Brooklyn, 2012, a city of blended traditions and fresh faces, and no better place for such intermingled personalities as the world renowned Iona bar in Williamsburg. At this Scottish pub for all fancies, a traditional Scottish session was started, and it wasn’t long until Andrew Forbes, psychedelic piper from Nova Scotia, and Max Carmichael, multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey, met at the session for the weekly Monday night jam. Nearly every week, like going to church, they blended their virtuosic talents, exploring the frontiers of trad music in exciting and innovative ways. Ten years later, with several recordings and thousands of hours playing time in the balance, the two have rejoined to bring their intoxicating sound to the communities of the Hudson River Valley.

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www.ionasession.bandcamp.com