Irish Christmas in America

Now in its 16th season, Irish Christmas in America brings together world-class musicians, singers, and dancers in an intimate and engaging performance rich in history, humor, and boundless energy. Pensive ballads, lively instrumentals, and thrilling Irish dance, plus evocative photographic images, create an enchanting start to the holiday season.

Click for sample video.

Produced by Oisín Mac Diarmada of the award-winning Irish group Téada, the show features TG4's Traditional Singer of the Year, Séamus Begley, and the remarkable vocal talents of Sligo's Niamh Farrell. With lively instrumental tunes on fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes and harp, and thrilling Irish old-style dancing by Samantha Harvey, this is a holiday celebration to remember. This family-friendly performance offers a view into some of the rich historical traditions of the Emerald Isle.

The show was originally conceived to share traditional, if sometimes unknown, seasonal Irish customs in a heartfelt demonstration of how music kept early Irish immigrants close to home as they made their way in the new world and powerful photographic images provide a backdrop to rich historical traditions of Ireland.

Take a memorable glimpse into the enchanting spirit of Christmas, as the finest traditional artists from Ireland bring you a fun-filled start to the holiday season.

'Lively and reflective…a powerful evocation of the season'

Highland Winter Festival

Sunday, November 28th, from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PST

Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118

Come one, come all to Bagpipes, Fiddles, Frolic and Fancies with the first annual Highland Winter Festival!

On Sunday, November 28th, from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PST, The Saint Andrew's Society of San Francisco is proud to present a FREE open-air concert for everyone to enjoy. With the generous support from San Francisco Parks and Rec., The Caledonian Club of San Francisco, Daughters of the British Empire, we welcome you for a day of music, dance and song in the heart of Golden Gate Park.

Register here for Free Seating

Entertainment will include the Prince Charles Pipe Band, Silicon Valley Pipe Band, Fret & Fiddle, Peter Daldry, and maybe some surprises along the way. Bring your family and enjoy a picnic to some of Scotland's greatest traditional music.

An Irish Christmas

As Seen on PBS
Christmas magic from the Emerald Isle

Take a journey through Christmas in Ireland with superb dancing, traditional singing and authentic Irish traditional music celebrating the international spirit of the holiday season.

Back by popular demand after sell out performances last year, An Irish Christmas returns to Northern California with an exhilarating exhibition of Christmas magic from the Emerald Isle. The show brings together all the joy, hope, laughter and spirit of the season with traditional songs, dances, and lively storytelling.

Click Here for An Irish Christmas 2021 Official Promo video!

Starring World Champion Dancers: Tyler Schwartz and Emily MacConnell
AS SEEN ON PBS! Take a journey through Christmas in Ireland with superb dancing, singing, and Irish traditional music celebrating the international spirit of the holiday season. Join an award-winning cast led by World Champion dancers Tyler Schwartz (Magic of the Dance, An Irish Christmas, Celtic Fyre, Celtic Wings, and ReelRhythm) and Emily MacConnell (Dance Masters, Rockin' Road to Dublin, Magic of the Dance, An Irish Christmas Celtic Fyre and Celtic Wings) in a celebration of the great traditions of Christmas in Ireland. A PERFECT FAMILY EVENT!

'Genuinely astonishing–electric!'
– The Village News

An Irish Christmas represents the best of modern Ireland while also introducing audiences to the beauty, passion and uniqueness of their history. Authentic Irish traditions and customs are cleverly woven into the show including exhilarating step dancing and age-old dances over brooms, on half doors and around butter churns. From soothing ballads to vigorous dance tunes, from Carol of the Bells to ancient Irish hymns and melodies, the music of Ireland comes to life on traditional instruments such as the bodhran and the uilleann pipes, along with fiddles, flutes and drums.

For more details on Facebook, Click Here!

Clifton House, Belfast

Irish History Talks from Belfast
New online History talks
from Clifton House, Belfast

Thursday, November 11th — December 9th
11:00 AM PDT / 7:00 PM BST

Online via Zoom

The talks will be held weekly on Thursdays from 4 November, with the exception of 18 November, and cost £6 each or £25 for a block booking of all five. Find out more here: https://cliftonbelfast.com/whats-on/talks/

In addition, on the 18th November, the Belfast Charitable Society and the Mary Ann McCracken Foundation will host their inaugural annual lecture entitled 'Women's Role in Society: The Experience in Afghanistan.

