Cormac Gannon CD Release
Cormac Gannon plays the Plough & Stars on August 12, to celebrate the completion of his new CD. Cormac will be joined onstage by some guests, and a session will follow - all welcome!
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Mary Black @ Great American Music Hall
Great American Music Hall 859 O' Farrell Street, San Francisco, United StatesFor the last quarter-century, singer Mary Black has been a dominant presence in Irish music, both at home and abroad. She has shared stages, tv shows and recording studios with some of the most revered performers of her time. She has also played a frontline role in bringing Irish music,…
Kevin Burke, Aug 17-19
Kevin Burke, Solo • August 17-19 Kevin Burke plays a number of solo gigs in the Bay Area this month. Kevin's new album is indeed a departure, featuring two great players sharing their musical interests – one steeped in traditional Irish music while the other is a veteran California rocker.…
Festival Of The Sea
This year, the Festival’s theme is “High-Tech on the High Seas: The Evolution of Maritime Culture and Technology.” Learn about capstans, the 1907 Hercules’ powerplant, and other “engines that made a difference” while sampling traditional music from internationally renowned acts and local performers on three stages at Hyde Street Pier.…
McGregor v Mayweather Fight
St. Stephen's GreenMcGregor v Mayweather Fight • August 26 Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather finally face each other in Las Vegas this weekend, with millions of people expected to tune in around the world. Catch the fight at your local Irish pub St. Stephen's Green, Mountain View McTeague's, Polk Street San Francisco…
2017 US Gaelic Athletic Finals (USGAA Finals)
The San Francisco Gaelic Athletic Association is delighted to be the 2017 host city for the US Gaelic Athletic Association National Finals over the first weekend in September (Labor Weekend). The games will be hosted on Treasure Island from Friday September 1st to Sunday September 3rd. We will have men's…
Tim Flannery • HopMonk, Novato
Hopmonk 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, CA, United StatesTim Flannery may have given up his job as third base coach for the San Francisco Giants, but now he has more time to devote to his music, which he performs with all the love and dedication he brought to baseball. Lunatic Fringe’s music is described as bluegrass, punk folk,…
Tony McManus, Don Quixote’s, Felton
Don Quixote's International Music Hall 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA, United StatesTony McManus has come to be recognized throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic Music. From early childhood his twin obsessions of traditional music and acoustic guitar have worked together to produce a startlingly original approach to this ancient art. Tony has a unique style on the acoustic…
ILHS Speaker Series – GAA in San Francisco
Gaelic Games and the Irish-American Experience in San Francisco The ILHS presents "Gaelic Games and the Irish-American Experience in San Francisco" Sunday September 24th at 5pm The ILHS will host a lecture and panel discussion on the storied history and thriving Irish sport leagues of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA),…
Irish Network Bay Area – First Thursday meetup
http://www.irishnetworksanfrancisco.com About the INBA The Irish Network Bay Area (San Francisco) is a registered Not-for-Profit 501(c)(6) Corporation whose members and friends reflect the professional and cultural heritage of an Ireland that is skilled, diverse and ambitious. Irish Network Bay Area is a community of Irish expatriates, Irish Americans and friends…
Artist Bridget Ryan at Streamline, SF
Streamline 3560 TARAVAL STREET - , SAN FRANCISCO,, CA, United StatesFriday, Sept. 8th from 6-9pm artist Bridie Ryan will give a talk in Irish and English about her work; the history and landscape of Connemara in the west of Ireland, where she grew up.
Patrick Ball – Celtic Harp and Tales of the Irish Heart.
