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• New! On Saturday October 25th, at 10:30 AM Pacific time (6:30 PM UK/Ireland Time) Linn Phipps offers her ‘learn a Scottish Gaelic Song’ workshop, Siansadh, as part of the Portland Folklore Society’s online Folk Festival, FallSong. Register for free here at See Details.
• On Sunday, October 26th, at 7:00 PM, Chanteymen Dick Holdstock, Travis Pratt, and Aaron Clegg, will give a concert to launch their new album, West Coast Shanties & Sea Songs, at Winters Opera House in Winters, CA. (See Details)

• On Friday, October 24th, at 4:00 PM, the United Irish Cultural Center hosts their regular Irish session in the Emerald Pub. Then, on Saturday, November 8th, The Karl McHugh Band + Matt Jaffe. All at their large facility in San Francisco, CA. (See Details)
• On Friday, October 24th, at 6:00 PM, North Bend, OR, Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter will play play the Public library a concert in North Bend, OR, followed by several more shows around OR in coming months. (See Details)
• On Friday, October 24th, at 7:00 PM, the Celtic Rock Band Tempest performs at Woodhouse Brewing, in Santa Cruz, CA. (See Details)
• On Friday, October 24th, at 7:30 PM, ledgendary Irish singer songwriter Andy Irvine continues his tour of the West Coast at the Comhaltas Oregon in Portland, OR, with two more dates around the in WA this weekend. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 25th, at 12:00 PM & Sunday, October 26th, at 11:00 AM comes the 17th Annual Sonora All Hallows Faire, a Celtic Tradition in the Mother Lode of California. (See Details)
• On Friday, October 24th, at 8:00 PM, and continuing on Saturday, October 25th, at 1:00 – 9:30 PM & Sunday, October 26th at 1:00 – 10:00 PM, the 14th Annual Fairfax Irish Festival Of Music & Dance overruns the small town of Fairfax, CA, which, for the weekend, resembles a town in Ireland full of songs, tunes and dance. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 25th, at 7:00 PM the Oregon based band, AML Trio, will perform at Nana’s Irish Pub in Newport, OR. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 25th, at 8:00 PM and again on Sunday, October 26th, at 4:00 PM, Katie Jane’s Celtic Light Orchestra lights up the holiday season with an all ages electrifying spectacular, featuring hobbit accents, at the Echo Theater in Portland, OR. (See Details)
• On Sunday, October 26th, at 2:00 PM, legendary musicians Four Shillings Short continue their fall series of concerts with a Benefit Concert and Book Signing for HEAL Palestine with Michael Cooper at the San Gregorio General Store, in San Gregorio, CA followed by more Fall concerts around the West Coast. (See Details)
• New! On Thursday, October 30th, at 8:00 PM, the fabulous Shipwrecked Shanty Band performs at the Slainte Pub in Oakland, CA. (See Details)
• New! On Friday, October 31st, at 8:00 PM, at 7:30 PM hot new Scottish band Breabach takes the stage at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR for the first of twelve concerts all along the West Coast over the next three weeks. (See Details)
• New! From Saturday November 1st, at 10:00 AM through Sunday November 2nd, at 4:00 PM, it is the Yosemite Celtic Festival, at the Oakhurst Community Center in Oakhurst, CA. (See Details)
• New! On Saturday, November 1st at 10:00 AM, the new band, Gaelic Muses with Michael Mullen, will perform at the Oakhurst Community Center, in Oakhurst, CA, and at 4:30 PM at the Yosemite Celtic Festival, and on Sunday, November 2nd, repeat the morning show and move their afternoon show to 2:00 PM. Next, on Sunday, November 9th, they will perform at 4:30 PM, at the Wheelhouse on Lincoln Avenue in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, CA . (See Details)
• New! From Saturday November 1st, at 10:00 AM through Sunday November 2nd, at 4:00 PM, it is the Yosemite Celtic Festival, at the Oakhurst Community Center in Oakhurst, CA. (See Details)
• On Saturday, November 1st, at 2:30 PM, Suzuki Cady and Jimmy Murphy perform at Murphy’s Irish Pub, in Murphy’s Irish Pub, CA, followed by several more gigs in the north Bay area during November. (See Details)
• New! On Saturday, November 1st, at 8:00 PM, Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead Jam Band Wake the Dead, performs at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA. (See Details)
• New! On Saturday, November 15th at 2:30 PM and 6:30 PM, it’s the How Halloween Stole Christmas Scottish Dance show at the Starbright Theater in Campbell, CA. (See Details)
