Upcoming events of Celtic music interest in the SF Bay Area
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2/16/25
GENERAL INFO:
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To keep up with Celtic music happenings in the Bay Area, join the CelticSF groups.io group:
Go to https://groups.io/g/celticSF/ and click "Join this Group", or send an email to celticsf+subscribe@groups.io.
Also check the resources listed at the end of this message.
This calendar is also available at https://tinyurl.com/celticsf (https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/celtic)
and may be updated more frequently than the monthly email sent via celticSF.
My monthly calendar of old time music events in the SF Bay Area is posted to the OldtimeSF groups.io group, and can be found at:
https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/oldtimesf
Other lists:
SF Folk Music Club calendar
https://www.sffmc.org/community-folk-calendar/
CDSS Events Calendar
https://www.cdss.org/community/events-calendar
NEWS
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HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH
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* Jim Malcolm
* Lankum February 27 at GAMH is sold out, but Sally G suggests this wonderful alternative for that evening:
* Dreamers' Circus at Presidio Theatre on February 27
(trio from Denmark "brings a fresh perspective to traditional Nordic music"
They are also playing in Modesto on Feb 25.
SAVE THE DATE
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* Details for "St Pat's Season" have started to emerge, including Altan, Téada, Solas, Lúnasa, Black Brothers, & Patrick Ball. See March listings below.
* SF Scottish Fiddlers Spring Concerts (Davis, San Rafael, Santa Rosa) Apr 25-27
Upcoming special online events:
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Mar 7-9 2025 Spring Harmony Online https://www.sffmc.org/spring-harmony-online/
Apr 3-6 2025 Fiddle Hell Online https://fiddlehell.org/
UPCOMING (IN PERSON & "LOCAL" ONLINE EVENTS)
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Feb 18 2025 7:30pm
Jim Malcolm
Due to medical issues, Susie Malcolm will not be performing
Soquel house concert
https://www.celticsociety.org/
https://www.jimmalcolm.com/
Feb 20-23 2025
Wintergrass
Hyatt Regency, Bellevue WA
Genticorum, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
https://wintergrass.com/
Feb 20 2025 7pm
Jim Malcolm
Chico house concert
https://www.jimmalcolm.com/
Feb 21 2025 7:30pm
Jim Malcolm
Hillside Club, Berkeley
https://www.jimmalcolm.com/
Feb 21 2025 2pm-5pm
Five Shillings Short
The Back Room Berkeley
https://4shillingsshort.com/shows
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celtic-folk-world-music-concert-with-four-shillings-short-tickets-1071564691839
Feb 21 2025 7pm
Tommy and Saundra O’Sullivan
United Irish Cultural Center SF
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tommy-and-saundra-osullivan-in-concert-tickets-1050173486167
Feb 22 2025 11am-12:45pm
Probabillies du Nord (Kerry Parker, Tony Phillips, David Brown, Daniel Hersh, Stephanie Costanza)
play Quebecois tunes at Noe Valley Farmers Market 3861 24th St SF
Feb 22 2025
Marla Fibish & Rebecca Richman (with Lewis Santer)
Noctambule
Berkeley house concert
noctambulemusic AT gmail.com
Feb 22 2025 3pm
Jim Malcolm
Auburn house concert
https://www.jimmalcolm.com/
Feb 23 2025 3pm
Jim Malcolm
Fore Family Winery Tasting Room, Kelseyville (Lake County)
https://www.jimmalcolm.com/
Feb 25 2025 7pm-8pm Free Family concert
Five Shillings Short
Morgan Hill Library
https://4shillingsshort.com/shows
Feb 25 2025 7pm
Dreamers' Circus
Gallo Center for the Arts, Modesto
https://dreamerscircus.com/tour
Feb 27 2025 SOLD OUT
Lankum (contemporary Irish group from Dublin)
Great American Music Hall SF
https://lankumdublin.com/
Feb 27 2025 7:30pm
Dreamers' Circus (trio from Denmark "brings a fresh perspective to traditional Nordic music")
https://sfperformances.org/performances/2425/dreamers-circus.html
https://dreamerscircus.com/
March 1 2025 7pm
Black Brothers
Occidental Center for the Arts