SF Swedenborgian Church 2017 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPatrick Ball rekindles the fire and wonder of an evening of Irish storytelling. For in telling the marvelous old tales of wit and enchantment, and in playing the ancient, brass-strung harp of Ireland, he not only carries on two of the richest traditions of Celtic culture, but blends them in…
$20
Author Ethel Rohan at Green Apple
Green Apple Bookstore 1231 9th Avenue,, SF, CA, United StatesEthel Rohan • Green Apple, SF Sep. 14th Ethel Rohan (The Weight of Him, St. Martin’s Press 2017) is at Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, on Thursday, September 14 at 7:30pm. Ethel will be in conversation with Ben Loory to discuss his new, critically acclaimed book, Tales of Falling…
Noctambule at Cope-a-Cabana Concert Series, San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA San Jose, CA, United StatesJoin us to celebrate the recent release of our new CD 'A Sweetish Tune." MARLA FIBISH and BRUCE VICTOR are NOCTAMBULE. We bring you a different sort of offering this time - Irish traditional music, mixed with a few newer compositions in traditional forms, by others and by us. Our…
Robert Emmett Day in Golden Gate
Irish Music and Dancing at the Music Concourse (Bandshell) near the Academy of Sciences in the Golden Gate Park.
free
Free Irish Music and Dancing in Golden Gate Park
Sunday, September 17 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music The Golden Gate Park Band, under the direction of Michael L. Wirgler, presents the 135th season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse.
free
Johnny B. Connolly and Eamon McElholm
“Johnny Connolly's 'Bridgetown' is the most exciting solo debut album from an Irish artist in years…a must-have CD for all true lovers of Irish box playing.” – The Irish Herald Solas members Eamon McElholm and Johnny B. Connolly set out as a duo this fall as that renowned Irish-American group…
SF Irish Film Festival
Delancey Street Theater San Francisco, CA, United StatesVisit www.sfirishfilm.com for more info
SF Irish Film Festival
Delancey Street Theater San Francisco, CA, United States2017 San Francisco Irish Film Festival - September 21-23 All films will be shown at the Delancey Street Theater, 600 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94107 A Date for Mad Mary • September 21 Emerald City • September 23 Rocky Ros Muc • September 23 Visit sfirishfilm.com for updates and…
Irish Language Immersion Weekend, UICC
Irish Language Immersion Weekend • September 23-25 The 19th Irish Language Immersion Weekend, Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeltachta, takes place in San Francisco on September 22–24, 2016. Four levels, intensive tutorials that focus on spoken language and increasing fluency taught by top caliber native Irish speaking teachers. Special Saturday workshops take place…
School Life, film opens at Opera Plaza
Opera Plaza Theater 601 Van Ness Ave, , San Francisco, , CA, United StatesOn General Release: School Life Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane, this intimate and touching documentary presents a portrait of two educators who take on that "In Loco Parentis" role at the Headfort boarding school in Kells, Ireland. School Life (formerly In Loco Parentis) has had rave reviews…
Irish writer, Evelyn Conlon • Spats, Berkeley
Spats 1974 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesEvelyn Conlon • Spats, Berkeley, Sep 25 The diaspora, borders, and recalcitrant women and men are recurring themes in the work of Irish writer Evelyn Conlon. Her work “highlights the exceptional and unfathomable depths of what we nonchalantly dismiss as the normal, the everyday … Conlon emerges as champion of…
Old Blind Dogs
"... overwhelming (at times jaw-dropping) musical skill is on full display" -- ThreeWeeks Festival The Celtic Society has been privileged to promote concerts by many of the finest performers of Scottish and Irish music over the years and perhaps none better than Old Blind Dogs. The band has had to…
Boston-Portland Irish trio Fódhla – House Concert in Berkeley, CA
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 7:30 pm House concert with Fódhla (Ellery Klein, fiddle; Nicole Rabata, flute; Bethany Waickman, guitar) Berkeley, CA $15 - $20 suggested donation email [email protected] for reservations, directions, and further details www.fodhlamusic.com
$15 – $20
Fabulous Folk! – Erica & Friends with Lee Corbie-Wells
Two LIVE SOUTH BAY Appearances! Friday, September 29th: 4:00 PM LIVE STREAMING @ KKUP.ORG or 91.5 FM 7:30 PM LIVE IN CONCERT, @ Art Boutiki, 44 Race St, San Jose Art Boutiki and AmeriCeltic.net bring you 'Fabulous Folk', featuring two GREAT Acts for only $10! Get Fabulous Folk Tickets NOW!…
$10
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