Celtic Sessions

Tempo	When	Where	Info
In the Santa Cruz Area
	Sundays 2pm-4pm	Poet and Patriot Irish Pub 320 Cedar St. Santa Cruz	(831) 426-8620 thepoetandpatriot@gmail.com
	Wednesdays 7pm	At a private home Santa Cruz	(831) 334-1523 leap2three@yahoo.com For experienced Irish style players.
Slow	1st Sunday of Month 1pm-3pm	Deli-Licious 21505 E. Cliff Dr. Santa Cruz	Tane: (831) 469-3710 tachyon@tachyonlabs.com link to Web page
Moderate/ Intermediate	2nd Sunday of Month 7pm-9pm	Britannia Arms 8017 Soquel Ave. Aptos	Tane: (831) 469-3710 tachyon@tachyonlabs.com link to Web page
Slow	3rd Sunday of Month 2pm-4pm	The Buttery Bakery & Cafe 702 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz	Tane: (831) 469-3710 tachyon@tachyonlabs.com link to Web page
	Fridays 7:30pm-9:30pm	Calvary Chapel 8065 ValenciaSt. Aptos -OR- The Common House 842 Western Dr. Santa Cruz	Deby Benton Grosjean (831) 566-0441 deby.fiddler@gmail.com Hosted by the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers, Monterey Bay contingent and led by Deby Benton Grosjean. Held alternately at Calvary Cahpel in Aptos and the Common House in Santa Cruz. This is an open session but by becoming a SFSF member, allows you get a massive binder of tunes, more sessions to join, concerts to perform, monthly newsletter & more. There is an optional one dollar in the basket for finger food. If interested, it's best to get on Deby's mailing list.
Varies	5 Tuesdays on, 4 Tuesdays off After concert	St. Andrew Presbyterian Church 9850 Monroe Ave. Aptos	David Brewer (831) 239-0602 pipeyspice@hotmail.com celticmusicnight.com David hosts celtic music night and he or a guest perform a free concert, followed by question & answer, followed by an open music session for all levels. Scroll to bottom to for more information about David's Celtic Music Night.
In the Monterey Area
	1st & 3rd Sundays 3pm	Nifty 50 Cafe 1760 Fremont Blvd., #B1 Seaside	Marc (831) 333-1493 Directions: Take Hwy. 1 to Canyon Del Rey Blvd. and then turn left on Del Monte, then right on Broadway, then left on Fremont Blvd. & it's in the Olympic Shopping Center on the right.
In the San Jose Valley
	1st & 3rd Tuesday Starting at 7pm	Caffe Trieste 315 South First St. San Jose	Mostly celtic sessions.
Up-tempo	Sundays 5pm-8:30pm	O'Flaherty's Irish Pub 25 N. San Pedro St. San Jose	A traditional Irish seisiún for experienced Irish style musicians every Tuesday and Sunday evening. The South Bay's longest running and only up-tempo seisiún! You're a stranger here but once! Please visit us on Facebook or at our website: O'Flaherty's seisiún Facebook page www.leap2three.com Feel free to email ahead so that we know to save a seat for you at the table. Julia Horner leap2three@yahoo.com Art Friedman friedman_art@yahoo.com Peter Tommerup ptommerup@juno.com
Up-tempo	Tuesdays 6:30pm until late	O'Flaherty's Irish Pub 25 N. San Pedro St. San Jose	A traditional Irish seisiún for experienced Irish style musicians every Tuesday and Sunday evening. The South Bay's longest running and only up-tempo seisiún! You're a stranger here but once! Please visit us on Facebook or at our website: O'Flaherty's seisiún Facebook page www.leap2three.com Feel free to email ahead so that we know to save a seat for you at the table. Julia Horner leap2three@yahoo.com Art Friedman friedman_art@yahoo.com Peter Tommerup ptommerup@juno.com
In the San Francisco Penninsula Area
	Sundays 11:30am to 3pm	La Di Da Cafe 500 Purissima St. Half Moon Bay -OR- Peet's Coffee (near the New Leaf) Route 92 Half Moon Bay	Raymond mtn_kahuna@yahoo.com Celtic/Old-time string band sessions, alternately at La Di Da Cafe and Peet's Coffee.
Slow	Tuesdays 7:30pm to 9:30pm	St. Stephen's Green 223 Castro St. Mountain View	Bob.Wilson@acm.org Irish music session hosted by the San Francisco Pipers Club.
	Sundays 8:15pm to 11pm	Starry Plough 3101 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley	Shay Black www.starryploughpub.com/session Irish sessions hosted by Shay Black for all ages. All musicians, singers, & dancers are welcome.
	Sundays 6am-8pm or so	Lily Mac's 187 South Murphy Ave. Sunnyvale	Celtic Soul DPjazz@aol.com Alternating hosts: Celtic Soul, the Kavanaugh Brothers, The Crubeens, and Banish the Dogs.

A really good source of information about local sessions is Tony Becker's AmeriCeltic sessions listings. Check his page on Facebook www.facebook.com/AmeriCeltic or his AmeriCeltic Web site at www.AmeriCeltic.net and click on the Music button for full details and music downloads.

Celtic Music Night

The marvelous Celtic music multi-instrumentalist David Brewer, from the popular band Molly's Revenge, hosts a free Celtic Music night that is held every Tuesday at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 9850 Monroe Ave. in Aptos from 7pm to 8:30pm.

The evening is for people interested in listening to & learning more about the instruments in a casual, fun, friendly environment, with Brewer keeping things hopping, barley breaking a sweat in presenting music that could malt the coldest heart.

Each week there will be a presentation of the music by different performers with related history & cultural context, question & answer and free coaching for those interested in learning Celtic technique & tunes on an instrument.

There will also be an informal Celtic jam session with refreshments in the reception hall next door. Join your fellow Celtic music lovers in following the advice of A. Pope; `As some to church repair, not for the doctrine, but the music there.'

For more info, contact David at (831) 239-0602 or pipeyspice@hotmail.com or visit the website at www.davidbrewermusic.com.