https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/upcoming-events/the-black-brothers-band
Mar 2 2025 3pm
Téada
St. Mary’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Pacific Grove
https://teada.com/shows
Mar 4 2025 7:30pm
Téada
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA
https://teada.com/shows
Mar 5 2025 7:30pm
Téada
United Irish Cultural Center, SF
https://teada.com/shows
https://www.facebook.com/events/3443766115756404/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teada-in-concert-tickets-1134900661429
Mar 6 2025
Téada
Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol
https://teada.com/shows
March 7-9 2025
Spring Harmony Online
https://www.sffmc.org
March 7-9 2025
Calaveras Celtic Faire & Concert
(formerly Celtic Heritage Celebration or Sonora Celtic Faire)
Angels Camp CA
https://celticheritagecelebration.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sonoracelticfaire/
https://www.facebook.com/events/287671936622153
Mar 7 2025 7:30pm
Iain Matthews
Hillside Club, Berkeley
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hillside-echoes-presents-iain-matthews-tickets-1123379872439
Mar 7 2025 7:30pm
Black Brothers
United Irish Cultural Center, SF
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-brothers-tickets-1143397997189?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Mar 7 2025
Altan
Sofia Theater, Sacramento
https://altan.ie/altan-live/
https://bstreettheatre.org/music/altan/
Mar 8 2025
Altan
Freight, Berkeley
https://altan.ie/altan-live/
https://secure.thefreight.org/14598/14599-altan-250308
Mar 8 2025
Wake the Dead
Sweetwater, Mill Valley
https://wakethedead.org/
Mar 11 2025 7:30pm
St. Patrick's Day in Ireland stage show Presented by Kerry Irish Productions
Harris Center, Folsom
https://www.harriscenter.net/ireland
https://www.kerryirishproductions.com/st-patricks-day-in-ireland-tour-schedule
Mar 12 2025 7pm
David Geaney and the Irish Lads
(step dancer)
United Irish Cultural Center, SF
https://www.facebook.com/events/1343551467062022
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-geaney-and-the-irish-lads-tickets-1217088377099
Mar 13 2025
Patrick Ball
Little River Inn
https://www.patrickball.com/the-story/tour-dates/
Mar 13 2025
Solas
Sofia Theater, Sacramento
https://solastheband.com/
https://bstreettheatre.org/music/solas/
Mar 14 2025
Solas
Freight, Berkeley
https://secure.thefreight.org/14589/14590-solas-250314
Mar 14 2025 7pm
St. Patrick's Day in Ireland stage show Presented by Kerry Irish Productions
United Irish Cultural Center SF
https://irishcentersf.org/event/st-patricks-day-in-ireland-stage-show/
Fri Mar 14 2025
Velocity Irish Dance
Heritage Theater, 1 W. Campbell Ave, Campbell
https://www.campbellca.gov/1445/Velocity-Irish-Dance-ft-David-Geaney
Mar 14 2025
Patrick Ball
Trinity Lutheran Church Pleasanton
https://www.patrickball.com/the-story/tour-dates/
Mar 14 2025
Wake the Dead
Norm's Place, Danville
https://wakethedead.org/
Mar 14 2025
Goitse
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga
https://my.montalvoarts.org/2476/2530
Mar 15 2025 7:30pm
St. Patrick's Day in Ireland stage show Presented by Kerry Irish Productions
Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre Vacaville, CA
https://vpat.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=34
Sat Mar 15 2025 7:30pm
Velocity Irish Dance
Mondavi Center, UC Davis
https://www.mondaviarts.org/whats-on/velocity-irish-dance/
https://velocitytheshow.com
Mar 15 2025 7pm
Patrick Ball
Occidental Center for the Arts
https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org
Mar 16 2025
Patrick Ball
St. Columbia's, Inverness
https://www.patrickball.com/the-story/tour-dates/
Sun Mar 16 2025 7pm
Black Brothers
Freight
Mar 17 2025
Velocity Irish Dance
Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel
https://www.sunsetcenter.org/event/velocity-irish-dance/
Mon Mar 17 2025
Téada
Bankhead, Livermore
https://livermorearts.org/events/teada/
https://teada.com/shows
MARCH 22 2025 3pm
first Annual Lark Traditional Arts Fundraising Concert and Jam Sessions
Wake the Dead, more
Ashkenaz in Berkeley, CA.
