“A stunning crowd-pleaser." – Paul Keating, IrishCentral.com “A joyful and deeply absorbing celebration of Irish America’s musical routes.” – Daniel Neely, Irish Echo Join us for A Celtic Appalachian Celebration at San Francisco’s Great Star Theatre on Friday, March 4, when legendary Irish musician, folklorist, and National Heritage Award-winner Mick…
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in San Jose Admission is $20 advance or $24 at the door. Advance tickets are on sale online at sanjoseblackbrothers.eventbrite.com. On Friday, March 4th in San Jose at 7:00pm, The Black Brothers Band returns to San Jose, proudly presented by The San Jose-Dublin Sister Cities Program,…
“A stunning crowd-pleaser." – Paul Keating, IrishCentral.com “A joyful and deeply absorbing celebration of Irish America’s musical routes.” – Daniel Neely, Irish Echo At the Great Star Theater - 636 Jackson St. San Francisco A Celtic Appalachian Celebration at San Francisco’s Great Star Theatre on Friday, March 4, when legendary Irish…
The 13th Annual Irish-American Crossroads Festival is pleased to present, on the Opening Night of the Festival, Eileen Ivers and her band for an electrifying night of imaginative and virtuosic Irish music that brings to light the influences of the Celtic tradition on roots music, bluegrass, Cajun, Appalachian and Americana music.…
The Irish-American Crossroads Festival Children’s Hour of Song and Dance. Visit website for details San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco. 11 am. Free.
The repertoire of the Black Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, music hall songs and historical ballads, songs from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, along with songs by contemporary writers. Shay and Michael are close harmony singers, with a special fondness for songs that include…
Lisa Lynne’s “Hands-on-Harps” workshops are a unique interactive experience. Participants will enjoy a Celtic harp concert and those who reserve a harp will have an opportunity to learn some basic techniques. There is no experience necessary to make beautiful music on these beginner friendly instruments. Lisa Lynne is a multi-instrumentalist…
Studio 55, Marin at 3pm. The repertoire of the Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, music hall songs and historical ballads, songs from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, along with songs by contemporary writers. Shay and Michael are close harmony singers, with a special fondness…
Arts in the Afternoon: Women of Ireland Songs inspired by Irish women in the Easter Rising Celtic -Jazz duo: Melanie O'Reilly -vocals,& Frank Martin -piano. http://www.womensfacultyclub.com/
The repertoire of the Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, music hall songs and historical ballads, songs from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, along with songs by contemporary writers. Shay and Michael are close harmony singers, with a special fondness for songs that include their…
Dublin's 33rd Annual St. Patrick's • Mar 12, 13 Civic Plaza, Dublin CA. Three Stages of Irish Music and Dance. You'll find everything from Celtic Rock and bagpipes to traditional Irish folk music or Celtic harp performing throughout Saturday and Sunday on two stages. Also, don't miss the Irish Dancers performing…
Dublin, CA St. Patrick's Festival • March 12, 13 Join the City of Dublin for the 33rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13, 2016. Three stages of Irish music and dance with everything from Celtic Rock and bagpipes to traditional Irish folk music or…
The repertoire of the Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, music hall songs and historical ballads, songs from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, along with songs by contemporary writers. Shay and Michael are close harmony singers, with a special fondness for songs that include their…
"Bossa Nua"/ Celtic Americana! with Kurka Boshkin Sean O Nuallain -guitar, Deirdre McCarthy -percussion & bodhran, Tom Bekany on Mandolin, Guest vocalist Melanie O'Reilly Sound of Irish traditional music & song with a Celtic-Americana twist with jazz improvisation & bossa nova!
St. Patrick’s celebration with music, food and football (soccer, that is) Discounted tickets available for St. Patrick’s Day celebration at San Jose Earthquakes. Use code ireland16 for tickets [email protected]
Annual Banquet, Sunday March 13, 2016 Guest speaker Professor Bob Tracy will talk about The Proclamation of the Irish Republic as both a work of literature written by poets, and a political document modeled on the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and emphasizing civil rights, women suffrage, and of course independence from…
"Old Blind Dogs bring freshness and color to acoustic music steeped in centuries of Scottish folklore and history." - (The Los Angeles Times) Since forming in the early 1990's, Old Blind Dogs have stood on the cutting edge of Scotland's roots revival. The band has developed its own trademark style…
Lúnasa • March 16 Lúnasa has sold more than quarter of a million albums in the course of the band’s career and boast an impressive back catalog of 7 highly acclaimed and award-winning studio albums. The band is internationally acknowledged as being the finest traditional Irish instrumental outfit of recent…
Plough & Stars, San Francisco. Doimnic is a well known sean-nós singer from Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal and winner of Corn Uí Riada, the Oireachtas sean-nós singing competition. He has performed in many festivals and concerts in Ireland and thoughout Europe in the past few years Immersed in the culture…
Celebrate St.Patrick's Day by playing hooky from work and joining the greater San Jose Irish community on the back patio for a delicious St.Pat's buffet, creamy pulled pints, and live Irish music with The Crooked Road Céilí Band. Starting at 11:00 am and on into the late afternoon, come drink, dance,…
Join The Crooked Road Ceili Band for our annual St.Patrick's Day celebration at Capers Campbell! Groovin' traditional Irish music and song while you enjoy gourmet dining and sophisticated sips from the bar. Dinner reservations are highly recommended. 408.374.5777 Capers is a lively American restaurant in Campbell, CA. A fun and…
This free event brings a taste of contemporary Irish film to San Jose. The two evenings will each include a program of short films and a feature film: Director John Crowley's award-winning BROOKLYN for the first night and Neal Jordan's spellbinding ONDINE for the second night. BROOKLYN will screen at…
St Patrick's Day, Thurs.March 17th , 6.30pm - 9.30pm *Kurka Boshkin/Corca Baiscin" band,* Dynamic, exhilarating sound of Irish traditional music & song with a celtic-americana contemporary twist, interwoven with jazz improvisation. Great music, delicious food and in a lovely ambient setting! Britt Marie’s 1369 Solano Avenue Albany CA, 94706 (510) 527-1314 www.brittmariesolano.com
Lúnasa • March 17 Lúnasa has sold more than quarter of a million albums in the course of the band’s career and boast an impressive back catalog of 7 highly acclaimed and award-winning studio albums. The band is internationally acknowledged as being the finest traditional Irish instrumental outfit of recent…
Celebrating three decades as Canada’s foremost, groundbreaking independent artist and following a much lauded North American fall tour, Loreena McKennitt will continue her rare and intimate series of performances in select venues across the western U.S. next spring. Traditionally performing with her band in large concert halls around the world,…
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO
