Upcoming Traditional
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Updated: April 23, 2008 |
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* This calendar focuses on select events in S.F., Berkeley, and Marin, with some coverage of the bigger events in Sonoma, Davis, the South Bay, and Monterey. For folks nearer Sacramento you should see the more events section below. Comments within quotation marks below reflect the opinions of the promoter of the event, not mine. I tned to include those when I am unfamiliar with the group (or lazy). If you have an event you want listed or have any comments, please send me an e-mail with the details at: jim@sfcelticmusic.com
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| Lark Camp - The Lark In The Morning World Music & Dance Camp Lark Camp is an 8 day long celebration of music & dance that takes place in the heart of the Mendocino redwood forest every year at the beginning of August. There are sessions 24 hours a day, music & dance workshops with over 90 instructors, dances, parties and more. Workshops cater to beginners as well as professioals. A unique aspect of Lark Camp is that a great variety of music & dance can be found there, Irish, French, Andean, Balkan, Cajun, American, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Latin, African, Swing, English, Breton, China and more. Full camp is 8 days, half camp is 4 days. |
August 1-9, 2008 |
Registration forms and complete information at: http://www.larkcamp.com Lark Camp, PO Box 1176, Mendocino, CA 95460, Phone (707) 964-4826, email registration@larkcamp.com |
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Geroid O'hallmhurain & Barbara Magone, Geroid, a former Bay Area resident, is a master of the concertina and all things about Irish traditional music. Loved by critics and legends of fans alike, he is a one man force in perpetuation of the tradition in Irish music. "Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin disproves the theory that those who can, do, and those who can't, teach. Notably, he holds FIVE All-Ireland Championships as a concertina player, uilleann piper and former member of the Kilfenora Céilí Band (the oldest traditional dance band in Ireland)."Barbara was born and raised in a Detroit community of Cape Breton immigrants, her mother played piano and her father, fiddler John A. MacDonald, was founder of the Five MacDonald Fiddlers. Barbara's father was her first teacher, patiently picking out tunes on the piano, teaching her by ear. Enthusiastic, but too young to operate a pipe organ alone, she had her two sisters pump the bellows as she played! Considered a superb Cape Breton-style pianist, Magone remains much in demand both as accompanist and as a soloist in her own right. She performed for three Masters of the Folk Violin tours sponsored by the Smithsonian and the National Council for the Traditional Arts and has subsequently performed with Irish fiddlers Liz Carroll, Séamus Connolly, James Kelly, Dale Russ, Máiréad Ní Mhaonaigh and Irish concertina champion Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin. |
August 2 |
in Berkeley at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 1111 Addison. $19.50 adv/$20.50 door. |
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The 14th Annual Sebastopol Celtic World Music Festival Artists confirmed as of 4/28 include: Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill, Slide, Cara Dillon (No. Ireland), Genticorum (Quebecc), La Musgana (Spain), Vasen (Sweden), Tannahill Weavers (Scotland), Connie Dover, Vishten (PEI) - To my tastes, this is the most exciting lineup they have had in years. |
September 19-21 |
in Sebastopol at the Community Center. Tickets are on sale now. |
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