https://www.larktraditionalarts.org/
https://www.ashkenaz.com/full-calendar#/events/127380
Mar 22 2025 3pm
John, Tyler, & Evan Weed
Auburn house concert
http://auburnhouseconcerts.org/2024/weeds-march-2025/
Mar 23 2025 6:30pm
St. Patrick's Ceili
United Irish Cultural Center, SF
Mar 23 2025
The Wellermen
Cornerstone, Berkeley
https://www.cornerstoneberkeley.com/
Mar 25 2025
The Wellermen
Humboldt Brews, Arcata
https://www.thewellermen.com/thenorthernskytour
https://tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/440946
Mar 28 2025 7:30pm
Lúnasa
Presidio Theatre SF
https://www.presidiotheatre.org/show/2025-lunasa/
March 28 2025 7:30pm
Windborne
Santa Cruz house concert
Concerts AT InstantHarmony.com
Mar 29 2025
Windborne
Sofia Theater, Sacramento
https://www.windbornesingers.com/concerts/
https://bstreettheatre.org/music/windborne/
Sun Mar 30 2025 7pm
Windborne
Freight, Berkeley
https://secure.thefreight.org/14600/14601-windborne-250330
April 4-6 2025
Epicenter contra dance weekend
Mill Valley
http://www.nbcds.org
April 3-6 2025
Fiddle Hell Online
Recordings available for 4 months or more
https://www.fiddlehell.org/
April 25-28 2025
Walker Creek Music Camp - bluegrass, old time, and more
West Marin (between Novato & Marshall)
https://walkercreekmusiccamp.org/
email: info AT walkercreekmusiccamp.org
Friday, April 25 7pm
SF Scottish Fiddlers spring concert
Veterans Memorial Center, Davis
https://sfscottishfiddlers.org/
Saturday, April 26 7:00 PM
SF Scottish Fiddlers spring concert
Angelico Music Hall, Dominican University, San Rafael
https://sfscottishfiddlers.org/
Sunday, April 27 2:00 PM
SF Scottish Fiddlers spring concert
Sonoma Country Day School Jackson Theater, Santa Rosa
https://sfscottishfiddlers.org/
Apr 27 2025 Noon-5pm
SF Festival of the Mandolins
Croatian American Cultural Center
60 Onondaga Ave, San Francisco, California 94112
http://croatianamericanweb.org
https://www.facebook.com/sfmandofest
Apr 2025?
Norcal Celtic Festival
Downtown Woodland
https://www.norcalcelticfestival.com/
Apr 2025?
Gerry O'Connor?
https://gerryoconnor.net/events/
May 2 2025 7:30pm
Andrew Finn Magill Trio
United Irish Cultural Center, SF
https://www.facebook.com/events/2513209398877698
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andrew-finn-magill-trio-tickets-1135008313419
May 2-4 2025
KVMR Celtic Festival, Grass Valley
Natalie McMaster and Donnell Leahy, San Miguel Fraser, Andrew Finn Magill Trio.
Téada
more TBA
http://kvmrcelticfestival.org/
https://www.facebook.com/kvmrceltic
May 3-4 2025
Céilí on the Lake
Lagoon Park at the Marin County Fairgrounds (160 Armory Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903
https://ceilionthelake.com/
https://irishcentersf.org/event/ceili-on-the-lake-3/
May 7-11 2025
Julian Family Fiddle Camp
https://californiabluegrass.org/cbaevent/julian-family-fiddle-camp/
May 9 2025
Red Hot Chili Pipers (Scotland)
The Bankhead in Livermore
https://livermorearts.org/events/red-hot-chilli-pipers/
May 15 2025
Kevin Burke
Sofia Theater, Sacramento
https://bstreettheatre.org
May 2025 Noon-4pm
Fresno World Fiddle Day
Sponsored by the Fresno Folklore Society
First Congregational Church, 2131 N Van Ness Blvd Fresno
2024: https://www.facebook.com/events/404397362560175
presented by Fresno Folklore Society https://www.facebook.com/FresnoFolkloreSociety
https://www.fresnofolklore.net
Videos from previous Fiddle Days can be found at
https://cmac.tv/?s=fiddle&post_type=show
Also viewable on a Roku player (add the CMAC channel)
Tues May 20 2025
Tannahill Weavers
The Sofia, Sacramento
https://tannahillweavers.com/live-shows
Wed May 21 2025 7:30pm
Tannahill Weavers
Hillside Club, Berkeley