Those attending will hear from Sima and Sara, who both left the country to escape the Taliban. Contributions to this event also come from Bilal, an Afghan national who served as Cultural Advisor and Interpreter for British Forces in Afghanistan. Bilal was forced to move to Australia at the end of 2014 following death threats from the Taliban. A recent BBC Spotlight programme highlighted the recent escape from Afghanistan to Ireland of Bilal's family after similar threats were made.

To find out more or to book, visit https://cliftonbelfast.com/event/womens-role-in-society-the-experience-in-afghanistan-inaugural-annual-mary-ann-mccracken-lecture/

If you would like further information, please don't hesitate to contact us archive@cliftonbelfast.org.uk

An Góilín

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.

Due to continued high levels of COVID-19 infection rates and the call from Irelands Health Service Executive and Chief Medical Officer to reduce our social contacts, An Góilín will be returning to your Zoom screens on Friday, December 3rd and Friday, December 10th.

Over the next few months, we will base our decision to move between live and Zoom sessions on what we feel is safe and responsible and we will try to balance flexibility and responsiveness to the current situation as we do so.

I will share links to each of these nights in the preceding week but in the meantime we hope you can join us for these winter sessions. In the meantime, wash your hands, wear a mask, cut your contacts and stay safe! If you have previously joined our email list, your Zoom link will have reached your inbox early this week. If not, you can send us and email at angoilintraditionalsingers@gmail.com and ask to be added to the list, but remember that on the day of the event, we are busy with preparations and may not get to it until next time. — Máire.

For details and more information about An Góilín, including our calendar of events, check their website http://www.goilin.com. You can also find them on their Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/AnGoilin.

15th Annual Winterdance Christmas Celebration

Seasonal Music of the Celtic and Nordic Lands

with New World String Project and Champion Irish Dancers

Please join us for the 15th Annual Winterdance Christmas Celebration, with seasonal music of the Celtic and Nordic Lands, featuring the New World String Project ensemble and Champion Irish Dancers at most shows.

The band for our cherished holiday tradition this year includes members of Molly's Revenge, Fiddler John Weed and guitarist Stuart Mason, joined by 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, and for Winterdance, they will be joined by the flash and percussion of Irish Dancers with returning champion dancers Marisa Gilman and Cameron Carlson-Riddle.

This year's music will include Celtic seasonal favorites from previous years, as well as new music with a decidedly Nordic twist with virtuosic performances on exotic instruments like nyckelharpa, cittern, Celtic harp, and cajon, as well as fiddle, guitar, and octave mandolin.

Check out all their info at https://newworldstringproject.com, or email Lisa Lynne

The Fire

Rebecca Lomnicky, fiddle, David Brewer, whistle, Adam Hendey, guitar

We are proud to present the inaugural season of The Fire's Very Scottish Christmas. This celebration of music and dance will premier across the West Coast in an array of historic and state of the art theaters.

Due to continued precautions surrounding COVID-19, our concert dates and ticket availability are limited. Please purchase your tickets early as all shows are likely to sell out!

Rebecca Says:
The Fire just released The Fire's Very Scottish Christmas, check it out here.

'We are thrilled to announce the official release of our new album, 'The Fire's Very Scottish Christmas.' This holiday album is available as a physical CD and/or digital download. By ordering today, you both support independent musicians and get your Christmas shopping done early!

'The Fire's Very Scottish Christmas' celebrates the holidays with yuletide cheer as Scottish fiddle, highland bagpipe, and heartfelt singing join in festive harmony. Lively dance tunes and classic Christmas carols are presented in richly ornamented arrangements, and delivered with vivacious Scottish style.

We look forward to seeing you and sharing an evening of holiday cheer! If you are unable to join us this year, we will be expanding the show to more locations next year and hope to see you then!

For more information, please visit: www.thefirescottishband.com/christmas

Volcano Christmas Walk

Volcano Candlelight Christmas Walk & Ceilidh

Saturday, December 4th, 5:00 PM Walk, 6:00 PM Ceilidh

Armory Hall, Corner Consolation & Emigrant streets, Volcano, Amador County, CA

This ancient Celtic tradition has been recreated by the Mother Lode Scots in Volcano, California, on the first weekend in December since 1982. Organizer Stuart McNaughtan describes this annual event:

"Of course, we begin with the candle light walk through the wee town to St Bernard’s Church where the Scottish Gaelic blessing is bestowed upon the crowd to bring peace and prosperity in the coming year and as always we will feed as many people that we can with stews, soups, breads, cider and desserts. I hear that there may be a lasagna or two available!!! Yes, that’s right, no cost to you! Not very Scottish is it? Come on out and join in this event based on old Scottish customs.

