Cooley-Keegan Branch of San Francisco
[ Junior Seisiún ] [ Seisiún Tunes ] [ Singing Seisiún ] [ Workshops & Classes ]
[ Local Bands ] [ Golden Gate Ceílí Band ] [ Bridge Gap Ceílí Band ]
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The Irish music scene here in San Francisco is very active. There are seisiúns nearly every night of the week, and with that much going on there is certainly something for everyone. Cooley~Keegan is proud to sponsor a junior seisiún once a month at Ireland's 32 on Geary. It has been running steadily now since April, 2001. All ages of musicians are welcome, and they serve dinner from a limited menu. Early in 2002, we also started up a singing seisiún. The first one had seen about a dozen people in attendance, and it has been growing ever since. We are delighted to have some very talented people attend this, and we are treated to stories (in Irish and English), sean nos singing and just great tunes. This event is happening once a month on random days. Check our singing seisiún page for more information. August, 2002 also saw our first music workshop. This was a one day event that was held at the UICC, and we had a grand time. There were workshops for beginner to advanced musicians in instruments ranging from tin whistle, fiddle, accordion, uilleann pipes, harp and voice. The workshop was very well attended indeed. This was intended as a stepping stone to promote other workshops and classes. To that end, we had had several whistle classes in conjunction with our children's ceílís. San Francisco is also home for many fine Irish Bands, and we have had the good fortune to have most of them play for our dances and ceílís. The two bands that play for us on a regular basis are Tipsy House and the Bridge Gap Ceílí Band. Both bands have been with us for a long time, and they play brilliantly. We are also proud to announce the recent formation of a new dance band! The Golden Gate Ceílí Band plays for dancing at Ireland's 32 on a regular basis. For those who are looking to find a music instructor, we had a list of local instructors. While we can not recommend one over the other, we can say that they are all fine musicians and teachers. As there are so many events and information about things going on here in the Bay Area we can not list them all. To this end, we have a collection of links that do a great job of keeping up on things happening in the area and beyond... |