https://tannahillweavers.com/event/5670867/687979012/the-hillside-club-presents-scotland-s-tannahill-weavers
Thur May 22 2025 4pm
Sixpenny
Livermore Farmers Market
https://www.facebook.com/sixpennyirishband
May 2025 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle Center
online & in-person
http://www.nwfolklife.org/
May 22-26 2025 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Strawberry Spring Music Festival
Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
https://strawberrymusic.com/
May 24-25 2025 (Memorial Day weekend) 12pm-8:30pm
SF Folk Club Gathering
Cedar Rose Park
https://www.sffmc.org/
June 5-8 2025
Celtic Music workshops with Golden Bough
Camp Sierra - 60 miles from Fresno
http://goldenboughmusic.com/CampSierra.htm
June 7 2025 10am-9pm
Third Annual World Music & Dance Day
Occidental Center for the Arts
https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/upcoming-events/third-annual-world-music-dance-day
June 16-21 2025
Redwood Music Teen Camp
Monte Toyon, Aptos
https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-teen-camp4
Jun 2025
Sierra Fiddle Camp
Nevada City
http://www.sierrafiddlecamp.org/
June 15-22 2025
BACDS Hey Days - English Country Dance
Sonoma State University, Cotati
https://www.bacds.org
Sat June 2025 7:30pm
Alasdair Fraser's Ceilidh in the Park
(concluding concert for Sierra Fiddle Camp)
Pioneer Park Nevada City, CA
2024 https://www.stringsconcerts.com/alasdair-frasers-ceilidh-in-the-park-2024/
June 22-28 2025
BACDS Family Week Camp
Monte Toyon (Aptos, near Santa Cruz)
http://www.bacds.org/familyweek
June 22-29 2025
Big Sur Fiddle Camp
https://www.bigsurfiddlecamp.org/
June 23-28 2025
Voice Works (vocal workshop week)
Port Townsend WA
https://centrum.org/program/voice-works/
June 29 -July 4 2025
BACDS American Week Camp
Quaker Center, Ben Lomond (Santa Cruz mountains)
https://www.bacds.org
https://amweek.camp/
June 29 - July 6 2025
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes
Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend WA
registration opens Jan 2 2025
lineup will be announced mid-December
https://centrum.org/program/fiddle-tunes/
June-July 2025
"Mule Barn Camp"
Jefferson County Fairgrounds (next to Fort Worden)
concurrent with Fiddle Tunes
Port Townsend WA
http://www.mulebarncamp.com/
July 2025
SFFMC July 4th weekend gathering
Camp Herms, El Cerrito
https://www.sffmc.org
July 2025?
Shasta String Celebration
hosted by Tristan & Tashina Clarridge
Weed
http://www.summerstringsummit.com
July 12 2025
SF Free Folk Festival
Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park, SF
http://www.sffolkfest.org/
July 2025?
Celtic Music & Dance Camp (for ages 7-12+)
https://www.uncagedmusicians.com/Celtic-Music---Dance-Camps-
Week 1: July 12-18, 2025; Week 2: July 19-25 2025
California Coast Music Camp
https://www.musiccamp.org/
July 21-Aug 1 2025 10am-3pm
Redwood Music Kid Camp
(A two-week day camp for young musicians ages 7-13)
St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Scotts Valley
https://www.communitymusicschool.org/kid-camp
July 24-27 2025 (4th weekend of July)
Corvallis Celtic Festival
https://www.corvalliscelticfestival.org/
https://corvallisfolklore.org
https://www.facebook.com/corvalliscelticfestival
July 2025
Cascadia Irish Music Week
Evergreen State College, Olympia WA
http://cascadiairish.org/
August 1-9, 2025
Lark in the Morning Camp
Mendocino
http://www.larkcamp.com
Aug 3-8 2025
Noel Hill concertina school
Tilikum Retreat Center, Newburg Oregon
http://www.noelhill.com/
Aug 2025
Balance the Bay (in-town contra dance weekend)
typically the 2nd weekend of August
Janet Pomeroy Center, SF (near the zoo)
http://www.bacds.org/camps/btb
Aug 2025?
