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,…
The Gloaming dwells at a musical crossroads, enhancing traditional Irish music’s rich, melancholic tones with modern hues of jazz, contemporary classical, and experimental music. Steeped in traditional Irish music since birth, fiddlers Martin Hayes and Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh and sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird are joined by New York pianist…
Barbara Hammond's THE EVA TRILOGY is a lyrical Irish epic spanning thirty years over the course of three plays: EDEN, ENTER THE ROAR, and NO COAST ROAD. In Hammond's trilogy, an Irish expat named Eva returns home from her rebellious life in Paris and makes an irreparable choice when her…
Save the dates for our fun weekend of music and dance. This year we have a fantastic venue, EV Lounge, in neighboring San Anselmo where the festival will kick off on the Friday night. We have most of last years performers plus some new ones also. Schedule will available soon.…
Micheline Sheehy Skeffington • Sunday, November 12 Hanna and Francis Sheehy Skeffington, nationalists, pacifists, feminists, socialists: their role in early 20th century Ireland National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway) Professor Emerita Micheline Sheehy Skeffington will speak on the US organizing activities and political legacy of her grandmother, Hanna…
Join the United Irish Cultural Center and the INBA for the 4th Annual Irish Thanksgiving! We will be hosting our Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday, November 15th giving you plenty of time to build another appetite for the official Thanksgiving holiday. The event will feature a traditional Thanksgiving meal, topped off…
Lively Irish melodies played round the table "session style" every Third Thursday with hosts Julie Horner, Mark McCornack, and David Chadwick. Singers, dancers, players of all ages welcome. Celtic, old time, bluegrass, Americana. Play what you know, enjoy the evening as friends! This open "jam" session occurs every Third Thursday…
Back by popular demand after a sold out visit in 2016, “An Irish Christmas” is a unique and unforgettable celebration of Christmas from the Emerald Isle that The Village News says, “leaves everyone with the urge to grab their loved ones and dance down the aisles.”
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