IONA

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CONTACT

Barbara Tresidder Ryan, Manager
P.O. Box 11160
Burke, VA 22009-1160
703-426-1450
Email: ionavoice@pobox.com
Web: www.ionamusic.com

FEES

Concert with musicians only $1,900
Concert with musicians and dancer $2,150
School program (3-4 musicians) $1,200
School program with dancers $1,400
Workshop $1,000
Workshop with dancer $1,200
Fees do not include accommodations.

AVAILABILITY

Throughout the year

TECHNICAL

Professional sound system and sound engineer; minimum 12'x16' elevated wood stage. Workshops and intimate venues can be acoustic, and need only space and seating.

AUDIENCE

Primary audience (concert & workshops); All ages, 12 and older recommended. School program: Grades 1-12, also appropriate for college level.

ABOUT

IONA, an award winning, traditional pan Celtic band founded in 1986, represents the music of parent cultures (Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Cornish, Manx, Brenton, Galician, Asturian) and their evolution in America (Appalachian, Cajun, Cape Brenton, Quebecois). The band weaves Celtic knots with songs in their original languages, traditional instrumentation, percussion, including footwork, and anecdotes.

CONCERTS

IONA conducts a knowledgeable tour of the Celtic lands. Exponents of fiddle, Irish flute, whistles, guitar, bouzouki, bodhran, doumbek, bass guitar, and foot work, as well as song and language, IONA entertains with instructive humor.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

IONA explains the culture, music, and dance of Celts worldwide; paths of immigration, linguistic relationships, design and musical traditions. Band members demonstrate their instruments, types of music, and dance. Students join dances, choruses, rhythms.

WORKSHOPS

Band members lead workshops in: musical techniques of their various instruments; singing styles; dance steps; and overview.