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Friday, 2024-03-15
Updates, Features, & Events

Hello AmeriCeltic Reader,

Updates:

For the next three weeks, online meetings start times may shift by one hour, depending on where you live and where the meeting is hosted because last Sunday, March 10th, the United States and most of Canada moved their clocks forward one hour, BUT Europe and Eastern Canada WILL NOT change their clocks until the Last Sunday of March! This means that, for North Americans, European meetings start an hour later. Conversely, for Europeans, North American meetings will start an hour earlier.

Features:

Dancing with Shamrocks

Bay Area Saint Patrick’s Day Celebrations and Irish Bars

The Bay Area News Group has been doing a great job of covering this weekends Irish Opportunities here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are direct links to two recent articles you can use to find them:

25+ Bay Area St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations by Brittany Delay. You can email the author, Brittany Delay, here: bdelay@bayareanewsgroup.com

Our good friend, Linda Zavoral, along with her colleagues John Metcalfe and Kate Bradshaw, have posted an article which has ‘mini-reviews’ for each Bay Area Irish Bar they could make contact with, including the full details in true journalistic style:
13+ Great Irish bars in the Bay Area to visit for St. Patrick’s Day 2024. You can email the lead author, Linda Zavoral, here: lzavoral@bayareanewsgroup.com

Events: (one-time)

• Scottish Gaelic singer Linn Phipps hosts two monthly online Scottish Gaelic events. On Friday, March 15th, at 11:00 PM Pacific, Linn hosts Srùbag, a Gaelic singing session, with special guest Tom Finn. On Saturday, March 16th, at 9:00 AM Pacific, Linn hosts her Siansadh Learn Gaelic Song Workshop. Both are accessible from anywhere Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On Friday, March 15th, at 5:30 PM, Erin Ruth, Cormac Gannon, and Kenny Sommerville play for the Paddy’s Day celebration at McCarthy’s Irish Bar in Francisco, CA. (See Below)
New! On Friday, March 15th, at 6:30 PM PM, The Irish Newsboys will perform at Chief Sullivan’s Irish Pub in San Francisco, CA, and on 12:00 PM, Healdsburg Plaza, with the Shiloh Step Dancers at the town Plaza in Healdsburg, CA (See Below)
• On Friday, March 15th, at 7:30 PM, Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead Jam Band Wake the Dead, plays at the at Rancho Nicasio Town Square in Nicasio, CA. (See Below)
• Friday, March 15th, at 7:30 PM, Kevin Burke will continue his tour of the West Coast, as he performs live and in person at Chico Women’s Club, in Chico, CA, followed by a show at The Sofia in Sacramento, CA, and wrapping up Sunday, March 17th, at 8:00 PM at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR, on Sunday, March 17th, at 8:00 PM. (See Below)
• The United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco, CA offers many upcoming events, including on Friday, March 15th, at 8:00 PM The Hooks in their Emerald Pub. Then, on Saturday, March 16th, at 2:00 PM, they host their Annual Post-Parade Party and on Sunday, March 17th, at noon, their annual Greenfest Block Party and at 1:00 PM, the Spirit of Ireland Celtic Jazz show. As always, Irish Sessions on the last Saturday of every month, at 2:00 PM, and ongoing Youth Music Classes at 7:00 PM Wednesdays and Thursdays. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 8:00 AM, it’s the Annual San José Shamrock Run, starting at San Pedro Square in San José, CA. (See Below)
• Saturday, March 16th, at 10:00 AM through Sunday, March 17th, its the The City of Dublin’s 40th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration! at the Civic Center in Dublin CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 10:00 AM, Irish-American rockers Flogging Molly return to the West Coast at the Shamrock Rebellion rock music festival, along with Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Buzzcocks, Face to Face, Amigo the Devil, NOBRO, Gen and The Degenerates, in Silverado, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, beginning at 11:30 AM with the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and continuing from 2:00 – 6:00 PM at the Civic Center, it’s the 173rd St. Patrick’s Day Parade + UniteSF Celebration Festival in San Francisco. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 12:00 PM, the legendary The Black Irish Band performs at Murphys Irish Day, in Murphys, CA, followed by two more St. Patrick’s day celebrations: Saturday, March 16th, at 8:00 PM at the Willow Creek Lounge in Tuolumne, CA and Sunday, March 17th, at 3:00 PM at the Town Plaza Park, in Los Gatos, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, 2:00 PM, the Charmas Celtic Band of Santa Cruz is back for a great Saint Patrick’s eve show at The Hibernia in San Francisco, CA, plus a half-dozen gigs on Sunday, March 17th, in various configurations. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th 11:30 AM Erica and Friends will perform at the Cheese Board Collective, in Berkeley, CA and on Sunday, March 17th, at 2:00 PM, at Riggers Loft Winery, in Richmond, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 3:00 PM, Schola Cantorum presents their Celtic Celebrations choral program at the United Methodist Church in Campbell, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 3:00 PM, Stout Rebellion will perform for the Annual St. Paddy’s Day Parade on the Old Sacramento Waterfront, in Sacramento, CA, and then on Sunday, March 17th, at 12:30 PM at Father Paddy’s Public House, in Woodland, CA and later at 7:00 PM at the Fox & Goose, in Sacramento, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 4:00 PM, the annual Party for Paddy tour continues in Santa Cruz, CA, followed by a show on Sunday, March 17th, at 3:00 PM in Pacific Grove, CA and a final show on Sunday, at 1:30 PM in, Bradley, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 4:30 PM, Nevada City Odd Fellows host a St. Paddy’s Day Ceilidh Celebration in Nevada City. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 5:30 PM, the Katie Jane Band plays at Edgefield, Troutdale, OR, followed at 7:00 PM at McMenamins Kennedy School Theater, in Portland, OR. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 7:00 PM, harpist & Master Seanchaí (storyteller) Patrick Ball continues his West Coast concert tour in Ashland, OR and finishes on Sunday, March 17th, at 3:00 PM in Upper Lake, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 7:00 PM, The Story Wrens will perform at the Occidental Center for the Arts in Occidental, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th, at 7:00 PM in Arroyo Grande, CA and again on Sunday, March 17th, at 3:30 PM in Vacaville, CA, Kerry Irish Productions presents their show, St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland. (See Below)
New! On Saturday, March 16th, at 7:30 PM, The Gasmen, will entertain at Studio Fourth Street in San Rafael, CA and on Sunday, March 17th, at 6:00 PM with Kathleen Smith at O’Brien’s Irish Pub, in San Francisco, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 16th at 8:00 PM, Waterford Ireland’s Danú will perform at the Bankhead Theater, in Livermore, CA, and then on Sunday, March 17th, at 7:30 PM, at the Mondavi Center in Davis, CA. (See Below)
New! On Sunday, March 17th, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM, Celtic Rock band Blame the Whiskey band will perform at the Downtown Joe’s in Napa, CA. (See Below)
New! On Sunday, March 17th, 2:00 PM Eastern, 11:00 AM Pacific, Irish Historian Sean Murphy will present an excellent, free, one hour lecture covering the History of Saint Patrick’s Day, Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On Sunday, March 17th, at 11:00 AM, the new female duo Celtic Moon, returns to Jack’s Brewery, in Fremont, CA and at 6:00 PM to Caper’s Eat and Drink in Campbell, CA. (See Below)
• On Sunday, March 17th, the Historic Brookdale Lodge is hosting a trio of Celtic performers: At at 2:00 PM, John Michael’s Paddy’s Murphy, at 5:30 PM Ginny Mitchell, and at 7:00 PM a Ceili with the Crooked Road band, all at the Historic Brookdale Lodge in Brookdale, CA. (See Below)
• On Sunday, March 17th, at 3:00 PM, Chabot College and the Bay Philharmonic Orchestra will present a full Concert/St. Patrick’s Day Celebration featuring a wide variety of Bay Area musical performers, including Culann’s Hounds, in Hayward, CA. (See Below)
• On Sunday, March 17th, 7:00 PM, The Black Brothers Band do their annual Saint Patrick’s Day at the Freight in Berkeley, CA. (See Below)
• On Sunday, March 17th, at 7:30 PM, Lúnasa begins its West Coast Tour at The Neptune Theatre in Seattle, WA with 6 more stops in Or and CA. (See Below)
New! On Sunday, March 17th, 8:00 PM Bay Area Celtic Rockers, Culann’s Hounds hold up the St. Paddy’s scene at Sunset Reservoir Brewing Company in San Francisco, CA. (See Below)
• On Wednesday, March 20th, at 7:00 PM, Irish comic David Nihill will present his new show, Shelf Help, at the Punchline Comedy Club in Sacramento, CA, followed by five shows at the Punchline Comedy Club in San Francisco, CA, Thursday 8:00 PM, Friday at 7:30 & 9:45 PM, and Saturday 7:00 & 9:15 PM, and finishing with a 7:00 PM show on Sunday, March 24th, at the Improv in San Jose, CA. (See Below)
• On Friday, March 22nd, at 6:30 PM the IAWA Festival returns to San Francisco, CA with a focus on Diversity in Irish Arts, and then continues on Saturday, March 23rd, 7:30 PM with a a concert by Lúnasa, followed by a full day on Sunday, March 24th, beginning at 2:00 PM with presentations by a selection of writers and historians, and then concludes with an interview with Colum McCann by Kelly Candaele at 7:30 PM. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 23rd, 12:00 PM, Celtic Rock band Blame the Whiskey band will perform at the 4th Annual Irish Heritage Day at Strad Meadery in Rancho Cordova, CA. (See Below)
New! On Sunday, March 23rd at 4:00 PM PDT, the Irish Literary and Historical Society will host Rebecca Tracy presenting Irish Travellers in the early 1970s, at the UICC in San Francisco, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, March 23rd, at 7:30 PM, Celtic Rock Band Tempest celebrates Lief’s Birthday at Sutter Creek Theater, in Sutter Creek, CA. (See Below)
• On Sunday, March 24th, 3:15 PM the 2023 Irish-American Crossroads Festival continues with Connecting Ireland and the Caribbean
at the Presidio Theatre, and then three more events during April, all in San Francisco, CA. (See Below)

Events: (Recurring)

• On Fridays, at 4:00 PM John Whelan conducts his free series of ‘Taking Time’ Play Along Sessions Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On Fridays, from 5:00 PM on, Pub Scouts, plays great tunes at Duffy’s Tavern in Chico, CA. (See Below)
• On the 1st Saturday of each month, at 6:00 PM, the San Francisco in-person Chantey Sing is held at the Maritime Museum in San Francisco, CA, and then on the 2nd Saturday of the month, at 11:00 AM, the San Francisco Virtual Chantey Sing happens Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On the first Sunday every month, at 9:00 AM Pacific, Dr. Ronan Connolly offers a Lets Learn Irish free workshop on Irish Language, free of charges and available everywhere Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On Sundays, from 8:00 UK time / 12:00 PM Pacific, it’s the Loch Down Folk Club, timed so our friends from the US and Canada can join in, Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On first Sundays of the month, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time, the Cross Keys band, Cormac Gannon, Stacy Samuels, Neil O’Neill, sing out at the Way Station Smokehouse & Beer Garden in Fairfax, CA. (See Below)
• On the last Sunday of each month, join Alexandra Annen for a Irish traditional instrumental music session at Sayla Music Academy in Lodi, CA. (See Below)
• On First Sundays, Grass Valley based Three Times Through plays at Grass Valley Brewing Company in Grass Valley, CA, plus several other weekend dates around the Gold Country of California. (See Below)
• On the first Sunday of the month, from 11 AM – 1 PM Pacific / 2 PM – 4 PM Eastern time, Lynn Noel hosts the Mermaid’s Tavern Ballad sing-around, online via Zoom from her home studio. (See Below)
• On Mondays, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific Time, Mark Wallis & Alix Sandra Huntley-Speirs host a Traditional Irish Music Session, a participatory online Irish instrumental music event, timed so our friends from Ireland and the UK and join in. Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• Phoenix Folk Ltd. was established in 2009 by Maurice Condie, Adam Holden & Marina Dodgson to promote participation and performance in folk and acoustic music, song and dance across the North East of England, and since the COVID lockdowns, they have expanded into the online world. Currently, they host three weekly online events on Zoom, happening at 8:00 PM UK / 12:00 PM Pacific on Monday’s, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On Mondays, from 3:00 – 6:00 PM Pacific Time, Irish born Maureen McNally hosts the Ag Teacht Le Chéile Irish Session, a participatory online Irish music event timed so our friends from Ireland and the UK can join in. Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On Mondays, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM, the Celtic Arts Center offers beginner level Irish classes online via Zoom, as well as a full evening of Celtic in-person music and dance at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood, CA. (See Below)
• On Tuesday evenings, from 7:00-8:30 PM Pacific Time, its the Andronicos San Francisco Jam, hosted by Dinah and Noah Stroe on Zoom from San Francisco, CA. (See Below)
• On Wednesdays, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific Time, Tony Becker, hosts the Trans-Atlantic Session, an online traditional music event, featuring a mix of instrumental and vocal performances, timed so participants from Ireland and the UK can join in. (See Below)
• The The Philo-Celtic Society offers four full quarters of multiple free classes focused on learning the Irish Language, including a couple of classes in Irish Song. Spring Quarter classes began on Wednesday, February 7th, and all are accessible to everyone everywhere, Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On Wednesdays, at at 8 – 9:30 PM Eastern / 5 – 6:30 PM Pacific, and again on Thursdays at 8 – 9:30 PM Pacific / 11 – 12:30 AM Eastern, Autumn Rhodes teaches Irish Session Repertoire for All Instruments online via Zoom from San Francisco, CA. (See Below)
• On First Thursdays, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Pacific Time, multi-instrumentalist Michael Eskin hosts The Ould Sod Virtual Irish Session, the best and most popular participatory online Irish traditional music event. (See Below)
• On 1st Thursdays at 8:00 PM, and other Thursdays at 8:30 PM, Irish Dance – San Francisco Bay Area organizes Irish set dancing at the Plough and Stars Irish Pub in San Francisco, CA. They also sponsor dances at 7:30 PM on 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at Ireland’s 32 Pub in San Francisco, CA as well as set dancing lessons there on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7:30 PM. (See Below)
• On Thursdays, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time, One Eyed Reilly plays at The Delta King Bar & Grill in Sacramento, CA, and can be heard at several other venues in the Sacramento Valley. (See Below)
• From Thursday, February 8th, and continuing on the following three Thursdays, Sean Murphy will present a weekly 1st course episode covering the History of Dublin/Baile Áth Cliath, from 3:00 – 4:30 PM PDT, followed by a 2nd course episode covering The Norman Invasion of Ireland from 4:30 – 6:00 PM PDT, both offered Online via Zoom. (See Below)

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• Co-Founder Cecilia Fábos-Becker’s e-book Ancestry & DNA: Beyond the basics, is available for download now! (See Below)
Sláinte Pub has reopened it’s doors as of Friday, December 15th, 2023 at 5:00 PM. The New partners are offering a limited menu of great food as well as great drinks and Irish Music on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, at the same location at Jack London Square in Oakland, CA. (See Below)
• Now in their 3rd year, Willow on the Green, operated by friend of the family Alex Sinclair and located on 9th Avenue in San Francisco, CA, is especially convenient to Golden Gate Park, and caters to the park revelers, offering a unique array of ready to eat culinary delights. (See Below)
• Well known Flying Scot and all round traditional musician David Brewer has launched his online music lessons, accessible to anyone, anywhere Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• The Starry Plough is open, with all the events it’s many long term customers had before the pandemic, on Sundays – Wednesdays in Berkeley, CA. (See Below)
• Music and Dance have returned to the cherished San Francisco, CA Celtic cultural institution, The Plough and the Stars, now open from Wednesday through Sunday, 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. (See Below)
The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant, the local Irish Pub bringing the culture of Ireland to downtown San Francisco at 5th and Howard. (See Below)
• Music and Dance have returned to the cherished San Francisco Celtic cultural institution, The Plough and the Stars, now open from Wednesday through Sunday, 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. (See Below)
• Multi-genre violin teacher (especially Irish Traditional Music) and performer Darcy Noonan is available for gigs and lessons. (See Below)
• Sport your Celtic heritage! AmeriCeltic offers a colorful array of items, each emblazoned with the AmeriCeltic logo. (See Below)
The Celtic Tea Shoppe, in San Jose is your source for Celtic and Celtic inspired carry-out fresh baked foods, confections and rare teas, and they have just announced a new scholarship program! (See Below)
• With an extensive selection of instruments and instructional material from around the world, Lark In The Morning in Berkeley, CA is open for in person and online sales and lessons. (See Below)
• Publican Stan Gamble has re-opened The Duke of Edinburgh Pub & Restaurant, offering full service 7 days a week from 4pm to late. (See Below)

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Friday, March 15th
Srùbag

8:00 PM Ireland/UK
4:00 PM Eastern
1:00 PM Pacific
Special Guest – Tom Finn
Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 853 4777 6195
Passcode: 413871

Future Guests:
Fri May 10th – tbc
Fri June 7th Tanya Nic Gairbheith
Fri July 5th Conor Ó Gallachóir
Fri August 2nd or 9th Will Collings
Fri Sept 20th Brendan O’ Brien
Fri Oct 11th Barra Ó Scannláin
Fri Nov 15th Gwen Butler


Srubag

On the first or second Friday of each month, Linn Phipps hosts a Srùbag Gaelic singing session online via Zoom. Linn always invites a Special Guest who sings five songs and the rest of the time is a participatory singaround.

