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• With the Caldor Fire burning just a dozen miles to the east, the Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, CA are currently occupied as an evacuation center, and so the Midsummer Fairy Tale, has been re-scheduled to Saturday and Sunday, October 16th - 17th. (See Below)
• Co-founder Celia Fábos-Becker offers her assessment of how American Celts should deal with Drought and Wildfires — support building infrastructure to Make More Water! (See Below)
• On Saturday, August 21st, Redwood Dulcimer Day kicks off at 9:00 AM PDT. Co-sponsored by Community Music School of Santa Cruz and Gourd Music, this annual day of dulcimer workshops takes place Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On Saturday, August 21st, at 11:00 AM, it's SF Virtual Chantey Sing! After years singing from the wooden decks of the historic 1886 sailing ship Balclutha at the Maritime National Historical Park, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, CA, this 39 year old maritime cultural tradition rises like the Phoenix from your computer or device. (See Below)
• On Saturday, August 21st, from 3:00 - 8:00 PM, at the United Irish Cultural Center, Wawona Gates is serving hot food and a full bar, with LIVE songs from 4:00 - 6:00 PM from singer-songwriter Anthony Presti, under their 1800 sq.ft. 'Big Top', with a special David Bowie tribute starting at 7:30 PM inside in our Saint Patrick's Room. On Sunday, August 22nd, @ UICC, the All Ireland Hurling championships, featureing Cork versus Limerick, will be ON the 16 foot wide-screen! at 7:30 AM with breakfast served as the game ends, all in our spacious facility in San Francisco, CA. (See Below)
• On Sunday, August 22nd at 11:00 AM, Piper Sundays, an hour and one half long Zoom meeting is hosted Patrick D'Arcy, returns with guest Leo Rickard joining us from Waterford, Ireland. (See Below)
• Friday, August 27th - Wednesday September 1st, Heart of VOM, the reimagining of Valley of the Moon Fiddle Camp, returns Online via Zoom. (See Below)
• On Saturday, August 28th, at 12:00 PM PDT, Berkeley based Erica and Friends, perform at Peralta Community Garden in Berkeley, CA. (See Below)
• On Sunday, August 29th, at 11:00 AM PDT, fresh, new band Stepwise will present a live in-person show at O'Connor's Pub in Lakewood, CA. (See Below)
• On Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 4th & Sunday, September 5th, from 9 AM to 6:30 PM, its the World's Largest Celtic Festival, aka the 155th Scottish Highland Gathering and Games at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, in Pleasanton. (See Below)
• From Saturday, September 4th, 12:00 PM (ish) until Monday, September 6th, 2:00 PM, the San Francisco Folk Music Club offers their regular Labor Day Weekend Campout and this time it will happen at the Boy Scouts Camp Herms in El Cerrito, CA. (See Below)
• On Monday, September 6th, 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM, join the California Revels for picnicing and Abbots Bromliad Antler Dancing at Joaquin Miller Park Outdoors in Oakland. (See Below)
• On Saturday, September 18th at 9:00 AM, its the 44th Annual Fresno Highland Games, at Kearney Park in Fresno, CA. (See Below)
• On Saturday, September 25th, at 11:00 AM The Johnson Girls will give a concert of Sea Music, presented by The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. (See Below)
• On Saturday and Sunday, October 16th - 17th the re-scheduled Midsummer Fairy Tale, An Indie Music & Faire Fantasy Experience, happens at the Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, CA. (See Below)
• From Thursday, October, 21st 7:00 AM CDT through Sunday October 24th, the O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat, the Irish Music Camp Like No Other, convenes in Midlothian, TX. (See Below)
• On Saturdays, at 1:00 PM, Sin Silver, performs her 70th piano bar show, and this week the theme is '1970s'. Stay safe at home, and stream it online from from 'Murray's Pub' (her recreation/piano room) in Concord, CA. (See Below)
• On Tuesday evenings, from 7:00-8:30 PM Pacific Time, its the Andronicos San Francisco Jam, hosted by Dinah and Noah Stroe on Zoom from San Francisco, CA. (See Below)
• On Thursdays, multi-instrumentalist Michael Eskin hosts the best and most popular online Irish traditional music online, The Ould Sod Virtual Irish Session. (See Below)
• The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant, the local Irish Pub bringing the culture of Ireland to downtown San Francisco at 5th and Howard, NOW with LIVE MUSIC! (See Below)
