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Lughnasa

Lughnasa
Irish Marvels Past & Present Zoom Meeting

Saturday, August 14th, 2:30 PM PDT

Online via Zoom from the Dowling Library @ UICC, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco, CA

This presentation by Lisa Hilmoe is a presentation and discussion focused on the Lughnasa tradition.

"...a festival celebrated by Irish country-people at the end of July or beginning of August. It marked the end of summer and the beginning of the harvest season..."
-- flyleaf from The Festival of Lugnasa by Maire MacNeill, 1963

As a round table conversational meeting, all are encouraged to have their cameras, microphones on and participate.

Preregister with your Zoom account here https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZAld-ihpj4sHtWMNiVvIM3Nw3...

or through our Facebook Events page https://www.facebook.com/dowlinglibraryattheuicc
https://www.facebook.com/events/1543326679346269

Browse our online catalogue and read issues of The Leader [1902-1940] and other early Bay Area periodicals in our digital archives. Website link in bio.
Facebook: @dowlinglibraryattheuicc YouTube: Librarian P.J. Dowling Library
Donor supported & volunteer run. To support the Library, donate on the UICC's website: https://irishcentersf.org/donations/

Facilitated by Jennifer Drennan, Dowling Librarian, librarian@irishcentersf.org
Irish Marvel contact: Lisa Hilmoe, hilmoe.gleason@gmail.com

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Boys of Malin

Eamonn Flynn, keyboards
Félim Egan, accordion
Darcy Noonan, fiddle

United Irish Cultural Center

Wawona Gates 2nd Year!
Saturday, August 14th featuring 'Boys of Malin'
Outdoor Dining and limited Indoor Dining

2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco, CA

Saturday, August 14th 3:00-8:00 PM

Boys of Malin LIVE from 4:00 PM

NEW FOOD MENU: SF Hole in the Wall Pizza!

1. Pasta Bolognese with a side of bread
Penne pasta tossed with beef Bolognese sauce, topped with parmesan cheese and parsley
2. Pesto Alfredo Pasta with a side of bread
Penne pasta, tossed with pesto and alfredo sauce, topped with parmesan cheese and basil
3. Full Caesar Salad, OR
4. Side Caesar Salad
Romaine, Croutons, Shredded Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, caesar dressing
Food will be served as of 4pm until we run out!

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Soft Drinks:
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Root Beer
Hot Chocolate, Lucozade
Bottled water, sparkling water
Wine: Chardonnay, Cabernet, Rose, S. Blanc
Prosecco or Champagne
Cocktails:
Margaritas, Mai-Tai, Hot Toddy,
Irish Coffee, Bailey's Coffee
Club Orange, Club Lemon
Club Rock Shandy

Beer:
Draft Guinness
Draft 805
Bud, Bud Light
Coors, Coors Light
Sierra Nevada Hazy
Lagunitas IPA
Corona and Modelo
Heineken
Magner's Cider
White Claw

Safety:
Wear mask unless eating or drinking
Maximum six per table
Respect social distance rules

On Saturday, August 14th, we feature NEW FOOD MENU from SF's Hole in the Wall Pizza , and LIVE music from the Boys of Malin from 4:00 PM on the #WawonaGates stage, playing traditional Irish with passion and a high-energy sound!

Despite the pandemic, the United Irish Cultural Center has successfully operated a large event facility near the Zoo in San Francisco, serving the Irish and other Cultural communities, in the Sunset District of San Francisco. Thanks to our hard working small staff and dozens of volunteers, the UICC Wawona Gates Outdoor Dining has operated a bustling outdoor dining space under a 1,800 square foot open-sided canopy since January 2021.

And now, the UICC is also offering Private Events in their spacious Saint Patrick's Room!

Anne Cassidy Carew is busy collating photos and stories for the San Francisco Irish Dance Exhibition later on this year.

