Patrick 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…
Ethel 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…
Join 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…
Irish Music and Dancing at the Music Concourse (Bandshell) near the Academy of Sciences in the 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.
“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…
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2017 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 • 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…
On 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…
Evelyn 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…
"... 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…
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
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!…
Skerryvore first formed on the tiny lsle of Tiree off Scotland's west coast in 2005. Back then, the band consisted of Tiree-born brothers Daniel Gillespie and Martin Gillespie who bonded with holidaymaker Fraser West and friend Alec Dalglish over a shared love of music: everything from traditional to rock and…
SKERRYVORE - award winning 7 piece band from Scotland - at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley this Friday night Sept. 29 at 8pm. www.skerryvore.com “ Six of the best musical ambassadors Scotland could ever have wished for… a living, breathing, l2 legged party waiting to happen.” The Falkirk…
Fintan Vallely is a musician, writer, lecturer and researcher on Traditional music. From Co. Armagh, he has taught flute at the Willie Clancy summer school in Co. Clare since 1986, and in that year was the author of the first tutor for Irish flute. A commentator on Traditional music, he…
Old Blind Dogs have long been at the forefront of Scotland's roots revival. Fusing dynamic percussion, polished vocals, soaring fiddle and stirring pipes, the band continue to distinguish themselves as vital, innovative ambassadors of traditional music. They are without a doubt one of the most loved live bands on the folk music…
Arriving from Northern Ireland in the 1970s at time of the Northern Irish conflict, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney was faced with a campus stirred by anti-war protest. Seamus Heaney’s son, Michael, joins us for a discussion with UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus, Robert Tracy, who worked alongside Heaney during…
Early Bird Tickets Available Now - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-irish-writers-festival-los-gatos-festival-pass-tickets-37109348059?ref=ebtn From the Middle Ages and the Annals of Innisfallen to Leopold Bloom, there has been a constant Jewish presence in a millennium of Irish writing. Join us for a fascinating look at this history in a landmark exhibit that has enjoyed a highly…
The dynamic duo is back - Oct 6, Sebastopol, Oct 7, Santa Cruz, Oct 8, Pacific Grove, Oct 10, Los Gatos tix Martin Hayes’ soulful interpretations of traditional Irish music are recognized the world over for their exquisite musicality and irresistible rhythm. He has toured and recorded with guitarist Dennis Cahill for over twenty years,…
“If your live music rations were limited to a single concert in the entire year, then you’d be either crazy or foolish if you didn’t pass that precious time in the company of Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill.” — Siobhan Long, The Irish Times Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill are…
“If your live music rations were limited to a single concert in the entire year, then you’d be either crazy or foolish if you didn’t pass that precious time in the company of Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill.” — Siobhan Long, The Irish Times Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill are…
Martin Hayes’ soulful interpretations of traditional Irish music are recognized the world over for their exquisite musicality and irresistible rhythm. He has toured and recorded with guitarist Dennis Cahill for over twenty years, and has collaborated with extraordinary musicians in the classical, folk and contemporary music worlds including Bill Frisell,…
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