• Music is returning to the cherished San Francisco Celtic cultural institution, The Plough and the Stars, now open from Wednesday through Sunday, 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. (See Below)
• Sláinte Pub Jack London Square in Oakland, CA is open Tuesday - Sunday, with a full menu of great food and drink with outdoor and limited indoor dining service and on Sundays from 4 PM to 7 PM offers traditional Irish music from their house band, Buncrana. (See Below)
• On the first Sunday of each month, a small group of Starry Plough regulars stream a re-newed online Irish Session from 8:00 to 10:00 PM. (See Below)
• Multi-genre violin teacher (especially Irish Traditional Music) and performer Darcy Noonan is available for gigs and lessons. (See Below)
• Sport your Celtic heritage! AmeriCeltic offers a colorful array of items, each emblazoned with the AmeriCeltic logo. (See Below)
• The Celtic Tea Shoppe, in San Jose is your source for Celtic and Celtic inspired carry-out fresh baked foods, confections and rare teas! (See Below)
• While Lark In The Morning in Berkeley, CA and Exploring Music in the outer sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, CA are closed for walk-ins, both stores are open for online sales and lessons. (See Below)
• Publican Stan Gamble has re-opened The Duke of Edinburgh Pub & Restaurant, offering outdoor service 7 days a week from 4pm to late. (See Below)
• The Celtic Society of Monterey Bay, has a 32 year record of producing Celtic Concerts in various venues in and around Santa Cruz and Monterey, CA. (See Below)
• Catherine Barry's Irish Culture Bay Area , offers a succinct listing of Irish events around Bay Area. (See Below)
Scan our feature articles below, or as always, you can click here to check the full listings on our website.
The Yellow 'COVID' Boxes
In Person Event Public Health Policies
By Tony Becker and Celia Fábos-Becker
Just as we were putting this edition of the AmeriCeltic Newsletter together last Thursday, the State of California Office of Public Health issued updated guidelines for large gatherings, some of which are listed in our publications. Indoor events with 1,000 or more persons and outdoor events with more than 5,000 persons must have everyone--participants and guests vaccinated or have had a negative Covid test within 72 hours of the event and be able to show proof. In some counties smaller indoor events in public places, 50 or more persons in San Jose, for instance, will require people to be vaccinated or have a recent negative Covid test.
Most large Celtic and historic events, such as Gold Rush era or Christmas and other fairs and festivals are in city owned buildings, or city, or county parks or fairgrounds. Some will undoubtedly be more insistent than others on upholding these mandates and will scrutinize vaccine record cards.
We also saw reports in the national news that there have been several seizures of large crates of fake vaccine cards by U.S. customs and some batches are suspected as having already made it into the U.S. and been sold. If you are tempted to get one of these fake vaccine cards --DON'T.
Firstly, it is a federal crime to sell or possess any of these. Secondly, to have the card 'filled out', you are giving away a lot of vital information about yourself and you are also giving your credit card information to criminals. You are setting yourself up for further, unwanted involvement with criminals whose objective is to defraud you--and sell your information to other criminals.. Moreover, most of these fakes have obvious spelling and grammar errors, especially in the Spanish language parts. You don't want to attend a festival or fair and end up in jail for presenting a fake vaccine card. Instead, just 'do the right thing' and get vaccinated (unless you have a valid medical reason not to do so and yes, some people do have valid reasons). Otherwise get a COVID test and get the results just before the event you wish to attend.
As an aid for your personal planning we have begun to include links to the public health related policies for the events we include, and to make these links easy to identify, enclosing them in a yellow box with bold print.
If you have a small pub, or are holding a small event, it may also be helpful to you to let people know, through your ads, if you are checking for vaccinations, as many restaurants and pubs in San Francisco are now doing. It's much the same as checking for lawful ID's for drinking alcohol. It spares your already overworked and possibly stressed out volunteers/workers the extra time and headache of people calling to find out if you have a vaccination policy.