Tom Finn

Tom Finn

For our next Srùbag we are delighted to invite you to join us as we welcome our special Guest, Tom Finn, who will sing in Irish (as gaeilge).

Tom Finn is a traditional singer from Dublin, Ireland with a broad repertoire of well in excess of three hundred songs, principally in English and in Irish gaelic. He is well known at traditional singing circles and singing and music festivals throughout Ireland as well as further afield in the UK, France, the USA and Australia. In addition to singing circles and festivals Tom has performed at various venues around Dublin including the four hundred seater Liberty Hall theatre, the National Library and on stage at the Cobblestone to mention but a few. He has also featured on a number of local radio stations from Dublin to Melbourne, Australia. One of Tom’s claims to fame is that he has sung for both the President of Ireland (as gaeilge) and the King and Queen of the UK (as bearla).

While Tom had been singing informally all his life with friends, colleagues and family, he only discovered singing circles after he took early retirement from work and decided to enroll on a two year Higher National Diploma (HND) performance course in traditional music and song which he completed in 2016. Here he met Niamh Parsons (one of the course tutors) who opened up a whole new parallel universe of song for him and he hasn’t looked back since.

As usual everyone who wants to join in to listen to or to sing a Celtic language (Scottish/Irish Gaelic, Breton or Welsh) song is very welcome, as are ceilidh songs so we can all join in.

Srùbag has become an ambassador for Gàidhlig and Celtic languages and we all enjoy joining in the Srùbag adventure, whether occasional or regular. As usual everyone who wants to join in to listen to or to sing a Celtic language (Scottish/Irish Gaelic, Breton or Welsh) song is very welcome, as are ceilidh songs so we can all join in.

There are a lot of pre-recorded ceilidhs out there – we wanted to create a space for sharing Gaelic songs live online. Scottish and Irish Gaelic songs are welcome, as are songs from the wider Celtic family such as Breton songs. We have a monthly Guest singer and additionally the song turn goes round the virtual ‘Room’. Please drop in and bring your own Srùbag (cuppa) and a song, or drop in to listen. Please see our Facebook page or contact me at linnphipps@gmail.com for the Zoom link and/or more information.



Saturday, March 16th
Siansadh / Learn Gaelic Songs
6:00 PM Ireland/UK
12:00 PM Eastern
9:00 AM Pacific
Online via Zoom –
Join Zoom Meeting

On the Third or Fourth Saturday of each month, Linn Phipps conducts her Learn Scottish Gaelic songs / Siansadh Workshop, for singers interested in learning a Scottish Gaelic song with no knowledge of Gaelic required. This participatory event is accessible to all online via Zoom. Check the box at left for full details.

Everyone who wants to join in to listen to or to sing a Celtic language (Scottish/Irish Gaelic, Breton or Welsh) song is very welcome, as well as other Scottish traditional singers of ceilidh songs so we can all join in.

Words, translation, phonetics, and mp3 audios of words and song will be provided on Linn’s website or by email. Over the year we can learn songs from many different genres of Gaelic song. These include waulking songs (orain luaidh), other work songs (eg rowing, milking, churning, spinning), other sea songs, dance songs (puirt-a-beul), Oran mor (big songs), laments, love songs, lullabies, night-visiting songs, piping songs, fairy/mythical creatures songs, etc. Requests welcome.



Srùbag

Linn Phipps

Linn Phipps is a Royal National Mod Medallist having won the Silver Pendant (the highest solo singing prize for learners of Scottish Gaelic) in 2008, along with many other national Gaelic song competitions.

For the past several years, Linn has hugely enjoyed participating as a Regular in Zoom sings around the world, now over 1000 folk and shanty sings, from Western to Eastern USA, through to Ireland (including An Goilin and SEAC), UK, Brittany, Paris and Australia.

Linn Zoom-hosts two monthly, free Zoom meetings: Learn-Gaelic-Song session and Srùbag, a monthly Gaelic/Celtic language sing based in Edinburgh. She has contributed to many to virtual folk festivals from the USA to Australia, as a Zoom host and the host of workshop sessions to Learn-a Gaelic Song. She has created a Youtube channel featuring solos songs, and collaborations with Australia, Gaelic songs ‘Cho sean ris na cnuic’ and ‘Tha mi duilich, cianail, duilich’, and ‘Amazon’ (about the burning rainforest).

Linn has issued 5 CDs: ‘Andes to Antarctica’ (live-recording from on-ship in Antarctica), Leth Linn (re-issue), Salute to Rona Lightfoot (double CD, Rona’s life and piping stories, Rona’s piping songs and piping of the tunes/ pibrochs, all on Linn’s Website to listen or buy. And a new CD as Sillertides with her co-sing partner Doug Huggins in Colorado, on bandcamp at sillertides.bandcamp.com. The CD launch concert is on the Sillertides’ new Youtube channel at https://bit.ly/3hzmYNC.

Check Linn’s website: https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk for full details.

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Erin Ruth
Cormac Gannon
Kenny Sommerville
Friday, March 15th, 5:30 PM
McCarthy’s Irish Bar, 46 West Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA

Cormac Kenny Erin

Cormac Gannon Kenny Sommerville Erin Ruth

On Friday, March 15th, at 5:30 PM, McCarthy’s Irish Bar hosts their Paddy’s Day celebration with music from Erin Ruth, Cormac Gannon, and Kenny Sommerville.

Complimentary Corned Beef and Cabbage while it lasts!

Play their Video, Paddy’s Lamentation

Check out Erin Ruth’s Facebook Page

Check out The Gasmen’s Facebook Page

Check out McCarthy’s website, https://www.mccarthysirishbarsf.com or call them at 415-702-6227.

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The Irish Newsboys

Shows

Friday, March 15th, 6:30 PM

Chief Sullivan’s Irish Pub, San Francisco, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, 12:00 – 2:30 PM
with Shiloh Step Dancers

Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg, CA. Details

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The Irish Newsboys

On Friday, March 15th, from 6:30 to 9 PM, at Chief Suliivan’s Irish Bar, 622 Green St., San Francisco, the Irish Newsboys will help Mayor Wilie Brown, the guest of honor, celebrate his 90th birthday. They’ll also be joined by Irish Consul General Michael Smith for a couple tunes or more and will offer their usual array of fine Celtic songs. Admission is free, fine food and drink are available at Chief Sullivan’s Irish Bar, 622 Green St. San Francisco.

The Newsboys also will play starting at noon Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day, at the Healdsburg Plaza as part of that city’s festivities. It’s free and a good time is forecast for all.

The Irish Newsboys are: Barry ‘The Fish’ Melton, Peter ‘4 Strings’ Albin, Dick ‘Maestro’ Bright, Kevin ‘The Scribbler’ Fagan, Jay ‘The Hat’ Johnson, Steve ‘Rube’ Rubenstein, Bob ‘Pipes’ Loomis, Richard ‘Sailor’ Geiger, Josh ‘The Wizard’ Zucker, Ellen ‘Facetious Flautist’ Huet, Jean ‘The Wurlitzer’ Moshofsky and Catherine ‘The Colleen’ McSharry. Pat ‘Shooter’ Johnson photog.

Here is a video of the Newsboys doing ‘Belfast Mill‘ at Lefty O’Doul’s https://youtu.be/c_OPmnl1uOw?t=43s

More about the Irish Newsboys: http://blog.sfgate.com/opinionshop/2014/03/14/the-legend-of-the-irish-newsboys.

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Wake the Dead
Friday, March 15th, 7:30 PM
Rancho Nicasio Town Square, 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, CA

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Wake the Dead is (left to right) Sylvia Herold (vocals, guitar), Danny Carnahan (vocals, fiddle, octave mandolin), Cindy Browne (bass), Kevin Carr (uilleann pipes, fiddle), Paul Kotapish (vocals, mandolin), and Brian Rice (exotic percussion).

Wake The Dead, the World’s Only Celtic All-Star Party Band, is a hot sextet combining Irish jigs and reels with the songs of the Grateful Dead and other ’60s iconic bands, delivering them with unique power and joy. Soaring vocal harmonies and daring instrumentals fuel Wake the Dead’s singular groove engine, delighting Celtoids and Deadheads alike.

After 24 years of touring, Wake The Dead has grown to embrace the entire Summer of Love—the Airplane, the Youngbloods, Buffalo Springfield, and even the Beatles now joyful parts of the mix. Local fans are guaranteed many brand-new surprises. Their sound is unique, their energy extraordinary — a rare collision of worlds that leaves everybody dancing & grinning.

Wake The Dead, was first known for weaving jigs and reels into the songs of the Grateful Dead, and so impressed the Dead themselves enough for them to release the début Wake the Dead CD on Grateful Dead/Arista Records. This hot Bay Area acoustic sextet now Celtifies the entire Summer of Love including the Airplane, Youngbloods, Buffalo Springfield and even the Beatles, and after twenty years of rocking acoustic joy and is still going strong.

Click Here for the Studio-Produced Videos of Wake the Dead!

Wake The Dead Website
Wake The Dead Facebook Page.

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Kevin Burke

Shows

Friday, March 15th, 7:30 PM

Chico Women’s Club, Chico, CA. Details


Saturday, March 16th, 7:00 PM

The Sofia, Sacramento, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, 8:00 PM

Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR. Details

Kevin Burke

Kevin Burke

From early days with The Bothy Band to his celebrated solo performances, Kevin Burke is considered one of Irish music’s luminaries. The recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship from the NEA in the US, and in Ireland the prestigious Gradam Ceoil award, he is acknowledged as a master of the tradition. Although Kevin has spent much of his life playing in a group context, he has never lost his love for solo fiddle music.

One of the greatest fiddlers of this or any generation, Kevin Burke is known far and wide, a legend in traditional Irish music. His bow has driven the Bothy Band, Patrick Street, Open House and Celtic Fiddle Festival. He was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship in the US, and in Ireland the prestigious Gradam Ceoil Award His solo performances of flawless unaccompanied fiddle, delivered with humorous stories of the tunes and their makers, are an absolute delight. Kevin’s easy and welcoming manner leaves the audience feeling like privileged guests, and with a richer understanding of this great tradition. Whatever context, band or solo, Kevin Burke’s fiddle is a dynamic melodic force, the voice of the master.

A lyrical player of emotional electricity. – The Washington Post

Long time friends and musical collaborators, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’ Leary have toured together widely, both in duo and as part of The Alt. They are internationally recognized members of the traditional music community, noted for their instrumental skills and diverse repertoire of traditional and contemporary song. Both are songwriters, who love and research traditional Irish/Scottish songs. With an engaging stage presence and understated virtuosity, they present a timeless selection of songs and instrumentals.

Nuala and Eamon bring us beautiful music that ranges from the ancient Irish tradition to reflections on the present day.…lyrically fresh, harmonically rich and presented with magnificent ease. -The Irish Times

More Details on www.kevinburke.com

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United Irish Cultural Center
2700 45th Ave, San Francisco, CA

One Time Events:

The Hooks
Friday, March 15th
8:00 PM in the Emerald Pub


Post-Parade Party
Saturday, March 16th
2:00 PM in Wawona Gates, St. Patrick’s Room, & Emerald Pub


Greenfest Block Party
Sunday, March 17th
12:00 PM at 45th & Wawona St.


Spirit of Ireland Celtic Jazz
Sunday, March 17th
3:00 PM on the St. Patrick’s Stage



Irish Sessions
Last Saturday of each month
2:00 – 4:00 PM Members’s Room: Slow Session
4:00 – 7:00 PM Emerald Pub: Fast Session


Ongoing Events:

Youth Music Classes
Wednesdays 7:00 PM: Fiddle/Whistle
Thursdays 7:00 PM: Bag Pipes

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With Saint Patrick’s Day only 2 days away, the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco, CA is hosting many events.

Friday, March 15th, 8:00 PM in the Emerald Pub, The Hooks. These SF-based Sligo brothers are thrilled to be returning to the Irish Center to kick off St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. The two-time Rock the Gates Summer Fleadh main act delivered a special Tribute to the Pogues concert at the 2024 UICC Winter Féile.

Saturday, March 16th, 2:00 PM Post-Parade Party in Wawona Gates, St. Patrick’s Room, & Emerald Pub. Head back to the Irish Center after the parade (look for the UICC bus) and enjoy hot food and plenty of Irish entertainment! There will be a traditional corned beef supper and a full line-up of Irish entertainment on stage in Wawona Gates, St. Patrick’s Room, and the Emerald Pub, including The Gas Men, Fret & Fiddle, Sean & Pat O’Donnell with Michael Keehan, Gentlemen Soldiers, Kavanaugh Brothers Celtic Experience, Mike Keane and the Jam Boys, Irish Dancers from: Murphy, Whelan, Boyle Schools of Irish Dance, Irish Pipers of San Francisco and more.

Sunday, March 17th, 12:00 PM – Late, The annual Greenfest Block Party on 45th Ave. The place to be in San Francisco for St. Patrick’s Day is Irish Center SF at 45th & Wawona St. We feature live Irish bands, indoor and outdoor spaces, three bars, several local schools of Irish dancing, and a hot Corned Beef & Cabbage meal featuring SF Robert’s Corned Beef.

