The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay Presents Fusing folk styles from Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Spain William Coulter, Aria DiSalvio, John Weed. $15 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF THE MONTEREY BAY $13 at door to Members of The Celtic Society by way of…
Hunter Hill Winery, 7099 Glen Haven Rd., in Soquel presents Charmas Trio featuring vocalist Aaron Clegg on Irish flute and pennywhistle, Elise MacGregor Ferrell on fiddle, and Jim Powell on guitar. Sample videos on Charmas' website: www.charmasband.com. For more information on the event, call (831) 465-9294.
Bell Stage Main Dining Room: Melanie O’Reilly Jazz Quartet " The Music of Anita O’Day" Fresh from her highly successful performance of Jazz on a Summer's Day: A Tribute to Anita O Day, at Dublin's Pavilion Theatre, award-winning Jazz vocalist, Melanie O'Reilly returns to Angelicas to celebrate this legendary hip…
Jazz on a Summer's Day: A Tribute to Anita O Day Melanie O'Reilly & Trio with Frank Martin -piano, Fred Randolph -bass, Jack Dorsey -drums “Sultry, soulful” – “the ideal soundtrack to a hot summer night”. (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) Fresh from her highly successful performance of Jazz on a Summer's…
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay Presents Galician multi-instrumentalist Carlos Núñez packs superstar energy, virtuosity, imagination, daring, and charisma into his concerts around the world. $20 adv./$22 door $8 at door to Members of The Celtic Society by way of $2 rebate PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF THE…
Dàimh hails from the Scottish Highlands, known in Gaelic as A' Ghàidhealtachd, the Land of the Gaels, and their music is rich in Gaelic tradition. The band features Angus MacKenzie on pipes and whistle, Gabe McVarish on fiddle, Griogair Labhruidh on vocals, pipes, and other instruments, Murdo Cameron on mandola,…
Come join the Hanneke Cassel Band for an evening of Scottish-American fiddle music. "Exuberant and rhythmic, somehow both wild and innocent, delivered with captivating melodic clarity and an irresistible playfulness," says the Boston Globe about Hanneke Cassel's playing. Such charismatic fiddling has brought the native Oregonian many honors and awards. …
Scottish Gaelic Supergroup' Dàimh (pronounced “Dive”) PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF THE MONTEREY BAY $18 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent $16 at door to Members of The Celtic Society by way of $2 rebate “One of the most exhilarating bands on the Celtic Map” Irish Times Magazine Taking their…
Carlos Núñez From Galicia, the Celtic region of northwest Spain, Carlos Núñez is widely hailed as the leading player of the gaita (Galician bagpipes) as well as an outstanding performer on the flute and whistle. Coming to international prominence in the 1990's when he was 'adopted' by The Chieftains, his…
Carlos Nunez, Sharon Shannon, Cassie & Maggie MacDonald, Dàimh, and many more! Grass Valley, CA. Festival includes eleven performance areas including five musical and six demonstration stages and weekend-long Celtic music, magic, dance and songwriting workshops. Visit website
*the official unofficial Hardly Strictly After Party* Featuring: The Sweetwater Stringband + The Mountain Men $10-$15 sliding scale / 21+
Flogging Molly Founded in Los Angeles in 1997, Flogging Molly infuses punk rock with Celtic instruments – violin, mandolin and the accordion – and they merge blues progressions with grinding guitars and traditional Irish music, the music of vocalist/guitarist Dave King’s youth. “We’re not a traditional band,” explains Dublin-born King.…
Michael Murphy has a Ceili on Saturday, October 3rd from 7 pm to 10 pm at Lily Mac's Pub and Restaurant, 187 South Murphy Avenue (between Washington & Evelyn) in Sunnyvale (upstairs). Birds in the Bush will be playing. Admission - $10. Contact Michael Murphy at 1-415-999-6062.
Sunday, October 4, 2015 4:30 - 6:00PM at Lily Mac's Irish Restaurant and Pub, 187 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Live music provided by Banish the Dogs. Come learn and dance such traditional Irish Ceili dances as the Haymaker's Jig and the Waves of Tory. Fun for the whole…
Founded in Los Angeles in 1997, Flogging Molly infuses punk rock with Celtic instruments – violin, mandolin and the accordion – and they merge blues progressions with grinding guitars and traditional Irish music, the music of vocalist/guitarist Dave King’s youth. “We’re not a traditional band,” explains Dublin-born King. “We are…
Former MLB player, and singer-musician-storyteller Tim Flannery and his band of fighting poets, the Lunatic Fringe, perform a benefit concert at the Plough and Stars October 10 in support of the Love Harder Project an initiative that uses music to raise awareness and funds to assist victims of violence. Lunatic Fringe's music…
With sales over 50 million albums worldwide, Chris de Burgh’s songs are staples on the radio. “The Lady In Red” to this day remains one of the most played songs on the planet. De Burgh’s other classic songs include: “Don’t Pay the Ferryman”, “Spanish Train”, “Sailor”, “Natasha Dance” and “A…
The High Kings, are Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey and Darren Holden. Since they started in 2008, they have sold out hundreds of shows, in Ireland and the US, made numerous TV appearances, recorded three studio albums and one live album and achieved platinum status with their first two…
Frankie Gavin • Oct 19, Salinas Presented by The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay. Frankie Gavin has been playing fiddle and flute since his teenage years. At the age of seventeen, he won two All Ireland competitions – for fiddle and flute. Originally influenced by some of the great…
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay Presents ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR at the Canadian Folk Music Awards—String Band Dynamo Innovators $15 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF THE MONTEREY BAY $13 at door to Members of The Celtic Society by way of $2 rebate…
It's not often that you stumble across a songwriter whose lyrics both sound and read like poetry. When those lyrics are set to music that balances burning indignation with lilting tenderness, and delivered in a voice imbued with the spiritual passion and yearning of gospel and the blues, you figure…
The fifth annual - and free - festival is shaping up to be one of the best yet, showcasing the very best in local talent including Culann's Hounds, Mild Colonial Boys, Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor, The Gas Men, Kyle Alden, Jack Gilder, The Gallowglasses, Brosnan Irish Dance, and many…
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Oct 28 @ 2pm and 8pm Based on the 2006 Oscar winning indie sleeper-hit, Once is the low-key Broadway hit that has re-defined the modern musical, telling the story of a wistful Dublin romance. Told in a rapturous pub, the audience is invited to join…
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Oct 27 – Nov 1 Based on the 2006 Oscar winning indie sleeper-hit, Once is the low-key Broadway hit that has re-defined the modern musical, telling the story of a wistful Dublin romance. Told in a rapturous pub, the audience is invited to join in…
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Oct 27 – Nov 1 Based on the 2006 Oscar winning indie sleeper-hit, Once is the low-key Broadway hit that has re-defined the modern musical, telling the story of a wistful Dublin romance. Told in a rapturous pub, the audience is invited to join in…
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO