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An Góilín
An Góilín Traditional Singers
International Singing Session
Fridays, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
Online via Zoom
By Tony Becker
Since 1979, Dublin's An Góilín Traditional Singers Club members have gathered each Friday evening at 9:00 PM local time for singing sessions.
But when these indoor gatherings were restricted on March 27th, 2020, An Góilín joined the mass migration of such musical gatherings to the Zoom online meeting platform, and to their surprise, An Góilín members have found a much wider audience joining in!
Máire Ni Chróinin says:
The shift to Zoom has allowed us to connect with an unexpected global audience. It has been a pleasure to hear traditional songs from singers all around the world and to get to know singers from Australia, the USA and from different parts of Europe. It has also allowed us to reconnect with our friends all across the UK who have more opportunity to come to our in-person sessions during 'normal' times, but who were grounded just like everyone else when the pandemic broke out.
While I have loved the current summer break, we are all looking forward to getting back to singing and listening to traditional songs on Friday, September 3rd, and to reconnecting with our international attendees again. I don't know how long we will remain on Zoom, as the public health situation and restrictions in force will dictate that, but even when we return to in-person sessions, it is our intention to use technology to connect every so often with the international section of our community.
Information on An Góilín, including our calendar of events, is at http://www.goilin.com
This year's Frank Harte Festival (24 - 26 September 2021) will be a hybrid festival, with a pre- recorded singing walk (normally a themed singing and walking tour which takes place at locations around Dublin city), a live streamed workshop and concert (subject to restrictions in force at the time) and live Zoom singing sessions. The walk, workshop and concert will all be streamed from the Frank Harte Festival Facebook page and from An Góilín's YouTube channel. All information on Festival guests etc. is available now at www.frankhartefestival.ie, and ticketing information will be available shortly. — Máire.
For more information about An Góilín, check their website: https://goilin.com
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Danu, Celtic Goddess of Water
Editorial: Celts and Water
Drought and Wildfires/Water Infrastructure Needs
By Cecilia Fábos-Becker
Here we go again.
As of August 19, 2021 the multiple large fires in California have again burned over 1 million acres. More is being burned minute by minute, day by day and we're still counting the burned acreage. As in 2016, we are also in yet another multi-year drought and nothing has changed in well over five years. There are no new dams, and in more heavily forested northern California no new recycle-water-to-potable water plants and, of course, no water desalination plants. Worse, even in full rain years--now averaging one in three for the past 20 years, the storms are fewer and more intense and more water runs off the land and into rivers that go straight to the bays and ocean, leaving not as much as full rain years once did for all life in California.
Our Celtic ancestors once revered abundant, clean water, apparently more than their modern descendants. It was a death penalty crime to deliberately poison in some way drinking water and sacred springs--the fountain heads of all the precious rivers. It was recognized that wild life needed water as much as humans and their livestock and crops. The Celts, including the Scots, Irish, Welsh and Cornish had several gods and goddesses--mostly goddesses connected with water and made sacrifices to them to thank them for water and to keep it flowing, and to keep rain falling also. Danu was one of those goddesses. She was believed to be the principal goddess of one of the first large groups of settlers of Ireland. In the Irish Christian pantheon of saints, Brigid 'Bridie' is still associated generally with wells and springs.
However in dry California with a still increasing population and which needs to provide more food not just for a still growing California, but a still growing U.S., just revering wells and springs and praying for rain is no longer enough. Our wells and springs are going dry and we are doing a lousy job of conserving and recycling water, especially where it is used most, which includes agriculture. Some countries are doing much better at requiring and helping farmers and ranchers to all install drip irrigation and modern electric pumps with automatic sensors to make the most efficient use of water. Israel is one such country. The technology for water recycling plants whose end product is potable, and exceeds California's standards for cleanliness is well established but few cities and towns use it. In one of the most shocking incidents, the Santa Clara Valley Water District spent almost half a billion dollars on a new sewage treatment-water recycling plant and stopped one stage short of what the state required the plant to have for full potability. The board had reasoned that since four stages already exceeded state standards they didn't need to spend the money to add the last.The state sat on its authority and disagreed. That last stage can be added at any time and yet hasn't been for over five years. As a result, according to a recent eyewitness report from a plant tour, over 800,000 gallons of clean water goes into the south end of the San Francisco Bay every single DAY. This is water that could and should be potable and used for drinking, agriculture--and to fight fires.