Sunday, March 17th, 1:00 PM Spirit of Ireland Celtic Jazz on the St. Patrick’s stage Enjoy a corned beef supper (other food options available) and the wonderful sounds of Celtic Jazz with Melanie O’Reilly, Frank Martin, and Corwin Zekley.

On the last Saturday of every month, there are free, Irish Traditional Music Slow Sessions in the UICC’s Members’s Room.
Email Matt Moore for details. Later that day, from 4:00 – 7:00 PM, there are free Irish Traditional Music Fast Sessions in the UICC’s Emerald Pub. Email Cormac Gannon for details.

Youth Music Classes are ongoing at UICC-SF on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 PM.

Currently, there are classes on Wednesdays for fiddle and tin whistle and bag pipe classes on Thursdays. They are gauging interest in button accordion classes, and organizing a youth ceili band.

These music classes are offered in partnership with Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Cooley Keegan Branch, and scholarships are available to defray the cost of tuition.

For info., email class instructor Dan Cotter terrimaverick@yahoo.com or call him at 650-784-9347, or email organizer Liam Reidy lreidy@irishcentersf.org or call him at 415-860-1854.

Despite the pandemic, the United Irish Cultural Center has successfully operated a large event facility serving the Irish and other Cultural communities, in the Sunset District near the Zoo in San Francisco. Thanks to our hard working small staff and dozens of volunteers, the UICC Wawona Gates Outdoor Dining has operated a bustling outdoor dining space under a 1,800 square foot open-sided canopy since January 2021, and offers indoor events in their St. Francis Room as well as their spacious Saint Patrick’s Room!

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Annual San José Shamrock Run
Saturday, March 16th, at 8:00 AM – 10 AM
O’Flaherty’s Irish Pub, 25 N San Pedro St, San Jose, CA

Shamrock Run 2022

Join us on Saturday, March 16th, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM, for the Annual San Jose Shamrock Run + Leprechaun Kids Run and San Pedro Square Street Party!.

If you haven’t registered for the San Jose Shamrock Run, what are you waiting for?! There are only 3 weeks to the Bay Area’s Largest St. Patrick’s Day Running Party. 

Don’t procrastinate! Prices increase at midnight on March 1.
REGISTER now, and enter code SHAMROCK10 to save 10%.

You don’t want to miss the post-race party, with music, dancing, some brews, good people, and cheer at O’Flaherty’s Irish Pub and Five Points.

ALL REGISTRANTS will be entered into a drawing to WIN 2 round trip tickets to Dublin courtesy of Aer Lingus + 4 nights accommodation in Dublin courtesy of Tourism Ireland!

Location: In front of the Shamrock Run Start Line, (near O’Flaherty’s Irish Pub at 25 N San Pedro St)

Questions? Email info@runlocalevents.com

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City of Dublin 40th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration!
Saturday, March 16th 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Sunday, March 17th 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Dublin Civic Center, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA

DublinStPat

Dublin, California offers a free, memorable and authentic Irish experience from with Two Stages of Irish Music and Dance, Food & Drink! Over 250 Booths! Carnival Rides! St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Shamrock 5K Fun Run and Walk!

Entertainment at the festival includes two stages featuring a wide variety of music, from high energy Celtic rock to traditional Irish Pub music to iconic bagpipes. Performing on the Main Stage both days, Tempest will infuse Folk Rock and Irish Reels for a high-energy performance. Blackeyed Dempseys blend traditional Celtic music with rock ‘n’ roll hooks. Also appearing on the Main Stage during the Festival will be Fast & Vengefully, performing high-energy traditional and modern Irish tunes, and CaliCeltic, infusing mandolin and electric guitar into Irish and Celtic tunes, with a hint of California influences. On the Pub Stage are Avalon Rising, blending psychedelic rock with Celtic and Medieval music; Melanie O’Reilly, mixing Irish and jazz; Golden Bough, performing Celtic folks songs; and Peter Daldry, a Celtic folk singer-songwriter. In the Irish Tea Cottage, visitors can enjoy the sounds of Margaret & Kristoph, performing Celtic folk music with harp, flute, and mandolin; Chris Waltz, singing bluegrass and folk tunes; Extended Roots, featuring Irish bluegrass; and Sixpenny, featuring lively Irish reels and jigs. The Irish Dance Stage showcases the McGrath Irish Dancers on Saturday and the McBride School of Irish Dance on Sunday. Bagpipers will perform throughout the festival grounds.

Here is the 35th Festival’s promotional video Dublin CA St. Paddy’s Festival.

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Flogging Molly’s Shamrock Rebellion
Saturday, March 16th, at 10:00 AM
Oak Canyon Park, 5305 E Santiago Canyon Rd
Silverado, CA

Flogging Molly

Flogging Molly

Flogging Molly is an Irish-American seven-piece Celtic punk band formed in Los Angeles in 1995, and led by Irish vocalist Dave King, formerly of the hard rock band Fastway. They are signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.

The band’s name comes from the bar (Molly Malone’s pub in Los Angeles) that faithfully supported the band from the very beginning.

According to Dave King:
‘We used to play there at Molly Malone’s every Monday night and we felt like we were flogging it to death, so we called the band Flogging Molly.’

Here is their recent video, ‘Liberty’, which is also fundraiser in support of Ukraine: https://youtu.be/ccGKjOQsEp0

Flogging Molly is currently:
Dave King – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán, banjo, spoons
Bridget Regan – violin, tin whistle, backing and lead vocals
Dennis Casey – guitar, vocals
Matt Hensley – accordion, concertina
Nathen Maxwell – bass guitar, vocals
Spencer Swain – mandolin, banjo, guitar, vocals
Mike Alonso – drums, percussion

More Details on the bands website: http://floggingmolly.com

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173rd St. Patrick’s Day Parade + UniteSF Celebration Festival

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UniteSF Parade &
Celebration

The 173rd St. Patrick’s Day Parade + UniteSF Celebration Festival happens on Saturday, March 16th, beginning at 11:30 AM, marching down Market Street to the San Francisco’s Civic Center, where a free live music festival will follow.

The theme of the 2024 St. Patrick’s Day Parade is UniteSF. The mission of UniteSF is to share St. Patrick’s Day with everyone: to unite, embrace, and honor all the unique cultural groups across this fine City. San Francisco is such an amazing place to live – a true melting pot of global cultures. UniteSF will bring the best of these incredibly diverse communities together, during and after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, for one huge celebration of the dance, music, arts, and food of the people and cultures of this fantastic city.

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins at 11:30 AM — at 2nd and Market Streets and continues down Market to the to San Francisco Civic Center.

After the Parade, The Musical Festival runs from 2-6 PM at San Francisco’s Civic Center / Mall. The Musical Festival event includes Food, Drink, Music, Vendors, and a ‘Fun Fair’.

The Musical Director for this event is Eamonn Flynn, eamonnflynnmusic@gmail.com and this Public Performance will include the city’s legendary Glide Ensemble Gospel Choir, vocalists from the Van Morrison and Santana bands, local band The Hooks and traditional musicians from Ireland including Eamonn’s band, Dublin Soul.

Get complete Deails, including ‘How to get there information’ at the UniteSF Parade and Festival Website

You can find more at the UniteSF Parade and Festival Facebook Page

Contact: Olivia Canniffe oliviacanniffe@yahoo.com

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The Black Irish Band

Shows

Saturday, March 16th, 12:00 PM

Murphys Irish Day, Murphys, CA. Details


Saturday, March 16th, 8:00 PM

Saint Patrick Celebration, Willow Creek Lounge, Black Oak Casino Resort, Tuolumne, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, 3:00 PM

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, The Los Gatos Town Plaza Park, Los Gatos, CA. Details

BlackIrishBand2019

The Black Irish Band is Patrick Michael Karnahan, banjo, melodeon, octave mandolin, trumpet, guitar, concertina, french horn, vocals, and Erich Quinn, bass, vocals, along with Michael Mullen, fiddle, vocals and James Dean Nelson, banjo, guitar, vocals.

Formed in 1989 in the historic Gold Rush Town of Sonora, CA, The Black Irish Band presents the songs of the working people from the 19th Century to the present. A large compliment of Maritime, Railroad, Celtic, Italian, American and original music that brings to life the adventures of the people who built the world on which we now live. Listen to the stories, sing along, and take a musical trip through history with the Black Irish Band.

More information, downloads and videos can be found on their website: http://blackirish.com.

Here’s a link to their many music videos

Get Full Details here: The Black Irish Band Official Facebook Page

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Charmas

Shows

Saturday, March 16th, Elise Farrell Solo piper
11:30 AM & 1:30 PM

Parade Day @ The Hibernia, San Francisco, CA. Details


Saturday, March 16th, Charmas
2:00 PM

Parade Day @ The Hibernia, San Francisco, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, Elise Farrell Solo piper
10:30 AM

First United Methodist, Palo Alto, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, Elise Farrell Solo piper
1:30 PM

O’Sullivan’s Pub, Newark, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, Charmas Duo
2:00 PM

Silver Mountain Vineyards, Los Gatos, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, Elise Farrell Solo piper
4:00 PM

Rosie McCann’s, Santa Cruz, CA. Details


Wednesday, May 22nd, Charmas Trio
5:00 PM Jam & Potluck
6:00 PM House Concert

Los Gatos, CA. Details

Charmas Trio

Charmas Band

Working Bay Area Celtic band Charmas, performs a lively mixture of Celtic pub songs, ballads, ceili music, sea chanteys, and Celtic rock, with a little bagpiping thrown into the mix.

Charmas is based in Santa Cruz, and has played many times at UICC-SF prior to the pandemic and remodel, including once on St. Patrick’s Day. They perform both Irish and Scottish music, as well as mixed-genre music with a Celtic influence, and have recorded two albums – one of sea music and one of original/traditional Celtic music. As a ‘working’ Irish band, they perform mostly for private events, playing the popular songs people want to hear for wakes, weddings, birthday parties etc, for most, this is a rare opportunity to hear them.

Charmas features Aaron Clegg on lead vocals/flute, Elise MacGregor Ferrell on fiddle/bagpipes, and Phil Johnston on lead vocals/guitar, Dave Clarke on drums and Mick O’Broain on bass/vocals.

Charmas Trio features Aaron Clegg on lead vocals/flute, Elise MacGregor Ferrell on fiddle/bagpipes, and Phil Johnston on lead vocals/guitar.

Charmas Duo features Aaron Clegg on lead vocals/flute and Phil Johnston on lead vocals/guitar.

Charmas 2018 11-track album, Stark Raving Celtic, is still available, featuring original Celtic music and performances by 20 past and present members of Charmas as well as notable guest performers!

Full Details at https://charmasband.com, or email Elise MacGregor Ferrell at eliseelise@aol.com.

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Erica and Friends

Shows

Saturday, March 16th, 11:30 AM

Cheese Board Collective, Berkeley, CA.
Details


Sunday, March 17th, 2:00 PM

Riggers Loft Winery, Richmond, CA, Details

Erica&Friends

Erica and Friends

Erica and Friends is a Berkeley based folk and traditional band lead by Erica Hockett that you really should hear if you get the chance, for example, at their concerts around Berkeley!

Erica Hockett has a voice of breathtaking beauty that brings to mind the likes of Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention) and Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries). Accompanied by a fine ensemble of multi-instrumentalists, they share a repertoire from England, Scotland and Ireland, including narrative ballads of love, lust, murder and more!

Erica and Friends are, Erica Hockett, Vocals/Bodhrán, Anne Goess, Violin/Vocals/Tin Whistle, Chris Hammond, Guitar/Vocals, Charlie Hancock, Accordion/Keyboards, Jason Courtney, Bouzouki, Thomas Lindemuth, Vocals, Winds, Percussion.

Their debut album, Hillside Avenue (2018), received wide acclaim, and is widely available on all the main music platforms. Their next album is expected later this year.

Awesome group of performers, who guarantee a good time with superb vocal and instrumental talent across thhe board. Each show is a little different, and I am always blown away by their performances. – Sean Lawlor

For Erica Hockett and Friends videos, just Click Here!

For more on Erica and Friends, check their Website, or Facebook Page
For even more music, check their Soundcloud site, or
their Reverbnation site!

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Schola Cantorum
Celtic Celebrations
Saturday, March 16th, 3:00 PM
Campbell United Methodist Church, 1675 Winchester Blvd, Campbell, CA

Schola Cantorum

Schola Cantorum Silicon Valley

Schola Cantorum Silicon Valley is a large, auditioned chorus under the baton of Buddy James whose mission is to connect the local community with the wonders of choral music through outstanding live performances, educational outreach programs, and collaborations with local artists.

Start your St. Patrick’s Day festivities early with their family-friendly Celtic Celebrations concert, filled with heart-melting melodies and sing-alongs and generously sponsored by Beverly Hansberry and Scott McKim.

Special guests will join in repertoire spanning the breadth of Irish sentiments, including old favorites and soon-to-be classics. Familiar highlights include I’ll Tell My Ma, Carrickfergus, The Kerry Dance, Molly Malone, and Danny Boy, along with recent compositions on Irish themes including Dúlamán, The Lake Isle of Innisfree and Celtic Blessing. Audience sing-alongs include pub favorites like My Wild Irish Rose, The Fields of Athenry, and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.

‘Toes will be tapping,’ said David Jones, Schola Cantorum Board Chair. ‘The urge to dance may be irresistible. On the other hand, don’t forget to bring your hankie – there won’t be a dry eye in the house.’

To purchase tickets or learn check their website, https://scholacantorum.org.

For media inquiries or further information, please contact board chair David Jones at chair@scholacantorum.org or call 650-906-4147.

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Party for Paddy
with The Weeds

Shows

Saturday, March 16th, 4:00 PM
Potluck Social @ 2:30 PM

Meder Street Barn, Santa Cruz, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, 3:00 PM

St Marys by the Sea, Pacific Grove, CA. Details


Sunday, March 24th, 1:30 PM

Hesperia Hall, Bradley, CA. Details

The Weeds Mason and Dancer Marisa Gilman

Stu Mason, The Weeds &
Dancer Marisa Gilman

Party for Paddy with the Weeds! This special St. Patrick’s Day celebration concert will trace the traditional music of the Emerald Isle to the New World, and emphasize the passing of musical traditions from the older to the younger generation. Watch the folk process unfold as John Weed and ‘Uncle’ Stuart Mason, two members of West Coast Celtic power house Molly’s Revenge and Nordic band New World String Project, pass this musical lineage to next-gen banjo, mandolin, and fiddle wizard Tyler Weed. The event will feature new compositions on tenor banjo from high school student Tyler Weed, a fresh voice upcoming in the West Coast scene. The boys will be joined for some of these shows by champion Irish dancer Marisa Gilman of Portland, Oregon.

John Weed, fiddler for Molly’s Revenge and New World String Project, is a classically-trained violinist who has spent the last 25 years immersed in various fiddle styles. With an affinity for folk traditions, John’s exploration has emphasized Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and old-time fiddle. While he holds a bachelor’s degree of music from CSU Chico, the musical education that charted his path began through a long series of Irish sessions. There, he learned the nuance of aural passing of melodies and the tradition of conversing in a deeply musical manner. John’s passion for the vital expressiveness of the session lead to performing across the United States and internationally.

