Who We Are

Imagine a husband-wife team that consists of a pair of Catskill Mountain entertainers who serve up a variety of material that have delighted fans and strangers from Meredith to Metropolis. Their performances include all sorts of stories and many genres of music, all made to order and seasoned to taste with a dash of originality.

Ira J. McIntosh was born, and is still being raised in Delaware County, where generations of both of his parents’ ancestors lived. A child of a Catskill Mountain woodsman and a folklorist-ethnomusicologist, Ira has been simmering in good old-time heritage for well over three decades. He is an eclectic raconteur and musician who feels at home with any stringed instrument, generally mandolin, guitar, banjo and bass.

Story Laurie has been a storyteller all her life. This became her professional career shortly after moving to the Catskills a decade ago. Since that time, Story Laurie has delighted hundreds of school, library, nursing home and festival audiences with her dynamic, engaging performances. Teaming up with her husband Ira has allowed her to deepen her natural talent for singing and learn the delicious joy of sharing the magic of both storytelling and music with folks of all ages.

Ira & Laurie live 2/3 of the way up Delaware County's highest peak, and if there weren't so many stories to tell and so much music to play, they'd probably never come down off the mountain.