Greetings!
The San Francisco Bay Area is rich with Celtic traditions. Your opportunity to pick up an instrument, learn to dance and sing, listen to a local Celtic music radio show, or enjoy an inspiring concert is just a click or short journey away. For instance, O'Flaherty's Irish Pub hosts a traditional Irish seisiun every Tuesday night in downtown San Jose; and there's Irish dancing on Tuesdays at Lily Mac's in downtown Sunnyvale. Rosie McCann's in downtown Santa Cruz hosts traditional music, as does the Poet & Patriot on 4th Sundays; and there's traditional music on KBCZ 90.1 every Monday night, broadcasting locally from the Santa Cruz Mountains and streaming globally at kbcz.org.
For more information on "what's on" in the local Celtic scene, check out Irish Culture Bay Area (irishculturebayarea.com) and bookmark The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay (celticsociety.org). You can also explore the fun of a traditional Irish seisiun by joining: www.meetup.com/Santa-Cruz-South-Bay_Irish-Music-Meetup/
FROM THE CELTIC SOCIETY
SAVE THE DATE
Save the date for these upcoming Celtic Society Presents concerts:
John Doyle - Tuesday, June 5th 2018, 7:30 PM - House Concert, Soquel
Jeremy Kittel Trio - Wednesday, June 20th 2018, 7:30 PM Michael's On Main, Soquel
And a special performance: Fire and Grace and Ash
Friday, June 8th 2018, 7:30 PM, UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, Santa Cruz
More information about these shows on The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay website: www.celticsociety.org
Post Your Celtic Event
Let fans know about your upcoming Celtic themed event! The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay invites you to use our handy Community Event Listings page to promote your show! Simply enter your event information in the fields, add a nice picture, and enjoy the benefits of having your event appear online and in our monthly email newsletter free of charge! Click Submit Your Event to the List to get started!
FROM AROUND THE BAY
THE CELTIC SOCIETY ON FACEBOOK
Share the love by giving The Celtic Society's Facebook page a "Like!" Stay up to date on the latest Society concerts and other local Celtic themed events:
www.facebook.com/CelticSocietyMontereyBay
UPDATE YOUR BOOKMARKS
Update your bookmarks with the following sites, ongoing supporters of The Celtic Society Presents:
Flynn's Cabaret and Steakhouse
On the Web: http://flynnscabaret.com/
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flynnscab/
Michael's on Main
On the Web: http://michaelsonmain.info/
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelsonmain/
IRISH SET DANCING
Make this the year that you join the dance! In association with Irish Culture Bay Area and the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Cooley-Keegan Branch, San Francisco, join the vibrant Irish set dancing community at several Bay Area locations every week. On Facebook: www.facebook.com/irishdancebayarea/
On Meetup: www.meetup.com/irishdance/
JOIN THE SOCIETY
The Celtic Society depends on your membership to be able to attract world class musicianship. Individual and family memberships are available, starting at $20 per year. Two-year individual: $36 | One-year family: $30 | Two-year family: $50
Help us continue to bring world class musicians to the area by becoming a member. You can join online at www.celticsociety.org or print a form at the page and mail it to us with your check.
See you at one of our tremendous shows soon! Thank you for your support.
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John Doyle
"What are they putting in the potable water where John resides that has made him so mind-vaultingly good?" __ Earle Hitchner, The Wall Street Journal and the Irish Echo (formerly)
Tuesday, June 5 2018, 7:30PM
House Concert, Soquel
Suggested donation: $22
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It's hard to know where to begin when trying to describe John Doyle. Let's start with his amazing guitar and bouzouki work. His innovative chord choices mixed with amazingly deft melody lines are a joy to hear; it's hard to think of anyone else who can come close to John's instrumental talents.
But it doesn't stop there. In recent years, John has blossomed into a singer of songs both traditional and self-penned, all backed by his unique style of accompaniment.
From his early days with Irish supergroup Solas, to his duo work with fiddler Liz Carroll, to his work with Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O'Leary as the Alt, to his collaboration with Scottish fiddler John Mckusker and piper Mike McGoldrick, everything John does has the glitter of genius attached to it.
John has been a rare visitor to our neck of the woods in recent years, so don't miss this opportunity to hear him in the intimate, acoustic setting of a house concert. Whether you're a fan of instrumentals or songs, you won't be disappointed. [More...]
Reservations: 831-464-9778
Tickets also available for purchase online from the Celtic Society website: www.celtcsociety.org
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Jeremy Kittel Trio
"Inhabiting the space between classical and acoustic roots, Celtic and bluegrass aesthetics, folk, and jazz."
Wednesday, June 20th 2018, 7:30PM
Michael's On Main, Soquel
Advance Purchase $18 Door Price $20
Members receive $2 discount on the above prices
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Previously of the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet, Jeremy Kittel has been a composer-arranger-collaborator for such diverse artists as My Morning Jacket, Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble, and Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn. He blazes through a Bach violin partita as easily as a Scottish reel, bringing the same intense focus and precision to both. For the last few years the Michigan native, now based in Brooklyn, has been diligently building his own repertoire of music for a wholly original new group.
This Kittel and Co. show features mandolin phenom Josh Pinkham (named “the future of the mandolin” by Mandolin Magazine) and guitarist Quinn Bachand (who's toured with fiddling icons Ashley MacIsaac and Natalie MacMaster).
Kittel & Co.’s highly anticipated new album is set to release in April.
“Kittel’s group, with the mandolinist Joshua Pinkham and guitarist Quinn Bachand, takes the string band tradition to marvellously rarefied levels of collective virtuosity. Playing a repertoire from bluegrass to Bach to a strathspey and reel set… [they] sounded thrillingly spontaneous. ...Taking traditional music forward.” -Times UK [More...]
Reservations: 831-464-9778
Tickets also available for purchase online from the Celtic Society website: www.celtcsociety.org
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Community Events
Fire and Grace and Ash
Fri Jun 8th 7:30 PM
UCSC Music Center Recital Hall
[Information...]
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