Wednesday this week, find us at North of Fourth… Come for the music, the cozy atmosphere, hanging with friends old and new, maybe a game of chess or a chance to do some crafts while sipping a nice warming beverage, or even a spontaneous dance, as we’ve seen happen from time to time!

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This weekend we’ll be playing Irish music at Cafe Mokka — come on down to get your fill of delicious beverages and tasty tunes! 🎶 We’ll be joined by Chris Hinderyckx, this Saturday 7-10pm 🎻🌿☕️ ✨Special Announcement✨ Cafe Mokka will donate 10% of sales to the Arcata Fire Relief Fund.

Fourth Sundays, we lead a “Medium Speed” Early Session at The Starry Plough in Berkeley CA, 5:30 til 7pm (faster tunes start up at 7:30 and continue into the late night). Come on down for good tunes with friends, excellent food & pints! 🥰🍻🎶🎻✨

Looking forward to playing for set dancers tonight (see previous post) and playing a session this Saturday afternoon, both in San Francisco with Blake Ritter!

You can find us this week playing some tunes at The Plough and Stars — joined by David Chadwick on guitar! Craic agus ceol! 🎶🎻💃🏽

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Tonight, I'll be joining Pigs in the Rigging to play for Irish Set Dance at the Plough and Stars in San Francisco! Dances will be called starting 8pm this week. Be there or be square-dancing somewhere else ;)

Excited to be playing this coming weekend for the Comhaltas Celtic New Year & Annual Christmas Céilí! 💃🕺🏼 Sunday December 14th 2025 6:30-9:30pm at the UICC in SF Live music ~ Ceol sa Cheo Céilí Band: uilleann pipes, harp, concertina, bouzouki, whistle, & drums $20 admission Snacks & ☕️ provided!

We’ll be playing tunes at Cafe Mokka once again this Friday — we'd love to see you there! 🥰☕️☘️🎶 A cozy night of Irish tunes in a beautiful cafe located at the Finnish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs of Arcata CA! Irish tunes & songs with Ceo: 🎻 Blake Ritter 💪🏼 Alina Larson

Tomorrow evening, you can find me playing tunes in San Francisco with Blake Ritter and Dave Cory. Dances taught and called by Michael Murphy. Excellent pints and lots of good food in the neighborhood… Swing by for a good time with some lively tunes!

Looking forward to playing for set dancers this coming Thursday at The Plough & Stars in San Francisco — Blake & I will be joined by David Chadwick on guitar! Please help share this info along with anyone you know who might be interested in doing some Irish dance in the city 🎶🎻💃🏽🍻

This Sunday, Blake Ritter and I will be playing with Chris Hinderyckx at Moonstone Crossing in Trinidad CA, 4-6pm. Irish tunes & songs!

Blake Ritter and Dave Isley will be playing tunes for a barn dance that Sue Moon is calling this Saturday — & I'm looking forward to dancing!

Forgot to post in advance, but had a fun night of tunes with the lads at North of Fourth! Andy Irvine will be playing there this coming Tuesday... Looking forward to it! :)

We’re excited to be returning to the Schlueter Gallery for this month’s Arts Alive! Saturday October 4th, 6-9pm 🪈Alina Larson on uilleann pipes, whistles 🎻Blake Ritter on fiddle, concertina 🪕Chris Hinderyckx on bouzouki & more!

Looking forward to playing tunes on Friday at Cafe Mokka! ✨🎶🌿☕️🥰 Help us kick off Alina’s birthday weekend in style! Friday October 3rd, 7:30-10:30pm Irish Trad Music with 🪈Alina Larson on uilleann pipes & whistles 🎻Blake Ritter on fiddle & concertina 🪕Chris Hinderyckx on bouzouki & more!

Blake & I have just signed up to attend the Jughandle Campout in October — one of our favorite musical gatherings among friends… We’d love to see you there! Here are a few watercolor drawings I did at last year’s camp 🎨😸🎻

Looking forward to the first of our 4th Saturday Irish music sessions on Haight Street 🌈🍻🎻🎶 Ceol sa Cheo ("music in the fog") is an open session, so come on down & find us for a few tunes & pints — maybe even some singing & dancing! — you never know what might happen in an Irish session!