Tyler Weed was raised in a musical family, hearing his mother and father playing fiddle since birth. Tyler has been taught guitar and banjo licks from ‘Uncle’ Stuart Mason since his first days strumming a guitar. He was recently one of 14 students out of 1650 entrants to receive Maestro Award for improvisational soloing at the 2022 Heritage Jazz Festival in Anaheim, California. Tyler is a six time recipient of Santa Cruz Redwood Camp Teen Band scholarship, has been awarded the Big Sur Fiddle Camp scholarship twice.

Stuart Mason is known for his authentic vocals and nimble skills on guitar, mandolin, and bouzouki. He was a member of the Celtic band Molly’s Revenge, and has performed at festivals in China, Scotland, Ireland, and many of the United States. He currently tours with old time quartet SLO County Stumblers, Nordic quartet New World String Project, and The Weeds. Stuart has won awards for traditional singing (Goleta Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention), mandola (Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest), and songwriting (West Coast Songwriter’s Association). 

Details at https://stuartmasonmusic.com

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Nevada City Odd Fellows
St. Paddy’s Day Ceilidh Celebration
Saturday, March 16th, 4:30 PM
Nevada City Odd Fellows Oustomah Lodge #16, 212 Spring Street Nevada City, CA

St. Paddy's Day Ceilidh

St. Paddy’s Day Ceilidh

The Odd Fellows are presenting this years St. Paddy’s Day Ceilidh Celebration in typical energetic Irish style. Come dance and celebrate in the historic Odd Fellows Hall in Nevada City.

Music featuring Cassidy Joy, O’Carolyn’s Trio, Session Players, Three Times Through and the Western Songbirds. Spoken word by Annie O’Dea Hesbeck and Kathi Keville.

There will be Guiness and Irish Coffee along with Irish Pub fare for sale!

info@oddfellows.com
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Katie Jane Band
Firey Fiddling

Shows

Saturday, March 16th, 5:30 PM

Edgefield, Troutdale, OR. Details


Sunday, March 17th, 7:00 PM

McMenamins Kennedy School Theater, Portland, OR. Details

Katie Jane Band

Katie Jane Band

The Katie Jane Band is a high-energy Celtic fiddle band from Portland, OR. Known as ‘Portland’s hottest fiddler,’ Katie Jane’s dynamic performance features virtuosic, high-speed fiddling, her contagious smile, and unstoppable dancing feet. The Katie Jane Band performs traditional and original fiddle music spanning Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Canada, and the USA. Their music takes listeners on a joyful journey through the folklore of Celtic music, and their engaging storytelling relates the audience to the sweetness of everyday human experience.

The Katie Jane Band shares their dynamic stage performance at Celtic festivals, Scottish Highland Games, and theaters up and down the West Coast. Some notable performances include performing at the Pleasanton Scottish Gathering, headlining the Celtic Fantasy Faire in Portland, OR, headlining the Douglas County Scottish Highland Games, performing the live music for Artist Repertory Theater’s production of the Scottish play, ‘The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart,’ and producing their own multi-media productions with the Celtic Light Orchestra.

Learn More about the Katie Jane Band:
www.katiejaneband.com
www.facebook.com/katiejaneband
www.instagram.com/katiejaneband

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Patrick Ball Concerts
Harpist and Master Seanchaí

Shows

Saturday, March 16th, 7:00 PM

Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland, OR. Details

Celtic Harp & Story


Sunday, March 17th, 3:00 PM

Tallman Hotel, Upper Lake, CA. Details

Celtic Harp & Story

Patrick Ball

Patrick Ball

Legendary Celtic harper and storyteller, Patrick Ball rekindles the fire and wonder of an evening of Irish storytelling. For in telling the marvelous old tales of wit and enchantment, and in playing achingly beautiful music on the ancient, brass-strung harp of Ireland, he not only carries on two of the richest traditions of Celtic culture, but blends them in concert to create a warm and magical performance.

For the Patrick Ball video, “An Dro Nevez”, Click Here!

The passion of the Irish for eloquence and wordplay, their deep devotion to a mythical past, and their ability to find joy and humor in a dark and often supernatural world make for stories unrivaled in the world of the oral tradition. And always, amidst the storytelling, there was music. Jigs, reels and haunting airs graced the spaces between the tales. And first among Irish instruments, and the most honored, was the legendary Celtic harp. With its crystalline, bell-like voice and lavish resonance, it would soothe its listeners and lead them deeper into the realms of the imagination. Patrick Ball weaves the marvelous old tales of wit and enchantment together with ethereally gorgeous instrumental harp melodies into a warm and magical performance that will leave the audience spellbound.

Don’t miss your chance to be swept away by this Master Seanchaí (storyteller).

‘Whenever performer Patrick Ball pulls his stool up to his Celtic harp, streams of silvery tunes glisten and shimmer. It’s instant Irish nostalgia, even for a listener who has no particular connection to the country and its culture. Ball plays with a deft, florid touch. The melodies are lovingly shaped and the intricate finger work gracefully phrased.’ – the San Franciso Chronicle

For more on Patrick Ball, check www.patrickball.com.

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The Story Wrens
Saturday, March 16th, 7:00 PM
Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental, CA


The Story Wrens

The Story Wrens

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a fun evening of Celtic-flavored melodies and enchanting stories of The Story Wrens! With their poetic lyrics and captivating sound, The Story Wrens promise to transport you to a world of Renaissance-inspired music where every note tells a tale.

The Story Wrens were formed approximately 2008 by performers at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Southern California who met at the St. Helena’s Guild, home to more than a few pagans, vegans and libertines, and a hotbed of traditional arts and lore.

Since then, the Wrens have branched out with other engagements like the Lifetime channel series, American Princess, and the Hollywood premiere for the Netflix series, The Witcher.

With their second award-winning album, The Sailor and the Mermaid, the Wrens came to fully understand their focus on Story Songs. With an emphasis on storytelling, tight harmonies and instrumental drive, they work/play to curate the beautiful trad songs, updating them for a modern audience, and creating connections through time.

Learn More

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St Patrick’s Day in Ireland

Shows

Saturday, March 16th, 7:00 PM

Clark Center, Arroyo Grande, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, 3:30 PM

Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, Vacaville, CA. Details

Kerry Irish

Get ready for St Patrick’s Day in Ireland to transport you to the Emerald Isle. This treat for the whole family features outstanding musicians and dancers in an unforgettable Irish night… Be ready to leave the theatre with a jig in your step!

The explosive sound of bodhran, fiddles, uilleann pipes, guitar, flutes and dancing feet roar through the theatre, from our guest dancers and the Kerry Traditional Band: Ryan McKasson, fiddle, Colin Cotter, guitar and vocals, Christa Burch, vocals, Anna Colliton, bodhran and Tim Hill, uilleann pipes. you will be transported to the Emerald Isle for an unforgettable Irish night…

For St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland videos, Click Here.

St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland delivers a night of rip-roaring music song and dance…

You’ll leave the theatre with a jig in your step! Irish to the core….not to be missed! A Great Irish Night!

A great celebration of Ireland and its rich culture!

More on the Kerry Irish Productions website: kerryirishproductions.com

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The Gasmen

Shows

Saturday, March 16th, 7:30 PM
Gasmen

Studio Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, 5:00 PM
Gasmen with Kathleen Smith

O’Brien’s Irish Pub, San Francisco, CA. Details


Friday, March 22nd, 9:00 PM
Gasmen with Darcy Noonan

The Plough & Stars San Francisco, CA. Details

The Gasmen

The Gas Men play Irish Traditional music (jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas) and perform a wide variety of songs. From Alaska to Argentina, the band have enjoyed playing music and entertaining audiences since the early ninties.

The Gasmen are Vincy Keehan, mandolin, guitar, vocals, Kenny Somerville, banjo, guitar, vocals, Vinny Cronin, flute, whistles, Cormac Gannon, bodhran, vocals, Barry O’Connel, accordian, and Kyle Alden, guitar / mandolin / fiddle / vocal.

Kathleen Smith plays accordion and is a former champion dancer – Kathleen regularly judges and plays at dancing competitions.

Darcy Noonan is an accomplished violinist in a variety of musical genres including classical, ragtime, mariachi, Greek, and (closest to her heart) Irish traditional music.

For more Gasmen info, call Cormac Gannon at 415-637-5079 or check their: Facebook Page.

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Danú

Shows

Saturday, March 16th, 8:00 PM

Bankhead Theater,, Livermore, CA. Details


Sunday, March 24th, 7:30 PM

Jackson Hall, Davis, CA. Details


Danu

Danú

Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú is one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles of today. Their standing room only concerts throughout Ireland are true events, featuring high-energy performances and a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire.

VIDEO:
Danú – County Down

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with some of the music, song, and dance that have been an integral part of joyous community traditions in the Emerald Isle for centuries.

Now celebrating their 30th anniversary, Danú’s exceptional players on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki, and vocals (Irish and English), have performed around the globe and released seven critically-acclaimed albums. Winners of numerous awards from the BBC and Irish Music magazine, Danú has filled concert venues throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North America with stops at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Symphony Space in New York City. Their live performances have been broadcast on NPR, the CBC, and the BBC. Danú takes its audiences on a musical journey to their native Ireland, offering a moving and memorable concert experience.

‘Impressive, immersive and uniquely and unmistakably Irish.’ – Strings Magazine

‘A spirit-raising concoction’ – The Irish Times

‘A vibrant mix of virtuosity, energy, and empathy.’ – The Washington Post

Check out their website: https://danu.net

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Blame the Whiskey band
Sunday, March 17th, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Downtown Joe’s, 902 Main St, Napa, CA


Blame the Whiskey

Blame the Whiskey

Blame the Whiskey band will perform for Saint Patrick’s Day in Napa!

Blame the Whiskey is:
• Meghan Jean Arthur, formerly of Play Naked, vocals and guitar
• Joseph Paganucci, vocals, percussion and guitar
• Bob McGowan, resident bass vocals, mandolin and soloist
• Randy Carnahan, vocals, fiddle

Blame the Whiskey is a four piece Irish Ensemble with a Rock and Bluegrass influence and a diverse musical background. Highly versatile, our songs and melodies carry you through the ages of traditional Irish and Medieval, through solid rock and into today’s acoustic folk stylings including Traditional Irish dance tunes and songs and not so traditional classic rock, all with a stylized Rock and Roll Flair.

For more on Blame the Whiskey, email sendwhiskey@gmail.com or check https://www.facebook.com/blamewhiskey

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Sean Murphy
Irish History Online
Saint Patrick’s Day
Sunday, March 17th
2:00 PM Eastern
11:00 AM Pacific

Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy

This next Sunday, Irish historian Sean Murphy is offering an excellent presentation on Saint Patrick’s Day, focusing on the historical events that defined Ireland in the 5th century, the specific events that linked Maewyn Succat Patricious (St. Patrick) to Ireland, the reason why he was sent to Ireland, his achievements in Ireland, and his enduring legacy.

There is no need to RSVP or pre-register. To join this free presentation on Zoom, just use the link below. You will then enter a waiting room before being admitted to the meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82637431246?pwd=V0d1L3dvSWx4dHNpWGtDN3ZkNWVqQT09

If you can’t be there for the live presentation, you can watch last year’s on Sean’s YouTube Channel at this link: https://youtu.be/3yLxxemIlaE?t=200

Sean has been lecturing about Irish History online for years. I’ve seen this one, and it is well worth seeing again. Find out more on Sean’s website: https://www.irishhistory.online

If you are interested in joining any of Sean’s other Irish History Lectures, please respond directly to Sean by email: seanmurphy630@gmail.com.

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Celtic Moon

Shows

Sunday, March 17th, 11:00 AM

Jack’s Brewery, Fremont, CA. Details


Sunday, March 17th, 6:00 PM

Caper’s Eat and Drink, Campbell, CA. Details

Celtic Moon

Celtic Moon

Celtic Moon is a new band from San Jose, CA. Please join Lynda and Verlene as they continue to enchant with all their vocal melodies and harmonies, inspire, by the original songs and unique folk instrumentation, mesmerize, by the double harp tunes, energize, by the blend of traditional tunes and genres like jazz, blues, country, movie themes, and world folk music, and entertain, by the multi-instrumental skills, sing-a-longs, and special guest artist appearances.

Celtic Moon is:
Lynda MacNeil: keyboard, harp, guitar, vocals
Verlene Schermer: fiddle, nyckelharpa, mandolin, concertina, harp, vocals

Verlene and Lynda hope that you can join them as they explore Celtic music through the lens of many genres. They play double harps, guitar, nickelharpa, melodica, fiddle, keys, and tenor banjo, and sing melodies and harmonies, recite poetry, and limericks.

Songwriters and artists represented in their show include Taylor Swift, Emmylou Harris, Kate Bush, Verlene Schermer, Loreena McKennitt, Delores O’Riordan, Linda Ronstadt, Blackmore’s Night, Sinéad O’Connor, Mary Black, Annie Lennox, and Lynda MacNeil.

Check out:
The Celtic Moon Website

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St. Paddy’s Day @ Brookdale Lodge
Sunday, March 17th 2:00 PM
Historic Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Hwy 9, Brookdale, CA

Brookdale Lodge

As part of the ‘St. Paddy’s Day’ portion of the Brookdale Bluegrass Festival weekend, Historic Brookdale Lodge is thrilled to welcome singer-songwriter Ginny Mitchell and fellow Santa Cruz legend Jim Lewin on Sunday, March 17 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Ginny and Jim will have some tasty Americana songs and a few tricks up their sleeves to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint. Check out Ginny’s website: https://ginnymitchell.com

Preceded by John Michael’s Paddy’s Murphy from 2:00 to 5:00 pm and followed by The Crooked Road Irish Ceili Band from 7:00 to 10:00 pm.

Formed in Monterey, California, John Michael’s Paddy’s Murphy has been launching their own brand of pure Celtic rock fury since early 2008. By taking the essence of the traditional Irish song, stripping it down to its purest form, and remolding it into an aggressive gem of Hard Rock energy, now Paddy’s Murphy transports the Irish folk sound into the present—and beyond! Check out their Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/paddysmurphy01

The Crooked Road Ceili Band is a Santa Cruz Mountains based acoustic outfit that plays Irish music for dancing. Founded nearly 20 years ago, the band features traditional instrumentation and is anchored by Julie Horner and David Chadwick. Donations for the band and dance caller Michael Murphy are appreciated! Check out their Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/CrookedRoadCeiliBand

Check out the Brookdale Lodge Website

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Bay Philharmonic featuring Culann’s Hounds
March 17th, 3:00 PM
Chabot College Performing Arts Center, 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA

Use the code BPIRISH for 25% off!

Hounds + Guests

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

The Bay Philharmonic presents all of the beauty, culture, and passion of Celtic music in one unique show.

• Jung-Ho Pak, Conductor
• Annie Dupre, Vocals/Violin
• Caroline McCaskey, Award Winning Scottish Fiddler
• Culann’s Hounds, Irish Band
• San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers
• Todd Denman, Irish Uilleann Pipes
• Kennelly School of Irish Dance
• Bill Wolaver, Piano/Arranger

All of this surrounded by gorgeous lighting and sets to make this a true panorama of the Celtic experience. Best of all, it takes place on St. Patrick’s Day! So if you’re in the mood for a bit of the Luck O’ the Irish or just want to experience wonderful Celtic musicians and dancers, this show will fill your pot with gold!

