Kevin Burke at Plough & Stars. Irish American Crossroads Festival
Kevin Burke — The Naked Fiddle. An Acoustic Night of Traditional Irish Music. Plough & Stars Irish Pub, San Francisco. 9 pm. $20/advance, $25/door.
$20
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Musica Pacifica Celtic Tunes, Sonoma
Sonoma Bach Schroeder Hall 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA, United StatesIn March, Musica Pacifica turns its attention to the British Isles with Scotch Humour – Baroque and Scottish Traditional Music. Program will include arrangements of lively Celtic tunes from Scotland, Ireland, French Canada, and Cape Breton, alongside English Divisions and art music by such composers as Purcell, Locke and Matteis,…
Altan from Donegal in Berkeley
The Irish super-group Altan is coming back to the Freight. PopMatters calls them “Ireland’s leading interpreters of its musical tradition.” “Altan’s special strength,” says the New York Times, “is the clarity and coordination of its textures.” The Los Angeles Times declares, “Altan continues to be one of the Celtic world’s…
Elvis Costello at the Masonic, SF
The Masonic
Concert with Irish Pianist Barry Douglas, Oakland
Mills College, Oakland Mills College, Music Department, 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, United StatesThe Mills College Music Department and the Center for Contemporary Music present Mills Music Now 2015-2016 BARRY DOUGLAS Dewing Piano Recital Internationally renowned Irish pianist Barry Douglas performs a program of works by Schubert and Brahms. Franz Schubert: 4 Impromptus, op. 90 (D. 899) No. 1 in C minor, Allegro…
$10 – $15
The Gallowglasses at Lilly Mac’s
Lilly Macs 187 South Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, CAThis San Francisco Bay Area Irish band features the stellar Celtic vocals of Donovan Ryan, plus the high-impact “wall of strings” artistry of Mike McNelly on Irish bouzouki and Mark Boronkay on guitar. Add Donovan’s driving bodhran playing and fiddle by Valerie Rose and this band really gets the crowd…
Free
Traditional Irish Music Session @ UICC
Traditional Irish Music Session with Cormac Gannon at the UICC Bar on First Saturday of Month
International Congress of Irish Studies, Berkeley
UC Berkeley, Tollman Hall 3105 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA, United StatesInternational Congress of Irish Studies: 4th Annual Conference UCBerkeley Fri. April 22nd through Sun. 24th, 2016 Theme: Parallel Irelands Welcome Reception & Concert: Women's Faculty Club, UCBerkeley Fri 22nd @ 7pm Conference : 229 Dwinelle Hall, UCBerkeley Sat April 23rd, & Sun April 24th Co-sponsored by UCBerkeley’s Celtic Studies Program, Commemoration of 1916 Rising. ;Reading of the Irish Proclamation by Che Heron.. - great-grandson of…
Ireland’s Poet-Patriots Concert – Musical Commemoration at Grace Cathedral, SF
Grace Cathedral 1100 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFeaturing leading musicians from Ireland: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Co. Kerry - 2016 Live Ireland Best Female Singer of the Year: “She’s the best female singer in Irish music, and that is that.” Derek Ryan, Co. Tipperary – Bass/Baritone Christy O’Leary, Co. Kerry – Trad singer, uilleann pipes Plus “Celtic Voices”…
Voices of the Easter Rising 1916: A Theatrical Evening of Irish Poetry, Stories and Song
Mechanics' Institute 3rd Floor Library 57 Post Street , San Francisco, CA, United StatesThis performance created especially for the centennial expresses the passions of poets, protesters and activists in the quest for independence. This staged reading includes inspiring passages by playwright Sean O’Casey, speeches by political leader James Connolly, poems by Patrick Pease and William Butler Yeats, the daring deeds of Countess Markievicz,…
$15
Culann’s Hounds
Peri's Bar 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, CA, United StatesPsychaCeltic - Amazing rocking Celtic sounds!
$8
2016 Oysterfest, Golden Gate Park
The 2016 San Francisco Oysterfest will take place on May 7th 2016 at the Golden Gate Park.
