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

----

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