Yesterday I learned that one of my first cousins, a son of one of my late Celtic Wallace mother's sisters, was ordered to evacuate his home of over 25 years now in Pollock Pines, where he retired as a result of the Caldor Fire. He's nearly 80 years of age--a little late in life to be completely starting over and experiencing this kind of trauma. The CDF is still hoping to save all or nearly all of this town of 7,000 unlike the villages of Greenville and Grizzly Flat. The fire is less than 15 miles from Placerville, is also hitting the Cosumnes River Canyon area where there are several ranches with llamas, alpacas and more and award winning wineries. Today, we learned that the Amador County Fairgrounds is now fully committed to wildfire evacuees, and so the Celtic Fair that was supposed to happen there this weekend was forced to reschedule.
For some of you familiar with vendors at Celtic fairs, a popular soap maker, Sage's Body Care, has their home and business in this area, and there are a couple of small crafts spinning, knitting and weaving businesses with shops of fine woolens including the soft llama and alpaca woolen goods. There is almost nothing but tinder dry forest between Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. Firefighting helicopters will have to use water from Lake Tahoe, whose water level has dropped, to help fight the Caldor fire.
Yes, we all could do as we've been doing every year for about 20 years now and hold more benefit concerts and collect donations for the annual victims of fire. It's never enough to replace all they've lost and does less for the beautiful forests and the wildlife. We need to do something more. California is a rich state with surplus state tax revenues. In the still proposed and not yet fully passed federal infrastructure bill, there are several hundreds of billions budgeted, including substantial amounts for desalination plants, but much less for water recycling plants that restore water to potability, or east west pipelines for desalinated or recycled water on the west coast. The Saudi's have a new company called ACWA that uses a new desalination system that provides clean potable water at under 50 cents per cubic meter--less than what many Californians are paying now. DuPont just made an award to them honoring this new technology and costs that make desalinated water more affordable to poorer nations. The federal government would like the states to pick up some of those recycling and pipeline building projects and related costs, and match federal dollars on desalination projects, as they should. However, there is not one major new bill in the state legislature and no proposals from any of the major water districts for any of this, and no major actions by city councils or county boards to urge or make the water district boards and state legislators do what is needed.
As good Celtic Americans, descendants of Celts who revered water, and understood that all life depends upon clean water to exist, we all need to start demanding, with phone calls, emails and in person--and votes-- that our city councils and county supervisors, our water district boards and our state legislators DO what is needed to provide more water than just their usual of promising more dams that are never built for rain that is not falling in the first place, and otherwise waiting on the federal government for solutions and more money for them.. We need more efficient water use by all agriculture and industry, and we need desalination plants and water recycling plants that restore water to potability for all uses.
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The New World String Project
98 Strings | Mostly True Stories
John Weed • Aryeh Frankfurter • Lisa Lynne • Stuart Mason
Info/reservations – Lisa@LisaLynne.com
Saturday, August 21th – Springfield, Oregon at Monarch Farm
Email cynthiagogoor@gmail.com
Sunday, August 22th – Roseburg, Oregon at Oran Mor Meadery
Email meli.events.oranmor@gmail.com
Phone: (505) 310-1525
Friday, August 27th – McMinnville, Oregon at Cozine Creek Concerts
Mason & Weed Duo (half of NWSP)
Email cozinecreekconcerts@gmail.com
Saturday, August 28th – Salem, Oregon at Hayloft Concert Series
Email sharon.hayloft@gmail.com
This Celtic Supergroup brings together four mighty players who weave a shimmering sonic tapestry from Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Fiddler John Weed and guitarist Stuart Mason also play together in the long-running Celtic band Molly's Revenge. And Celtic harp master Lisa Lynne, who gained international renown via recordings and tours with the label Windham Hill, often performs in a duo with NWSP-mate Aryeh Frankfurter, an expert on harp and Swedish nyckelharpa. Together, these intrepid string explorers take audiences on a thrilling, melodically exuberant musical ride.
