Session Americana at The Iron Horse on Wednesday, May 14 2025

SESSION AMERICANA is a Boston based cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers whotour internationally, taking their own songs, plus hundreds more from the American songbook,on the road. Whether you catch Session Americana in a rock hall or on a festival stage, you’llbe a part of the intimate, raucous scene these players built years ago with one simple credo—access the joy. And with Eleanor Buckland playing in the band, that joy has never been moreapparent. A rock band in a teacup or a folk band in a whiskey bottle? Take your pick.Swapping instruments, trading off lead vocals and sharing songwriting credits, SessionAmericana is constantly exploring new collaborations and touring like a band out of time.Looking back, the group has had a natural, almost inevitable evolution from a loose bunch offriends sitting around swapping songs in a bar, to a hot-ticket weekly residency, to a touringcollective. Along the way, the band has made nine records (so far), played clubs and festivalsacross the U.S. and Europe, and developed deep collaborative bonds with a wide communityof musicians. Session Americana's diligent avoidance of music business “shoulds” has led theband down a quirky and joyful path through the music world. The result is evident in themusical prowess the players and singers bring to every show."A raucous and holy thing! ... Like, the job is simple— access the joy— and if you can do that, itopens a portal. I’m ever in awe of Session, individually and as a band. They’re so finely in tunewith each other, with their audiences. I’m in awe of their bond, their easy laughter, their intuitivemusical conversation" — ANAÏS MITCHELL"It's right there in the name for this ultra-gifted, rotating collective of singers andmulti-instrumentalists. And sprawl is a good word when it comes to the Boston-based group's raucous live shows, which were initially built around thecommunity concept of traditional Irish seisiúns. The group... expertly blendsvintage American roots music styles — from country to jazz to rock — in a rowdybut deft fashion.” — ROLLING STONE“Ultimately, you get what people love the most: sharing deep emotions and joy in connectionwith each other and the audience, celebrating everything that is good about life. No, I am notexaggerating, Session Americana is an example of what you get if the music comes first.”— Pascal Wilhelm / Bluestown Music Netherlands