Facebook Event
UICC website
UICC Facebook Page
'Irish Shoppe' Facebook Event

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Mac Dara Mac Donncha

Piper Sundays

Sundays at 11:00 AM
Southern California Uilleann Pipers Club

Online via Zoom
Join the Zoom Event:

Event Website: http://socalpipers.com/piper_sunday.html

Host Patrick D'Arcy says:
'It's every Sunday from 11:00 AM (PDT) for about 90 minutes. I try to get high profile Uilleann piper guests from Ireland and elsewhere. It's not so much a concert as it is a talk show with the guest playing a handful of tunes throughout. Drop by this Sunday to check it out. Our guest will be Mac Dara Mac Donncha joining us from Lancashire, England.

Here is a video preview: Piper Sunday trailer with Tom Klein

• August 15th, Mac Dara Mac Donncha — Details
• August 22th, Leo Rickard — Details
• August 29th, Kara Doyle — Details
• Sepember 5th, Debbie Quigley — Details

From 1:30 PM on this will become our monthly So Cal Pipers Club social call

Southern California Uilleann Pipers Club Facebook Events: https://www.facebook.com/SCUPC

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Bruce Victor & Marla Fibish
(photo by Alli Novak)

Noctambule Album Release
EVERY MIGRANT IS MY FELLOW
Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor

Sunday August 15th
Brunch Set: 11:30-12:30 PM PDT
Tea Set: 4:30-5:30 PM PDT
Soiree: 7:30-8:30 PM PDT

Online via YouTube Live and Facebook Live

To attend, just point your browser to Noctambule's YouTube Channel or Marla's Facebook Profile, and then look for the little red LIVE button.

Marla & Bruce say:
All the music on our new album depicts, celebrates, or mourns for those who are in life-altering transit: vagabonds of all sorts, migrants, refugees, those newly born, those departing this life.

In keeping with our theme and out of respect for those in these passages, our event will benefit the International Rescue Committee. The IRC responds to the world's most dire humanitarian crises and helps those whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and get control over their lives. In more than 40 countries and over 20 U.S. cities, their dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people.

Noctambule is Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor. They play a variety of musical forms – traditional Irish tunes and songs, their own compositions written in traditional forms, and compelling settings of a broad range of poetry. This unique collaboration brings out surprising qualities in these seasoned musicians. Their work is rendered with lush beauty, sensitivity and humour on an unusual array of strings - different guitars in varied tunings, mandola, mandolin, cittern, tenor guitar - and their blended voices. A Noctambule experience is like no other - a wake-up call for body and soul.

Noctambule video samples http://bit.ly/2ndIy0x

More music and info:
www.noctambulemusic.com | noctambulemusic@gmail.com or call 510-205-1617
https://www.facebook.com/noctambulemusic.

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Stepwise

Stepwise Live Stream

Sunday, August 15th, 2:00 - 5:00 PM

Online via Facebook Live

To watch the event, click Here to go to the Facebook Event, and then look for the little red LIVE button.

Stepwise is going live on Sunday, August 15th, 2:00 - 5:00 PM! We'll be playing traditional Irish tunes, singing Irish songs, and even a few country and bluegrass tunes. Please join us and leave a tip if you're feeling generous! (We'll include Venmo information on the day of)

Stepwise is a new Celtic duo featuring native Angeleno fiddlers, Olivia Breidenthal and Liam Lewis. Liam has been seen most often in his other bands 'The Ploughboys' and 'Whiskey Sunday,' headlining folk festivals and Scottish highland games all over the country as well as playing gigs throughout the week at several of LA's most frequented Irish bars. This includes a weekly residency at the historic Tam O Shanter (1922) which The Ploughboys has held continuously for nearly 20 years. After studying classical violin for 17 years, Olivia made the switch to Irish fiddle in 2016 and has since been playing with The Arroyo Seco String Band and Rhythm Method at contra dances all over California. Seeking a safe and socially distant place to meetup and play tunes, Stepwise was created very organically in the park; purely because it was too much fun to play so many good tunes together and not share it with an audience.