Check out all their info at https://newworldstringproject.com, or email Lisa Lynne
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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
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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
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United Irish Cultural Center
Wawona Gates 2nd Year!
Saturday, August 21st featuring 'Anthony Presti'
Outdoor Dining and limited Indoor Dining
2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco, CA
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!
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
Draft Guinness
Draft 805
Bud, Bud Light
Coors, Coors Light
Sierra Nevada Hazy
Lagunitas IPA
Corona and Modelo
Heineken
Magner's Cider
White Claw
Wear mask unless eating or drinking
Maximum six per table
Respect social distance rules
On Saturday, August 21st, we feature NEW FOOD MENU from SF's Hole in the Wall Pizza , and LIVE music from singer-songwriter Anthony Presti from 4:00 PM on the #WawonaGates stage!
On Sunday, August 22nd, at 7:30 AM, the All Ireland Hurling championships, featuring Cork versus Limerick, will be ON the 16 foot wide-screen! with breakfast served as the game ends. Planning seats & Irish Breakfast is easier with pre-purchased tickets. https://irish-center-shoppe.square.site/shop/all-ireland-hurling/76
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
Leo Rickard
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 Leo Rickard joining us from Waterford, Ireland.
Here is a video preview: Piper Sunday trailer with Tom Klein
- 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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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
More Details at the Facebook Event
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!
Stepwise
Stepwise @ O'Connor's
Sunday, August 29th, 11:00 AM
O'Connor's Irish Pub, 4130 Paramount Blvd, Lakewood, CA
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 Website.
Check their Facebook Page.
Email Stepwise: iam@liamlewis.com
Check O'Connor's Irish Pub Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/BrienOConnors
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
NOW ON SALE!
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.
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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
COVID Policy
Join with friends new and old for an in-person camp, where we will have participatory workshops, concerts, 'open mic', and open sessions for singing & playing, Jokes, Stories, Friends, late-night singing.
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.
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Abbots Bromliad Antler Dance
Abbots Bromliad
Picnic and Dance
Monday, September 6, 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Pinewood & Fernwood Picnic Areas, Joaquin Miller Park, 3594 Sanborn Drive, Oakland, CA
Antler Dance
- Monday, September 6, 2021, 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM
- Pinewood/Fernwood Picnic Areas, Joaquin Miller Park (map)
- Get the sheet music if you're inclined to play along with us
- A more indepth history of the Abbots Bromley dance
- More about our Abbots Bromley event
Bring a picnic and join California Revels for live music and dancing the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance together!
Like so many traditional celebrations, the Horn Dance (or more properly, Antler dance) has a long and ultimately obscure history. The earliest documentary evidence dates from 1686 although it is has been suggested that the custom might date back to August of 1226 at the Barthelmy Fair in Staffordshire, England. Today the Horn Dance takes place annually on Wakes Monday, a date falling in early September. The antlers, large sets from caribou or reindeer, mounted on small carved deer heads are kept in the parish hall of the St. Nicholas Church in Abbots Bromley. There are six sets - three painted white and three painted blue (actually brown, but the earlier coat of blue paint shows through). How these antlers came to this parish is a mystery. In the 1970’s, one of the white sets was damaged, and while being repaired underwent carbon dating which showed it to be over 900 years old. Since there were no Reindeer in England in 1065, the horns are presumed to have come from Scandinavia.
Antlers and other props as seen in our annual Christmas Revels will be provided. You may also bring your own!
More details on our Website: Abbots Bromliad
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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
Event Opens @ 9:00 to 5:00 PM
Scottish Athletic Events @ 9:30 AM
Clan March @ 12:00 Noon
Seniors (60 +), Students and
Military with ID is: $10.00
Children 12 and Under are Free
Mandatory County of Fresno Parking Fees
$5.00/Vehicle — CASH ONLY!!!
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
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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.
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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, October 16th 10:00 AM - Sunday, 17th, 5:00 PM
Amador County Fairgrounds, 18621 Sherwood St, Plymouth, CA
The Tossers
Young Dubliners
Old Sea Brigade
The Hunt's
Brother Angus
Adam Hurst (Worldcello)
The Pikeys
Beta Radio
Jessica Malone
Adam Hurst
Black Eyed Dempseys
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.