You’ll see fiery Irish step dancing, soulful Scottish fiddlers and singers, and colorful Celtic storytelling. All of this surrounded by gorgeous lighting and sets to make this a true panorama of the Celtic experience. Extra exciting is that it takes place on St. Patrick’s Day! So if you’re in the mood for a bit of the Luck O’ the Irish and want to experience wonderful Celtic musicians and dancers, this show will fill your pot with gold!

Check out the Facebook Event

Check out the website: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=187664

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The Black Brothers

Shows

Sunday, March 17th, 7:00 PM

Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley, CA. Details

Black Brothers Band

Black Brothers Band

Shay & Michael Black are singing siblings from Ireland’s foremost family of song, The Black Family, which also includes their sisters Mary & Frances, & brother, Martin. Hailed in the Irish Echo as “one of the most impressive groups of Irish singers to be found anywhere; exquisite, exhilarating and nothing short of thrilling” they raise their sibling rivalry to revelry, The Blacks adroitly accompany themselves on banjo, cittern & guitar.

Black Brothers Band line-up is Shay Black, guitar and vocals, Michael Black, banjo, cittern and vocals, Eamonn Flynn, keyboards, and Felim Egan, accordion.

At their concerts one can expect to hear Irish traditional ballads, Dublin street songs, music hall ditties, contemporary folk compositions, rollicking reels & joyful jigs, all interspersed with comic stories, jokes & humorous childhood anecdotes that invariably have audiences smiling broadly & joining in on the choruses. Shay and Michael are close harmony singers, with a special fondness for songs that includes their audience in chorus, and many of the songs are narratives with stories.

Click to see Black Brothers Band videos

The 2020 Black Brothers Band album, named Glackanacker for the townland on Rathlin Island where the Blacks have a house, is available now on their website and will be available at this show.

Click to Hear the Bonus Track from Glackanacker: Roller Bowler

More on their Website: Black-Brothers.com

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Lunasa West Coast Tour

Shows

Sunday, March 17th, 7:30 PM

Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA. Details


Tuesday, March 19th, 7:00 PM

Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR. Details


Wednesday, March 20th, 7:30 PM

Shedd Institute for the Arts, Eugene, OR. Details


Thursday, March 21st, 7:00 PM

Cultural Arts Center, Lincoln City, OR. Details


Friday, March 22nd, 8:00 PM

Miners Foundry Cultural Center, Nevada City, CA. Details


Saturday, March 23rd, 7:30 PM

Presidio Theatre, San Francisco, CA. Details


Sunday, March 24th, 7:30 PM

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA. Details

Lúnasa

Lunasa

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents in Ireland. Its members have helped form the backbone of some of the greatest Irish groups of the decade.

Bassist Trevor Hutchinson was a key member of The Waterboys, and later he, with guitarist Donogh Hennessy, would form the dynamic rhythm section of The Sharon Shannon Band.

Ed Boyd (Flook, Michael McGoldrick Band) has recently replaced Hennessy.

Fiddler Sean Smyth is an All-Ireland champion who has played with Donal Lunny’s Coolfin.

Kevin Crawford, considered to be among the finest flutists in Ireland played with the acclaimed traditional group Moving Cloud.

Piper Cillian Vallely of the famous Vallely artistic clan has performed with Riverdance and recently recorded with Bruce Springsteen.

Folk Roots magazine has rightly termed them an ‘Irish music dream team.’

https://www.lunasamusic.com

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Culann’s Hounds
Sunday, March 17th, 8:00 PM
Sunset Reservoir Brewing Company, 1735 Noriega St, San Francisco, CA


Hounds 2019

Culann’s Hounds

Raw, rowdy, rip-snorting Celtic Rock with huge steaming slabs of meaty traditional tunes served up on a big plate of punk-powered ferocity and fun. That’s Culann’s Hounds, named for a legendary Irish warrior who, after killing the fierce watchdog of a local blacksmith, offered to take the ferocious canine’s place until a bloodthirsty enough replacement could be found.

More Details the Hounds Facebook Page

Even more on the Hounds Website

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David Nihill
Shelf Help Tour

Shows

Wednesday, March 20th, 7:00 PM

Punchline Comedy Club, Sacramento, CA, Details


Thursday, March 21st, 8:00 PM
Friday, March 22nd, 7:30 & 9:45 PM
Saturday, March 23rd, 7:00 & 9:15 PM.

Punchline Comedy Club, San Francisco, CA, Details


Sunday, March 24th, 7:00 PM.

San Jose Improv, San Jose, CA, Details

David Nihill Shelf Help

Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, Dave Nihill got drunk on travel and never quite hit sobriety of it. He has lived and worked in twelve countries and visited over seventy. His shows draw on his wide travels, cultural observations, attempts at language study, (occasional) international drinking session(s) and being a mildly confused immigrant.

You can watch excerpts of David’s previous comedy shows online on his YouTube channel at this link: David Nihill videos. I (Tony Becker) personally enjoyed this one: Under The Banner of Ireland: Morgan Bullock’s Story

This March, David’s new show, Shelf Help, is going on tour to Sacramento, San Francisco and San Jose, CA (see box). If you want to see David in person, you’ld better act quickly, because these shows are mostly sold out.

From Dublin, Ireland, David is the winner of the prestigious annual San Francisco Comedy Competition, (previous finalists include Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and Dana Carvey) and runner up in the Moth’s largest US Grandslam storytelling competition. Also a bestselling writer, David recorded his debut special for Dry Bar Comedy in 2019 and has been featured on TED.com, Sirius XM, Just For Laughs,The Irish Independent, Inc, NPR, and the Huffington Post among others. A festival favourite, David’s videos have also gone viral many times over with over 400 million views and a social following of over 1.5 million people.

Check out David Nihill website: https://davidnihill.com

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The Look of the Irish
Irish Arts & Writers Festival
Celebrating Diversity in Irish Arts
Friday March 22nd, 6:30 PM
Saturday, March 23rd, 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 24th, 2:00 PM
Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center, 99 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, CA

Eugene O'Neill

The Look of the Irish

Irish Culture Bay Area in partnership with the Presidio Theatre presents the 2024 Irish Arts & Writers Festival, a weekend celebration of diversity in Irish arts and culture, paying tribute to a new and diverse generation of artists and performers. The weekend includes a concert by Lúnasa, presented by the Presidio Theatre, and concludes with a day featuring a selection of writers and historians exploring aspects of creativity and identity. The closing night event headlines National Book Award-winner Colum McCann.

‘It’s time for Irish America to celebrate diversity and inclusion in Ireland, and there’s no better way than to showcase the work of the talented artists and performers that are contributing to the rich open-ended Celtic knot of multiculturalism’ – Festival Founder and Artistic Director, Catherine Barry

‘Congratulations to Irish Culture Bay Area and the Presidio Theatre for developing this year’s wonderful Irish Arts & Writers Festival, ‘The Look of the Irish,’ celebrating the contributions of our diverse community and enriching the tapestry of Irish culture and identity. The festival reflects modern Ireland— a country that is open, inclusive, welcoming, and one that is very proud of all its people.’ – Micheál Smith, Consul General of Ireland, San Francisco

Sponsored, in part, by Culture Ireland and the Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco

Click Here to Get Tickets!

Get Full Details on the Festival Webpage,

Please submit any questions to: irishculturebayarea@gmail.com.

Click this link for all the latest information on the IAW&A Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IrishAmericanWritersAndArtistsInc and be certain to visit the IAW&A website, https://iamwa.org

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Blame the Whiskey band @ Strad Meadery
Saturday, March 23rd, 12:00 PM
Strad Meadery, 2539 Mercantile Dr Suite 1, Rancho Cordova, CA


Blame the Whiskey

Blame the Whiskey

This is the 4th Annual Strad Meadery event to celebrate Irish heritage and St. Patrick’s Day. There will be live music by our own Celtic Charms band and also Blame the Whiskey band.

Blame the Whiskey is:
• Meghan Jean Arthur, formerly of Play Naked, vocals and guitar
• Joseph Paganucci, vocals, percussion and guitar
• Bob McGowan, resident bass vocals, mandolin and soloist
• Randy Carnahan, vocals, fiddle

Blame the Whiskey is a four piece Irish Ensemble with a Rock and Bluegrass influence and a diverse musical background. Highly versatile, our songs and melodies carry you through the ages of traditional Irish and Medieval, through solid rock and into today’s acoustic folk stylings including Traditional Irish dance tunes and songs and not so traditional classic rock, all with a stylized Rock and Roll Flair.

There will be vendors, face painting and games for the kids, a food truck, a bag piper, and Celtic re-enactors that will have a display and do some light sparring demo’s as well as answer questions. The Meadery will have their tasty mead on tap and also bottled for sale. The Shamrock Club will be there with a booth and also the Dixon Scottish Society. Celtic Music and Culture will have a booth so stop by and say hi. We will have some chairs so you can sit and listen to the music. Wear some green and come enjoy the event! We look forward to this event every year, it should be a great time and has always been a great opportunity for our members to chat and get to know each other.

For more on Blame the Whiskey, email sendwhiskey@gmail.com or check https://www.facebook.com/blamewhiskey

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ILHS Presents:
Rebecca Tracy
Irish Travellers in the early 1970s
Saturday, March 23rd, 4:00 PM
Members Room, UICC, 45th Ave & Sloat Blvd, San Francisco, CA

Rebecca Tracy

Rebecca Tracy

The ILHS is very pleased to host an in-person event with Rebecca Tracy, who will give a lecture on her experiences with Irish Travellers in the early 1970s. Please join us for this event at the United Irish Cultural Center in the Member’s Room.

Please support the ILHS by becoming a member or donating today. Visit our website http://ilhssf.org/home/membership to renew via PayPal today or send a check for $30 for individuals and couples to Treasurer PJ O’Donnell at 1725 Shattuck Ave., #203, Berkeley, CA 94709.

If you have suggestions or future speakers or presentations, please do not hesitate to suggest them by emailing secretary@ILHSsf.org

The Irish Literary and Historical Society of the San Francisco Bay Area is a community of scholars and lovers of knowledge in appreciation of the best in Irish and Irish American history and literature. We present a broad range of fascinating speakers from the heights of contemporary literature and academia as well as some of the finest lay scholars in the field. We have supported and celebrated Irish studies for more than 70 years in the great City of San Francisco.

For more information in the Irish Literary and Historical Society, check the website: http://ilhssf.org or email to: tonybucher@gmail.com, or phone: 415-350-6025.

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Tempest

Shows

Saturday, March 23rd, 7:30 PM

Lief’s Annual Birthday Bash!
Sutter Creek Theater, Sutter Creek, CA, Details

Tempest

Tempest

Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally-renowned hybrid of high-energy Folk Rock, fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 30 plus years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area based act release eighteen critically acclaimed CDs and play more than 2,500 gigs. It’s also enjoyed an evolving line-up that’s enabled musicianship and creativity to progress in delightful ways with each new member.

In honor of our 35th Anniversary, we continue the celebration with a very special treat for you all — Tempest Through the Ages the video!

This exciting two-hour movie documents our first 20 years together as a band. (It was previously released, as a Bonus Disc on the Prime Cuts Compilation in 2008, but has been out of print for many years.)

It features Tempest archival material; performed live on stage, TV, and in rehearsal. It includes 30 songs with interviews and rare photos. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7iYkAwzNEA&t=70s

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and get more videos like this! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh4JqYpFfiN97uXq1XW45Fg

Our celebration continues with selected concerts by original band members: Lief Sorbye, Adolfo Lazo, Rob Wullenjohn, Ian Butler, and special guest Kathy Buys. Experience the fun and energy of vintage Tempest when the Reunion Lineup perform songs and tunes first recorded back in the late 80s and early 90s!

Hailing from Oslo, Norway, founding member and lead singer/electric mandolinist, Lief Sorbye, is recognized as a driving force in the modern folk-rock movement. He started Tempest after years of touring and recording on the folk circuit.

San Francisco native fiddler and singer Lee Corbie-Wells, comes to the band with a special passion for Celtic and Scandinavian music and Gaelic language traditions. A touring and performing child of a musical family, she plays fiery traditional fiddle tunes, and is also known to keep a bit of Blues and folk improvisation up her sleeve.

Nikolay Georgiev, studied modern rock guitar under Martin Goulding at the Guitar Institute of Technology in London, U.K. and classical guitar performance in his native Bulgaria. He also attended Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA, while remaining active in a number of bands. Nikolay brings a fresh and global flavor to Tempest’s brand of Rock-driven World Music.

The latest addition to the band is the seasoned Bass Player Hugh Caley. Hugh is a Michigan transplant, who brings energy, genuine enthusiasm and a damn fine kilt to this frisky iteration of Celtic and roots music.

Cuban-born drummer Adolfo Lazo, an original Tempest member, thickens the band’s sound with inventive rhythms, and rock-steady drumming.

Tempest is regularly featured at prestigious festivals such as The Philadelphia Folk Festival, and has also appeared at Denmark’s Skagen Festival, Britain’s Cropredy Festival and The Winnipeg Folk Festival in Canada. The band is a mainstay at countless American Celtic festivals, as well.

Tempest is busting out of a two years’ pandemic-enforced hiatus from extensive touring with a new, powerful release. Going Home is the band’s first studio album of new material in four years, and one of their best to date!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TempestCelticRock
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Sorbye
Artist sites and sounds: www.tempestmusic.com.

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2024 Irish-American Crossroads Festival

Events

Sunday, March 24th, 3:15 PM

Connecting Ireland and the Caribbean
Presidio Theatre, San Fransisco, CA, Details


Saturday, April 6th, 5:00 PM

The Crossroads Salon: Private Residence
San Fransisco, CA, RSVP to: Details


Saturday, April 13th, 1:00 PM

Amelia Hogan: Irish Sean Nós Singing Workshop
UICC-SF St. Francis Room, San Fransisco, CA, Details


Saturday, April 13th, 3:00 PM

Irish Oral Histories – Share your Stories
UICC-SF St. Francis Room, San Fransisco, CA, Details

IrishAmericanCrossroads

Irish-American Crossroads Festival

The Irish-American Crossroads Festival, the only on-going festival of its kind in the country, is a cultural event in the San Francisco Bay Area promoting the discovery and understanding of the diverse Irish experience in the Americas. This annual Festival takes place during the months of March and April, generally in a venues around throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Check out the 2024 program — Click Here!

The Crossroads Festival offers a wide diversity of inspired musical, literary and cultural events that invite the public to come together in the spirit of discovery and celebration.

We are dedicated to creating a dynamic forum every year where relevant, meaningful, and many-sided conversations take place about our Irish and Irish-American histories, our ancient roots, and modern hybridities, our passions, our work, our presence around the globe and our creative efforts to make sense of it all!

Crossroads was founded in 2004 to promote the discovery and understanding of the Irish experience in the Americas, and to ensure that the richness of the arts, culture, history, and traditions of this heritage are both held in high esteem and preserved for generations to come. Crossroads produces a variety of outstanding cultural and historical programs throughout the year, while also serving as a central hub of events information for the Irish and Irish-American communities of the Bay Area.

Our core program is the Irish-American Crossroads Festival, a literary, musical, and cultural festival that features the “best and the brightest” of Irish and Irish-American artists to venues in the San Francisco Bay Area each year during the month of March; ours is the only ongoing festival of its kind in the country. Crossroads also directs the Irish Oral History Archive of the San Francisco Bay Area, which is being developed with funding from the Emigrant Support Programme of Ireland. We also sponsor the Irish-American Writing Contest, which supports and encourages emerging Irish-American poets, fiction writers, and memoirists.