Email Stepwise: stepwisemusic@gmail.com
Check the Facebook Event.
Check their Facebook Page.

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Redwood Dulcimer Day Instructors

Click on each teachers name below to learn about their workshops.
Top Row left to right
Jessica Cameau Lois Hornbostel  Ehuaki Teves Deborah Hamouris
Middle Row left to right
Laura Devine Burnett Steve Eulberg  Dusty Thorburn   Neal Hellman
Bottom Row left to right
Ron Beardslee  Kevin Roth  Peter Tommerup  Janet Herman

Redwood Dulcimer Day

Saturday, August 21st, 9:00 AM

Registration is Now Open!

Lois Hornbostel and Ehukai Teves

Now in its 21st year, our annual event - staying virtual in 2021 - offers beginning to advanced music workshops on playing both the mountain and hammered dulcimers. Redwood Dulcimer Day offers a low-pressure, low stress environment where everyone can relax and have fun playing and learning about the dulcimer and just making music.

This year's special guest artists are Lois Hornbostel and Ehukai Teves.

Cost: $60 for the Saturday workshops, $15 for the Friday concert, or $70 for both.

Tickets: https://www.communitymusicschool.org/dulcimer-day

More information (including descriptions of the workshops) is online at the official Redwood Dulcimer Day website.

For additional information contact Neal Hellman: 831-425-4939 or e-mail: neal@gourd.com

Shows, Food and Activities

Armored warriors fight for glory, mystical beings run amok, and high energy top notch musicians from a variety of genres rule the stage.
Bountiful and delicious array of themed foods and drinks.
Kingdom Concession will have a variety of themed foods
Auburn Odd Fellows will have a variety of meads, wines and beers from local breweries.
Wicked Stage Shows, Mesmerizing Characters, Interactive Experiences…

Midsummer Fairy Tale
An Indie Music & Faire Fantasy Experience

Saturday, August 21st 10:00 AM - Sunday, 22nd, 5:00 PM

Amador County Fairgrounds, 18621 Sherwood St, Plymouth, CA

Come and get lost in dance to the thrilling tribal drums, watch in awe of Indie, Celtic, and Folk bands, be a part of amazing stage shows that will keep you on the edge of your seat, and entangle yourself with otherworldly entertainers and beings…

Buy Tickets NOW! https://midsummerfairytale.eventbrite.com

Full Details at https://kingdomofharron.online/midsummer or on the Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/773778636903396.

SF Virtual Chantey Sing Series

Saturday, August 21st, 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM PDT

Online via Zoom from SF Maritime Association

A folk music 'landmark' on the historic ships at Hyde Street Pier, this 39-year San Francisco singing tradition continues in the virtual realm, hosting singers from across the Bay Area – and the country - and now all around planet Earth!

Peter Kasin says,
Ahoy -
Amidst all the chaos going on around us, we still have the monthly virtual chantey sing to help bring joy, calm the nerves, and help us get through these trying times. The next one is on Saturday, August 21st, 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM Pacific time, USA, around 7pm in London and 8pm in Paris

Lead singers will receive a separate link in another email. Since the sings have gone virtual, they have gone international. We have singers from across the country, the UK, and the Czech Republic lined up to lead us in song. All but the lead singer will be muted. Enjoy singing along on the choruses to chanteys from home.
Link for signing up to lead a song: https://maritime.org/sea-chantey-sign-up/ Please use this link ONLY if you are signing up to lead a song. You will be sent a link a few days prior to log on.

For general information,. and for non-song leaders to log in on the day and time: https://givebutter.com/ChanteySing

Visit https://maritime.org/events-home/chantey-sing for details, including links to a signup sheet, info for lead singers, and some suggested virtual backgrounds. You should have a good internet connection and be ready to have fun!

