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Children’s Music, Dance, and Irish Language Workshop, UICC

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

Children’s Music, Dance, and Irish Language Workshop • June 10 Children’s introduction to: tin whistle, fiddle, Céilí dancing, Irish language. Instruments are provided. Participate in one, several or all these classes, taught by local, experienced teachers. Appropriate for ages 5 and up. RSVP by June 1st to reserve your spot.…

The Mountain Road Radio Show

Your mountain music and old time Irish music connection with host, Julie O' on 90.1 KBCZ Boulder Creek Community Radio. Streaming live: https://www.kbcz.org/ KBCZ is a program of Boulder Creek Recreation and Park Department. Contact Julie O' at 831-200-4295

ReJoyce, Edinburgh Castle 1-5pm

Edinburgh Castle 950 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

ReJoyce A Celebration of James Joyce with dramatic readings and song. Saturday June 16th 1-5pm Edinburgh Castle 950 Geary St. Sponsored by the Anna Livia Players More info: 415-728-8573

Bloomsday @ Mechanics, SF

Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United States

Music, Readings, and Cuisine! Eat, Drink, Read, and Walk on the Wild Side of Dublin! The evening begins with a special Bloomsday menu with lively musical interludes featuring a Celtic music ensemble with singers Melanie O’Reilly, Esther Mulligan, and John Ilyin accompanied by Anne Goess on violin and others! This…

The Mountain Road Radio Show

Your mountain music and old time Irish music connection with host, Julie O' on 90.1 KBCZ Boulder Creek Community Radio. Streaming live: https://www.kbcz.org/ KBCZ is a program of Boulder Creek Recreation and Park Department. Contact Julie O' at 831-200-4295

Shay Black with Eamonn Flynn at SF Swedenborgian

SF Swedenborgian Church 2017 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Come hear guitarist Shay Black and pianist Eamonn Flynn sing Dublin Street Songs, Traditional Ballads, Reels and Jigs, Irish Soul, Eamonn's Irish R&B, and who-knows-what with these two multi-talented songsters! The venue is a small, historic Arts & Crafts style church that feels more like a rustic chalet than a church, with working fireplace…

$20

Runa @ Ashkenaz, Berkeley

Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Quickly gaining recognition as one of Irish music’s new “super-groups,” RUNA has been enchanting audiences by pushing the boundaries of Irish folk music into the Americana and roots music formats since their formation in 2008. Interweaving the haunting melodies exuberant tunes of Ireland and Scotland with the lush harmonies and…

Randal Bays, Felim Egan, Kyle Alden, San Anselmo

ADDRESS ON RSVP

The Tree House Concert Series is pleased to present an evening of high energy Irish traditional music with Randal Bays, fiddle, Felim Egan, button accordian and Kyle Alden, guitar and vocals. Doors 6:45pm, music at 8:00 pm. $15 donation requested at the door. Irish session to follow, so feel free…

Lark Camp, Mendocino

Mendocino, CA 95460 Mendocino, United States

The Lark Camp World Music, Song & Dance Celebration, is an annual week-long world music and dance celebration that includes instructional workshops for professional and beginner musicians and dancers. Lark Camp takes place in Woodlands State Park near the coastal village of Mendocino. Camps are focused on a variety of…

Shay Black: Celebrating One Thousand Songs at Freight & Salvage

Freight & Salvage, Berkeley 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States

Shay Black has been teaching a song class on Monday nights at the Freight for many years. Hundreds of singers attending his Expanding Your Song Repertoire class have learned songs from the Irish, Scottish, English and American traditions, along with sea songs and more. The next class series, beginning on…

KVMR Celtic Festival, Grass Valley CA

Nevada County Fairgrounds Grass Valley, CA, United States

First founded in 1996, the KVMR Celtic Festival includes eleven performance areas including five musical and six demonstration stages and a weekend-long youth arts instruction that has included Celtic music, magic, dance and songwriting. The Festival is the main fundraising event of the year for KVMR Community Radio which operates…

Hozier at The Fox, Oakland

Fox Theatre 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

Hozier's popularity seemed to flourish overnight, causing quite a stir all over the world most notably with the hit single "Take Me To Church." At just 15 years old, Hozier's music taste was already very developed, leaning towards blues, R&B, soul and gospel, influenced from his musical household. Soon after…

We Banjo 3 and Skerryvore at Freight & Salvage

Freight & Salvage, Berkeley 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States

Galway, Ireland’s We Banjo 3 find common ground between old world tradition and authentic Americana by plying their banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin in an innovation fusion of styles that they dub “Celtgrass.” Skerryvore create a unique fusion of folk, trad, rock and Americana that represents all the different personalities…

