singers, Pamela Jean Agaloos and Steven Czajkowski and fiddler Amy Beshara. Each week will have a different musical focus for August and September then back to the regular special guest format in September. 9-12 every Monday night, all welcome to play, sing and listen.

Join us for the Monday session with weekly special guests until July 1, then for July and August the session will be anchored by fiddler and multi instrumentalist Matthew Christian returning to special guest format after Labor Day

Excited to welcome top fiddler Alasdair White on Monday 15th April 2024 at Iona kicking off the spring season of Monday night special guests at 180 Grand Street Brooklyn. Tunes 9-12 all welcome to play, sing and listen. Check out our tune lists and come join.

Looking forward to fabulous guests and fine libations to keep our tune count high. If you would like to look at the kind of tunes we play there are TUNE LISTS in the menu above. Spring season will be posted soon with New York Mod singer of the year Seán Heely guesting on June 3rd.

Fiddle guru Alasdair White in the special guest seat tonight at Iona, Monday June 5th, fresh from touring with Dàimh, can’t wait! Tunes from 9, all welcome. Get it while it’s HOT!