Annual Banquet, March 19. The ILHS presents their annual St. Patrick’s Banquet on Sunday, March 19 at the Saint Patrick’s Ballroom in the United Irish Cultural Center. This year's event features harpist and storyteller Patrick Ball, with song and dramatic reading by Esther Mulligan, and music by fiddler, Anne Goess. Contact…
Irish Musicians Against Hate: A Benefit Concert for the ACLU & NRDC Join us for an evening of traditional Irish music featuring a wonderful line-up of local Irish bands. You'll enjoy an evening of fabulous music while helping support civil liberties and the environment. All proceeds go to the ACLU…
Phil Coulter & Special Guest Geraldine Brannigan. Phil Coulter is up in that Pantheon inhabited by the biggest selling recording artistes of all time in Ireland, rubbing shoulders with Bono and the Boys. From Derry, Northern Ireland, Phil has performed with everyone from James Galway and the London Symphony Orchestra to Nanci Griffith…
Erin Ruth Thompson @ UICC with The Crooked Road Ceili Band 6:30 PM Friday, March 31st, / 2700 45th Ave, San Francisco Rising star vocalist Erin Ruth Thompson came to the Bay Area in late 2012 from Tuscon via Hawai'i. With encouragement from Jack Gilder at the Plough & Stars…
Black Brothers, Felton • April 2 April marks the 25th anniversary of the first concert put on by the Celtic Society Of The Monterey Bay. Michael and Shay Black play the anniversary concert at Don Quixote's The repertoire of the Black Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street…
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas • April 6 Alasdair Fraser has been called “one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced; his name is synonymous with the vibrant cultural renaissance transforming the Scottish musical scene.” Natalie, a Juilliard graduate, is one of the most sought-after cellists playing…
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Alasdair Fraser has been called “one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced; his name is synonymous with the vibrant cultural renaissance transforming the Scottish musical scene.” Natalie, a Juilliard graduate, is one of the most sought-after cellists playing traditional music today. She’s…
Tim O'Brien • April 7 & 8 Berkeley, April 7, Sebastopol, April 8. “A master of American folk music, Irish music, Scottish music – it doesn’t matter; a fine songwriter and one of my favorite singers.” –Mark Knopfler Tim O'Brien's tireless dedication to a vast and still-expanding array of instruments,…
"A master of American folk music, Irish music, Scottish music - it doesn't matter; a fine songwriter and one of my favorite singers." --Mark Knopfler In Tim O’Brien’s music, things come together. The uncanny intersection of traditional and contemporary elements in his songwriting, his tireless dedication to a vast and…
Join the Black Brothers Band at Mildred Owen Concert Hall in Pacifica, CA, on April 8th for a night of live music in a great location! The repertoire of the Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, music hall songs and historical ballads, songs from the Irish,…
The Young Irelanders comprises eight sensational performers who have Irish traditional music, song & dance running through their veins. Although still in their 20’s and 30’s, these performers have achieved more than most people would aspire to in a lifetime. Between them they have performed for many heads of state, Presidents…
Picture a stage filled with 100 fiddlers backed by piano, drums, cellos, guitars, harps and even flutes, now imagine a group that creates such a two-way sense of fun and joy between musicians and audience that people spontaneously get out of their seats and dance in the aisles to the…
Picture a stage filled with 100 fiddlers backed by piano, drums, cellos, guitars, harps and even flutes. Now imagine a group that creates such a sense of fun and joy between musicians and audience that people spontaneously get out of their seats and dance in the aisles to the jigs…
Picture a stage filled with 100 fiddlers backed by piano, drums, cellos, guitars, harps and even flutes, now imagine a group that creates such a two-way sense of fun and joy between musicians and audience that people spontaneously get out of their seats and dance in the aisles to the…
“Three sensational fiddlers from three distinct Celtic traditions. Exhilarating fun!” - Boston Herald Advance: Members $20.00 Non-members $22.00 Reservations (pay at the door): Members $22.00 Non-Members $26.00 Door (Subject to availability): Members $24 Non-members $26.00 More information: http://www.celticsociety.org/
Kevin Burke’s fiddle playing has been at the forefront of traditional music for over 30 years. Whether solo or accompanied, on record or in concert, Burke is an engaging performer. He has been established as a first class musician ever since his work in the early 1970’s (with such renowned…
If you missed a chance to get tickets to U2 this month, fret not as the amazing U2 tribute band Zoo Station head up this year's Silicon Valley Fleadh at St. Stephen's Green in Mountain View May 13th and 14th. Live artists and performers will take center stage all weekend…
U2 Joshua Tree Tour, Levi Stadium • May 17 Celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree and performing the album in full, every night, U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 kicks off in Vancouver on 12th May for a run of dates across North America, ending in July back…
Join The Crooked Road Ceili Band for a wonderfully warm evening of traditional Irish melodies with Jack, Doug, Julie, and David and songs sung solo and duet by Erin-Ruth Thompson and Julie Horner. Lively tunes on the hammered dulcimer, concertina, Irish wooden flute, fiddle, and guitar. Bring your dancing shoes!
Join us at Wolfhound Bar for our first ever live show featuring Irish piano maestro Johnny Holden who will sing and play your favorite tunes. A souful voice and expert musicianship not to be missed.
Chloe Agnew & Friends Saturday July 8th, 2017 Show 8pm Pre-Show 7.15pm with Ryan Doyle (link to https://www.ryandoylemusic.com/) http://www.chloeagnewofficial.com/ "Chloë Agnew has gained international fame for her integral part as one of the original, and youngest members of the internationally acclaimed music group ‘Celtic Woman’ since she was 14 years old.…
Come to Albert Park in San Rafael on Thursday, July 13, for Irish Heritage Night with The San Rafael Pacifics Baseball Club! The Pacifics will host Irish Heritage Night at 7:05 PM, presented by Johnny Foley’s Irish House. The first 250 fans to the game will receive special Irish coffee mugs,…
KALW presents Celtic and Irish music shows Saturday afternoons: 2pm: Thistle and Shamrock with Fiona Ritchie 3pm: Folk Music and Beyond with JoAnn Maher and Bob Campbell 5pm: A Patchwork Quilt with Kevin Vance San Francisco: KALW-FM / 91.7 Online: http://thistleradio.com/ http://kalw.org/post/fiona-ritchie-kalw#stream/0
The Irish singing priest who became a worldwide internet sensation after his rendition of Hallelujah went viral on YouTube (55 million views so far!) will perform at the Irish Center this summer on Saturday July 22nd. You tube link Original Big surprise for Bride and Groom...Chris and Leah Wedding 5 April 2014 Original…
Lark Camp • July 28-August 5 Imagine idyllic days and nights in a magical redwood forest in Mendocino, filled with all the music, dance, and good times you can stand. That's kind of close to what Lark Camp World Music & Dance Celebration is like. Lark In The Morning Music…
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