We Banjo 3 and Skerryvore at Montalvo Arts Center

Montalvo Arts Center 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, CA, United States

            Don’t miss two of the freshest musical groups innovating the Celtic sound in concert at Montalvo. Ireland’s We Banjo 3 finds common ground between old world tradition and authentic Americana by blending banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin in an innovation fusion of styles they…

The Martin Hayes Quartet, Sebastopol

Sebastopol Community Cultural Center 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA , CA, United States

The Martin Hayes Quartet opens up and explores the Irish tradition with music that resonates as both venerable and strikingly new. The new group expands upon many of the musical ideas Martin has pursued in his renowned and longstanding partnership with guitarist Dennis Cahill.  The melody remains central with an added range of sonic…

$30 – $33

Martin Hayes Quartet, Freight & Salvage

Freight & Salvage, Berkeley 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States

Irish fiddler Martin Hayes is known worldwide for his soulful interpretations of traditional Irish music. His new quartet with guitarist Dennis Cahill --a fellow member of supergroup The Gloaming-- is called "a highly resonant coming together" by the Irish Times. Hayes and Cahill expand their legendary explorations of Irish music with the  brilliant Liz Knowles (Bobby McFerrin, Bang-on-a-Can…

Wake the Dead at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Freight & Salvage, Berkeley 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States

Wake the Dead returns to the Freight for their 17th annual Day of the Dead show. Endlessly energetic and inventive, Wake the Dead spreads their reach to embrace the entire Summer of Love, keeping it alive for Deadheads and Celtoids alike as only they can. Join members Danny Carnahan, Paul…

The Cripple of Inishmaan

SCU•Presents Mayer Theatre Corner of Franklin & Lafayette, Santa Clara, CA, United States

  Limited Time Offer:  Buy 1 ticket, Get 1 free for a friend using the code IRISHFESTBOGO. Offer expires Oct 26.  Before becoming an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, McDonagh was an award-winning playwright. This Irish dark comedy takes place on the remote Aran Islands off the coast…

$10 – $20

Benefit for John Caulfield, Rancho Nicasio

Rancho Nicasio 4499 Nicasio Valley Road, Nicasio, CA, United States

John Caulfield is a close and treasured friend to many in our community. John suffered a severe stroke a few months back and he needs our help with medical, rehab, and living expenses. Excellent food, music, and fun! Transportation to and from San Francisco will be provided. Suggested donation: $100-$500

$100

Celtic Voices Christmas Concert – ‘Mistletoe, Memories & Music’

Sister Caroline Collins, DC, Theater Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep. 1055 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

It's that time of year again! Join us for the Celtic Voices Christmas Concert on Friday, December 7, 2018. In honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Irish Immigration Pastoral Center, Celtic Voices Choirs, with local artists, present 'Mistletoe, Memories & Music' a special selection of the best in Irish…

$20

An Irish Christmas, Uptown Theatre Napa

Uptown Theatre Napa 1350 Third St, Napa, CA, United States

  An Irish Christmas features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Caterina Coyne (Principal dancer, Riverdance), world champion dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider, as well as members o f the Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry Traditional Orchestra. An Irish Christmas is a…

$35 – $55

An Irish Christmas, Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton

Bob Hope Theatre 242 E Main St, Stockton, CA, United States

  An Irish Christmas features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Caterina Coyne (Principal dancer, Riverdance), world champion dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider, as well as members o f the Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry Traditional Orchestra. An Irish Christmas is a…

$22 – $52

Michael Keehan & Friends, SF Plough & Stars

The Plough and Stars, San Francisco 16 Clement Street at 2nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA

Michael Keehan, SF • Dec. 8 Native son, Michael Keehan returns to San Francisco from the LA music scene for a showcase of folk-rock music at the Plough & Stars on December 8th. Michael will be accompanied by acclaimed singer, Andy Leon and supported by The Fruit Flies (Molly McCormick…

$10

An Irish Christmas, UICC

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

An Irish Christmas, UICC • Dec. 9, 2pm An Irish Christmas features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Caterina Coyne (Principal dancer, Riverdance), world champion dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider, as well as members o f the Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry…

Tony McManus With Special Guest Julia Toaspern, Soquel

Michael's on Main, Soquel 2591 S Main St, Soquel, CA, United States

  Tony McManus is the leading Celtic guitarist worldwide and has just been listed as one of the 50 transcendental guitarists of all time by Guitar Player Magazine. Julia Toaspern is a multi-talented musician from Berlin who combines classical training on violin and voice with a wide interest in genres…

$18 – $20

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