Volcano Christmas Ceilidh

Ceilidh - Armory Hall

Entertainment: This year, there will be Christmas music, Irish Music, Cape Breton and Ceilidh dances by Stepping Out, Pipers, and MLS members Rich Hoffman, Roger Schaller, Jack Magee sing some Scots tunes and Christmas Carols!

Dinner

Potluck Soups & Stews. If you wish to donate bread, stew, soup or dessert just bring it to the Christmas Walk! All is appreciated!"

Apple Cider, Coffee or Tea provided.

Details at motherlodescots.com/walk.php call Stuart McNaughtan (209) 304-3821 or email him at stuart@volcano.net

The Young Dubliners

COVID POLICY

Indoors - Vac card, and Masking when eating or drinking.
Outdoors - masking when not eating and drinking.

Check San Francisco County's COVID-19 related Public Health Orders

On Saturday, December 4th, the UICC offers for rocking Craic from the Young Dubliners, with an opening set from local rock band, Lucky Fiasco!

Tickets are on sale NOW.

The show will take be an up-close and personal performance, downstairs "unplugged" in the Emerald Room, with doors open at 7:00 PM. The bands will set up on the old dining floor, making the original pub, Emerald floor, and Members room all great places to claim your table. This show is a fundraiser for the UICC, to help with operating costs and fund cultural programs.

The United Irish Cultural Center, Inc. is a 501(c)3* non-profit corporation in the City and County of San Francisco, and all net proceeds help fund the cultural programs at the UICC, and through this Fall and Winter, the UICC is offering Holiday shows in their spacious Saint Patrick's Room as well as intimate concerts in their cosy Emerald Pub.

UICC website
UICC Facebook Page

After the long pandemic pause of 2020, once again, The San Jose School of Highland Dancing invites you on a journey into Scottish traditional music and dance featuring Highland Dancing performed to harmonies of the highland pipes and Scottish Country Dancing from the Red Thistle Country Dancers following the traditional tunes on fiddle and bodhran.

This is an evening of swinging kilts, and traditional and new costumes. The program also includes new, fun, choreographies set to more modern music, as we say 'Fàilte air ais,' (Welcome Back). Make the evening even more festive by airing your kilt and/or tartan sash if you have one.

This show, raffle, and bake-sale support workshops for our dancers and local highland dance competitions.

Tickets must be purchased in advance and are on sale now at www.sanjosehighlanddance.com

Solo piper: Josh Agee
Fiddler: Susan-Worland-Bentley
On Bodhran: Michael Bentley
Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/4659222624128221
Face masks are required for audience members.

Irish Ceili Dancing

COVID POLICY

Proof of vaccination and ID are required to attend this event.

Check San Francisco County's COVID-19 related Public Health Orders

The Cooley Keegan Branch of Comhaltas is hosting a Christmas Ceili with lots of Irish Ceili dancing. The Golden Gate Ceili Band will be playing and so there will be some great, live, Irish dance music.

Please feel free to bring a treat to share during break time. Tea and coffee will be provided. Admission is $15.

Josephine says:
Don't miss the Cooley Keegan CCE Christmas Ceili, this Sunday night, from 6:30 until 9:30 PM at the United Irish Cultural Center.

We will have some Ceili dances and some Set Dances as well as a Waltz or two.

It's always a great party with a chance to set dance your way into Christmas with some great friends.

Admission is only $15 for adults. Come along! You'll be sorry if you miss it!

Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!S

Entrance will be through Wawona Gates on Wawona Street and up the steps to the St. Patrick's Room. Elevator access from Wawona Gates (parking lot) to the St. Patrick's Room will also be open.

Any questions can be emailed to Josephine Brogan.

SF Virtual Chantey Sing Series

Saturday, December 11th, 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 -
2021 is the San Francisco Chantey sing's 40th year, and this 2nd Saturday of December, on Saturday, December 11th, 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM Pacific time, USA, around 7pm in London and 8pm in Paris is our big virtual 40th Anniversary chantey sing celebration!

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.

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

The Black Irish Band

Paul Espinoza

The Black Irish Band with Michael Mullen

Shows

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Saturday, December 11th, 7:00 PM
Sutter Creek Theater - (916) 425-0077
44 Main St.,Sutter Creek, CA
Featuring Michael Mullen

The legendary Black Irish Band is back, with your favorite Christmas Classic ballads, and original Black Irish Band songs of the seasons.