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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
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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.
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Sin Silver
Saturdays, 1:00 - 2:00 PM PDT
Online via YouTube and Facebook LIVE, from Concord, CA
Sin Silver is an Irish singer songwriter based in the Bay Area in California. To watch the show, go to Sin Silver's YouTube channel or Facebook Profile, and then look for the little red LIVE button.
Sin live-streams from 'Murray's Pub' (her recreation/piano room) every week and this week's theme is '1970s'. Find Sin's Live Performance by checking Sin's Facebook Profile, or go to www.livestream.com/watch and search for Sin Silver.
During the live stream, just drop your requests in the comments.
Virtual Tip Jar:
PayPal https://www.paypal.me/sinsilversin
Venmo @Sin-Silver
With a unique style, her 'Irish piano' and angelic voice are delighting audiences. A featured artist at Northern California's Graton Casino Resort, she brings a unique flavor to her craft. Whether she is playing her expertly crafted originals, covers with her own twist on celtic music, Sin Silver is someone that deserves to be heard live.
Check out her website here: www.sinsilverandtheavenue.com or email her at sinsilverandtheavenue@gmail.com.
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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
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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
6:00 - 8:00 PM Pacific
(9:00 - 11:00 PM Eastern)
Password: session
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
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Break Through your Ancestry Brick Walls!
by Cecilia Fábos-Becker
There are many good basic manuals, both in print and online, that can help you get started researching your ancestors and finding lost cousins, but in over fifty years of research into our own Scots-Irish, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry, I've learned what works well and what doesn't, as well as many useful sources and links.
Now, I have written a book, Ancestry & DNA - Beyond the Basics , to help you, and all Americans find their origins. My book will be especially useful to especially Celtic Americans doing family history research, and it is available for immediate download!
Author Celia Fábos-Becker
• Introduction to Family History Documents
• What are REAL Primary Sources?
• America's Dark Age (1783 to 1850)
• Finding Family Records with online services
• Introduction to Family History DNA
• Using DNA Tests to help Find Family History
• How autosomal, MtDNA, or Y-DNA tests can help
• DNA Testing Company Reviews
• Loads of Examples
Debbie and Mark Nagle
The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant
198 5th St, San Francisco
The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant, is a bustling SoMa spot with delicious food offerings to choose from. Large beer selection, wine menu and cocktail list to feast from.
This local Irish Pub brings the culture of Ireland to San Francisco, offering a full bar, Happy Hour specials, and a full Irish restaurant menu, including favorites like Fish And Chips and our signature Spicy Potato Bites which go with any style of sport, music or fun.
Says Publican, Mark Nagle:
We are glad to be back in action and are since re-opening Thursday, July 8th. We plan to go back to 'normal' as best as possible, asking only that you wear a mask and practice Social Distancing if you are not vaccinated.
Good health to you all and look forward to seeing you back at The Chieftain soon! — Mark Nagle
The Chieftain hosts live performers every Friday and Saturday, often featuring new musical talents.
For the latest happenings, check the Chieftain facebook Page, or call 415-615-0916, or email Mark Nagle at mark@thechieftain.com or check www.thechieftain.com.
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The Plough and Stars Update
Wednesday — Sunday 4 to 12 PM
The Plough and Stars Irish Pub, 116 Clement Street at 2nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Sean Heaney says:
Music at the Plough is back. We aren hosting an instrumental Irish Traditional session Sunday afternoons at 3:00 PM and a song session lead by Christy O'Connell and Vince Keehan on the second Wednesday of every month at 8:00 PM. Drop by for a pint!
The Plough and Stars Irish Pub, is known around the world for hosting incredible Irish music and pulling beautiful pints of Guinness since 1975. Since then, it has evolved to host live music every night of the week, except Monday, including all genres of music; Bluegrass, Country, Rock, Zydeco, acoustic Americana, and of course, Irish Traditional.