Check out the website: https://www.irishamericancrossroads.org

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Fridays, 2:30 PM
John Whelan ‘Taking Time’ Play Along Sessions
Online via Zoom

John Whelan

John Whelan

Seven-time All-Ireland Button Accordion Champion John Whelan is one of the world’s best living Irish button accordion players. John was raised in the vibrant London Irish music scene of the 1970s, and learned his craft from such legends as Lucy Farr, Roger Sherlock, Paddy Taylor, Mick O Connor and his teacher Brendan Mulkaire. Along with his All-Ireland Championships, he was twice awarded musician of the year from the Irish Music Association. He has over 15 CDs and has performed on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. John’s music has been featured on such TV shows as ‘Sex in the City,’ ‘History’s Mysteries’ and ‘History Detective.’ John performs with the John Whelan Band and has also teamed up with his old pal Brian Conway forming the group Gailfean, which also features Máirtin De Cógáin and Don Penzien have released their first new CD. For over a decade, John has performed ‘Monday’s with John’ every Monday evening on his Facebook Profile.

Every Friday, John hosts a free, live ‘Taking Time’ play along style slow session on Zoom at 4:00 PM Pacific time/ 7:00 PM Eastern time. It lasts for about two hours, and regularly draws attendees from around the world.

Players and listeners of all levels are very welcome to enjoy playing or hearing favorite tunes at a moderate tempo, along with the all-important warmth of connection that shared music brings into our lives, even — or rather, especially — now.

This is also a great opportunity for learning new tunes, as everybody but the session leader (John) will be muted while they play. Unlike an in-person session you can noodle along to your heart’s content, and nobody will ever know unless you tell them.

John says:
Well here we are again at the start of a new year full of hope and renewed purpose! I am delighted to be doing the slow session again and hope that many of you can make it from time to time. I have decided not to do the tune learning but am open to doing it if I have enough people, so let me know if you are interested and I will do my best to do it again before the session starts.

I have Friday and Saturdays off from work so it is a big commitment for me and a lot of work goes into compiling the tunes every week to keep things interesting for you along with getting the notices out. So this year I will be asking for any contribution you might consider to help with the cost of my time and maintaining the Zoom and Mailchimp accounts. As I explained last week I have been going to various doctors for medical issues and blood tests and while we are lucky to have medical coverage for most of it we still have a substantial portion to pay and i’m not sure what lays ahead for me. This is not a mandatory donation but I would hope that you would consider it. Thank you for all your support last year and for bringing me much joy and I look forward to that this year.

The Taking Time Slow Session will be at it’s usual time of 4pm Pacific and 7pm Eastern every Friday unless I have to go for medical testing or procedures. I apologize for the confusion last week as many people thought that Mondays With John was the session day. I have been doing Mondays since 2014 and will continue that as long as I can and of course I would love to see you then if you tune in live on Facebook.

Below is the link for today’s January 5th zoom login. I have set up 7 weeks with this same link I believe and feel free to share it with anyone you think might enjoy playing along.

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 865 3315 9301
Passcode: 746803

Check them out here: http://johnwhelanmusic.com/slow-session. We send out a tune list and Zoom link for them on Friday mornings. Email John at whelanbx1@me.com to get on the list or for more details.

Get more details on John’s John’s Facebook Page or John’s Website

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Pub Scouts
Fridays, 5:00 PM
Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main Street Chico CA

Pub Scouts

Pub Scouts

The Pub Scouts, an Irish band, plays every Friday (30+ years) at Duffy’s Tavern, Chico, from 5pm-8pm.

A Chico Tradition for over 30 years – Great Tunes – Good Friends – Cocktails and Pints

pubscouts@mac.com

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San Francisco In-Person & Virtual Chantey Sings
A San Francisco Singing Tradition
1st Saturdays, at 6:00 – 9:00 PM in person
3rd Saturdays 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Online via Zoom

SF Chanteys on Zoom

SF Virtual Chantey Sing on Zoom

The San Francisco Chantey Sing is a beloved Bay Area musical tradition. Chanteys are the work songs of seafaring, dock labor, fishing and rowing, are one of the most compelling ways to celebrate our maritime heritage. International and multi-cultural in scope, they tell stories of life in long-ago History, but resonate today with tales of bravery, fear, international port of call, and of longing for a better life.

Now in its 41st year, Park volunteer and retired Park Ranger Peter Kasin continues as emcee for 2 monthly sings taking the role of chantey Empresario, introducing singers and setting up the songs, and you can join either in person or from your own home via online connections, to help bring joy, calm the nerves, and help us get through these trying times!

Peter Kasin says,
Ahoy –
In-person chantey sings have returned to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park every first Saturday, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, in the Maritime Museum, 900 Beach Street, foot of Polk.

RESERVATIONS: To reserve, please email me here peterkasin5@gmail.com. Your last name with the number in your party will be on the reservation list held inside the museum entrance by a volunteer.

We will also continue the monthly virtual chantey sing online. Virtual Singing participants, who have signed up for performing slots in advance, will share their favorite songs, either accompanying themselves on traditional instruments, or a cappella.

If not leading a song, no registration necessary. givebutter.com/ChanteySing activates at 11:00 AM on 3rd Saturdays, where lead singers will be in the “Hollywood squares” (gallery view) and you can sing along from home!

Visit https://maritime.org/events-home/chantey-sing for complete details, including links to an online signup sheet, instructions for lead singers, and some suggested virtual backgrounds (just in case your bunk isn’t completely ship-shape). You’ll need a good internet connection, and should be prepared to have fun!

Donations to the Association will be accepted during the event, which will be used to buy virtual technologies to broadcast more events from the Park.

For more details, check this Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/SanFranciscoMaritimeNHP

The San Francisco Chantey Sings became a park program in 1981, led by it’s founding Park Ranger Dave Nettell from 1981 to 1989 aboard the Schooner C.A. Thayer and the square-rigged ship Balclutha. Over the years, the sings popularity, led by Park Rangers, required them to be held in a larger venue, and, up until Covid, were held aboard the historic ferry Eureka, garnering 100 to 200 people monthly. 

If you’d like to learn more about this fascinating folk music tradition, the Park Maritime Research Center’s Chantey Pathfinder has links to books, music and scholarly journal articles at https://go.nps.gov/chanteyinfo. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park includes a fleet of historic ships, Visitor Center, Maritime Museum, Maritime Research Center, and the Aquatic Park Historic District. Visit the Park online at http://www.nps.gov/safr

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Lets Learn Irish

First Sundays Online Workshop
9:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 PM Eastern | 5:00 PM Ireland/UK

Lets Learn Irish

Lets Learn Irish is an online Irish community, providing daily classes, conversation sessions and workshops for learners throughout the world. First established by Dr. Ronan Connolly in Washington DC in 2009, and the Let’s Learn Irish story of ‘the online Gaeltacht’ has resonated with a global online audience. Let’s Learn Irish is now the largest provider of online Irish courses and comhrá sessions for learners.


Check out their Free Workshop on the first Sunday of every month. This one hour online session is suitable for those who are new to Irish, as well as for those who are currently studying the language! Click Here to get register for the Zoom Link. After the Free Workshop, Attendees are welcome to stay on afterwards to ask questions and learn about the online Irish language community.

Registration closes one hour before the workshop begins early on Sunday mornings, so do it now to be ready for the next first Sunday.

They also offer a free three video self-directed phrase course, https://letslearnirish.com/courses/freeclass, you can take at a time convenient to you.

The Let’s Learn Irish online community was developed at University of Galway, Ireland to support Irish learners throughout the world.

They provide daily online classescomhrá sessions and community workshops, and weekly courses for all levels. Learners from all over the USA and further afield attend these classes, and since all sessions are video recorded, many more learners follow along in their own time and/or timezone each week. If you want to attend one of our Cúrsaí, but are unable to attend the live sessions, then you can still join us by following our video recordings! Use coupon ‘VideoOnly’ at the checkout for a 25% discount.

The upsurge in interest in the language, and the success of the Oscar-nominated ‘An Cailín Ciúin‘, marks a watershed moment. On their website, there are links to learner profilesarticles and news from their community. Their Press page provides further insights into their story and online activities.

Links:
YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/letslearnirish
Courses: LetsLearnIrish.com/cursai
Press: LetsLearnIrish.com/press/
Articles: LetsLearnIrish.com/ailt/
Learner Profiles: LetsLearnIrish.com/member-profiles/
About: LetsLearnIrish.com/about
Contact Info: LetsLearnIrish.com/contact/
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Irish Dance San Francisco Bay Area

Set Dance Events
1st Thursdays, 8:00 PM
2nd, 3rd, & 4th Thursdays, 8:30 PM
The Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St.
San Francisco, CA

1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30 PM
Ireland’s 32, 3920 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA

Set Dance Lessons
2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 PM
Ireland’s 32, 3920 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA

Irish Set Dancers

Irish Set Dancers

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go partner dancing in Ireland? Well, set dance events have been happening in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 30 years, and more recently, Irish Dance – San Francisco Bay Area has been continuing that tradition.

Set dancing is the social form of folk dancing. It is NOT the performance style dancing you may have seen on ‘Riverdance’, rather, set dancing is very beginner friendly, but engaging enough to appeal to experienced dancers. So whether you are an experienced dancer looking to try something new, or an absolute beginner who wants to give dancing a try, set dancing may be for you.

If you would like to see what set dancing looks like, here are a few example videos:
• Dance: Polca an Ri – Clare Lancers

• Dance: Clare Meserks – Sona Sól

Lessons

Set dancing may look complicated if you have never done it before, but it is fun and the moves and patterns become easy to do with a bit of instruction. Irish Dance – San Francisco Bay Area offers set dancing lessons on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Ireland’s 32 pub in San Francisco. Lessons are taught by Michael Murphy and Michael Riemer and are typically attended by 10-20 other dancers.

No prior dance experience of any kind is necessary. You don’t need to bring a partner – there will always be one available – but feel free to take one (or more!) along. You can wear any clothes and shoes that you’re comfortable dancing and sweating in, as dancing can be quite a workout. Removable layers are suggested, and flat shoes are recommended over heels.

Admission is only $10 per person.

If you are not yet a set dancer but are curious, their ‘Meetup’ group is the easiest way to get started: https://www.meetup.com/irishdance. If you are already a dancer, you too should join the Meetup group to get updates on upcoming events and stay in touch with other dancers.

Thank you for supporting over three decades of Irish dancing in the Bay Area!

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Sundays
Loch Down Folk Club
8:00 PM in Ireland/UK
3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time


Trans-Atlantic Session

Maria Hawthorne

Do you fancy going to the Folk Club?

Join Maria Hawthorne Boyle and her world-wide group of singing friends using Zoom, and you can give us a song or a tune from the comfort of your own home or just listen in.

This singing circle will be hosted by Andy Clapham as Caretaking Loch Down folk club while Maria Hawthorne Boyle is recovering from her illness.

Description: Andy Clapham is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Loch Down Caretaking Sundays
Join Zoom Meeting
https://link.americeltic.net/lochdown
Maria’s Meeting ID: 861 6124 5826

Andy’s email is ac@aclapham.co.uk.

To find out more contact: mariaboylegalway@gmail.com or take a look at https://www.comeandsingatgosforth.com.

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The Cross Keys
First Sundays, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Way Station Smokehouse & Beer Garden, 2001 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, CA

Cross Keys

The Cross Keys

The Cross Keys are a Folk Explosion, with Cormac Gannon, Stacy Samuels, Neil O’Neill.

Cormac says:
Looking forward to playing with my comrades!

Here is a sample video featuring Stacy Samuels: https://youtu.be/8wKMcbIzKzs

Located in beautiful Fairfax, in the heart of Marin County, the Way Station has risen from the site of a former gas station into a family-friendly beer garden and smokehouse. The Way Station team prides itself on super friendly customer-focused service.

Check waystationmarin.com or The Facebook Page or call (415) 300-3099.

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Irish traditional instrumental music Session
Last Sundays at 6:30 PM
Sayla Music Academy, 2:, Building 1: 21 W Locust St Building, 210 N School St, Lodi, CA

Irish Traditional Instruments

Join Alexandra Annen as she leads a free community class in Irish traditional instrumental music. No experience is required to join us on the last Sunday of each month. Bring an Irish instrument.

Website: https://www.saylamusicacademy.com

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Three Times Through

Shows

1st Sundays, 3:00 PM
Grass Valley Brewery, 141 E Main St. Grass Valley, CA

2nd Fridays, 5:30 PM
Tofanelli’s Bistro, 302 W. Main St. Grass Valley, CA


ThreeTimesThrough

Three Times Through

People stop, stare, and ask us, ‘What is that instrument?’ Whether you’re a devoted fan of Celtic music or simply curious to experience its enchanting allure, Three Times Through invites you to join them for an unforgettable musical experience.

People often don’t realize they love Celtic music until they hear it, and the mashups are only adding to the popularity. Our a cappella vocals transport you to the North Sea, the Caribbean, or to a remote village pub in County Clare

Three Times Through is Gale Peach, Jeff Peach, Greg Mirke and Margie Mirke. We are a colorful funky kinda Celtic string quartet. We re-imagine and blend traditional and modern tunes and songs with hammered dulcimer, bodhran, concertina, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo, fiddle and guitar. The emphasis is on eclectic Celtic music; spirited instrumentals, engaging vocals and haunting melodies.

Watch a video of the Band here: https://fb.me/e/219PxDhQS

For more on the band, check their website, www.threetimesthrough.com, Three Times Through Facebook page, Three Times Through YouTube Channel or email Jeff Peach at jwpeach@gmail.com

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The Mermaid’s Tavern
First Sunday of the month
11 AM – 1 PM Pacific Time

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 816 4596 2218
Passcode: 131111

Mermaid's Tavern

The Mermaid’s Tavern

The Mermaid’s Tavern is the moniker Lynn Noel gave the online folk sings she began when the COVID pandemic began and as of October, 2023, Lynn still hosts a monthly Ballad sing on the first Sunday of each month, online via Zoom.

The time slot for these sessions is a bit inconvenient for those in South Asia, (11:30 PM – 1:30 AM in New Delhi), and in Australasia, (4 – 6 AM Monday morning in Sydney), but for participants in the rest of the English speaking parts of the world it is daytime or evening on Sunday: 11 AM – 1 PM in the Pacific Time Zone / 2 PM – 4 PM Eastern / 7 PM – 9 PM in Ireland and the UK.

David Kidman is a regular participant from Yorkshire, UK. David says,

The sessions are well steered, with no idle chat – and yet there’s always time for a cordial welcome. The host’s respect for the participants goes hand-in-voice with the sense of mutual trust that this engenders. Singers therefore experience a feeling of being valued, not least for adding value to the shared experience.

Lynn has undertaken a significantly larger role in the ‘new online music community’. Lynn Noel says,

We connect and coach participatory audiences, session leaders, and performers pivoting to digital to create and cultivate online community.

For details and links, check out The Mermaid’s Tavern website, and then check out the rosters to see who joins us and what we sing, and join the mailing list for links to more online sessions.

Tips and patrons keep us on the air and releasing new music on Bandcamp, so thanks for your donations toward studio services.