Fair winds,
- Peter Kasin

• Sign up to Lead a Song Here: https://maritime.org/sea-chantey-sign-up/
• Virtual Backgrounds required for lead singers available here: https://maritime.org/chantey-virtual-backgrounds/
• Song Leader On-boarding Instruction Here: Chantey Sing Song Leader Guide

Donations to the Association will be accepted during the event, which will be used to buy virtual technologies to broadcast more events from the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

For more details, check this Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/SanFranciscoMaritimeNHP

Heart of VOM
(Re-imagined Valley of the Moon)

Scotland, Galicia, and Beyond!
Friday, August 27th - Wednesday September 1st

Online via Zoom

Heart of VOM, the online reimagining of Valley of the Moon Fiddle Camp, returns Aug 27 - Sep 1, 2021 as an intensive 5 days of instruction, camaraderie, and spontaneous zaniness. You are invited to join this joyful adventure in music and community.

THE PROGRAM: An expressly-designed website at https://heartofvom.com will provide the gateway to 'Zoom' spaces that recreate our beloved VOM Fiddle Village. From there, participants can venture into classes led by our fabulous instructors, meander into village gatherings, forums, and even morning yoga. Evening sessions will include a camp ceilidh, late night socializing and games, and more. Active participation and creative collaboration with other online campers will be encouraged. Technical assistance will be available. Please see current draft schedule for details. Classes will be recorded and made available to registrants in the Heart of VOM archive for 3 months after camp.

Let's create some memories to share when next we all meet. What better way to do that than around music, dance and song – with shenanigans thrown into the mix! Whether you attend on your own, or in embrace of a 'pod' of fiddle-minded folks learning and jamming together, we hope you'll be uplifted with a sense of shared experience and connection.

Contact us at heartofvom@gmail.com
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4813337181
Website Address: heartofvom.com

Erica and Friends
Anne Goess, Charlie Hancock, Thomas Lindemuth, Jason Courtney
Erica Hockett, Chris Hammond

Erica and Friends

Erica and Friends is a Berkeley based folk and traditional band that you really should hear if you get the chance, for example, at their concerts around Berkeley!

Their debut album, Hillside Avenue (2018), received wide acclaim, and is widely available on all the main music platforms. Their next album is expected later this year.

For Erica Hockett and Friends videos, just Click Here!

Erica Hockett — Vocals/Bodhrán Erica Hockett grew up in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, nestled in the English Cotswolds, home of Fairport Convention. Growing up singing in the local pubs, Erica came to love folk music from the British Isles and Ireland, especially the tales of woe and the history embedded in the old ballads. Erica met Anne Goess while performing in The California Revels vocal ensemble.

Anne Goess — Violin/Vocals/Tin Whistle Fiddler Anne Bingham Goess has played for many a ceili, English Country and contra dance in the Bay Area, with The Raggedy Annes and Raven Hill, among other bands. She has also arranged instrumental music for several theater productions, including Bloomsday and a commemoration of the Easter Rising. When she's not fiddling, she's singing with the Christmas Revels and directing the Revels Solstice Singers, a traditional music vocal ensemble that entertains year-round. For more on Anne, Click Here.

Chris Hammond — Guitar/Vocals Chris Hammond's first musical love is Bluegrass and Appalachian music. He plays several acoustic guitars, including a beloved model made in the 1930s. and he loves to sing those high lonesome harmonies.

Charlie Hancock — Accordion/Keyboards Charlie plays with The Bogues, an SF based Pogues cover band and for Contra and International Folk Dance in and around the Bay Area from his base in Berkeley.

Jason Courtney — Bouzouki Jason is a seasoned player at Bay Area sessions and has played in the Elderberries band.

Thomas Lindemuth — Vocals, Winds, Percussion Thomas is a Oakland based multi-instrumentalist and recordist, and is well known Bay Area Traditional music scene. He and Anne Goess have produced their own album, Letters from Abroad (2017), also widely available.

For more on Erica and Friends, check their Website, or Facebook Page
For even more music, check their Soundcloud site, or their Reverbnation site!