We’re leading one last session at Brandywine Kitchen (up the back stairs to the right after you enter)… come have some fun Irish tunes with us… maybe a few songs, maybe spontaneous dancing 💕🎻🎶🥰

We're at Boundary Bay this afternoon performing Irish dance tunes and songs — stop by to listen or dance along!

Looking forward to hosting an Irish tunes session tonight at Uisce Irish Pub in B'ham — we'll play all sorts of tunes from the ceol rince na hÉireann tradition, at a lively danceable tempo. Come on down to listen & enjoy a few pints, or join in for some fun high-energy tunes, & maybe a song or two!

Come join Amelia Hogan, Shay Black, & Alina Larson for Irish songs at the 2025 San Francisco Festival of the Sea. We’ll be leading a round of songs from the Irish Tradition at the Maritime Museum (3rd floor) from 2-2:50pm this Saturday. All levels of singing experience welcome! ⛵️🌊🎶💕

Looking forward to seeing friends from all over the West Coast at the upcoming Bellingham Celtic Festival in Washington state! 🌈 Friday the 19th, 7:30-9:30pm Session at Uisce Pub 🌈 Saturday the 20th, 1-2pm Performance at Boundary Bay Brewery 🌈 Sunday the 21st, 2:30-4:30pm Session at Welcome Road

Forgot to post here in advance, but we played with Dave Cory for set dancing last night at the Plough & Stars … so much fun! 💃🏽🍻🎶🎻

Tomorrow night (8/30) come find us at North of Fourth, 8pm til we’ve played all the tunes! 🎶 Looking forward to another session with friends... 🎻🪕🥰

We’re excited to be playing with Dave Isley at Moonstone Crossing in Trinidad CA this weekend! 🥰🎻🍷✨ Come enjoy a glass of wine, some Irish tunes and songs this Saturday from 4-6pm… We’d love to see you there!

We’ll be playing at Cafe Mokka again this Friday — we'd love to see you there! 🥰☕️☘️🎶 A cozy night of Irish tunes in a beautiful cafe located at the Finnish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs of Arcata CA! Irish tunes & songs with Ceo: 🎻 Blake Ritter 💪🏼 Alina Larson

This Thursday, you can find us playing tunes for set dancers in San Francisco! The Plough and Stars on Clement Street has a wooden dance floor, and dances will be called & taught 💃🏽 Ceo ~ 7/24 ~ 8:30pm 💪🏼 Alina Larson 🎻 Blake Ritter 🪕 David Chadwick

We’ll be playing at Cafe Mokka again this Friday — we'd love to see you there! 🥰☕️☘️🎶 A cozy night of Irish tunes in a beautiful cafe located at the Finnish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs of Arcata CA! Irish tunes & songs with Ceo: 🪕 Chris Hinderyckx 🎻 Blake Ritter 💪🏼 Alina Larson

This coming weekend, Blake Ritter and Alina Larson will join Tai Evans for tunes and songs on the Mendocino Coast! 🌊☀️☘️🦀🎶 ✨Harmonic Convergence✨ Join us as we forge new pathways into the sonic frontier, blending traditional Celtic folk music with the face-melting energy of rock and blues!

✨ TODAY! ✨ Join us this aft at the Berkeley Street Fair. We’ll be playing at the Telegraph x Durant stage just before 3pm, and we’ll have a couple special guests joining us… We’ll be playing Irish tunes & songs on uilleann pipes, fiddle, concertina, whistles, and harp! 🌈🥰🎻🎶☘️

We’ll be playing at Moonstone Crossing this weekend in the beautiful coastal town of Trinidad CA. It’s one of the Trinidad Art Nights, and we’re really looking forward to it! 🌈🌊🎻🌲🪈🍷🪕🍇🌿 Alina ✨Blake✨Chris ~ Ceo Irish Music ~

We’ll be playing at Cafe Mokka again this coming Friday! 🥰🌿 🌈 Irish tunes & songs with Ceo ☘️ Share this info along with anyone who might be interested in a cozy night of Irish tunes in a beautiful cafe located at the Finnish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs of Arcata! 🎶🥰🎻☕️🫖💕 We’d love to see you there!