More details on Lynn Noel’s personal website

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Mondays
Moosehead Traditional Irish
Music Session
1:00 PM Pacific
4:00 PM Eastern
5:00 PM Atlantic
8:00 PM Ireland/UK

Join the Zoom Meeting!

Irish Traditional Music Session

The Moosehead Session

Welcome to the ONLINE ZOOM Moosehead Traditional Irish Music Session! Hosted by Mark Wallis & Alix Sandra Huntley-Speirs.

All are welcome to attend to play, and/or listen and enjoy! This is a traditional Irish tune instrument session only.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89155330559?pwd=NHF4aTU0TSsxd01aUVdNbXhoODRGQT09
Meeting ID: 891 5533 0559
Passcode: tunes

Please also join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/trad.irish.music.session

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Phoenix Folk
3 Weekly Online Sessions
8:00 PM UK / 12:00 PM Pacific
Online via Zoom

Mondays

Play Along with Irish Tunes at a steady pace

Join the Meeting
Passcode: 245476


Tuesdays

Song and Tune Round Robin

Join the Meeting
Passcode: 715687


Thursdays

Play Along with Irish Tunes at Full Speed

Join the Meeting
Passcode: 245476

Phoenix Folk

Established in 2009, Phoenix Folk exists to promote performance and participation in folk music, song and dance. We offer regular folk sessions, events and ensemble opportunities, both in the North East of England and online. Additionally, we provide a range of resources aimed at helping people to engage with folk music as both participant and listener. We put participation at the centre of all that we do, and aim to provide a comfortable space where musicians of all levels of ability can experience the joy of making music with others, extend their repertoire, challenge themselves and be inspired.

On Mondays, Maurice & Marina host a Play Along tune session leading mostly Irish Traditional Music tunes at a steady pace.

On Tuesdays, Maurice & Marina host a ‘Folk Singaround’, featuring mostly (but not exclusively) folk and traditional tunes and songs from the British Isles and North America. This regularly includes acappella and self accompanied songs, tunes, poems and readings from many attendees.

On Thursdays, Maurice & Marina host another ‘Play Along’ tune session, leading lots of Celtic tunes at full speed. They have a particular interest in Northumbrian music and see their online presence as a great opportunity to share local tunes with musicians from outside the region/outside the UK.

Phoenix Folk Website: https://phoenixfolk.co.uk

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Mondays
Ag Teacht Le Chéile Irish Session
3 PM Pacific
6 PM Eastern
11 PM Ireland/UK

Join the Zoom Meeting!

Irish Traditional Music Session

Welcome to the Ag Teacht Le Chéile Irish Session! Hosted by native Irish singer Maureen McNally, this Traditional Irish Tune and Song Session meets every Monday at 11 PM Ireland/UK | 6 PM Eastern | 3 PM Pacific, online via Zoom.

All are welcome to attend to play, sing, and/or listen and enjoy!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://link.americeltic.net/atlc

Long time participant Cornelius (Connie) McEleney passed on in early 2023, but we still have his playlist, with lyrics and recordings of Connie singing 33 of his Irish songs to learn ourselves. Cornelius McEleney Collection.

Please email questions to: maureenmcnally6@gmail.com

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Celtic Arts Center
Online Irish Classes

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Every Monday night the Celtic Arts Center offers a free introductory Irish language workshop online via Zoom for complete beginners that starts at 7PM. Check out the full details on their website here: Online Beginners Irish Language Class Mondays, 7–8PM. This beginners level emphasises on pronunciation, lower level grammar and basic conversation practice. Classes are FREE for first-timers and Celtic Arts Center members. The current term began on Monday, February. 5th, 2024, but they are still accepting new students. Email James Murphy at language@celticartscenter.com with any questions.

In addition, CAC hosts many in-person events at the Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Blvd., in North Hollywood, CA. These include a half-dozen annual Festivals, starting with Saint Patrick’s Day, and continuing through the Celtic Year. Check out the venue website here: https://mayflowerclub.com

Weekly, on Mondays, they host several social events, beginning at 7PM with an in-person Irish Traditional Music Learners session where musicians can learn and practice traditional Celtic tunes. At 8PM there is a free Irish céilí dance workshop for both beginner and intermediate level students. All that is followed by the Center’s famous traditional music seisiún where singers and musicians from all across the L.A. area gather to play and share their love for the music of the Celts. There is no admission fee for performers or audience members and everyone is welcome to participate or just listen and watch. You may also hear the recitation of a Celtic-themed poem or even a joke told in Irish! The Center has seen many of its young members, traditional Celtic musicians and performers grow into accomplished performers who successfully tour and compete both in the U.S. and internationally.

Check out the Celtic Arts Center Website

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Andronicos San Francisco Jam
Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PDT
Online via Zoom

Dinah and Noah Stroe are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Every week on Tuesday at 7:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 862 8705 8150
Passcode: 312389

Andronicos

Andronicos San Francisco Jam

This gathering on Zoom is hosted every Tuesday from 7:00-8:30 PM Pacific Time, by Dinah and Noah Stroe, with a mix of old time music, some Irish, some Québécois and more.

Dinah says:
We’ve been at it since 2020 with a good system: lead tunes, you mute and play along, and every three tunes we do a friendly, eclectic round robin, where anybody who wants to lead a tune or two. If we like it — we play it!

In addition to the great tunes, there are sometimes a few ‘sketchers’ creating drawings of the participants (with permission)

It’s sprinkled with jokes, books and TV recommendations and we conclude with our sketchers showing their pictures in the big reveal.

Spread the word, please and join the fun!

More info here: Old Time Open Jams Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/390588871395459

Contact Dinah Stroe dinahbeatrice@gmail.com

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The Trans-Atlantic Session

Every Wednesday
12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific
3:00 – 5:00 PM Eastern
8:00 – 10:00 PM GMT

Host

Tony Becker
americeltic@gmail.com (email)
M 408 600-8783 (text)

Trans-Atlantic Session

The Trans-Atlantic Session on Zoom
Join the Zoom Meeting!

Tony Becker of San Jose, California hosts this Trans-Atlantic session for all interested parties on Wednesdays, at 8:00 PM Ireland and UK time, 3:00 PM Eastern or 12:00 PM Pacific in the USA.

Click here to Join the Zoom Meeting!

Open for a couple of hours to all who play or sing traditional music and with the obvious limitations of Zoom in that only one musician can play at a time but we go round the ‘room’ and take it in turns – no pressure though and the baton can be passed if you just want to listen.

On a good day we have a variety of tunes with instruments from pipes to melodeon, banjo to fiddle and perhaps a song or two, and some in Irish or Scottish Gaelic! It is very friendly and we welcome everyone – it can be a good way to pick up any of the above! The only criterion is we try to have regular offerings in Celtic traditional genre(s).

Please come along if you can!

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The Philo-Celtic Society
Free Irish Language Classes
Accessible to all on Zoom

The Philo-Celtic Society

The Philo-Celtic Society

Philo-Celtic Society History

In 1872, teacher and school principal Mícheál Ó Lócháin started The Philo-Celtic Society in Brooklyn, NY, to establish a worldwide renaissance of the Irish language.

There were and are other organizations and people dedicated to other areas of Gaelic culture, such as dance and music, and we have great respect for them and we praise their work on behalf of those arts. At other periods of our history, we tried to be active in various other aspects of our culture besides the Irish language, all things for all people, until the Irish language wasn’t important at all to most of our membership. In that way, we forgot our original purpose of supporting the Irish language and the organization was on the brink of going out of existence.

However, Mícheál Ó Lócháin’s vision was still remembered, especially as the name, ‘Philo-Celtic’ literally means ‘lover of the Celtic language’, and since December of 2004, The Philo-Celtic Society has re-focused it’s activities on teaching the Irish language. Our activities went on-line, conducting classes in the Irish Language around the world using emails and through, at first on the Yahoo Groups platform, and later in Groups.io. By Fall of 2020, all our classes are offered as video classes on Zoom, making them accessible to students throughout the world.

The Philo-Celtic Society offers many Online Irish Language Zoom classes, and the in-person classes are available at The Gerry Tobin Irish Language School.

With so many different classes running at once, the school is organized using the Group membership method. There is a separate Group.io webpage for each particular Class. Join the particular Group.io ‘Group’, then ‘sign in’ to that particular webpage, and you are registered to attend that class.

Like a physical classes, the use of a separate Groups.io webpage for administration functions avoids having the teachers directly collect and email reminders to every student. To attend class, students simply point a browser at the Class webpage, and then open the Zoom link posted there. Since the meetings are video recorded, they remain accessible on Groups.io along with class materials, if one misses a class, one can always review them and ‘catch up’.

Here is a document that will guide you, step-by-step, through the registration process on Groups.io: Getting Started Guide (PDF)


Ongoing Irish Language Classes

Starting to Learn Irish – Class for Absolute Beginners
Fridays, February 2nd – April 19th, 5:00 PM Pacific

The ‘Starting to Learn’ class for Absolute Beginners in the Irish language happens on Friday evenings, beginning February 2nd, and runs through to June 21st, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time / 5:00 PM Pacific Time ‘Starting to Learn’ is suitable for Absolute Beginners — This is where you start. https://groups.io/g/philo-startingtolearn.


Sean nós Irish Songs Class
Wednesdays, February 7th – April 24th, 10:00 AM Pacific

This is Bi-lingual class for beginners in the Sean-Nós (Old-Style) of singing Irish songs in the Irish language. These Wednesday classes begin on February 7th at 1:00 PM Eastern time 10:00 AM Pacific Time, and the teachers are Bréanann Ó Catháin assisted by Sandra Ní Chinnéide. Go to https://groups.io/g/philo-Irish-memes for the Zoom link and other updates.


Intermediate Irish Songs Class
Saturdays, February 24th – May 11th, 1:00 PM Pacific

This class will devote an hour towards studying a variety of songs, one at a time, in Irish from our great song tradition, for pronunciation, definitions, and grammar aspects. No singing requirements are needed. The class is best suited for those who have attended the beginner Irish Song Study Group and beginner/intermediate level Irish language classes. However, all are welcome to join in for a fun way to practice pronunciation and vocabulary skills in this song only class. The first class begins Saturday February 24th at 4:00 PM Eastern time 1:00 PM Pacific Time, and the teachers are Donna Charielle and Gwen de Buitléir. Go to https://groups.io/g/philo-songbeginners for the Zoom link and other updates.


There are many more Irish language classes currently available on their Groups.io Messages webpage here: https://groups.io/g/philo-celtic-society/messages. Follow the links and sign into your class(es), and spread the word !!!

The Philo-Celtic Society Main Groups.io webpage: https://groups.io/g/philo-celtic-society
Website: https://www.philo-celtic.com

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Autumn Rhodes Lessons
Online via Zoom from San Francisco, CA

Schedule

• Wednesdays at 8 – 9:30 PM Eastern / 5 – 6:30 PM Pacific (Early for East Coast)
• Thursdays at 8 – 9:30 PM Pacific / 11 – 12:30 AM Eastern (Late for West Coast)

Autumn Rhodes

Autumn Rhodes

Autumn Rhodes was raised in a rural Indiana household full of Irish music. At the age of 12, Autumn got a tin whistle for a birthday present and a year later was performing professionally

Shortly after, Autumn progressed to the flute and concertina and learned from master players such as Laurence Nugent, Kevin Henry, and John Williams. Autumn is equally renowned as a singer in the Sean-nós style of Irish tradition.

Autumn plays wooden flute, tin whistle, uilleann pipes, and concertina in several bands, including Buncrana, Soltre, Bardic Apostles, Slaggy Maggie, Meitheal, Mira, Na Cailini, and a few others, in styles including traditional Irish, jazz, classical, Breton, folk, and Bulgarian/Romanian music.

Autumn says:
Join us for a weekly drop-in Irish tune learning class for all instruments. The only requirements are for you to have an instrument that can play in D, a little bit of experience playing Irish music, and an internet connection.

I have more than 20 years of experience teaching students of all levels. Join my class for all instruments and learn classic session tunes along with technique, ornamentation, and phrasing. We will be mostly learning by ear, but I’ll provide sheet music and recordings.

On my website, https://sites.google.com/view/irishtuneclass,
I’ll be posting tunes, sheet music, recordings, history, and other resources. It’s a work in progress at the moment, but you can e-mail me with questions: autumn@cei.li (yes, it’s a real email address). Stay tuned (pun 100% intended).

$15-20 suggested donation (but nobody turned away) via PayPal, paypal.me/concertinachick or @Autumn-Rhodes on Venmo, or CashApp $ConcertinaChick, Apple Pay, or other.

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/irishtuneclass
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/irishtuneclass
Email Autumn: autumn@cei.li

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The Ould Sod Virtual Irish Traditional Session


First Thursdays
6:00 – 8:00 PM Pacific
(9:00 – 11:00 PM Eastern)

Ould Sod Zoom Session

The Ould Sod Virtual Irish Traditional Session on Zoom

When COVID restrictions began in March, 2020, many weekly gatherings shifted to meeting online via the Zoom platform. With restrictions in California easing a bit, some are reducing or ending their Zoom musical meetings, but Michael Eskin says his, and since he has hosted over a hundred of these accessible performances so far, I believe him!

Michael Eskin says:
With other Zoom sessions either closing down or changing to once-a-month format, and a few in person sessions restarting, I wanted to remind everyone that I’ll continue to host The Ould Sod Virtual Session on Zoom every Thursday evening for as long as there are enough players each time, and we’ve generally been between 20 and 30 players on the past few Thursdays.

Players: Please join us and let other players know about our weekly Zoom event!
Punters: You are welcome to attend and listen, but please also and let others know about our weekly event!

More information at: http://michaeleskin.com/session

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Sean Murphy
Irish History Online
Thursdays, March 7th — March 28th

Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy

This next month, Irish historian Sean Murphy is presenting a pair of weekly lectures over four Thursdays beginning February 8th. Each lecture lasts 60 minutes followed by a Q&A session. They run consecutively, beginning at 3:00 PM Pacific Time (6 PM Eastern Time) and 4:30 PM Pacific Time (7:30 PM Eastern Time), respectively. Each series of lectures carries a fee of $90 per 4 week course.


History of Dublin/Baile Áth Cliath 3:00 – 4:30 PM PDT
The first known inhabitants of the Dublin region were hunter-gatherers living during the Middle Stone Age, around 5500 BC.

The first farmers appeared shortly after 4000 BC. Evidence of their culture survives in the burial cairns, passage tombs, portal tombs and wedge tombs in the Dublin Mountains and on the coastal lowlands. Archaeological excavations have uncovered prehistoric copper axe-heads, bronze and gold artifacts, and iron age items. The existence of ringforts or ráthsmay be deduced from the names of several of the modern city’s suburbs: Rathmines, Rathgar, Rathfarnham etc

Introductory Video: https://youtu.be/imgH_YeKIHE
Read the full Details.


The Norman Invasion of Ireland 4:30 – 6:00 PM PDT
This course examines the period from the arrival of the Normans in 1169 to the start of the Tudor Dynasty in 1485. The Normans led by “Strongbow” arrived during the reign of King Henry II, at the invitation of the exiled King of Leinster. He recruited mercenary forces in Wales to come to Ireland to assist him recover his titles and property. Once in Ireland they set about making Ireland their own.

