Alan Doyle, the charismatic singer from Newfoundland-based group Great Big Sea, is back with a new band and a stunning new album, his second solo effort. So Let’s Go explores the Celtic, traditional, and folk music influences he grew up with. “I always want people to have the greatest night…
The Irish Studies Program at U.C. Berkeley presents "Reframing 1916," a screening of the new documentary, 1916 The Irish Rebellion, followed by a conversation with the film's executive producers, Christopher Fox and Bríona Nic Dhiarmada. More information can be found here: http://1916.nd.edu/reframing-1916/ Thursday, November 17th 6:00-8:30 p.m. The Auditorium at Berkeley…
Caitlín Nic Gabhann & Ciarán Ó Maonaigh • November 18 - house concert Acclaimed musicians Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh have joined forces to create one of traditional music’s most impressive acts. The pair’s spirited music and dance is rooted in the tradition; brimming with soul and life.…
NOTE** Sunday Performance: 2:00 PM Major Barbara • Mountain View, to Nov 20 Which is a greater danger, the decline of morality and virtue, or rampant poverty, sickness, and deprivation? Are wealth and warfare to be despised if they are the fastest means to lifting the general populace out of…
"LEGENDS OF THE CELTIC HARP" is a trio of world renowned Celtic harpists and multi-instrumentalists. Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Franfurter blend storytelling, music, history, humor and drama into a poignant theatrical presentation. The trio of Celtic harpers have toured extensively throughout the US to sold out audiences and…
Charlotte Headrick on Irish Women Playwrights • Nov. 20 ILHS Speaker Series continues with Dr. Charlotte Headrick, Ph.D.in drama from the University of Georgia, and professor of Theatre Arts at Oregon State University. She has directed the American Premieres of several Irish plays and is widely published in the field…
AIF Women's Luncheon • Four Seasons, SF, Nov 29 This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the American Ireland Fund's Women's Luncheon. Guest speaker is New York Times best-selling author and journalist, Lee Woodruff. As co-author of the New York Times best-selling In an Instant, Lee Woodruff garnered critical acclaim for…
James Vincent McMorrow • Nov 29 James Vincent McMorrow's debut album, Early in the Morning, was released in Ireland and the US in 2010/11, to widespread acclaim. In 2016, his cover of the Chris Isaak song "Wicked Game" was used in the first official full-length trailer for Game of…
Produced by Sligo fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, the hugely popular Irish Christmas in America show features top Irish music, song and dance in an engaging performance rich in humour and boundless energy. The 2016 tour features special guest singer Niamh Farrell, a Sligo vocalist who has toured with UK singer/songwriting…
An Irish Christmas • Napa, Dec 1 “…The capacity crowd nearly brought the house down at the end of the evening.” – The Irish Herald Dancers dance through the generations over brooms, on half doors, around butter churns, into the world of mythology and out again. Songs spinning out of…
REGIONAL PREMIERE THE NIGHT ALIVE By Conor McPherson "From subtle but laugh-out-loud comedy to delicate sweetness to creeping dread...a surprisingly emotional trip, and it's not one to miss." -Newcity "A stunner! So fresh and full of vital poetry that you'll cling to every word." -The Wall Street Journal Tommy's not…
The unsuccessful Easter Rising of 1916 was the first armed insurrection of the Irish Revolution. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in World War I. The Irish poet William Butler…
Produced by Sligo fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, the popular and family friendly Irish Christmas in America show features top Irish music, song and dance in an engaging performance rich in humour and boundless energy. The 2016 tour features special guest singer Niamh Farrell, a Sligo vocalist who has toured with…
We will be talking, reading and hearing about the poetry of one of ireland's best loved poets Patrick Kavanagh at this weeks Celtic Culture at the UICC event. It begins at 2:30pm and runs until 4:30pm. We will be hearing from this year's Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award Winner Laurence O'Dwyer…
REGIONAL PREMIERE THE NIGHT ALIVE By Conor McPherson "From subtle but laugh-out-loud comedy to delicate sweetness to creeping dread...a surprisingly emotional trip, and it's not one to miss." -Newcity "A stunner! So fresh and full of vital poetry that you'll cling to every word." -The Wall Street Journal Tommy's not…
REGIONAL PREMIERE THE NIGHT ALIVE By Conor McPherson "From subtle but laugh-out-loud comedy to delicate sweetness to creeping dread...a surprisingly emotional trip, and it's not one to miss." -Newcity "A stunner! So fresh and full of vital poetry that you'll cling to every word." -The Wall Street Journal Tommy's not…
REGIONAL PREMIERE THE NIGHT ALIVE By Conor McPherson "From subtle but laugh-out-loud comedy to delicate sweetness to creeping dread...a surprisingly emotional trip, and it's not one to miss." -Newcity "A stunner! So fresh and full of vital poetry that you'll cling to every word." -The Wall Street Journal Tommy's not…
It's that time of year again! Join us for Celtic Voices Concert on Friday, December 9, 2016, for a specially selected program of music from '1916 - 2016' and Christmas In-Between! It promises to be a very special evening with a program honoring the men and women of the 1916 Easter…
Molly's Revenge and special guest vocalist Christa Burch with Irish dancers will present an evening of music, song and dance associated with the festive season. The performance will include Christmas songs both old and new, all played with a Celtic twist, and something new for our regulars. Molly's Revenge, whose…
REGIONAL PREMIERE THE NIGHT ALIVE By Conor McPherson "From subtle but laugh-out-loud comedy to delicate sweetness to creeping dread...a surprisingly emotional trip, and it's not one to miss." -Newcity "A stunner! So fresh and full of vital poetry that you'll cling to every word." -The Wall Street Journal Tommy's not…
December 11, 2016 @ 7:30 PM United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA Ireland's Premier Entertainer, Tony Kenny, takes you home for Christmas - home to his beloved Emerald Isle, home to celebrate the Holy Season! Imagine Christmas Time in Ireland. A warm turf fire on a cold night, a rousing sing-along…
Richard Thompson • Berkeley, Dec. 14-16Richard Thompson is back at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, with three solo, acoustic, all request shows. His guitar playing is unparalleled – the perfect flurry of notes, the unexpected chord, the ideal run to accentuate a great lyric or convey an unexpected emotion. His…
Join the IIPC, SF Youth GAA, SF Rose of Tralee and the UICC for the fourth Annual Community Christmas party on Sunday December 18 at the United Irish Cultural Center! This festive fun-filled, magical day is perfect for all the family, with activities for kids of all ages. Kids will…
Join us at the United Irish Cultural Center on Sunday, December 18th from 7 pm to 10 pm for our Christmas Ceili. We will have live music. We do simple Ceili dances at the start of the night and then a waltz or two and set dancing. Adults: $10. Children…
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