155th Scottish Highland Gathering and Games

Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton — Labor Day Weekend,
Saturday, September 4th & Sunday, September 5th
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM PDT

Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton, CA

Come join us for some Celtic Craic!

This year's Games will be an outdoor-only event featuring Scottish country and Irish dancing, celtic heritage stages, folk singers, heavy athletics, gathering of the clans, highland dancing, living history, piping and drumming, opening & closing ceremonies, Scottish vendors and whisky tasting.

Thanks for your patience, and we hope you can join us on Labor Day Weekend.

Check our event website, https://thescottishgames.com for updates.

Labor Day Weekend Campout 2021

Saturday, September 4th, 12:00 PM (ish) until Monday, September 6th, 2:00 PM

Camp Herms, 1100 James Place, El Cerrito, CA

Join with friends new and old for an in-person camp, and we will have participatory workshops, concerts, 'open mic', and open sessions for singing & playing, Jokes, Stories, Friends, late-night singing. Labor Day Weekend Campout 2021 is a benefit in support of San Francisco Folk Music Club programs.

Registration:  We will require proof of Covid-19 vaccination for you to attend. You can show a vaccination card when you register at the camp or you can email a copy in advance to SFFMC board member Hali Hammer at halih@yahoo.com.  Children 2-12 years of age will be required to wear masks. Please bring masks for everyone in your group; they may be required indoors because of the pandemic.

Fees: Adults: $25/night per person. Day use rate for adults: $15/person per day.  Kids under 15:  $10 for day use, $10 per night.

Activities: similar to those we had at our previous summer campouts in Boulder Creek: workshops, open mics, and informal singing and playing sessions. (There will be no swimming and no potluck dinner this time.)

Workshops: Anyone can lead a workshop. This year we will be setting up workshops in advance of camp. You may also sign up to lead a workshop after you get to camp if there are spots left. A sign-up board will be located near registration. One workshop per person please. Email Daniel Hersh at hrshsand@earthlink.net if you are interested in leading one.

Of course, with the COVID pandemic, there are many details you must be aware of to make this event happen safely. Please check out the posting on our website at Full Details for Labor Day Weekend Campout 2021.

44th Annual Fresno Highland Games
A Family Event To Be Enjoyed!

Kearney Park, 6725 W Kearney Blvd, Fresno, CA

Saturday, September 18th 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The tradition of gatherings of the clans dates back to the origin of the clans, and in Summer we gather, renew old acquaintances and friendships, make new friends, catch up on news of the clans, and compete. On September 18, 2021 we celebrate that tradition here in California’s Central Valley.

You will have the opportunity to hear the pipes, watch, or participate, in the heavy athletic competitions, taste a bit of highland fare, and listen to music both traditional and more contemporary.

Company of The Gauntlet and Rose will perform armored combat — Your paid Admission to the Scottish Games allows you to see their exhibition show. Check them out at https://www.companyofthegaunletandrose.org

Advance tickets and full details available at fresnoscottishsociety.com

Johnson Girls

Sea Music Concert: Johnson Girls

Saturday, September 25th, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Online via givebutter.com website

This Saturday, September 25th, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time (USA), Johnson Girls will be performing a virtual sea music concert, presented by the The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Registration required to receive the livestream link. Registration, plus photos and bios of the performers at: Get Tickets Here: https://givebutter.com/JohnsonGirls

Formed in 1997, The Johnson Girls are the leading all-woman maritime song group in the world. Sea chanteys and songs, as the first real 'world music', captured their imagination. Just as sailors who were heavily influenced by the songs they heard while traveling the world over, each of the Johnson Girls brings a special style to the ensemble. Their extensive repertoire of both traditional and contemporary material includes sea chanteys and work songs of other traditions, African-American, Canadian, Caribbean, Irish, French, Italian as well as songs from the inland waterways and fisheries. Widely acclaimed for their powerhouse performances of rousing work songs, sensitive renderings of haunting ballads and laments, and hair-raising harmonies, The Johnson Girls dazzle audiences wherever they perform. Learn more at thejohnsongirls.com

Please note that our staff will electronically "check-in" your device automatically at 10:55AM on event day. Your browser should automatically start streaming the event around 11AM. If not, please refresh your screen and click on the large image to activate the live event.