• On Saturday, November 22nd, at 8:00 PM, the Doc Sawyers, a Saw Doctors Tribute Band, will bring their music to the Molly O’s Pub in San Carlos, CA. (See Details)

• On Fridays, from 5:00 PM on, Pub Scouts, plays great tunes at Duffy’s Tavern in Chico, CA. (See Details)
• On the 1st Saturday of each month, at 6:00 PM, the San Francisco in-person Chantey Sing is held at the Maritime Museum in San Francisco, CA, and then on the 2nd or 3rd Saturday of the month, at 11:00 AM, the San Francisco Virtual Chantey Sing happens Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On Sundays, from 1:00 – 5:00 PM, there is a Turf in the Bog performance at Yosemite Wine Tails in Oakhurst, CA. (See Details)
• On the first Sunday every month, at 9:00 AM Pacific, Dr. Ronan Connolly offers a Lets Learn Irish free workshop on Irish Language, free of charges and available everywhere Online via Zoom. They also offer a free, on demand starter course of three short videos. (See Details)
• On Sundays, from 8:00 UK time / 12:00 PM Pacific, it’s the Loch Down Folk Club, timed so our friends from the US and Canada can join in, Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On first Sundays of the month, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time, the Cross Keys band, Cormac Gannon, Stacy Samuels, Neil O’Neill, sing out at the Way Station Smokehouse & Beer Garden in Fairfax, CA. (See Details)
• On Sunday, May 11th, at 4:30 PM, and every 2nd Sunday of the month, the female duo Celtic Moon, performs at The Wheelhouse of Willow Glen in San Jose, CA. (See Details)
• On the last Sunday of each month, join Alexandra Annen for a Irish traditional instrumental music session at Sayla Music Academy in Lodi, CA. (See Details)
• On First Sundays, Grass Valley based Three Times Through plays at Grass Valley Brewing Company in Grass Valley, CA, plus several other weekend dates around the Gold Country of California. (See Details)
• On the first Sunday of the month, from 11 AM – 1 PM Pacific / 2 PM – 4 PM Eastern time, Lynn Noel hosts the Mermaid’s Tavern Ballad sing-around, online via Zoom from her home studio. (See Details)
• Phoenix Folk Ltd. was established in 2009 by Maurice Condie, Adam Holden & Marina Dodgson to promote participation and performance in folk and acoustic music, song and dance across the North East of England, and since the COVID lockdowns, they have expanded into the online world. Currently, they host three weekly online events on Zoom, happening at 8:00 PM UK / 12:00 PM Pacific on Monday’s, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• New! On First Mondays, at 12:00 PM Pacific, the Clé (Left) Club of Dublin, Ireland meets for a Zoom session devoted to traditional music, verse and song Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On Mondays, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific Time, Mark Wallis & Alix Sandra Huntley-Speirs host the Moosehead Traditional Irish Music Session, a participatory online Irish instrumental music event, timed so our friends from Ireland and the UK and join in. Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On Mondays, from 3:00 – 6:00 PM Pacific Time, Irish born Maureen McNally hosts the Ag Teacht Le Chéile Irish Session, a participatory online Irish music event timed so our friends from Ireland and the UK can join in. Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On Mondays, from 6:00 – 7:15 PM at her home in Sebastopol, CA, Suzuki Cady gives Irish Music Classses for All Instruments. (See Details)
• On Mondays, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM, the Celtic Arts Center offers beginner level Irish classes online via Zoom and a full evening of Celtic in-person music and dance at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood, CA. (See Details)
• On Wednesdays, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific Time, Tony Becker, hosts the Trans-Atlantic Session, an online traditional music event, featuring a mix of instrumental and vocal performances, timed so participants from Ireland and the UK can join in. Later on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM Pacific, Tony hosts the Pacific Evening Session. (See Details)
• On Wednesdays, John Whelan conducts his free Play Along Sessions: Tune Learning at 2:30 PM Pacific and Taking Time at 4:00 PM both Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• Every Wednesday, at 8:00 PM Los Angeles based Stepwise, a young traditional band born of the COVID Pandemic by founders Liam Lewis and Olivia Breidenthal, performs at Griffins of Kinsale in South Pasadena, CA. (See Details)
