With 20 years solidly under their belts, this band of nonconformist pan-Celtic musicians insist on combining the tunes and songs of all the Celtic cultures: yes -- Asturies, Cajun, Appalachia, Mann – all of them! And they do it with such energy and humor, it’s easy to get up and dance and sing along and party with them as they perform.

To celebrate this august anniversary, Barbara Tresidder Ryan (lead vocals, stringy things, percussion), Bernard Argent (flute, whistles, percussion), Chuck Lawhorn (bass guitars, vocals) and Scottish champion fiddler Andrew Dodds are releasing a double album, A Celebration of 20, featuring a compilation of digitally remastered past faves and a disc of entirely “new” trad arrangements. World travelers and well known Washington D.C. Celtic event producers, IONA brings the music and dance of Celts worldwide to IMT with great pleasure! According to Steve Winick of Dirty Linen magazine, IONA plays ...”the best Celtic music America has to offer”.

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