Silicon Valley Fleadh, Mountain View
St. Stephen's Green3rd Annual Silicon Valley Fleadh • May 7, 8 Fleadh (pronounced “Fla”) is a festival and gathering to celebrate Irish culture. After an acclaimed second edition, the 2016 and third edition of the Silicon Valley Irish Fleadh will take place on May 7th and 8th 2016 in downtown Mountain View.…
Blues Harp Woman show
Blues Roots DJ/Promoter Norman Davis along with the Freight & Salvage is proud to present a special evening with Blues Harp Women; spotlighting on a diverse group of female harp players. This particular show spurs from the Ruf Records release, a double cd called Blues Harp Women produced by Norman…
$22
The Shams
The Legionnaire Saloon 2272 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United StatesThe Shams began in 2011 in San Francisco, lead by energetic and charismatic front man Sean Daly, from Donegal, Ireland. In the last year, The Shams released their award-winning EP "One and All", embarked on a Northwest tour and sold out the legendary Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.…
Broken Hearts Club Band – fundraiser at UICC
The Broken Hearts Club Band play a one-off special musical benefit for the American Heart Association at the United Irish Cultural Center on May 20. Local musicians Vincie Keehan, Rory McNamara, John Caulfield and Michael Black have each been treated for some form of heart issue over recent years, hence…
By Request: A Celtic Twist on Top 40 Favorites
Nostalgic Irish-American songs your mom sang in the kitchen, time-tested ballads people ask us to perform at weddings, wakes, and private parties, favorite Scottish bagpipe tunes, and a few surprises...all combined into Charmas' 1x per year "By Request" show. This is a great family show, because it spans all generations.…
$14 – $20
By Request: A Celtic Twist on Top 40 Favorites
Nostalgic Irish-American songs your mom sang in the kitchen, time-tested ballads people ask us to perform at weddings, wakes, and private parties, favorite Scottish bagpipe tunes, and a few surprises...all combined into Charmas' 1x per year "By Request" show. This is a great family show, because it spans all generations.…
$14
The Gallowglasses at the SF Free Folk Fest
Everett Middle School, SF 450 Church St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIrish band The Gallowglasses performs at the San Francisco Free Festival. Stay for the whole day of music and dance workshops and performances. Enjoy rollicking Irish music by The Gallowglasses at 5:00 p.m. on the main stage. The festival is held this year at Everett Middle School, 450 Church St,…
Free
The Shams
Great American Music Hall 859 O' Farrell Street, San Francisco, United StatesThe Shams began in 2011 in San Francisco, lead by energetic and charismatic front man Sean Daly, from Donegal, Ireland. In the last year, The Shams released their award-winning EP "One and All", embarked on a Northwest tour and sold out the legendary Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.…
Jazz & Literary Event – “A Celebration of Bloomsday: Joyce & Jazz”
Jazz & Literary Event "A Celebration of Bloomsday: Joyce & Jazz" Join us for a unique cultural evening featuring award-winning jazz singer and songwriter Melanie O'Reilly from Ireland ,who teams with top Bay Area jazz pianist Frank Martin to perform their original music inspired by the writings of James Joyce , interwoven with readings from Joyce's works. …
$15
Emmet Cahill Live at UICC
EMMET CAHILL LIVE AT UNITED IRISH CUTURAL CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO After his sold out Us Tour last year Ireland's most exciting young tenor Emmet Cahill returns to the west coast to play The United irish Cultural Center of San Francisco for the very first time The Celtic Thunder star…
$30 – $45
Mother Lode Highland Games and Gathering
amador country fairgrounds 18621 Sherwood St, plymouth, CA, United StatesSCOTLAND is coming to Amador County with the inaugural Mother Lode Highland Games and Gathering. This two-day event is great for the whole family, from the young to the young at heart. The Highland Games will have events such as: caber tossing (throwing what looks like a wooden telephone pole…
$12 – $65
McCarthy Family House Concert Santa Cruz
ADDRESS ON RSVPFiddler Tommy McCarthy & his wife, button accordionist & banjoist Louise, nee Costello, come from families steeped in Irish traditional music as well being owners of one of the premiere venues for traditional music in this country, The Burren in Somerville, Mass. Son of legendary West Clare musician Tommy McCarthy…
Robin Flower & Libby McLaren
Freight favorites Robin Flower and Libby McLaren return for an exhilarating evening of innovative instrumentals, tight vocal harmonies, wild creative energy, and loads of fun. With Robin on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, Libby on piano and accordion, and both of them sharing vocals, this polished and passionate duo creates their…
$23 – $25
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO