Join Crossroads for an exciting oral history event featuring the life stories of Irish musicians who have shaped the vibrant traditional Irish music community in the Bay Area. Featuring Vincey Keehan, Michael Black and Cormac Gannon, participants in the Irish Oral History Archive of the San Francisco Bay Area. This…
Join us at the annual Corned Beef and Cabbage meal (food available for purchase upstairs) and know you are coming to the biggest, best, post-parade St. Patrick’s Day party in San Francisco! There will be LIVE bands and Irish Dancing in three locations (two indoors, one outdoors). Schedule coming soon.…
JAVA BEACH at the ZOO , UNITED IRISH CULTURAL CENTER, UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES & COOLEY KEEGAN COMHALTAS PRESENTS GREEN FEST 2023 and family friendly St. Patrick’s Day celebration and Sunset tradition! We close off the block in front of the Irish Center between Sloat and Wawona and offer food/beverage, entertainment,…
Sunday, March 12, 2023 Doors at 6:30 pm / Show at 7 pm Making a stop in San Francisco on their St. Patrick’s Day tour of the U.S. this musical celebration of the close connection between Ireland and America features a ballad/folk band and soloist soprano from Co. Wexford. With…
Join comedian David Nihill for a night of real Irish comedy. Accent included. Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, David got drunk on travel and never quite hit sobriety of it. He has lived and worked in twelve countries and visited over…
This treat for the whole family features multi-instrumentalists from the Kerry Traditional Band led by the great Ryan McKasson on fiddle. As the explosive sound of bodhran, fiddles, uilleann pipes, guitar, flutes, and dancing feet roar through the theatre, you will be transported to the Emerald Isle for an unforgettable…
Join Dubliner David Nihill for a night of real Irish comedy. David is touring 35 US cities in early 2023 and will be in San Francisco at The Independent. Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, David got drunk on travel and never…
Join Dubliner David Nihill for a night of real Irish comedy. David is touring 35 US cities in early 2023 and will be in San Jose at the Improv. Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, David got drunk on travel and never…
The place to be in San Francisco for St. Patrick’s Day is Irish Center SF at 45th & Wawona St. Friday, March 17, 2023 Open Noon to 10:00 PM No better place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in San Francisco than the United Irish Cultural Center. We feature live Irish…
Irish-born virtuoso violinist and composer Colm Ó Riain and his Ensemble celebrate St.Patrick’s Day with their soulful exploration of the connection between Ireland and a host of other musical cultures. West African percussion underpinning plaintive Middle Eastern melodies, Flamenco duende driving jazz improvisations, all topped by fiery Irish fiddling for…
The repertoire of the Brothers is very broad and includes old Dublin street songs, stories of emigration and history, folk songs from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, along with music from contemporary writers. Shay and Michael are close harmony singers, and they have a special fondness for songs that…
Boxing returns to the United Irish Cultural Center March 18 with an USA and Ireland amateur card featured as one of the last events of a busy week at 45th and Wawona. On Saturday, March 18, 2023, the Irish Center SF, in partnership with Fire in the Ring Boxing, presents…
An Evening of Irish Folk • McCarthy's, West Portal, March 18 Join Erin Ruth Thompson, Kenny Somerville and Cormac Gannon for a night of Irish music. Erin Ruth Thompson (vocals, guitar) grew up playing clarinet and writing songs on piano in Tucson, AZ. Her mother is a classical pianist and country…
St. Patrick’s Room 6:30 doors/7:00 show TICKETS Acclaimed Celtic roots band, Runa, joins the Reel March Madness line up at the UICC as part of their west coast tour. Runa breathes fresh life into traditional Celtic music by digging into the songs and tunes to find the universal thread that…
The Consulate General of Ireland invites you to a series of readings this Thursday 23 March at 5:00 PM at the San Francisco Public Library. The Irish Repertory Theatre and Fishamble: The New Play Company have brought their project "Transatlantic Commissions Programme," which showcases new works from Irish writers…
Join Crossroads for Breaking Sound Barriers: Edel Meade and Colm O’Riain in Conversation. Edel Meade, an artist working in the field of jazz, folk and contemporary music understands artistic expression as less about playing within the confines of a particular genre or medium, and more about stretching her abilities as…
Benefit Concert for The Center for Spiritual Living San José: An Evening of Celtic Poetry & Song to Celebrate Our Collective Resilience with Irish Brothers, Mícheál & Owen Ó Súilleabháin The brothers Ó Súilleabháin embody the Celtic creative spirit through an authentic and deeply moving performance that marries the mystical…
A six-time Grammy winner and 1993 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Van Morrison is the definition of a living musical legend. Morrison’s career as a solo artist began auspiciously with the release of the smash “Brown Eyed Girl” in 1967. The song is still Morrison’s calling…
Clannad is back with their “In A Lifetime: The Farewell Tour.” Clannad, formed in 1970 in Gweedore County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have won numerous awards throughout their career, including a Grammy. They have recorded in six…
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