International Sea Music Festival
SF Maritime National Historical Park
Aug 2025
typically the weekend before Labor Day
CBA Golden Oldtime Campout
typically the weekend before Labor Day weekend
Camp Russian River, Guerneville CA
https://californiabluegrass.org/goc/home/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064358995162
August 2025
(Thurs before Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp)
Fiddle Summit w/ Scottish Fiddle Camp faculty
Freight, Berkeley
Aug-Sept 2025
Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp
(typically Fri through following Sat, week ending in Labor Day weekend)
Camp Campbell, Boulder Creek
http://www.valleyofthemoon.org
Sept 2025? (Friday of Labor Day Weekend)
Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School Concert
Sept 2025 (Labor Day Weekend)
SF Folk Club campout
Camp Herms, El Cerrito
https://www.sffmc.org/
Aug-Sept 2025 (Sat & Sun of Labor Day Weekend)
Scottish Highland Gathering & Games
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
http://www.thescottishgames.com/
Sept 2025 (typically 3rd weekend of Sept)
Echo Summit contra dance weekend
Camp Sacramento
2024: https://sactocds.wordpress.com/echo-summit-dance-camp-2024/
Sept 2025
Oregon Celtic Festival
Canby OR (near Portland)
https://orcelticfest.com/
Sept 2025
Portal Irish Music Week
Kingston NM
http://portalmusicweek.com/
Sept 2025
Spanish Peaks International Celtic Music Festival
La Veta CO
https://celticmusicfest.com/
Sept 2025
Port Orford Fiddle Camp
Port Orford OR
Hanneke Cassel, others
https://www.hannekecassel.com/port-orford-fiddle-camp/information
Oct 2025
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Golden Gate Park SF
http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com
October 10, 2025
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA
https://alasdairandnatalie.com/tour-dates
October 11, 2025
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA
https://alasdairandnatalie.com/tour-dates
October 12, 2025
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
St. Mary's By The Sea, Pacific Grove, CA
https://alasdairandnatalie.com/tour-dates
October 16-20 2025
Strawberry Music Festival
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
https://strawberrymusic.com/
Oct 17-19 2025 (formerly in June)
Redwood Music Camp
Monte Toyon, Aptos
https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp
Oct 2025 Celtic Colours, Cape Breton
Some concerts are live-streamed (and available at https://celtic-colours.com/livestream/ until the end of October)
https://celtic-colours.com/
Oct 17 2025
Andy Irvine
Sofia Theater, Sacramento
https://bstreettheatre.org
Oct 17-19 2025
Fairfax Irish Festival
http://www.fairfaxirishfestival.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fairfaxirishfest/
Oct 2025
El Cerrito Free Folk Festival
El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane El Cerrito
https://elcerritofreefolkfestival.org/
Oct 2025
Galway Bay Pub's Celtic Festival
Ocean Shores WA (southwest tip of Olympic Peninsula)
John Doyle & Mick McAuley, Diamh, JigJam, others
https://celticmusicfeis.com/
https://irishmusicfestival.yapsody.com/
Oct 23-26 2025
O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat
Midlothian, TX
http://www.oflahertyretreat.org
Oct 2025
Walker Creek Music Camp
https://walkercreekmusiccamp.org/
Nov 2025
Yachats Celtic Music Festival
Yachats, OR (southern Oregon coast)
http://yachatscelticmusicfestival.org/
Dec 2025 -Jan 2026
Camp New Harmony (SF Folk Music Club)
Camp Newman (near Santa Rosa)
https://www.sffmc.org
Jan 2026
Alasdair Fraser Community Music Workshop & Ceilidh
Nevada City Odd Fellows Hall
2025: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alasdair-frasers-new-year-community-workshop-ceilidh-2025-registration-1032276866897
end of Jan 2026?
Weed's Winter Jam Camp
University of California Hastings Natural History Reservation, 38601 E Carmel Valley Rd Carmel Valley
https://www.communitymusicschool.org/jam-camp
Feb 2026 (1st weekend of Feb)
Virtual Lark
https://www.larkcamp.org/virtual-lark or https://www.virtuallark.org/
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Online highlights -
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* Passim (Boston) - https://www.passim.org/live-music/
shows typically start at 5pm PT and are live-streamed only (no recording available)
Tickets for Live Stream go on sale starting about 2 weeks before the date.
* Doug Plummer in Seattle records his house concerts and makes them available on YT.
https://www.youtube.com/c/DougPlummerPhoto
* Abbie Weisenbloom house concerts in Portland OR are available as streamed; typically 7:30pm PT.
Previous concerts available on YT.
https://froggie.com/livestream/
* Gaelic College ceilidh (music from Cape Breton) every Wed 3:30pm PT. Past recordings available.
https://www.facebook.com/GaelicCollege
Also - radio station playing Cape Breton music 24/7 - https://www.cbfm.ca/ or download Radio Garden
Old Songs
https://oldsongs.org/concerts/
including Livestream from the UK
Previous concerts available on YT.
ONGOING (Online)
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* The "Old Time Open Jams" Facebook group and its associated Google calendar are a good resource for online jams (Zoom jams, where one person leads while everyone else mutes; oldtime & Irish)
Old Time Open Jams
https://www.facebook.com/groups/390588871395459
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=MGQzY2thZXZxcjQ1dGVscWl0dWxiYTZpcmNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ
* Zoom Traditional Irish Music Session
Monday, May 8·12:00 – 2:00pm PT
Weekly on Monday
Hosted by Mark Wallis (UK) & Alix Sandra Huntley-Speirs (Nova Scotia),
You can find the Zoom link at the Google calendar referenced in the previous item.