Here a link to their many music videos

The Black Irish Band is Patrick Michael Karnahan, banjo, melodeon, octave mandolin, trumpet, guitar, concertina, french horn, vocals, Steve McArthur, banjo, guitar, accordion, mandola, piano, vocals, James Dean Nelson, banjo, guitar, vocals, along with new members Michael Mullen, fiddle, vocals, and Paul Espinoza, guitar, bouzouki, vocals.

Formed in 1989 in the historic Gold Rush Town of Sonora, Ca. The Black Irish Band presents the songs of the working people from the 19th Century to the present. A large compliment of Maritime, Railroad, Celtic, Italian, American and original music that brings to life the adventures of the people who built the world on which we now live. Listen to the stories, sing along, and take a musical trip through history with the Black Irish Band.

More Details on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Black-Irish-Band-Official-Site-126136384165551

More information, downloads and videos can be found on their website: http://blackirish.com.

Anne Lister & Danny Carnahan

What do the Wake the Dead bandmates do till the 2022 shows crank back up?

Well, for starters, Danny Carnahan is co-hosting a Zoom songwriting workshop!

Danny is the songwriter of Wake the Dead, with more than 50 songs gracing a dozen albums over four decades.

The Celtic-tinged works that got his career going have been joined by contemporary songs with drive, political bite, and closely-observed emotional depth.  He has taught songwriting at camps and community colleges for over 30 years.

Lots more about Danny's songs and songwriting can be found at: http://www.dannycarnahan.com

Danny met English songwriter Anne Lister at the Norfolk Festival 30 years ago and they've been fast friends ever since. Anne is a master story-teller with a seemingly bottomless well of mythic and historical inspiration and a rare gift for drawing the listener into a song.  Danny has performed Anne's songs over the years, including her haunting masterpiece 'Macbeth'.

Anne now lives in Wales, writes, teaches, blogs, and posts podcasts—you can get to know her better at: https://www.annelister.com In this 90 minute workshop, Danny and Anne will share songs back and forth, chat about how they write and how they craft their lyrics and melodies, and open the conversation up to the other participants for questions and comments as time allows.

Danny says,
There will be no advance charge for the workshop, but a PayPal tip jar will be in place for donations of any amount — say from $5 to whatever value you attach to your experience. To join Anne and me in the workshop, simply email me at: dannycarnahan@earthlink.net to get the link. When the workshop starts, open the link and you will be invited in. Space is limited. Just sayin'.
- Danny

La Sirène

Christmas Revels 2021 — La Sirène

December 12th-13th and 17th-19th

First Congregational Church Of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St., Oakland, CA

Join us this December for our 36th annual Christmas Revels 2021 show, La Sirène.

This year California Revels dives into the Age of Sail, blending 19th Century London with folklore and traditions from the Caribbean and Gullah Islands in an odyssey across the Atlantic. From sea chanties, mermaids, and Christmas carols to Jonkonnu and Papa Bois, we'll celebrate the Winter Solstice through the eyes of Joseph Johnson, a man who lived his life in all these traditions.

We invite all Revelers, regardless of age and vaccination status, to 'attend' our on-demand streaming version of La Sirène, available for purchase on the Winter Solstice, December 21, 2021.

The ancient traditions of bonfires, rituals, dances and songs that have sustained generations through struggle and celebration are rekindled this Solstice, proving that tradition—and magic—lives on.

About California Revels
Since 1986, California Revels has brought their unique theatrical, participatory arts form to audiences in the Bay Area. Founded by singer, author and music educator John Langstaff in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1971, The Christmas Revels crosses religious and ethnic boundaries and appeals to young and old alike. The Christmas Revels is a joyous production welcoming the sun back from the depths of winter. Performed by a number of highly-talented professional actors, singers, musicians, dancers, and artists, and featuring a chorus of ages 7 and up, the audience is drawn into a magical revelry of song and dance. The Christmas Revels blend traditional music, dance, ritual and folk plays from many different cultures, presented by a large volunteer chorus of children and adults drawn from the community, accompanied by highly talented professional actors, musicians, artists, directors, and 'bearers of tradition.'

For more information visit californiarevels.org/the-show.html or call 510-452-9334, or check our Facebook Events.

Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas

Tomáseen Foley's
A Celtic Christmas

December 2021

Santa Cruz, Medford, Redding, Mountain View (See Below)

Click for a sample video: https://youtu.be/WXxmCtNLvII

Every Christmas for the past twenty-six years, Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas has crisscrossed the country, bringing to packed venues his authentic remembrance of a way of life that is, alas, no longer with us. A truly family-friendly event.

'When I was a child, it was around the fireplaces of my neighbors' thatched cottages that I experienced the last remnants of the old communal way of life,' says Tomáseen. 'The family was the center of the community then, and the community was the center of life itself, the shining axle around which the great wheel of the universe revolved. Stories, music, song and dance were the spokes of that slowly turning wheel.' - Tomáseen Foley

Now in its 26th season of touring nationally, Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas recreates the joy and innocence of a night before Christmas in a remote farmhouse in his native parish of Teampall an Ghleanntáin in the west of Ireland in the 1950s — when the neighboring families would gather around the fire to grace the wintry night with traditional Irish Christmas carols, to raise the rafters with the joy of their music; to knock sparks off the flagstone floor with their traditional dances. And, of course, there were stories — they filled the night with the laughter of their stories.

Michelle Drown of The Santa Barbara Independent has said of Foley: 'A good storyteller can spin a captivating yarn from the most mundane topics. They can carry their audience to another time and place. It's an art—and a gift—and Tomáseen Foley has it in spades. Called a seanchaí in Gaelic, the storyteller has played an invaluable role in Ireland's long, ancient history. Foley thankfully is doing his part to keep that tradition alive.' She continued, 'Peppered throughout the storytelling were music and dance. With today's world of lightning-fast communication, it was a privilege to spend time in a rural cottage in the west of Ireland, listening to 'old lore' and traditional music.'

Storyteller/Director Tomáseen Foley grew up cradled in a culture unique to the old communal way of life, and continues to share the joy of that upbringing. In conjunction with the Omaha Symphony and other orchestras, he performs in Celtic Journey as well as occasional performances with Apollo's Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra. He has released two CDs: Parcel From America, and a live recording, The Priest and the Acrobat. Rego Irish Records said of Foley, 'He is a master of the Irish narrative and a keeper of the flame for a priceless piece of Irish culture.' For further information, visit: www.tomaseenfoley.com.

Santa Cruz resident and Grammy Award winner William Coulter is the show's longtime Music Director. An internationally recognized master of the steel-string guitar, he has been performing and recording traditional Celtic and American folk music for more than 30 years. Coulter studied classical guitar and earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of CA Santa Cruz, a master's degree in music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, an a second master's degree from the University of CA Santa Cruz in Ethnomusicology. He now teaches guitar at UC Santa Cruz as well as the National Guitar Summer Workshop, Alasdair Fraser's Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School, and the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop. For further information, visit http://williamcoulterguitar.com.

Violinist Edwin Huizinga is a world-travelled artist known for combining traditional and classical pieces with new sounds and ideas. He loves to compose and works with a vast number of artists in the worlds of rock and roll, ambient music, folk music, Baroque music, and opera. He and co-star William Coulter are the musical duo Fire & Grace, well known in the Santa Cruz area; in addition, Huizinga is also on the Artistic Leadership team of the Carmel Bach Festival; a founding member of ACRONYM, a world-renowned baroque ensemble; and has recently become the Artistic Director of the Sweetwater Music Festival. His latest commissions are for Opera Atelier and the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada. For further information, visit www.edwinhuizinga.com. Huizinga will be in the Santa Cruz performance only.

Other performers in A Celtic Christmas, all acclaimed artists in their own right, include Brian Bigley (https://www.brianbigleymusic.com; Uilleann Pipes, Irish flute, Whistles, and Traditional Irish Dance); Eimear Arkins (https://www.eimeararkins.com; Singer, Irish Dance, Multiple Instruments); Natalie Wagner (Irish Dance); and Marcus Donnelly (Irish Dance).

For more information, visit https://www.tomaseenfoley.com/tours.html.

Labor Day Weekend Campout 2021

Thursday, December 30th, 12:00 PM until Sunday, January 2nd, 2:00 PM

Online via Zoom
Sponsored by the San Francisco Folk Music Club

Camp Harmony will again take place on the Zoom conferencing platform, from Thursday, December 30th 2021 through Sunday, January 2nd, 2022, and registration closes December 28th so please Register Here by December 28th.

Part 2 of the registration will be sent around to everyone who completed part 1 above, one week before camp, to get your personal login link.

