First founded in 1996, the KVMR Celtic Festival includes eleven performance areas including five musical and six demonstration stages and a weekend-long youth arts instruction that has included Celtic music, magic, dance and songwriting. The Festival is the main fundraising event of the year for KVMR Community Radio which operates…
ILHS Speaker Series 2018 • Sep 30 Carl Nolte on his life and career in San Francisco – “From Portrero Hill to Fifth & Mission” Carl Nolte began his long journalistic career in San Francisco in 1961. Since then he has observed and reported on some of the biggest news…
Lively traditional Irish dancing to live music at the Plough and Stars in San Francisco. First Thursdays start at 8:00 pm.
Lively traditional Irish dancing to live music at the Plough and Stars in San Francisco. First Thursdays start at 8:00 pm.
Join Shay Black and Celia Ramsay for a Celtic-flavored sing-along. They'll have your favorite songs from Ireland and Scotland, including Connemara Cradle Song, When the Yellow's on the Broom, Will Ye Go Laddie, Go?, and Song for Ireland. Free with reservations. Reservations limited to two tickets per person.
Hozier's popularity seemed to flourish overnight, causing quite a stir all over the world most notably with the hit single "Take Me To Church." At just 15 years old, Hozier's music taste was already very developed, leaning towards blues, R&B, soul and gospel, influenced from his musical household. Soon after…
Galway, Ireland’s We Banjo 3 find common ground between old world tradition and authentic Americana by plying their banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin in an innovation fusion of styles that they dub “Celtgrass.” Skerryvore create a unique fusion of folk, trad, rock and Americana that represents all the different personalities…
Don’t miss two of the freshest musical groups innovating the Celtic sound in concert at Montalvo. Ireland’s We Banjo 3 finds common ground between old world tradition and authentic Americana by blending banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin in an innovation fusion of styles they…
Lively traditional Irish dancing to live music at the Plough and Stars in San Francisco. First Thursdays start at 8:00 pm.
Head out to Fairfax in Marin County to enjoy a weekend of Irish music and dance. All but one event (Peri's Silver Dollar Bar, Fri. Oct. 19th. which is an $8.00 cover charge at the door), are free and you can easily walk around town from venue to venue. Events will…
The Martin Hayes Quartet opens up and explores the Irish tradition with music that resonates as both venerable and strikingly new. The new group expands upon many of the musical ideas Martin has pursued in his renowned and longstanding partnership with guitarist Dennis Cahill. The melody remains central with an added range of sonic…
Irish fiddler Martin Hayes is known worldwide for his soulful interpretations of traditional Irish music. His new quartet with guitarist Dennis Cahill --a fellow member of supergroup The Gloaming-- is called "a highly resonant coming together" by the Irish Times. Hayes and Cahill expand their legendary explorations of Irish music with the brilliant Liz Knowles (Bobby McFerrin, Bang-on-a-Can…
Lively traditional Irish dancing to live music at the Plough and Stars in San Francisco. First Thursdays start at 8:00 pm.
The 10th Annual All Hallows Fantasy Faire is a two day all inclusive costume play Celtic New Year's Celebration! The Faire is deeply rooted in the beliefs of the Celtic people, but combined with all the fun and excitement of a modern Halloween. This year there will be a magnificent fire show…
Fusing Folk, Punk, and traditional Celtic music, San Francisco’s McCrae’s Battalion bring intensity and excitement to the stage. Come check them out at Winters Tavern (West) in Pacifica.
Wake the Dead returns to the Freight for their 17th annual Day of the Dead show. Endlessly energetic and inventive, Wake the Dead spreads their reach to embrace the entire Summer of Love, keeping it alive for Deadheads and Celtoids alike as only they can. Join members Danny Carnahan, Paul…
Lively traditional Irish dancing to live music at the Plough and Stars in San Francisco. First Thursdays start at 8:00 pm.
Limited Time Offer: Buy 1 ticket, Get 1 free for a friend using the code IRISHFESTBOGO. Offer expires Oct 26. Before becoming an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, McDonagh was an award-winning playwright. This Irish dark comedy takes place on the remote Aran Islands off the coast…
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