Hana Zara and the Old-Time Pharmaceuticals

Mind-Altering Music

Hana Zara and the Old-Time Pharmaceuticals make music for sharing experiences, ideally transportive experiences that bring people together and change us for the better. The group treats traditional music as a type of ancient virtual reality machine, and by using the principles of traditional music to write contemporary songs, the band lets people have the empathy-ballooning experience of finding themselves in other places and times and perspectives, while feeling the transcendent immersion in a larger whole that community singing brings.

The group formed in 2026 as a collaboration between songwriter Hana Zara (https://hanazaramusic.bandcamp.com/) and pan-Celtic band Old-Time Pharmaceuticals (www.oldtimepharmaceuticals.com). Their first EP, Crossing Faire, is scheduled for release in fall 2026.