Greetings!
Yule is when the dark half of the year relinquishes to the light half. Bonfires were lit in the fields, and crops and trees were "wassailed" with toasts of spiced cider. Holly, mistletoe, and ivy were placed as decoration in homes in hopes that Nature Sprites would come and join the celebration. A sprig of Holly was kept near the door all year long as a constant invitation for good fortune to visit the residents. The ceremonial Yule log was the highlight of the Solstice festival. In accordance to tradition, the log must either have been harvested from the householder's land, or given as a gift...
The Celtic Society presents the gift of music, dance, and storytelling this festive season to bring us all together in joyous harmony. To you and yours a happy holiday! [
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FROM THE CELTIC SOCIETY
Save the dates for
Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas (Thursday, December 21 at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, Santa Cruz) and
Molly's Revenge Winterdance (Friday, December 22 at St.Mary's-by-the-Sea, Pacific Grove). More information about these shows on our website:
www.celticsociety.org
FROM AROUND THE BAY
Join the Wren Boys on St.Stephens Day to raise money for
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Cooley-Keegan Branch of San Francisco! Hosted by Michael Murphy, the Irish community comes out in costume set dancing and playing lively jigs and reels house-to-house and pub-to-pub on the day after Christmas. [
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IRISH SET DANCING
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.
Ample season's wishes to you and yours, and see you at one of our tremendous shows soon! Thank you for your support.
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Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas
"..fashion an imagined moment in time co-existing peacefully with the spirit of Christmas, recreating the innocence and charm of times gone by..." --The State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL
Thursday, December 21 2017, 7:30PM
Resource Center for Nonviolence,
Santa Cruz
Advanced: $30 | Door $35
Members receive $2 discount
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Every Christmas for the past 20 years, William Coulter (lecturer in guitar and UCSC alumnus) has performed with and acted as Music Director for Tomáseen Foley’s “A Celtic Christmas.” Featuring Irish music, dance, song, and storytelling, "A Celtic Christmas” has packed concert halls across the U.S., bringing an authentic remembrance of a way of life that is, alas, no longer with us. The show brings an unforgettable staging of a December night in a remote Irish farmhouse in the 1940s or 50s—in the days before the motor car, the television, and the telephone.
The spirit of Christmas dances to life when neighbors gather at each others' homes to grace the wintry night with traditional Irish Christmas carols. They raise the rafters with the joy of their music, knock sparks off the flagstone floor with traditional dances, and, most of all, fill the night with the laughter of their stories.
Tomáseen Foley’s "A Celtic Christmas" brings a wholesome, cultural, family feast direct from the rich table of communal life in the west of Ireland. Featuring William Coulter (guitar and music direction), Tomáseen Foley (native Irish storyteller), Brian Bigley (uilleann pipes, Irish flute, dance), Edwin Huizinga (fiddle), Kara Mathias (Irish song), Samantha Harvey (accordion and dance), and Marcus Donnelley (dance).
Reservations: 408-847-6982
Tickets available for purchase online from the Celtic Society website:
www.celtcsociety.org
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Community Events
Winterdance Celtic Christmas Celebration with Molly's Revenge
Thu Dec 7th 7:30 PM
Don Quixote's International Music Hall (Flynn's Cabaret)
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WINTERDANCE Celtic Christmas Celebration
Fri Dec 15th 7:00 PM
Trinity Cathedral
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The Great Dickens Christmas Fair
Sun Dec 17th 10:00 AM
Cow Palace Exhibition Halls
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O'Flaherty's Traditional Irish Seisiun - Tuesdays in Downtown San Jose
Tue Dec 19th 6:30 PM
O'Flaherty's Irish Pub
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Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Wren Boys
Tue Dec 26th 6:15 PM
The Murphy House
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