* Ould Sod Pub in San Diego, CA
1st Thurs of the month 6pm PST
Hosted by Michael Eskin
https://www.facebook.com/groups/345630819944098/
* Trans-Atlantic Session
Wednesdays 12:00 PM Pacific
* Pacific Evening Session
Wednesdays 7:00 PM Pacific
Tony Becker
https://americeltic.net/online/#ta
* Freight classes online & in-person (Shay Black, etc)
https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/classes/
* Hyde St Pier online shanty sings
one Sat per month 11am
https://maritime.org/events-home/chantey-sing/
* South Street Seaport shanty sing
1st Sundays 11am
https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/chanteysing
* Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Shanty sing
12pm 2nd Saturday
http://www.pmffest.org/
* SF Scottish Fiddlers meet via Zoom 3rd Sundays 2pm
http://www.scottishfiddlersofcalifornia.org/
https://sfscottishfiddlers43.wildapricot.org/
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SESSIONS:
active sessions:
* East Bay:
Starry Plough, Berkeley
Sunday 5:30pm-7pm Medium Speed FairPle’ seisiun
https://www.facebook.com/groups/509309492838084/
Sunday 7:30pm full seisiun
Monday night 7pm dance lesson/review; 9pm live music
https://www.facebook.com/groups/79451280937
https://www. thestarryplough. com/events
Pan-European session - date & time may vary
contact Mick Phillips mick.phillips AT gmail.com to get on his mailing list to be notified of dates.
Dance tunes from all over - an dros, muiñeras, jotas, schottisches, marzurkas, hornpipes, waltzes, and some country dance and morris. It's not a strictly Celtic session, but there's Celtic stuff in there.
Way Station Brew (2120 Dwight Berkeley, east of Shattuck)
Dublin Heritage Park, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin, CA
1st, 3rd, 5th Tues 7pm
https://groups.io/g/dublinirishjam
Benicia sessions:
Mare Island Brewing Co. Taphouse at 440 First Street, Benicia
2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, 2pm-5pm - NO LONGER HAPPENING ACCORDING TO MESSAGES PAGE
Bruehol Brewing, 4828 E. 2nd St (Benicia Industrial Park)
2nd and 4th Thursday 4pm to 8pm - SUGGEST CONFIRMING
https://beniciasession.org/conc8/index.php/beniciasession-org
* San Francisco:
Plough & Stars - check the venue for dates & times
116 Clement St, SF
http://www.theploughandstars.com/
Sunday 1pm-4pm in the parklet outside, weather permitting
Set dancing most Thursday nights 8:30pm-10:30pm
The Chieftain Sunday 6:30pm-9:30pm
198 Fifth Street San Francisco
Check the Facebook group for occasional cancellations (e.g. for football games or private parties)
http://www.thechieftain.com/live-music
https://www.facebook.com/groups/327635825683579
United Irish Cultural Center
(Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Cooley-Keegan Branch of San Francisco)
Sat 4pm-7pm
2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seisiun-saturday-tickets-1004825308547
http://sf.ccewest.org/
Old Time and Celtic session upstairs at SF Folk Music Club - 2nd & 4th Fridays 7pm-10pm
St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church 2097 Turk Boulevard (at Lyon Street) SF
https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/
* Peninsula/South Bay:
Hop Dogma Brewing Co. - 1st Wed 6pm-8pm
270 Capistrano Road Half Moon Bay
https://hopdogma.com/
O’Flaherty’s, San Jose - Tuesdays 6:30 to 10:00
http://www.oflahertyspub.com/
https://www.facebook.com/OFlahertys.Irish.Seisiun
* Santa Cruz - see community listings at https://www.celticsociety.org
Community Music School Teen Band (ages 12-19)
112 Plateau Street, Santa Cruz
facilitated by Conall Barber & Shelley Phillips
1st and 3rd Thursdays - high school (int/adv)
2nd & 4th Thurs - Middle School (beginning) Band, with focus on flute players
4:30-6:00pm
https://www.communitymusicschool.org/teenband
* East:
Sacramento - 3rd Friday 7pm
Fox & Goose
1001 R Street (at 10th) Sacramento, CA 95811
hosted by Stepping Stone band
https://foxandgoose.com
https://www.facebook.com/steppingstonetheband
Roseville - 3rd Thurs 6pm
Irish & Scottish Learning Session
The Strum Shop
https://www.thestrumshop.com/events.htm
https://www.thestrumshop.com/module/class/450489/h3irishscottish-music-learning-sessionh3
Folsom
Pete's Restaurant & Brewhouse
6608 Folsom/Auburn Road, Folsom
https://www.petesfolsom.com/events-and-specials.html
Auburn - every Sunday from 6-8pm
Tap and Vine, 130 Maple Street, Auburn, CA.