Over the years The Plough and the Stars in San Francisco has hosted many well-known musicians from Ireland and around the globe, but the COVID pandemic and related public health restrictions put a stop to all that for over a year. The resulting business losses threatened to put The Plough out of business permanently, but a sustained community crowdfunding effort helped keep it going, and now it appears to have emerged intact.
Check The Plough and Stars Website for the latest updates.
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Buncrana at Sláinte
Susan Spurlock, Tedd Colt, Darcy Noonan, Hector Bragado,
Michael Stack, Patricia Ross, Tim Hill, and Autumn Rhodes.
"Buncrana" @ Sláinte Pub, Oakland Sundays
Sláinte is open outside Tuesday through Sunday, 12-8 PM
Sláinte Pub, 131 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Since opening in April 2017, Sláinte has also featured some of the finest local and regional singers and musicians, in live, acoustic performance and quickly become the hot new place for Irish music in the East Bay.
Host Jackie says:
Welcome back to Sláinte Oakland! We’re here Tuesday through Sunday, noon - 10 PM and until midnight Thursday - Saturday with over 75 whiskeys, the perfect pints and a delicious new menu. Come on by. Cead Mile Failte!!!
We are overwhelmed by the support you all gave us on St Patrick's Day! After only being open for a few days before, it was super crazy and we apologize for the long wait times and thank you for your patience and advice. Hopefully we entertained you all while you were waiting. Here's a photo of just one of the wonderful things you might have missed due to the insane crowd - our brand new Irish house band Buncrana! - and they will be back this Sunday, 4 PM to 7 PM!
Thanks again-and if you missed out on St Patrick's Day, we’re back in the kitchen today for delicious Irish food, rain or shine because of our new table coverings!
The menu at Sláinte features Irish cuisine from Irish-born Executive Chef, Jackie Gallanagh, with dishes that include both imported & local ingredients and a bar menu of classic cocktails, a well-stocked selection of whisky, premium spirits, and local & imported beers.
More Details on the Sláinte Facebook Page.
Contact them at (510) 823-2644 @slainteoakland or check the website https://slainteoakland.com.
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Starry Session Online
First Sunday of each month, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM
Online via YouTube for The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
The pandemic shut down the well loved Starry Plough in Berkeley a year ago, halting the Sunday night Irish session and Monday night Irish dancing that had been hosted there for decades.
A small group of Plough regulars are convening electronically, and have begun a monthly open session online, on the first Sunday of the month, running for two hours and starting at 8:00 PM. It kicked off on Easter Sunday, as that holiday has always been a time for new beginnings--particularly in Ireland.
The online Starry Session is live-streamed on YouTube allowing other people listen, play, sing or dance along. It works like this: individuals among a pre-selected group of musicians will be called upon to lead a dance tune or song in rotation. Everyone else is on mute; they can follow the music at home with their own instruments or voices or whatever. It's not as magical as being able to hear each other, but it can still be surprisingly therapeutic.
You can tune in on THIS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMR8XRkX_HX9NdL7bRKCp-g
Other ringleaders of this effort are Don Clark, Sean Wahl, Michele Delattre and Shay Black, so you might see communications from any of them as this process goes forward.
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Darcy Noonan
Darcy Noonan
Available for Performances or Lessons
darcynoonanviolin@gmail.com
Darcy Noonan is an accomplished violinist based in the Bay Area. Following her heart, she has studied and performed a variety of musical genres including classical, ragtime, mariachi, Greek, and (closest to her heart) Irish traditional music. In fact practically the second after graduating from High School she was off to Ireland to study with her idols for a few years.
Darcy has played with numberous bands and orchestras, including Jammy Dodgers, Violins of Hope, Noonan, Howard, and Straw, The Get Happy String Band, Disciples of Markos, Tipsy House and Mariachi Femenil Orgullo Mexicano.
Darcy is now back in the Bay Area, and Darcy is accepting students as an expert fiddler and Suzuki certified teacher with years of experience performing and teaching.
