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 ofthe Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry Traditional Orchestra. An Irish Christmas is a memorable night…
-Sat, Dec 22, 2018 @ 2 & 7 pm -Sun, Dec 23, 2018 @ 2 & 7 pm 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 of the Kerry…
* Start times vary. Please check website Paradise Square is an incredible musical based on extraordinary real-life stories. It’s 1863 at Five Points, NY, where Black and Irish Americans live in racial harmony until the intensifying Civil War results in the first-ever Federal draft, leading to riots as whites are…
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay is pleased to present Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely, two members of the world class Irish band Lunasa, in an intimate setting. They will be performing on Monday, January 14th, at 7:30 p.m. at a house concert in Soquel. Cillian Vallely is the…
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay is pleased to present the ultimate Scots troubadour Jim Malcolm on Tuesday, January 29th, 7:30PM at an intimate House Concert in Soquel. Traveling the world with his guitar, harmonicas, and engaging wit, he sings the traditional songs of Scotland and his own…
Hailing from Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, The Outside Track were winner of 'Best Group' in both the Live Ireland awards and the Tradition In Review awards; were 'Best Live Act' nominees in the MG Alba Scots Traditional Music Awards, and won the German Radio Critics Prize, for their album…
Hailing from Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, The Outside Track were winner of 'Best Group' in both the Live Ireland awards and the Tradition In Review awards; were 'Best Live Act' nominees in the MG Alba Scots Traditional Music Awards, and won the German Radio Critics Prize, for their album…
Celtic Nights presents “Oceans of Hope – The Epic Journeys of Our Ancestors,” capturing the very essence of Irish history. Through music, song and dance, audiences will be taken on a journey through the struggles and dreams of a people fighting for liberty, freedom, dignity and above all, family. “Oceans…
The 5th Annual O'Neill Irish Music Festival takes place in Tiburon, with two days of musical events featuring the best of Bay Area musicians. Francis O’Neill, 1848 – 1936, is considered by Irish scholars, Irish musicians and by the Irish government as “The Man Who Saved Irish Music”. The festival celebrates…
For more than 55 years, Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains have been recognized for reinventing traditional Irish music on a contemporary and international scale. Although the early following for these six-time Grammy Award winners was purely a folk audience, their range and the variation of their music and accompanying musicians…
2019 marks the 57th Anniversary of The Chieftains beginning. Since 1962 they have been six-time Grammy Award winners and been highly recognized for reinventing traditional Irish music on a contemporary and International scale. Their ability to transcend musical boundaries to blend tradition with modern music has notably hailed them as…
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter perform with two Celtic harps, the rare Swedish Nyckelharpa, Ukrainian Bandura, Cittern and more. The audience will hear Traditional instrumental music from Sweden and Ireland as well as heartwarming original compositions. They will present an enchanting blend of music and tales from their adventures as…
For more than four decades, The Irish Rovers have charmed and entertained audiences around the world with their exciting stage shows. These international ambassadors of Irish music have maintained their timeless ability to deliver a rollicking, rousing performance of good cheer, one that will soon have you singing and clapping…
Award winning multi-instrumentalist group from Belfast plays dynamic sounds using uilleann pipes, whistles, guitars, double bass, bouzouki, and banjo accompanied by vocalist Deirdre Galway. Realta is one of the most exciting acts on the Irish music scene today. March 3, 2pm more
HOLLOW HILLS & HOLY PLACES: A CELTIC REFLECTION ON JUSTICE IN OUR MODERN WORLD Join brothers Owen & Mícheál (Moley) O'Súilleabháin for an evening of entertainment and education using music, conversation, innocence, life experience and wicked Irish humor to bring thousands of years of Celtic tradition to bear on our…
ILHS Celebrates Irish Diaspora of Australia on March 10 with Mairéid Sullivan, author, singer/song writer and historian– West Cork born, San Francisco raised, and Australian citizen Irish Literary and Historical Society of San Francisco will team with Mairéid Sullivan to present the storied Irish diaspora of Australia at a luncheon…
Violinist Edwin Huizinga, who has performed with Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, and Stevie Wonder, joins Grammy winning Celtic and folk guitarist William Coulter as the duo Fire and Grace. Stand-out stars from sold-out performances two years running at the Carmel Bach Festival, they will be performing a benefit concert March…
Ímar is comprised of musicians from Ireland, the Isle of Man, Glasgow and Suffolk. These foundations underpin the band’s distinctive qualities, and their synergy centers on overlapping cultural heritage as they produce a pure-drop trad sound. Corkonian Uilleann piper Ryan Murphy says "We’re all going back to the music we…
Join the Raven Performing Arts Center and watch Grammy-winning fiddler, Eileen Ivers. Experience folk music like never before. Doors open at 7pm, $40 general admittance, $60 front¢er.
Join us for a special St. Patrick’s Day concert with the opportunity to dance under the grand chandeliers in the Ballroom! Three Mile Stone is a talented trio with decades of experience. Erin, Marla, and Richard serve up traditional Irish music with lift, drive, and sparkle. Tight mandolin and fiddle duets…
Brothers Michael and Shay Black play an exciting mix of Dublin street songs, music hall songs, and historical ballads, as well as songs from the Irish, English, and Scottish traditions and the occasional contemporary number. Singing in close harmony, playing guitar, banjo, and keyboards, telling funny stories, and even dancing…
Dervish has been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 25 Years. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.…
Dervish has been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 25 Years. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.…
Dervish has been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 25 Years. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band has played at festivals from Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.…
Join Freight and Salvage Thursday, April 11 and experience mind-blowing Irish folk music from Solas founding member, Seamus Egan. Doors open at 7pm, show begins at 8pm.
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