It was such a joy having Chris Hinderyckx & his kids join us for our set yesterday at the gallery! 🥰🎻 Chris will be back for more tunes (& perhaps even a few songs) with us tonight for the 1st Saturday Arts Alive at the Schlueter Gallery, 6-9pm. 🎶

We decided to have a few more tunes this weekend, since we didn’t want to miss the fun of the Eureka Friday Night Market — and we’ll be back on Saturday for Eureka Arts Alive (both at the Schlueter Gallery in Eureka CA, 6-9pm). Swing by if you’re in the locale! 🥰🎶

Looking foward to playing Eureka Arts Alive on Saturday June 7th at the Schlueter Gallery, 6-9pm. 🎶 Irish Trad Music with: 🌈Alina Larson on uilleann pipes, whistles 🌈Blake Ritter on fiddle, concertina 🌈Chris Hinderyckx on bouzouki & more!

Looking forward to SFFMC's Memorial Day gathering this coming weekend! 🎶🎻💃🏽 There will be workshops for tunes, songs, & a chance to get to know more of the local folkies… 🌲🌈🥰 I’ll be leading a friendly Irish tune session from 2-3:30, Sunday May 25th — Hope to see you there!

Blake Ritter & Chris Hinderyckx & I will be playing in Trinidad later this month at Moonstone Crossing — looking forward to it! 🎻🎶🍷🍇

This is a small gig, but I’m really looking forward to it! Would you believe that I’ve never played for a farmer’s market before? 😅 🌸🎻🎶🍓 Blake & I will be in Fortuna, playing Irish tunes this coming Tuesday — come find us if you’re in the area!

Looking forward to playing for the Spring Céilí at the Shannon Arms in San Francisco! 🎶🎻🍻💃🏽🕺🏼🎶 Saturday, May 17, 6-9pm Live Music by Alina Larson (pipes), Blake Ritter (fiddle) & David Chadwick (guitar) $15 to join the Céilí and Set dances called and taught by Michael Murphy

Tomorrow night (Friday 7-10), we’re excited to be returning to Cafe Mokka for another night of lively & cozy Irish tunes!

We’re excited to be playing Arts Alive Humboldt this coming Saturday with special guests from out of town: Holly Sternberg & Dayleen Goclon will be visiting Eureka all the way from Reno, joining us at the Schlueter Gallery for some tunes. This is going to be a fun one! 🎶🥰🎻

Had such a wonderfully cozy night of tunes at Cafe Mokka — a packed room with so many people excited about the music... It really doesn't get much better than this 🥰🎻🎶

Blake & I will be playing in San Francisco this Sunday (3/23) for a St Patrick's Céilí. Dances will be called & all are welcome! 🎶🎻💃 Feel free to share the info along with anyone you know who might be interested ☺️

Tonight in Arcata, CA 🥰🎶

Another fun upcoming gig! We’ll be at Cafe Mokka (Finnish Country Sauna & Tubs) from 7-10pm, March 21st. Chris Hinderyckx, Blake Ritter & yours truly… Come and relax with some Irish traditional music 🎶☘️🎻

Looking forward to a bunch of gigs this coming weekend — with friends up & down the beautiful California coast... 🌈☘️🌊 ...San Francisco, Trinidad, Eureka, and then Westport. We'd love to see you there! … More details in the comments

St Paddy's Day 2025 (Weekend Gigs): 🌈3/15 — SF Bar49 (3-6) Plough and Stars (8-11) ☘️with David Chadwick 🌈3/16 — Humboldt Moonstone Crossing (4-6) Gallagher's at Eagle House (7-10) ☘️with Chris Hinderyckx & Dave Isley 🌈 3/17 — Westport Hotel Abalone Pub (5-late) ☘️with Tai Evans

Looking forward to playing tonight for Arts Alive in Eureka CA Schlueter Gallery in Old Town 6-9pm, Saturday March 1st Blake Ritter on fiddle & concertina, myself on uilleann pipes & whistles, & Dave Isley on guitar 🎶