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The 13th annual Loch Lomond Highland Games and Celtic Gathering will be held in Ben Lomond on October 4th, 2008!

To receive a FREE ticket to the 2008 Games and discounts on admission to other upcoming events, please click here to join Friends of the LLCS!

Please visit our Games page for more information.

 

Thanks to some of our favorite musicians who played the LLCS benefit concert May 9th at Don Quixote’s International Music Hall:

Tempest
With 12 critically acclaimed CDs, this globally-renowned group delivers a hybrid of high-energy folk rock fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements.
Always a crowd-pleasing favorite, and celebrating 20 Great Years of Music in 2008!

Banshee in the Kitchen
plays Celtic music with eclectic skill and merry abandon. They take traditional Celtic tunes, find the sweet spot between old and new, stirring it all up with trademark playfulness and musicality they term “banshee-fying”.


Tom Breiding
Tom has carved a niche as a chronicler of small-town America. His songs are affecting. From powerful ballads to haunting laments and blue collar anthems, Breiding delivers with a poignant, plain-spoken truthfulness and with total conviction.




We hope you were able to join us January 26th for the 13th Annual Robert Burns Dinner
and Whisky Tasting - a good time was had by all!

 

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Free ongoing Celtic music sessions where many local Celtic musicians perform in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to come along and join in or merely to enjoy the music and meet other people with interests in all aspects of the rich Celtic culture.

—Every Tuesday from 8 p.m: Mostly Celtic Jam Session at CB Hannegan's, 208 Bachman Ave., Los Gatos. (408) 395-1233. For more info email Tony Becker, Tony.Becker@sbcglobal.net

—Every Thursday from 8 p.m: Mostly Celtic Jam Session at The Grand Dell Saloon, 1040 Dell Ave, Campbell. (408) 378-3970. For more info email Tony Becker, Tony.Becker@sbcglobal.net

—Every Sunday from 5 - 8 pm: Irish seisun at O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, 25 San Pedro Square in downtown San Jose. Parking is free in the garage across the street. For more info email Art Friedman, friedman_art@yahoo.com.

—1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 6pm: Sessions are held at The Poet and Patriot, 320-E Cedar St. Santa Cruz. (831) 426-8620.

—1st Sunday of the month, 2pm: Session for intermediate players at various private homes in the North Santa Cruz Co. area. For info: (831) 427-0624.

—2nd Sunday of the month from around 7pm: Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay hosts a session at Britannia Arms, 8017 Soquel Ave., Aptos. Call Sheila for further information at (831) 464-2128.

—2nd Friday of the month: Irish Ceili Dances sponsored by The Clifford-Hoban Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, at the Felton Community Hall, 6191 Highway 9 in Felton. Beginning dance lessons at 7:30 pm. Dancing to 'live' music 8:00pm-10:30 pm. Dancers, musicians and listeners are all welcome at this family-friendly event. For info, call Linda at (831) 688-5729.

—The Clifford-Hoban branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann sponsors 3 monthly slow-play sessions: on the 3rd Sun. of the month at 2pm in homes around the Santa Cruz area and on the 3rd and 4th Thurs. at 7pm in the Monterey area. For info, call Janet at (831)429-1691.

For info on other Celtic music sessions in California, please visit the SlowPlayers.org website.

Celtic Music is heard weekly on the following public radio stations in the Monterey Bay area. Please keep in mind during their Pledge Drives that without the great support of these stations that grace our area, none of our endeavors would be possible.

KUSP, 88.9 FM (Santa Cruz) - Saturdays 11am-1pm with Cindy Odom, and additional Folk music 1pm-3pm. The Global Village World Music programs, Mon-Fri 1:30pm-4pm, feature Celtic music on Tues. with Ray Price, with emphasis on Breton and Welsh music, and Fri. with Gypsy Flores.

KZSC, 88.1 FM (Santa Cruz) - Folk programs hosted by Jeff Emery Sun. noon-2pm, Steve Meadows Tues. 3pm-6pm, Clytia Fuller Fri. 9am-noon, Mary McCaslin Thurs noon-3pm. Bushwackers Breakfast Club Fri 6am-9am with Dangerous Dan, Sleepy John and Jukebox Jeff truly defies classification, but much folk music is heard amidst the hijinks.

KKUP, 91.5 FM (Cupertino) - Celtic Music generally heard in the first part of Peter Schwarz's program on Thurs. 7am-10am. Lisa Atkinson folk program Tues.10am-1pm. Dave Stafford hosts folk Fri. 3pm-6pm

KPIG, 107.5 FM (Freedom/Santa Cruz) - Celtic music may be heard during John Sandidge's 'live' music program Sun. 10am-noon.

KALW, 91.7 FM (San Francisco) - The Thistle and Shamrock program, produced by Fiona Ritchie in Perthshire, Scotland, may be heard on Saturdays at 2pm, followed by additional folk programming until 5:30.

KCBX, 90.1 FM (San Luis Obispo) -The Thistle and Shamrock program, produced by Fiona Ritchie in Perthshire, Scotland, may be heard on Saturdays at 6pm.

Click here to visit our archive of Past Events.

We invite you to support the Loch Lomond Highland Games and further the efforts of the Loch Lomond Celtic Society by joining the Friends of the Society now. You will receive the LLCS e-Newsletter; reductions on promotional items and events, and free admission to the Loch Lomond Highland Games!
Please click here to join or to make a donation to the Society.


If you are interested in helping to sponsor the Games, please click here to email us. Individual and corporate support is most welcome!

If you would like to volunteer to help at the Games or other events, please click here to email the volunteer coordinator. Thank you!

Loch Lomond Celtic Society,
P.O. Box 1024, Felton CA 95018
(831) 457-6716

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