• The Philo-Celtic Society offers four full quarters of multiple free classes focused on learning the Irish Language, and some quarters include classes in Irish Song. Fall Quarter 2024 classes began in mid-September and run through December, and include a Children’s Reading Class. All are accessible to everyone everywhere, Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On Wednesdays, at at 8 – 9:30 PM Eastern / 5 – 6:30 PM Pacific, and again on Thursdays at 8 – 9:30 PM Pacific / 11 – 12:30 AM Eastern, Autumn Rhodes teaches Irish Session Repertoire for All Instruments online via Zoom from San Francisco, CA. (See Details)
• On 1st Thursdays, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Pacific Time, and also on 3rd Thursdays, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific Time, multi-instrumentalist Michael Eskin hosts the The Ould Sod Virtual Irish Sessions, the best and most popular participatory online Irish traditional music event. (See Details)
• On 1st Thursdays at 8:00 PM, and other Thursdays at 8:30 PM, Irish Dance – San Francisco Bay Area organizes Irish set dancing at the Plough and Stars Irish Pub in San Francisco, CA. They also sponsor dances at 7:30 PM on 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at Ireland’s 32 Pub in San Francisco, CA as well as set dancing lessons there on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7:30 PM. (See Details)
• On Thursdays, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time, One Eyed Reilly plays at The Delta King Bar & Grill in Sacramento, CA, and can be heard at several other venues in the Sacramento Valley. (See Details)
• On third Thursdays, at 6:00 PM, Phillip Taylor leads a Irish/Scottish tune learning session at the Strum Shop in Roseville, CA. (See Details)

• Co-Founder Cecilia Fábos-Becker’s e-book Ancestry & DNA: Beyond the basics, is available for download now! (See Details)
• On Fridays from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, (Pacific time) as well as Mondays from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, Tuesdays – Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Online or In-Person, Oakhurst, CA born Cedar Dobson is offering lessons in all types of Irish whistles from Gandharva Loka World Music Store in Central Dublin, Ireland. Cedar is also gathering donations on gofundme to produce physical CDs of her new album, Decade. Click here to make a donation. (See Details)
• Sláinte Pub continues to provide a proper Irish Pub experience at Jack London Square in Oakland, CA. (See Details)
• Now in their 3rd year, Willow on the Green, operated by friend of the family Alex Sinclair and located on 9th Avenue in San Francisco, CA, is especially convenient to Golden Gate Park, and caters to the park revelers, offering a unique array of ready to eat culinary delights. (See Details)
• Well known Flying Scot and all round traditional musician David Brewer has launched his online music lessons, accessible to anyone, anywhere Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• The Starry Plough is now open everyday, with all the events it’s many long term customers had before the pandemic, in Berkeley, CA. (See Details)
• Music and Dance have returned to the cherished San Francisco, CA Celtic cultural institution, The Plough and the Stars, now open from Wednesday through Sunday, 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. (See Details)
• The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant, the local Irish Pub bringing the culture of Ireland to downtown San Francisco at 5th and Howard. (See Details)
• Multi-genre violin teacher (especially Irish Traditional Music) and performer Darcy Noonan is available for gigs and lessons. (See Details)
• Sport your Celtic heritage! AmeriCeltic offers a colorful array of items, each emblazoned with the AmeriCeltic logo. (See Details)
• 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 Details)
• With an extensive selection of instruments and instructional material from around the world, Lark In The Morning in Berkeley, CA is open for in person and online sales and lessons. (See Details)
• Publican Stan Gamble has re-opened The Duke of Edinburgh Pub & Restaurant, offering full service 7 days a week from 4pm to late. (See Details)

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