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…
Front Country + One Grass Two Grass + Rusty Stringfield *costume contest * photo booth * tricks & treats* @Slim's, 333 11th Street, SF 8pm doors / 9pm show / $15 / all ages (6 and up)
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Oct 31 @ 2pm, 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 in…
After a marathon of music playing at the fantastic Fairfax Irish Festival last weekend, The Gas Men are back at it again on Saturday night at The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement St., San Francisco @ 9:30pm. for a fun Halloween bash.
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco • Nov 1 @ 2pm 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 with…
Wake the Dead, the World's Only Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead Jam Band and long-time Bay Area favorite, returns to the Freight for their customary Day of the Dead bash! With 16 years of solid success, the Wake the Dead has grown to embrace the entire Summer of Love. The way…
Already on his way to becoming one of 2015's international crossover-stories, Gavin James is a 22-year-old artist who grew up in a Dublin suburb. The son of a postman, music was arguably in Gavin's blood: his maternal great-grandparents were both famous Irish Opera singers. James began playing guitar at age…
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco. Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour is composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, and comes directly to North America from a sold out run across Europe and Asia. The international Irish dance phenomenon is back by popular…
Wild Irish set dancing at Lilly Mac's with Michael Murphy calling. The Crooked Road is also playing for set dancing at the Plough & Stars in San Francisco on Thursday, September 24 at 10:00 pm. On the Web: www.leap2three.com On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrookedRoadCeiliBand
A public sing-along of sea chanteys and sailor songs aboard a historic ship at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. 8pm to Midnight on the first Saturday of every month. Wear warm clothing and bring a mug for hot cider. Free Admission. Reservations required, call 415-561-7171, or by email For…
Sunday, November 8, 2015, 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm) “the iron fist in the velvet glove of Irish Music” $26 adv / $30 door Purchase tickets online
Jackie Ryan: Tribute to Sarah Vaughan JazzTimes magazine calls Jackie Ryan “one of the most outstanding vocalists of her generation,” and it’s difficult to disagree. The Bay Area native has been on the rise since the late 1990s, when her acclaimed debut album, For Heaven’s Sake, made a big splash…
"The Door Between the Worlds" is a dramatic journey in music and story into the realms of the Celtic “Otherworld.” The Celtic people have always believed that there are two worlds. There is the world that we live in. And there is “The Otherworld.” This Land of Faery is filled…
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