https://www.facebook.com/AuburnIrishSessionPlayers
Grass Valley - 1st & 3rd Sun 3pm-5pm
Holbooke Hotel 212 W. Main St Grass Valley
https://holbrooke.com/happenings/
https://www.facebook.com/p/Holbrooke-Hotel-Sunday-Session-100094282022125/
Nevada City - Thursdays, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
National Hotel Pub 211 Broad Street Nevada City
Lodi - last Sunday of the month 6:30pm-8pm
Irish session led by Alexandra Annen
Sayla Music Academy
21 W Locust St. Lodi, CA 95240
https://www.saylamusicacademy.com/irish-sessions
Chico - Friday 5pm-8pm
hosted by Pub Scouts
Duffy's Tavern 337 Main St Chico, California
https://www.facebook.com/Pubscouts/
* North:
Eureka - Wednesdays 8pm
North of Fourth, 207 3rd St, Eureka, CA 95501
Blake Ritter
-- Scottish
SF Scottish Fiddlers
http://www.sfscottishfiddlers.org/
2nd Sunday, afternoon. Different location every month. Ocassionally also streamed on Zoom.
see monthly newsletter for other local sessions (Berkeley some Saturdays 1pm-3pm; Scotts Valley 1st & 3rd Mon)
-- English country dance tunes (sometimes prep for open band at the 4th Thurs Berkeley dance):
once a month on a weekend afternoon in Albany.
https://bacds.groups.io/g/becd-open-band
https://bacds.groups.io/g/becd-sessions
-- Singing
One Saturday per month
Chantey Sing, Free
Hyde St Pier, SF
6pm to 9pm in the Maritime Museum, 900 Beach Street, foot of Polk
Reservations required. To reserve, peterkasin5 AT gmail.com
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The info below is for reference and (hopefully) future info...
-- Irish sessions:
Grass Valley:
Wild Eye Pub
https://www.wildeyepub.com/
-- Quebecois (French Canadian):
once a month on a weekend afternoon in Albany.
https://groups.io/g/QueTradSF
See also:
http://www.americeltic.net/
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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Join the SF Scottish Fiddlers email list
Check the Freight website https://thefreight.org/education/
Occidental Center for the Arts
David Pascoe leads a fiddle workshop
every 3rd Tuesday 7pm-9pm
https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/
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Venues:
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Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison St. Berkeley
http://www.thefreight.org
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Ave Berkeley
http://backroommusic.com
Fifth Street Farms, Berkeley
http://www.fifthstfarms.com/
Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Ave Berkeley (at Gilman)
http://www.ashkenaz.com
Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley (510)841-2082
http://www. thestarryplough. com/
Christ Church East Bay
2138 Cedar, Berkeley
BACDS dances
Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St Berkeley
www.hillsideclub.org
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/hillside-echoes-folk-music-series-1290099
Subterranean Arthouse, Berkeley
The Plough & Stars
116 Clement Street San Francisco (2nd Ave)
(415)751-1122
http://www.theploughandstars.com/
SF Jazz
201 Franklin Street, San Francisco
http://www.sfjazz.org
Brick & Mortar
1710 Mission St SF
http://brickandmortarmusic.com
Sweetwater
19 Corte Madera Ave. Mill Valley, CA, 94941
http://www.sweetwatermusichall.com/
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center
390 Morris St., Sebastopol
Felton Music Hall
(formerly Flynn's Cabaret, Don Quixote's International Music Hall)
6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018
(831) 704-7113
https://feltonmusichall.com/
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA
https://www.kuumbwajazz.org/
Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz
https://moesalley.com/
St. Mary’s By-The-Sea
146 12th Street and Central Ave., Pacific Grove.
Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
http://lvpac.org
Occidental Center for the Arts
https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/
(see oldtime list for many more)
House Concerts:
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Cope-a-Cabana (San Jose)
https://cope-a-cabana.com/concerts/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/387592954920563
Santa Cruz house concert (Daniel Steinberg)
Concerts AT InstantHarmony.com
https://groups.google.com/g/santa-cruz-house-concerts
Sally Greenberg (Berkeley)
no longer active, but you can view the list of past concerts here
http://www.sgreenberg.org/concerts.htm
Wisteria Ways (house concert series in North Oakland) - has not resumed post-pandemic
http://wisteriaways.org/
Bill Wagman - Davis
http://www.wagmanhouseconcerts.org
530-753-3472
Sharon & Jaya Carl - Auburn
530-885-4292
www.AuburnHouseConcerts.org
AuburnHouseConcerts.blogspot.com
Oak & Thorn concerts
Fort Bragg
https://oakandthorn.wordpress.com/events/
Artist websites:
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Marla Fibish
https://www.marlafibish.com/
Noctambule (Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor)
https://www.noctambulemusic.com/
Suzuki Cady
the Pure Drops: Daniel Schoenfeld, Julie Horner, David Chadwick and Suzuki Cady
NEW WILD HOG: Suzuki Cady, Jimmy Murphy, Liam Kaplan, Daniel Schoenfeld and Tim Crockett
https://www.suzukicady.com/
Richard Adrianowicz, Richard Adrianowicz & Peter Kasin, Out of the Rain
https://www.walkashore.com/
Valerie Rose
Avalanche Irish Céilí Band
https://vrosemusic.com/
Tipsy House
http://www.tipsyhouse.com
The Jammy Dodgers (Autumn Rhodes, Darcy Noonan, & Dave Cory)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Jammy-Dodgers-Traditional-Irish-Music/241321102643760
Bicycle Irish (Autumn Rhodes and Patricia Ross)
http://bicycleirish.cei.li/
https://www.facebook.com/bicycleirish
Dick Holdstock, Holdstock and Macleod
http://www.dickholdstock.com
Black Brothers
http://www.black-brothers.com/
Todd Denman
Culann's Hounds
http://www.sfhounds.com
The Gas Men
http://www.gasmenmusic.com
Kyle Alden (Thayer)
Kilty Town (Dan Engle & guests)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kilty-Town/108429615994275
Molly's Revenge - on hiatus
http://mollysrevenge.com
The Fire
https://www.thefirescottishband.com/
Sixpenny (Celtic music from Dublin - Dublin Calif that is...)
https://www.facebook.com/sixpennyirishband
Gaelic Muses (San Jose)
https://www.facebook.com/GaelicMuses
Stepping Stone (Sacramento)
https://www.facebook.com/steppingstonetheband/
Organizations:
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Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Cooley-Keegan Branch of San Francisco
http://sf.ccewest.org/
SF Scottish Fiddlers
http://www.sfscottishfiddlers.org/
Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay
http://www.celticsociety.org/
https://www.facebook.com/CelticSocietyMontereyBay
San Francisco Pipers' Club
http://www.sfpipersclub.org/
CONTRA/ENGLISH DANCES:
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Bay Area Country Dance Society (BACDS)
http://www.bacds.org
North Bay Country Dance Society
http://www.nbcds.org
Hayward contra
https://sfbaycontra.org/
San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Dance & Circle Left
http://www.lcfd.org/sf/
Happy Hearts Contra - Alameda
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1370601507119658
Consolidated California Contra Dance Schedule (last updated Jan 2021)
http://www.contradancelinks.com/schedule_CA.html
Sacramento area contra dances
http://www.sactocds.org/
Santa Cruz/Monterey:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/contrasantacruz/
http://montereycontradance.org
FOLK
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San Francisco Free Folk Festival
http://www.sffolkfest.org/
Sonoma County Folk Society
http://www.socofoso.com/
RESOURCES
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https://groups.io/g/celticSF/
https://groups.io/g/QueTradSF/
Harmony list (SF Folk Music Club email list):
https://groups.io/g/harmony
Set Dancing in the Bay Area:
http://sf.ccewest.org/dance/dance.html
Plough & Stars Trad Sessions Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2810872905889404
Tony Becker's AmeriCeltic website
http://www.americeltic.net/
http://www.facebook.com/AmeriCeltic
He also sends out a weekly session/event list via email.
N California Celtic Calendars (Chuck Jamison & Tony Becker)
http://2jamisons.com/calendar.html
Irish Culture Bay Area (no longer being updated?)
http://irishculturebayarea.com/category/irish-music/
http://dev.irishculturebayarea.com/events/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/irishculturebayarea/events/
Jim Scarff's SF Celtic Music website (may contain obsolete info)
http://www.sfcelticmusic.com/index.htm
French and Breton Trad Music in the Bay Area (may contain obsolete info)
http://www.frenchfolkmusic.com/French_Folk_Music/Home.html
Northern California Spelmanslag (Scandinavian music)
http://www.norcalspelmanslag.org/ncsnocaevents.html
http://www.ceolcascadia.org/
Ceol Cascadia Irish Music Association Seattle WA
http://www.hoilands.com/
Irish music around Seattle