KVMR Celtic Ceilidh

Sunday, September 26th, Noon to 5:00 PM

Pioneer Park, 421 Nimrod St, Nevada City, CA

Please join us for a gathering of the clans during KVMR's Celtic Ceilidh where there will be world-class artists plus our very own Nevada County Youth Arts Program entertainment. Our main stage will host some very exciting, world class Celtic musicians.

Musical headliners for this year will be Alasdair Fraser, Ryan McKasson & Colin Cotter, The String Sisters, Youth Arts Ensemble, Celtic musicians from Nevada County and Chico will host the 'Salem Street Session' to open the day's festivities, beginning at noon.

For a Video Review of a past KVMR Celtic Festival, Click Here!

The Festival is the main fundraising event of the year for KVMR Community Radio which operates as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity. Held in the early fall, the festival regularly draws over 7,000 attendees for the two days and the promotional outreach extends throughout KVMR's listening area including a worldwide live streaming broadcast over the internet through iTunes and the KVMR website. Proceeds support publicly supported KVMR radio.

Can't make it?
KVMR-FM 89.5 MHz will broadcast the event live on the radio and that audio broadcast can be streamed on their website, https://www.kvmr.org. While there, you can make a donation to support the station: Click here to make a donation.

More information check The KVMR Celtic Ceilidh website or email celtfest@kvmr.org or call 530-265-9073.

Instructor Details

Randal Bays
Michael Black
Seán Cleland
Sean Gavin
Maeve Gilchrist
Jacob McCauley

Dave Curley
Kara Doyle
Florence Fahy
Eamon O'Leary
Cillian Vallely
Caitlin Warbelow

Shane Farrell
Laura Feddersen
Marla Fibish
John Whelan

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Maggie Graham

O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat
An Irish Music Camp Like No Other!

Thursday, October, 21st 7:00 PM CDT - Sunday October 24th

Hoblitzelle Camp & Conference Center, 8060 Singleton Rd, Midlothian, TX

The 18th annual O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat will be this year's premiere gathering of Irish music lovers nurturing the tradition that we hold close to our hearts.

This unique event immerses you in a complete traditional Irish music community for four days of classes, sessions, concerts, dances, camaraderie and learning in depth on dozens of aspects of Irish culture, including Enrichment classes, Informances, and dozens of Workshops.

Each year we invite internationally respected musicians from within the Irish music tradition to perform and teach our classes. Organized by the Traditional Irish Music Education Society (TIMES), we also engage a core group of local and area-wide volunteers and staff who are dedicated to making the retreat a memorable experience for each participant.

This year, we gather on Thursday, October, 21st at 7:00 PM CDT for a BBQ dinner followed by a concert and the airing of a documentary video that was made about last year's virtual event. Classes and other activities begin Friday morning.

Check out our YouTube Channel for videos of everything you can expect at O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat.

Named in honor of Jim O'Flaherty, a musician who immigrated from Ireland to North Texas spreading the Irish music tradition through his family, friends and community, the O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat continues with Jim's commitment to help others learn, enjoy, and grow in these rich traditions. Read More about our history…

For details, tickets, lodging, etc., please go to our website! www.oflahertyretreat.org

Cormac Gannon, Stacy Samuels, Neil O'Neill
The Cross Keys

The Cross Keys

Fridays, 5:30 - 8 PM PDT

Way Station Smokehouse & Beer Garden, 2001 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, CA

The Cross Keys are a Folk Explosion, with Cormac Gannon, Stacy Samuels, Neil O'Neill.