Unusual circumstances and health alerts persist here and everywhere with rising Covid-cases, and Walker Creek Ranch has informed us that they have decided to remain closed at least until January due to Covid-19 and the Delta variant. Therefore, we are holding Camp Harmony Online again for 2021-2022 on zoom, which is open to all our folk-music loving community to attend.

Every part of Camp Harmony is volunteer-run, and supported by you as attendees, so just link at in-person camp, you make the sessions happen and the final schedule of workshops forms as attendees decide to host what they most want to do.
We will again hold Camp without registration fees but welcome donations to support current and future activities.

-Workshops: As a current club-member or member-sponsored guest, you can sign up to lead a workshop, or two! by filling out the fields toward the end of the registration form, by December 10 (if you want a session assistant). If you miss the deadline don't worry; there will be plenty of space for impromptu music-making throughout the run of 'camp'. 

- Concerts are open to all, and will include a sign-up list for a Friday Night, Saturday Night, or Sunday AM slot. Please confirm interest, by filling out the section at the end of the form. We'll confirm line-up and performance order, a few days before camp starts. 

-Jams play with other musicians, and enjoy a variety of styles, times, 

-Dances- called, accompanied, and danced by wonderful dance hosts and instructors. I know it's different from in-person social dances, Get your household together, and dance in your living rooms, or with someone through a screen.

-Conversation and Games, happen every year, sometimes word games, Jokes, stories, and friends connecting again after a year-long absence, are a big part of what we love about Camp Harmony. There will be ample space to pull friends aside and catch up in a break-out room that doesn't currently a workshop or session happening in it. 

-NYE, we will absolutely have a new years eve special celebration as only harmonites can make happen! And yes, we'll ring in the new year with a modified/ limited round so that we can share in this unique tradition. 
Tell friends! The more the merrier.

The good news is that we will not have to worry about the safety of all campers for housing, meals, and shared indoor spaces. We will again invite music friends near and far to join our celebrations.

NOTE: 
*****As last year, there will be simple instructions to get your personal Camp zoom site link, and we'll send it out 1 week before camp so it doesn't get lost between now and then.*****

For additional questions: you can send an email to onlinecampharmony@gmail.com and we'll be happy to help!

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.

One Eyed Reilly

One Eyed Reilly is a genre-bending Celtic/Americana rock band from Sacramento that blends dynamic originals with Celtic rock, Americana, and energetic, innovative versions of Irish and Scottish trad. One Eyed Reilly's original songs draw on musical influences from Irish folk to Celtic punk with occasional unexpected nuggets ranging from the likes of Bob Dylan, John Prine, Tom Waits, Wilco or the Old Crow Medicine Show. This musical mash-up forms the perfect beer-and-whiskey drenched milieu for a good time night out at the Pub.

For a One Eyed Reilly sample video, Tipperary Blood, Click Here.

More on One Eyed Reilly on their website.

One Eyed Reilly is:
• Rick Meagher, lead vocals/acoustic guitar
• Geith St John Fraser, fiddle; harmony vocals
• Aaron Hendel, bass & electric guitars
• Tim Kurteff-Schatz, drums/percussion

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

The Ould Sod Virtual Irish Traditional Session on Zoom

The Ould Sod

Virtual Irish Traditional 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

Stout Rebellion Returns

Thursdays, beginning October 14th, 7:00 PM PST

Father Paddy's Irish Public House, 435 Main St., Woodland, CA

Stout Rebellion is back! After a seven-year sabbatical, Stout Rebellion is ready to do what it does best--building a community of fun around the love of Irish music with a weekly evening gig.

James Wilson says:
For the past several weeks, Stout Rebellion has been gigging Jackrabbit Brewing Company on Thursday evenings. They are switching to winter hours and closing earlier, so, beginning Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 PM, we will be the regular Thursday house band at the great Father Paddy's Public House in Woodland! You now know where to go on Thursday evenings to sing along with Irish favorites and enjoy Irish music in an Irish pub. Thanks to Patrick Redmond for the invitation. See you in Woodland!

Come be part of the debut performance with original members Bobby Waller (lead vocals), Linda Easton (percussion), and James Wilson (mandolin), as well as new members (but old friends) Adrian Baxmeyer (bass) and Trevor Miller (whistle).

Or join us any Thursday evening from 6:00 to 9:00. We'll be there with green beads, clappers, and, of course, our patented Sing-O-Vision!

Find more details:
Stout Rebellion Facebook Page
Facebook Event