This led to over 400 years of warfare resulting in the forceful confiscation of property, and the loss of life and freedom for many people and their communities.

Introductory Video: https://youtu.be/QJnl5J-f_0I
Read the full Details.


This year I am offering Gift Vouchers for my 2024 Irish History courses. You might like to introduce your spouse, a family member, a colleague or friend to your Irish heritage by giving them a Gift Voucher for a course in Irish History.

The gift vouchers are available in multiples of $50. I am including and attaching some samples. When you purchase a voucher I will customise it for the recipient. I will then send a copy to you by email and you can download it. The voucher can be used for any of my courses in 2024. In 2024 the enrollment fee for my four week courses will be $100.

If you are interested in joining either or both of these lecture series, or ordering a Gift Voucher, please respond directly to Sean by email: seanmurphy630@gmail.com.

More Details on Sean’s website: https://www.irishhistory.online

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Book GIF

Break Through your Ancestry Brick Walls!

A printable e-book
by Cecilia Fábos-Becker

Ancestry & DNA
Family History Research: Beyond the Basics

There are many good basic manuals, both in print and online, that can help you get started researching your ancestors and finding lost cousins, but in over fifty years of research into our own Scots-Irish, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry, I’ve learned what works well and what doesn’t, as well as many useful sources and links.

Now, I have written a book, Ancestry & DNA – Beyond the Basics, to help you, and all Americans find their origins. My book will be especially useful to especially Celtic Americans doing family history research, and it is available for immediate download!

Celia 2016

Author Celia Fábos-Becker

My Book includes:

• Introduction to Family History Documents
• What are REAL Primary Sources?
• America’s Dark Age (1783 to 1850)
• Finding Family Records with online services
• Introduction to Family History DNA
• Using DNA Tests to help Find Family History
• How autosomal, MtDNA, or Y-DNA tests can help
• DNA Testing Company Reviews
• Loads of Examples

Download Ancestry & DNA – Beyond the Basics here:

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The Plough and Stars
Wednesday — Sunday 4 to 12 PM
The Plough and Stars Irish Pub, 116 Clement Street at 2nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA

Tune Session
Sundays, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Various hosts and players

Song Session
2nd Wednesdays, 8:00 PM
Christy O’Connell and Vince Keehan

Set Dancing
Thursdays, 8:00-10:30 PM

Dancing Details: Irish Dance Meetup Group

Plough

The Plough and Stars Irish Pub, is known around the world for hosting incredible Irish music and pulling beautiful pints of Guinness since 1975. Since then, it has evolved to host live music every night of the week, except Monday, including all genres of music; Bluegrass, Country, Rock, Zydeco, acoustic Americana, and of course, Irish Traditional.

Over the years The Plough and the Stars in San Francisco has hosted many well-known musicians from Ireland and around the globe, but the COVID pandemic and related public health restrictions put a stop to all that for over a year. The resulting business losses threatened to put The Plough out of business permanently, but a sustained community crowdfunding effort helped keep it going, and now it appears to have emerged intact.

Sean Heaney says:
Music and Dance at the Plough are back. See the boxes for the latest details or check our website or just drop by for a pint!

Check for the latest updates:
The Plough and Stars Website
The Plough and Stars Facebook Page

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The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant
Open 7 days a week
Monday – Thursday 3:00 PM til close
Friday – Sunday 12:00 PM til close
The Chieftain, 198 5th St, San Francisco, CA


Debbie and Mark Nagle

Debbie and Mark Nagle

Chieftain Logo

We Are Open!

The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant, is a bustling SoMa spot with delicious food offerings to choose from. Large beer selection, wine menu and cocktail list to feast from.

This local Irish Pub brings the culture of Ireland to San Francisco, offering a full bar, Happy Hour specials, and a full Irish restaurant menu, including favorites like Fish And Chips and our signature Spicy Potato Bites which go with any style of sport, music or fun.

Says Publican, Mark Nagle:

We are glad to be back in action and are since re-opening last summer. We plan to go back to ‘normal’ as best as possible, asking only that you wear a mask and practice Social Distancing if you are not vaccinated.

Good health to you all and look forward to seeing you back at The Chieftain soon! — Mark Nagle

The Chieftain hosts live performers every Friday and Saturday, often featuring new musical talents, and Live Irish Music on Sundays from 6:30 PM.

For the latest happenings, check the Chieftain facebook Page, or call 415-615-0916, or email Mark Nagle at mark@thechieftain.com or check www.thechieftain.com.

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Sláinte Pub
Fridays 12 PM – 12 AM
Saturdays: 11 AM – 12 AM
Sundays: 11 AM – 10 PM
Tues, Wed, & Thurs: 3 PM – 10 PM
Pacific Time
Sláinte Pub, 131 Broadway, Oakland, CA

Sundays: Buncrana

Slainte
Buncrana at Sláinte
Susan Spurlock, Tedd Colt, Darcy Noonan, Hector Bragado,
Michael Stack, Patricia Ross, Tim Hill, and Autumn Rhodes.

After opening in April 2017, Sláinte Pub in Oakland featured some of the finest local food, drink, and regional singers and musicians, in live, acoustic performance and quickly become the hot new place for Irish hospitality, culture and music in the East Bay. But unfortunately, post pandemic, Sláinte Pub had to close it’s doors last October.

But now, Sláinte Pub is rising from the ashes! Here is what publican Jackie Gallanagh has to say:

Well folks, we closed our doors on Oct. 31, 2023 but are reopening them on Friday, December 15th, 2023.

Summer was very slow and between decreasing business and increasing costs of supplies and labor, along with the rising crime in the area, we just couldn’t make the numbers work anymore. This means that we, like so many others, made the heartbreaking decision to close on October 31st, 2023.

However, Sláinte Oakland is now rising from the ashes!!

A few of our oldest friends (and former employees), Joe Lee, Ginny Brown, and Eddie Bustos, have joined together to bring the pub back to life!! Sláinte’s doors reopen on Friday December 15th, 2023 at 5 PM and the live, Irish music we’re famous for starts at 6 PM to help us celebrate.

We’ll have a very limited menu and limited hours to start but keep an eye out for expanding menus, specials, and increasing hours of operation over the next few weeks and months.

In the meantime, we’ll see you Friday and Saturday night from 5 PM – 12 AM (Kitchen closed at 10 PM) and Sunday from 5-10 PM (Kitchen closed at 9 PM) starting This Weekend!!

We can’t wait to see you all. We love you. XX

Slainte (Jack London Square, Oakland)

https://www.facebook.com/slainteoak

https://slainteoakland.com

Contact them at (510) 823-2644 @slainteoakland or check the website https://slainteoakland.com.

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Willow on the Green
1327B 9th Ave., San Francisco, CA

Open 7 days a week
Weekdays 11:00-7:00
Weekends 10:00-7:00

Willow on the Green

Willow on the Green

Friend of the Family Alex Sinclair, has now operated his Celtic business Willow on the Green, for a more than a year.

The shop is on the not-so-quiet 9th Avenue, which is directly in front of the main entrance to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA.

Alex says:
We cater to the ‘Day in the Park’ crowd, offering all manner of Scottish, Welsh, English and Irish goodies, one might like to have for a Picnic In The Park, including cheese, chutney, clotted cream, cuppa, kippers, and many other delectable wares that don’t begin with a ‘c’. With a bit of prior notice, Celtic musicians and buskers are welcome to our store front on 9th Avenue, just a stones throw from the main entrance to Golden Gate Park.

WotG Grand Opening 1

Perusing Goodies

Willow on the Green is dedicated to British and Californian fine foods, cheeses, meats, provisions, and products. Located in the heart of the Inner Sunset District, San Francisco, just a stone’s throw from the entrance to Golden Gate Park.

Facebook Page: Willow on the Green
Phone: (415) 259-1811
Email: indulge@willowonthegreen.com

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David Brewer Music Lessons
Online via Zoom!

David Brewer Lessons

David Brewer Music Lessons

Celtic music recording artist and multi-instrumentalist David Brewer is Fired up on teaching music over Zoom—Anytime, from Anywhere!

David is offering relaxed and fun, yet informative and in-depth lessons on any or all of these topics:

• Penny-whistle
• Bodhran
• Scottish Bagpipes
• Uilleann pipes
• Tune-writing & composition
• Music theory
• Accent City & phrasing
• Performance techniques
• Guided recording project consulting
• And more!

For more information, to schedule a lesson on Zoom, or to find out more about David’s upcoming tutorial series launching on Patreon later this summer, please email: davidbrewerbooking@gmail.com

David Brewer is a member of the Scottish folk band, The Fire, and has performed around the world with Molly’s Revenge, The Chieftains, and The Old Blind Dogs.

For more about David Brewer, visit: www.davidbrewermusic.com

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The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
Sunday-Wednesday 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Events
Sunday: Irish music sessions
5:30-7:00 PM Moderate-Pace
7:30-10:30 PM The Starry Session
Monday: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Irish Ceili Dancing
Tuesday: 7:30 PM Open Mic Night
Wednesday: 8:00 PM The Berkeley Poetry Slam

Closed Thursday through Saturday

Manager Shahin Naima reopened The fabled Starry Plough on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022. Hours will be Sunday through Wednesday as Naima works on hiring staff.

All of the Plough’s treasured events are returning, from Irish dancing to open mic nights (except Funk Night, for now).

We Are Back! A big thank you to everybody who has supported us throughout the pandemic, we are not certain we would still be here without you. As of April 3rd, 2022, we are open 4 days a week Sunday-Wednesday 4pm-2am. We are so happy to be back and look forward to serving you all for many years to come. To keep our community space thriving we have partnered with our fiscal sponsorship, Haven of Hope, to begin accepting donations from our loyal patrons and members of The Starry Plough community. This provides the opportunity to contribute to the cost of the expenses that go into making our famous community events so special. Please consider donating through thehavenofhope.org/donate to keep the Starry Plough in our amazing community for the future generations of Berkeley.’ — Starry Plough manager Shahin Naima

The pub was open for Saint Patrick’s day with a ‘scratch band’ of staff to serve the traditional corned beef and cabbage, and songs, tunes and dancing filled this treasured Arts institution one again, as explained in this Detailed Article by Madeline Wells of SFGATE.

Website: www.thestarryplough.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StarryPlough

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Darcy Noonan

Darcy Noonan

Darcy Noonan

Available for Performances or Lessons

darcynoonanviolin@gmail.com

Darcy Noonan is an accomplished violinist based in the Bay Area. Following her heart, she has studied and performed a variety of musical genres including classical, ragtime, mariachi, Greek, and (closest to her heart) Irish traditional music. In fact practically the second after graduating from High School she was off to Ireland to study with her idols for a few years.

Darcy has played with numberous bands and orchestras, including Jammy Dodgers, Violins of Hope, Noonan, Howard, and Straw, The Get Happy String Band, Disciples of Markos, Tipsy House and Mariachi Femenil Orgullo Mexicano.

Darcy is now back in the Bay Area, and Darcy is accepting students as an expert fiddler and Suzuki certified teacher with years of experience performing and teaching.

If you are interested in booking Darcy for a gig or for violin lessons, send her an email at darcynoonanviolin@gmail.com or visit her website at darcynoonanviolin.com

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The AmeriCeltic logo, styled like a coat of arms, commemorates your MIXED, Scots, Irish, Welsh Celtic American heritage! Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the thirteen colonies of mostly Scots, Scots-Irish, Irish and Welsh who joined with many others from many other countries, and together fought tyranny to assert our Independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

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The Celtic Tea Shoppe
Home of Artisan Candies
4432 Pearl Avenue, Ste. 2, San Jose CA


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The Celtic Tea Shoppe offers a great selection of Celtic and Celtic inspired foods, including:
• Meat Pies
• Sausage Rolls
• Liquor Cakes
• Irish Soda Bread
• Salted Caramels
• Gift Boxes
• Premium Loose-leaf Teas

Everything is handmade at our shoppe in San José, CA and curbside pickup service and shipping are available.

To check The Celtic Tea Shoppe Facebook Page, Click Here!

Call us directly at 408-267-7090 or check our website www.celticteashoppe.com for all our other baked goods and confections. To order, contact Kristen Scott with a call to 408-267-7090, or an email to sales@artisancandies


Scottish / Irish dance scholarships

Dean Scott

Brigadoon

Important Announcement: Going forward in 2023, we are looking to give scholarships to young dancers in local Scottish and Irish dance schools, and would love to have your help. Dance is very near and dear to Dean and Kristen’s hearts, and they want to help those dancers who show much promise and talent, but who have less resources and thus barriers to success compared to others who do.

If you are interested in participating, please let us know and how much you would like to give toward this scholarship. We are currently looking at a candidate for whom we’d like to raise $1000 – to help them with their dance studies, whether it be shoes, costumes, lessons, travel funds, etc. If you are interested in contributing, please let us know ASAP. We must stress that this is not a charity organization we are contributing to, but it is a fundraiser to help local dancers in need. Cheers!

(photo is of Dean Scott in a Los Angeles professional company of Brigadoon, 1984)

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Lark In The Morning
Tuesday – Saturday, noon – 6 PM
Lark In The Morning, 1001 Camelia Street, Berkeley, CA

Lark Berkeley

OPEN for your WALK-IN AND ONLINE BUSINESS!

Lark in the Morning has been a folk musician’s favorite since 1974 and has an amazing selection of musical instruments and instructional material from around the world.

Eric says:
“Our Berkeley location, 1001 Camelia Street, Berkeley, CA, is open for online lessons and instrument sales Tuesday – Saturday from 12:00 – 6:00 PM!”

Thorn Land and Eric Azumi

Call us at 707-964-5569
Shop online at https://larkinthemorning.com
Check out our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/LarkInAM.

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DukeofEdinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh Pub & Restaurant
Across from Apple Park

The Duke of Edinburgh Pub & Restaurant

Open 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM every day of the year

10801 N. Wolfe Road, Cupertino, CA

Many of you have heard the rumors about the The Duke of Edinburgh Pub & Restaurant.

When this pandemic is over, ‘The Duke’! will be moving to new quarters just across the parking lot from our current location!
For details, Watch the official Video!

The Duke is, and will remain, THE only Authentic, (and we do mean AUTHENTIC!), British Pub in the Bay Area, located across the street from Apple Headquarters on Wolfe Road in Cupertino.

The atmosphere at the ‘The Duke‘, is the same as you would find in any pub in the British Isles, full of friendly patrons who come in to socialize, play darts, have a pint or two, and eat a meal. If you are looking for a comfortable elegance, pints of beer and authentic food, in an authentic English Pub, there is no a better choice in the Bay Area. The Duke offers a large number of beers on draft and by the bottle. Almost anything English, Scottish or Irish is available. Murphy’s Irish Stout brewed in Cork, Ireland and Scotch Eggs is always a good choice.

The servers are excellent and very knowledgeable about the beer and food menu. The menu is expansive and worth exploring. The dark pubsy feel with old regulars in their respective, but not crowded corners around lunch hour in Cupertino, is a great boon.

You can’t find more ‘authentic’ atmosphere, because the entire building was built in jolly old England, then disassembled, shipped and reassembled on site in Cupertino. With the red velvet seating and wall paper and ornate, dim lighting, you are transported to London as soon as you enter the etched glass door.

More info. on The Duke Facebook Page, website www.theduke.com or call 408-446-3853.

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