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• On Friday, October 4th, at 7:30 PM, Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Aoife O’Donovan, in collaboration with new band Hawktail conclude a their tour of the Pacific Notthwest, with a concert at Epstein Family Amphitheater, in La Jolla, CA. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 4th, at 8:00 PM, Scottish supergroup Dàimh begins a month long tour of the West Coast in Caspar, CA, with shows in Sebastopol, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Pacific Grove and Point Arena, CA,, and twelve more shows in CA, OR, WA & BC as well as 4 days at the Galway Bay Celtic Festival in Ocean Shores, WA. (See Details)
• New! On Saturday, October 5th, and Sunday October 6th at 9:00 AM, it’s the McMinnville Scottish Festival with all your favorite Scottish Games, Wicked Tinkers, Katie Jane Band, Jimi Sexton, AML Trio and much more at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds, in McMinnville, OR. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 5th, at 4:00 PM, the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco hosts the Oktoberfest by the Beach party, plus more events over the following weeks. (See Details)
• On Saturday, October 5th, at 6:00 PM, the Katie Jane Band plays at the McMinnville Scottish Festival, in McMinnville, OR, followed by shows in Lake Oswego, Tualatin, Newberg, and Oregon City, OR. (See Details)
• New! On Saturday, October 5th, at 7:00 PM, Irish-American rockers Flogging Molly return to the West Coast at the Yaamava’ Theater in Highland, CA, followed by shows the following week in San Diego, Ventura, and San Jose, CA, and appearances at the Aftershock rock music festival, in Sacramento, CA. (See Details)
• Continuing Thursday, October 10th, and the following two Thursdays, Sean Murphy will present a weekly 1st course episode covering the A History of County Mayo, from 3:00 – 4:30 PM PDT, followed by a 2nd course episode covering Protestant Ascendency and the Penal Laws from 4:30 – 6:00 PM PDT, both offered Online via Zoom. (See Details)
• New! On Friday, October 11th, Lark Traditional Arts is hosting their 2nd weekend campout at Jug Handle State Natural Reserve in Caspar, CA. (See Details)
• New! On Friday, October 18th, Saturday, October 19th, & Sunday, October 20th, the 13th 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)
• New! On Sunday, October 20th, from 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, its the the 15th Annual El Cerrito Free Folk Festival. This year the ECFFF includes an Irish Session from 5 – 6 PM in the Workshop Room, lead by Yvette and Murphy, and much more, all happening at the El Cerrito Community Center in El Cerrito, CA. (See Details)
• New! On Sunday, October 20th, at 3:00 PM, the Community Music School will present a fundraising afternoon of live Celtic music from Fire and Grace and the John Weed Trio at the El Vaquero Winery Tasting room in Corralitos, CA. (See Details)
• New! On Sunday, October 20th, at 3:00 PM, Noctambule, Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor, perform at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Inverness, CA. (See Details)
• On Saturday, November 2nd, at 8:00 PM, Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead Jam Band Wake the Dead, plays at the at The Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA, followed by several more various shows in OR and 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 Saturday of the month, at 11:00 AM, the San Francisco Virtual Chantey Sing happens Online via Zoom. (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. (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, October 13th, from 4:30 AM – 7:30 PM, the female duo Celtic Moon, performs at the Wheelhouse 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)
• On Monday, June 24th, Peter Tommerup will take over hosting the Moosehead Trad Irish Music Session, for the summer. This instrumental, participatory online Irish music event happens from 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific Time, timed so our friends from Ireland and the UK can 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 7:00 – 8:00 PM, the Celtic Arts Center offers beginner level Irish classes online via Zoom, as well as a full evening of Celtic in-person music and dance at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood, CA. (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 on 1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesdays, this is a hybrid Zoom and in-person event. The in-person portion happens in the Peet’s Coffee Shop area at Andronico’s Market, Funston between Lincoln & Irving, from San Francisco, 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, 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 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 1st and 3rd Thursdays, from 8:00 – 10:00 PM, the Sons of the Buccaneers conduct their weekly SingAsong, Chantey Along at Quinn’s Lighthouse in Oakland, CA. (See Details)

• Co-Founder Cecilia Fábos-Becker’s e-book Ancestry & DNA: Beyond the basics, is available for download now! (See Details)
• New! 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 has reopened it’s doors as of Friday, December 15th, 2023 at 5:00 PM. The New partners are offering a limited menu of great food as well as great drinks and Irish Music on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, at the same location 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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