If you are interested in booking Darcy for a gig or for violin lessons, send her an email at darcynoonanviolin@gmail.com or visit her website at darcynoonanviolin.com
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AmeriCeltic Logo Items
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The AmeriCeltic logo, styled like a coat of arms, commemorates your MIXED, Scots, Irish, Welsh Celtic American heritage! Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the thirteen colonies of mostly Scots, Scots-Irish, Irish and Welsh who joined with many others from many other countries, and together fought tyranny to assert our Independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
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The Celtic Tea Shoppe
Home of Artisan Candies
4432 Pearl Avenue, San Jose CA | 408-267-7090
The Celtic Tea Shoppe offers a great selection of Celtic and Celtic inspired foods, including:
• Meat Pies
• Sausage Rolls
• Liquor Cakes
• Irish Soda Bread
• Salted Caramels
• Gift Boxes
• Premium Loose-leaf Teas
Everything is handmade at our shoppe in San José, CA and curbside pickup service and shipping are available.
To check The Celtic Tea Shoppe Facebook Page, Click Here!Call us directly at 408-267-7090 or check our website www.celticteashoppe.com for all our other baked goods and confections. To order, contact Kristen Scott with a call to 408-267-7090, or an email to sales@artisancandies
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New Store in San Francisco
Lark In The Morning Stores in Berkeley and San Francisco
Tuesday - Saturday, noon - 6 PM
Sundays, noon - 5:00 PM
Lark In The Morning, 1001 Camelia Street, Berkeley, CA
and Exploring Music, 814 Clement Street, Inner Richmond of San Francisco
Eric says:
"Our Berkeley location, 1001 Camelia Street, Berkeley, CA, is open for online lessons and instrument sales and Exploring Music, 814 Clement Street in San Francisco, CA, is open and actively seeking new online students. Lark Berkeley is open Tuesday – Saturday from 12:00 – 6:00 PM, and is offering free lessons with the purchase of a ukulele or guitar!"
Thorn Land and Eric Azumi
Lark in the Morning has been a folk musician's favorite since 1974 and has musical instruments and instructional material from all over the world.
You can shop online at https://larkinthemorning.com, call us at 707-964-5569, or check out our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/LarkInAM.
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Duke of Edinburgh Pub & Restaurant Across from Apple Park |
The Duke of Edinburgh Pub & Restaurant
Open 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM every day of the year
10801 N. Wolfe Road, Cupertino, CA
Many of you have heard the rumors about the The Duke of Edinburgh Pub & Restaurant.
For details, Watch the official Video!
The Duke is, and will remain, THE only Authentic, (and we do mean AUTHENTIC!), British Pub in the Bay Area, located across the street from Apple Headquarters on Wolfe Road in Cupertino.
The atmosphere at the 'The Duke', is the same as you would find in any pub in the British Isles, full of friendly patrons who come in to socialize, play darts, have a pint or two, and eat a meal. If you are looking for a comfortable elegance, pints of beer and authentic food, in an authentic English Pub, there is no a better choice in the Bay Area. The Duke offers a large number of beers on draft and by the bottle. Almost anything English, Scottish or Irish is available. Murphy's Irish Stout brewed in Cork, Ireland and Scotch Eggs is always a good choice.
The servers are excellent and very knowledgeable about the beer and food menu. The menu is expansive and worth exploring. The dark pubsy feel with old regulars in their respective, but not crowded corners around lunch hour in Cupertino, is a great boon.
You can't find more 'authentic' atmosphere, because the entire building was built in jolly old England, then disassembled, shipped and reassembled on site in Cupertino. With the red velvet seating and wall paper and ornate, dim lighting, you are transported to London as soon as you enter the etched glass door.
More info. on The Duke Facebook Page, website www.theduke.com or call 408-446-3853.
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Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay
The venerable Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay has a 32 year record of bringing world class Celtic musicians to the Monterey Bay Area and is a key sponsor of AmeriCeltic.
ALL EVENTS CANCELLED DURING COVID-19 PANDEMICClick here for full details of All Celtic Society of Monterey Bay Concerts on the CSoMB website! (Click on 'Video' button for videos.)
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Irish Culture Bay Area
Catherine Barry maintains a separate Irish Culture Bay Area website, with a calendar focused on Bay Area Irish events, supported by the Consulate of Ireland in San Francisco.
ALL EVENTS CANCELLED DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Click here for details of these events and more on the Irish Culture Bay Area website!
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