Hello AmeriCeltic Reader,

• On Friday, August 12th at 11:30 AM Pacific, Linn Phipps hosts another free monthly world-wide Gaelic Song Session, Srùbag, with special guest Deirbhile Ni Bhrolchain. Then, on Saturday, August 20th, at 11:00 AM Pacific, Linn Phipps conducts another of her Learn Scottish Gaelic songs Workshops. These are both available to anyone, anywhere, live, Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On Friday, August 12th, at 9:00 PM Culann’s Hounds bring their tight show to The Plough and Stars in San Francisco, CA and on Saturday, August 20th, at 8:30 PM to the Victory House in Santa Rosa, CA. (See Details)
• On Saturday, August 13th at 11:00 AM, a loosely organized band of fretted dulcimer players and friends of the dulcimer will hold a so-called virtual Kindred Gathering, as they have done for the past 48 years Online via Zoom and you are all invited. (See Details)
• On Saturday August 13th at 11:00 AM, Freight and Salvage offers Eamonn Flynn’s ‘Dublinesque’, A History of Dublin, Ireland in music and song, in Berkeley, CA. (See Details)
• On Saturday, August 13th from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM AKDT (12:00 PM PDT), Irish Club of Alaska presents their Galway Days Festival, A Full Day of Irish Song, Dance, Music, Poetry, and More, at Town Square Park, in Anchorage, AK. (See Details)
• New! On Thursday, August 18th at 3:00 PM PDT, Sean Murphy will present the first of two weekly course episodes covering Irish Revolutionary Michael Collins on the occasion of the Centenary of his death, Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• New! On Friday, August 19th, Redwood Dulcimer Day kicks off at 5:00 PM with a faculty concert, and then on Saturday, August 20th at 9:00 AM PDT goes participatory with a full day of dulcimer workshops. Co-sponsored by Community Music School of Santa Cruz and Gourd Music, this annual dulcimer event takes place entirely Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On Friday, August 19th, at 5:00 PM, Grass Valley based Three Times Through plays Knee Deep Brewery, in Auburn, CA, and has several more gigs nearby in the coming weeks. (See Details)
• New! On Saturday, August 20th and Sunday, August 21st at 10:00 AM its the Midsummer Fairy Tale, An Indie Music & Faire Fantasy Experience, happens at the Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, CA. (See Details)
• New! Irish Trad Band Téada, from Sligo, Ireland, will visit The Triple Door in Seattle, WA on Tuesday, August 23rd, at 7:30 PM, and then Wednesday, August 24th, at 7:30 PM perform at Winona Grange in Tualatin, OR. (See Details)
• New! On Thursday, August 25th, at 12:00 PM PDT, Jim Lucas and Linn Phipps will host another Big Sing, this time based on the song, Reuban Ranzo, accessible from anywhere, Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• New! On Saturday, August 27th, from 1:00 – 8:00 PM, the United Irish Cultural Center offers their Rock the Gates Summer Fleadh with all their outdoor Wawona Gates amenities, featuring a dozen bands and dance troupes. Then, at 8:00 PM, Tommy and the Brothers will entertain indoors, in the St. Patrick’s Room, all at their spacious facility in San Francisco, CA. (See Details)
• New! On Sunday, August 28th 7:00 PM, Scottish American band The Fire presents a Concert at the Mountain Music Parlor in Reno, NV, and then it is on to the Games in Pleasanton, CA the following weekend. (See Details)
• New! On Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 3rd & Sunday, September 4th, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM PDT, The Caledonian Club of San Francisco presents the 156th Scottish Highland Gathering and Games at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, in Pleasanton. (See Details)
• New! On Saturday, September 10th, at 1 PM it’s the KVMR Annual Celtic Festival fundraiser, this year as a wee Celtic Celebration in Pioneer Park in Nevada City, CA.. (See Details)
• New! On Saturday, September 10th, at 8:00 PM iconic Irish band Clannad brings their Farewell Tour to the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles, and on Sunday, September 11th, at 7:30 PM they play The Magnolia in San Diego. (See Details)
• New! On Wednesday, September 14th, at 8:00 PM Scottish rising star Iona Fyfe will perform at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA, and again on Friday, September 16th at 7:00 PM at the Sofia in Sacramento, CA. (See Details)

• Each first Friday of the month, at 5:30 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)
• Each 2nd Saturday of the month, at 11:00 AM, it’s the San Francisco 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 tradition now happens Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On first and third Sundays of the month, from 11 AM – 1 PM Pacific / 2 PM – 4 PM Eastern time, Lynn Noel hosts Mermaid’s Tavern sing-arounds online via Zoom from her home studio. On the first Sunday of the month the theme is Ballads, and on the third Sunday of the month the theme is Sea Chanteys and Tavern Songs. (See Details)
• 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 Details)
• On Wednesdays, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific Time, multi-instrumentalist Mark Wallis and Tony Becker host the Trans-Atlantic Session, a participatory online Irish music event timed so our friends from Ireland and the UK and join in. (See Details)
• On Wednesdays, at 2:30 PM John Whelan conducts his free series of ‘Tune Teach’ and ‘Taking Time’ Sessions (See Details)
• New band Stepwise performs on Wednesdays and third Fridays, at 7:30 PM, at RT Rogers Brewing Company in Sierra Madre, CA, and Saturdays from 12:00 PM at O’ Connor’s Irish Pub in Lakewood, CA. (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)
• Alix Sandra Huntley-Speirs has begun a series of online Irish Traditional Learners Sessions on Thursdays, at 3 PM Pacific, 6 PM Eastern or 11 PM Ireland/UK (just before the Ould Sod Virtual Session, Thursdays 6:00 – 8:00 PM Pacific), for those who are just beginning to learn to play an Irish Instrument. (See Details)
• On Thursdays, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Pacific Time, multi-instrumentalist Michael Eskin hosts The Ould Sod Virtual Irish Session, the best and most popular participatory online Irish traditional music event. (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 Thursdays, from 7:00 PM on, Stout Rebellion leads their community fun time at Father Paddy’s Public House in Woodland, CA. (See Details)

• Co-Founder Cecilia Fábos-Becker’s e-book Ancestry & DNA: Beyond the basics, is available for download now! (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)
• Alex Sinclair, proprietor of Willow on the Green, located on 9th Avenue in San Francisco, CA, provisions Picnics in the adjacent Golden Gate Park and beyond. (See Details)
• As of Sunday, April 3rd The Starry Plough has reopened, with all the events it’s many long term customers had before the pandemic, open on Sundays – Wednesdays in Berkeley, CA. (See Details)
• On Tuesday – Sunday, from 12-10 PM, Sláinte Pub offers a their full menu of great food and drink, at their location at Jack London Square in Oakland, 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)
• Music and Dance have returned 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 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)
• Catherine Barry’s Irish Culture Bay Area, offers a succinct listing of Irish events around Bay Area. (See Details)

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