AmeriCeltic Newsletter
Friday, 2026-10-23
Updates, Features, & Events
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• New! On Friday, October 23rd, at 7:00 PM, The Irish Newsboys will bring shake up your evening via their renditions of Irish songs of love, lost love, war, toil, hunger, and rebellion, at Chief Sullivan’s Irish Pub in San Francisco, CA. (See Details)
• On Friday, October 23rd, at 7:00 PM, the United Irish Cultural Center hosts Master Seanachie (storyteller) Patrick Ball — Celtic Harp & Story. On Saturdays, through December 5th, they conduct Irish Language Classes at 10:00 AM, and an Irish music session at 4:00 PM. Then, on Saturday, October 24th, at 8:00 PM, its Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman. On Sunday, October 25th, at 7:00 PM, its The Promise Love Story. The following weekend, UICC offers two events: on Saturday, October 31st @ 1:30 PM, Halloween and Samhain at the Dowling Library and Sunday, November 1st, @ 7:00 PM another Irish Film Night: An Taibhse (The Ghost). All these events happen at the UICC’S large facility in San Francisco, CA. (See Details)
• Continuing after his Friday appearance at the UICC, harpist & Master Seanchaí Patrick Ball offers 2 more concerts: in Saturday in Occidental, CA and Sundayy in Inverness, CA. (See Details)
• Continuing on Friday, October 23th – Sunday, October 19th, 8:00 PM, its the West Coast’s Largest Irish Music Festival, the 23rd Annual Galway Bay Celtic Music Feis, in Ocean Shores, WA. (See Details)
• On Friday, October 23rd, at 8:00 PM, Celtic Thunder will perform at Henry J Kaiser Center for the Arts, in Oakland, CA, WA, followed by 2 more concerts that weekend, one in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, and the 2nd in Escondido, CA. (See Details)
• On Friday, October 23rd, at 7:30 PM, Joe Newberry and April Verch continue their tour of the West Coast at Coburg Commons, in Coburg, OR with more West Coast dates to come. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 24th, at 3:00 PM, Colin Cotter, Sumaia Jackson, & Simon Chrisman perform as a trio at the Berryessa Brewing Co., in Winters, CA, followed by a house concert in Santa Cruz, CA. (See Details)
• On Thursday, October 22nd at 7:30 PM the Tannahill Weavers begin their Fall tour, in Spokane Valley, WA, with 15 more West Coast cities to follow. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 24th, at 12:00 PM Pacific time, (8:00 PM Dublin time) The Promise Love Story, a new Musical about the Irish experience, debuts, accessible worldwide by LiveStream from Dublin, Ireland. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 24th, at 7:00 PM, Eamonn Flynn’s new band, Dublinesque, begins an eight city tour of the West Coast in at The Museum of Northern California Art in Chico, CA. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 24th, at 8:00 PM, Harp and Guitar duo, Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman play a Harp Center Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA, followed by 4 more concerts and a workshop around CA & NV. (See Details)
• On Tuesday, October 27th at 7:00 PM, the Crooked Road Irish Band will play live and in person, at The Bank Lounge & Wine Bar in Saratoga, CA. (See Details)
• New! Beginning Thursday, October 29th, and continuing on the following 4 Thursdays, Sean Murphy will present a weekly 1st course episode covering the A History of the county of Wicklow, from 3:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time, followed by a 2nd course episode covering Ireland: Island of Saints and Scholars from 4:30 – 6:00 PM Pacific Time, for four Thursdays in total, both offered Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 31st, at 8:00 PM, Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead Jam Band Wake the Dead, performs — both in person & livestreamed — at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA, and then on Sunday, November 1st, at 3:00 PM, at St. Mary’s By-The-Sea, in Pacific Grove, CA.
. (See Details)
• New! On Sunday, November 1st, at
5:00 PM, Mark Levy and Coast Celtic return to the Homegrown Public House in Florence, OR. (See Details)
• New! On Sunday, November 1st, at 5:00 PM, the Irish Literary and Historical Society will host Professor April Masten presenting a talk on her book, Diamond and Juba: The Raucous World of 19th-Century Challenge Dancing, online and accessible to anyone via Zoom. (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 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)
• Beginning Sunday, April 5th, and on the 1st Sunday of every month, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, the Savage Craic Irish session performs at The Mad Dog in the Fog, 1568 Haight St., San Francisco, CA. See Details
• On 2nd Sundays at 5:00 PM, 1st Thursdays at 8:00 PM, and other Thursdays at 8:30 PM, Irish Dance – San Francisco Bay Area organizes Irish set dancing in San Francisco, CA. (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 Mondays at 9:00 AM Pacific and Wednesdays at 3:00 PM Pacific, moreGaelic hosts Scottish Gaelic language events live on 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 Cheile 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 Monday, December 15th, at 7:00 PM Celtic Arts Center host their annual Grand Music Session, Winter Holiday. 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 3:00 PM Pacific and Taking Time at 4:00 PM both Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• On the 2nd Wednesday of each month, at 7:00 PM, Irish American Writers and Artists West’s Lori Cassels hosts a salon of local artists at Slainte Pub in Berkeley, CA. (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, 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 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)
• New! Wm. Glen & Son and their Whisky Shop offer all manner of Scottish goods, from Kilts to Whisky, from their shop in downtown San Francisco, CA. (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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AmeriCeltic Newsletter
Friday, 2026-10-23
Updates, Features, & Events