The Iona Heights Inn

Cape Breton Celtic Trad Sessions
2025-10-05 16:30 - 19:30 (America/Halifax) | The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill, 4115 HWY 223, Iona, Nova Scotia, B2C 1A3, Canada
Come and enjoy a casual gathering of musicians who have come together to play traditional Cape Breton celtic music.
Anyone is welcome to join in, or just sit back and enjoy the tunes.
Sundays at The Frolic 430 – 730pm
Full kitchen and bar service.
Minors allowed till 10pm

Trivia Night at The Frolic
2025-10-09 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-16 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-23 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-30 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-06 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-13 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-20 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-27 20:00 - 22:00 and 3 more dates
Come test your wits & win prizes!
3 Rounds – 12 general knowledge questions each round.
Play solo, or form a team. Funniest team name gets showered with accolades.
Hosted by your man – Ruarí Aonghas Lonce Murphy, every Thursday Night

Céilidh Matinee
2025-10-11 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-18 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-01 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-08 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-15 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-22 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-29 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-06 17:00 - 20:00 and 2 more dates
Get a taste of local celtic music & culture with our Saturday ceilidhs (kay-lee).
Expect to see world-renowned talent & budding entertainers from all over our native Cape Breton.
General admission seating $5 cover
First come first serve at the pub. No reservations. Minors allowed up until 10PM

Thanksgiving Dinner
2025-10-12 13:00 - 21:00
Join us for a cozy Thanksgiving Dinner at The Frolic & Folk Pub!
Savor a hearty feast where the chicken will stuff you! Warm vibes, and good company await.
Sunday, October 12th, starting at 1 PM.

Thanksgiving Special –
Starter:
Cup of Pumpkin Soup or Salad Greens with an Orange Vinaigrette
Main:
Savoury Stuffed Chicken Breast with Gravy served with Whipped Mashed Potatoe’s, Homemade Cranberry Sauce, with Seasonal Vegetables
Dessert:
Homemade Ginger Cake with a Butterscotch Sauce, topped with Whipped Cream or Pumpkin Pie
$26+ tax
Regular menu available as well

Ria Mae
2025-10-24 20:00 - 22:00
Ria recently had her collaboration “Too Close’ with Canadian singer Dan Talevski certified Platinum, having garnered over 15 million streams on Spotify and counting.
Since the June 2016 release of her full length, self-title album, the three-time JUNO nominee, and multi-platinum selling artist has toured Europe with Tegan and Sara, North America with Dido, and Canada with Scott Helman. She has performed with Elle King, Xavier Rudd, Shawn Hook, Family of the Year, Francesco Yates, Coleman Hell and more.
Ria has enjoyed radio chart success in Canada with platinum certified singles, ‘Clothes Off, Ooh Love, and ‘Bend’, and her songs have been streamed over 70 million times worldwide.

“Amazing show! A great combo of new and old songs. Lots of audience interaction – she even came off stage into the crowd to dance with us! Great lyrics and dance beats. Always a fun show to see Ria!” – loriesen
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Ria Mae Redux
2025-10-25 20:00 - 22:00

Crowdis Bridge
2025-11-14 20:00 - 22:00
Join us for an evening with some of Cape Breton’s finest multi-instrumentalists, vocalists & songwriters.
Crowdis Bridge are lovers and purveyors of roots & traditional music, steeped in bluegrass, old-time, folk, Celtic and country-blues.
Together they promise to create a musical landscape as amazing and diverse as the Island they call home.
Kitchen open till 9PM, Bar licensed till 2AM

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Dave Sampson Redux
2025-12-05 20:00 - 22:00
Dave Sampson writes heart-on-your-sleeve folk/pop songs, delivered with a captivating and
authentic voice that could blow down a brick house. His knack for crafting simple ear-worms
and his high-energy shows have been winning him fans across Canada. He has collaborated
and shared the stage with some of Canada’s top exports such as Classified, Alan Doyle,
Donovan Woods, and more. His 2019 EP All Types of Ways, produced and recorded by
Grammy award-winning songwriter Gordie Sampson in Nashville, TN, earned him two 2020
ECMAs for Country Recording and Rising Star Recording of the Year, as well as a
nomination for Songwriter of the Year. The album features several singles which received
hundreds of thousands of streams on DSPs, were added to many editorially-curated
playlists, and were placed in several national television series and advertising campaigns.
In 2014, Dave released his anticipated debut album “No Pressure, No Diamonds” with
producers/collaborators Carleton Stone, Gordie Sampson and Dylan Guthro (Port Cities).
With the release of this album, “ No Pressure No Diamonds” was nominated for Music Nova
Scotia’s Pop Album of the Year, reached #1 on the East Coast Countdown charts twice and
received national airplay throughout Canada. Dave was also invited to Germany in 2014 with
songwriters Carleton Stone and Breagh Mackinnon to participate in a songwriting retreat
followed by a tour.
Fast forward to 2015, his song “No Pressure, No Diamonds” was interpolated by Canadian
Hip Hop icon Classified and released as his first single (“No Pressure”) on the billboard
charts via Atlantic Records. “No Pressure’ features hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, and was
awarded Gold Record status by Music Canada. Dave also received a songwriting nod on
Classifieds “Oh No” track on his album “Grateful”, and Neon Dreams’ singles “Find a Way” &
“Love Experts” which made it to the billboard EDM top 40.
Dave has also been hand-picked as one of Nova Scotia’s most promising young songwriters
to take part in the prestigious, invitation-only Gordie Sampson Song camp for the past 10
years. Through this opportunity, he has been fortunate enough to collaborate with some of
Canada’s most sought after writers: Gordie Sampson, Caitlyn Smith (Nashville), Sam Ellis
(Nashville), Thomas AWG Salter (TAWGS), and many more.

“Heartfelt, energized and emotional, Dave Sampson has obvious natural talent as a Maritime singer-songwriter.
Recommended for fans of Joel Plaskett, David Myles and Hawksley Workman. ” – Grant Lawrence (CBC Music)

“Not only is Dave Sampson a fantastic singer/songwriter, but his live performance during both shows (as a band
and as a solo artist) was second to none. The level of comfort that he and his band have on stage oozes with
every movement made.” – HalifaxBloggers.ca @ EAST COAST MUSIC WEEK 2016

“Dave Sampson writes a great, heartfelt pop song and has a warm, inviting, laid-back style that will no doubt
appeal to a wide cross-section of people. It’s not hard to imagine his music lighting up the radio and drawing
crowds” – The Scope, St. John’s, NL

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Dave Sampson
2025-12-06 20:00 - 22:00

New Years Eve with The Turnbull Brothers
2025-12-31 21:00 - 23:59
Ring in the New Year with Cape Breton’s Turnbull Brothers.
Famously known from their talent, and deep run on Canada’s Got Talent, the brothers bring tight harmonies, upbeat covers of hits from the ’70s–’00s (often with a country or Southern rock edge), and original songs, that are crowd-pleasing, and dance-floor-ready!
Admission includes concert tickets (general admission non assigned seating), NYE swag, champagne, & midnight snacks! Doors open at 4pm, show kicks off at 9pm

Céilidh Matinee - Troy MacGillivary and Susan MacLean
2026-02-07 17:00 - 20:00