Cormac says:
Looking forward to playing with my comrades!

Here is a sample video featuring Stacy Samuels: https://youtu.be/8wKMcbIzKzs

Located in beautiful Fairfax, in the heart of Marin County, the Way Station has risen from the site of a former gas station into a family-friendly beer garden and smokehouse. The Way Station team prides itself on super friendly customer-focused service.

Check waystationmarin.com or The Facebook Page or call (415) 300-3099.

Andronicos San Francisco Jam

Andronicos San Francisco Jam

Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 PDT

Online via Zoom

This gathering on Zoom is hosted every Tuesday from 7:00-8:30 PM Pacific Time, by Dinah and Noah Stroe. It's organized as a friendly, eclectic round robin mix of old time music, some Irish, some Québécois and more.

Dinah says:
In addition to the great tunes, there are always a few 'sketchers' creating drawings of the participants (with permission)

It's sprinkled with jokes, books and TV recommendations and we conclude with our sketchers showing their pictures in the big reveal.

Join the fun!

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86287058150?pwd=aVpnREQ2THVoS24xcEhZYUp1OUs5dz09
Meeting ID: 862 8705 8150
Passcode: 312389

More info here: Old Time Open Jams Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/390588871395459

Contact Dinah Stroe dinahbeatrice@gmail.com

John Whelan

John Whelan Tune Workshop & Session

Wednesdays, 2:30 - 5:00 PM

Online via Zoom

Since March 2020, John has stepped up his online activities, but after this week's events on Wednesday, August 18th, he is going in for some surgery on his hand, and so be healing, for several weeks and unable to do these Wednesday events. John has announce that his Master Sessions with John Whelan, will resume on September 18th with guitarist Paul de Grae and harpist Reidun Lynch joined by spouses Dee Sullivan and Barry Lynch.

On this last Wednesday, and hopefully resuming sometime in September, John offers a free one-hour tune teach from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM followed by John's 'Taking Time' slow session at 4:00 PM Pacific - Check them out here: http://johnwhelanmusic.com/slow-session. John sends out a tune list and Zoom link for them on Wednesday mornings. Email John at whelanbx1@me.com to get on the list or for more details.

Seven-time All-Ireland Button Accordion Champion John Whelan is one of the world's best living Irish button accordion players. John was raised in the vibrant London Irish music scene of the 1970s, and learned his craft from such legends as Lucy Farr, Roger Sherlock, Paddy Taylor, Mick O Connor and his teacher Brendan Mulkaire. Along with his All-Ireland Championships, he was twice awarded musician of the year from the Irish Music Association. He has over 15 CDs and has performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. John's music has been featured on such TV shows as 'Sex in the City,' 'History's Mysteries' and 'History Detective.' John performs with the John Whelan Band and has also teamed up with his old pal Brian Conway forming the group Gailfean, which also features Máirtin De Cógáin and Don Penzien have released their first new CD. For over a decade, John has performed 'Monday's with John' every Monday evening on his Facebook Profile.

Get more details on John's website: http://johnwhelanmusic.com

The Ould Sod Virtual Irish Session on Zoom

The Ould Sod Virtual Session

every Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Pacific

Online via Zoom

When COVID restrictions began in March, 2020, many weekly gatherings shifted to meeting online via the Zoom platform. With restrictions in California easing a bit, some are reducing or ending their Zoom musical meetings, but Michael Eskin says his, and since he has hosted over 70 of these accessible performances so far, I believe him!

Michael Eskin says:
With other Zoom sessions either closing down or changing to once-a-month format, and a few in person sessions restarting, I wanted to remind everyone that I'll continue to host The Ould Sod Virtual Session on Zoom every Thursday evening for as long as there are enough players each time, and we've generally been between 20 and 30 players on the past few Thursdays.

Players: Please join us and let other players know about our weekly Zoom event!
Punters: You are welcome to attend and listen, but please also and let others know about our weekly event!

More information at: http://michaeleskin.com/session