updated 11/12/25
Celtic Music Calendar for SF Bay Area. includes listings for sessions, local bands, etc.
Comhaltas Archive - huge searchable collection of historical recordings. Create an account and login to play the full tune (guest can play first few seconds of a tune)
ITMA: Irish Traditional Music Archive - extensive collection of Irish trad source material.
The Piper's Joy - 400+ tunes (audio and scores) from a decade of sessions at the Limerick Pub in Wheaton, MD.
See also the generic Tune Resources page for additional links such as Traditional Tune Archive, and Portland and Waltz Book indexes.
Clare Library - The Traditional Music of Clare - recordings of many classic tunes by well-known traditional musicians
Oriel Arts - Manuscript Music Collections in Oriel - recordings and scores of trad music from Ulster (Northern Ireland)
Rushy Mountain - The Music of Sliabh Luachra - tunes and tune types particular to this region in southwest Ireland
Folkstreams.net - documentary films. In particular, From Shore to Shore 1993 (about Irish immigrant musicians and their offspring), The Music Makers 1991 (about Seamus Connolly).
TG4 Player for iOS or Android. Watch (and often download for later viewing) Irish language TV programs, many of which feature trad music. You will likely want to turn on subtitles.
Radio Siamsa - browser or mobile app
Copperplate podcast = whereever you get your podcasts.
The Rolling Wave podcast (RTE 1) - whereever you get your podcasts. This appears to be dormant - most recent podcast episode Feb 2025.
Inside Irish Music - Regional Styles of Irish Music - a series of podcasts about Donegal, Sligo, Clare, and Sliabh Luachra styles
At the Crossroads - Patrick Cummins' podcast - discussions about various musical styles
Blarney Pilgrims podcast - Dareen O'Mahony & Dominc Black. Ran from 2019 until March 2021.
and many more...
Many public radio stations have Celtic/Irish music shows which can be heard via the Internet; most archive their shows for later listening for some limited time e.g. one or two weeks.
John Whelan's Taking Time Slow Sessions. Most Wednesday - Tune learning at 2:30pm PT; slow session 4pm PT. Sign up for John's email newsletter to receive the Zoom link and proposed set list.
Tune Supply virtual sessions. on YouTube. March 2020 to Jan 2025. See https://tune.supply/virtual-session for descriptions.
Fiddle Hell play-along jams on YouTube. Apr 2020 to Mar 2021.
The "Old Time Open Jams" Facebook group and its associated Google calendar are a good resource for old-time & Irish online jams on Zoom, where one person or one person leads while everyone else mutes.
Zoom Traditional Irish Music Session
Weekly on Monday 12:00 – 2:00pm PT (time varies during seasonal time changes when the UK and US/Canada are not aligned)
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.
1st Thurs of the month 6pm PT
Hosted by Michael Eskin
Wednesdays 12pm & 7pm PT
Hosted by Tony Becker
Tune Supply - virtual learning workshops on Zoom.
Fiddle Hell Online - early April. Recordings are available for 4 months afterwards. Uses the Whova meeting app framework for access to Zoom, recordings and handouts. Primarily fiddle. ~$150 for a 4 day weekend - a bargain for the amount of material you get, especially if you play fiddle, are interested in multiple styles, and can find the time to watch the videos in the 4 months afterwards.
Online Academy of Irish Music - subscription service.
Peghead Nation - pre-recorded lessons. subscription service ($20/month). Many styles. There are some preview videos and occasional live workshops. Primarily bluegrass and old time, but Irish music instructors include Marla Fibish (mandolin), Dale Russ (fiddle) and Flynn Cohen (guitar).
FiddleVideo offers lessons in many styles (Irish, Canadian, Quebecois, bluegrass, contest)
Tune Supply virtual learning. Apr 2020 to Feb 2021. See also live instruction and virtual sessions above.
Online Irish Concertina - Caitlín Nic Gabhann
Foinn Seisiún is a collection of recordings and sheet music books produced by Comhaltas containing traditional Irish tunes arranged in sets. There are 4 volumes. The recordings were made by the Kilfenora Ceili Band and the Tulla Ceili Band. Avaiable for download from Apple etc or on YouTube e.g. Volume 1. These originally were released as CD's.