Bay Area Celtic Resources

General Pointers

Highland Net: Local resources and links to Highland Games and other events.

Music & Dance

Ceolas - Celtic Music events in California: Celtic artist and band appearances all over California.
Traditional Celtic Music in the San Francisco Bay Area: Info on local venues, band, dancing and much more.
Breton folk dancing and music: Information from Ray Price, a teacher of the circle and spiral dances of Brittany and the country dances of central France.
Scottish Country Dancing: Info on RSCDS classes in Mountain View, San Francisco, Berkeley, Lafayette, Santa Rosa, Livermore, San Jose, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz, Ben Lomond, and Monterey.

Language and Culture

Gaelic in the Bay Area: Events and classes for Gaelic learners and speakers.
Irish Arts Foundation: Providing American audiences on the West Coast with access to the very best of Irish art, music and culture from Ireland and her Celtic sisters.
Celtic Spirit: Workshop schedules, tape information and writings from Mara Freeman, writer, storyteller, and teacher of Celtic and British earth-based wisdom traditions.
Welsh American Society of Northern California: WASNC preserves and nourishes the national heritage and culture of the Welsh people and offers a listing Welsh events in Northern California.
Molly Di Dana's homepage: Celtic reconstructionist costuming, spirituality and more.
Gaidhlig 4 U: A Scots Gaelic mailing list based in Santa Rosa whose site offers info on local events as well.
South Bay Scottish Society: Local events and classes, monthly newsletter and more.
Avalon Mystery School: The Avalon Mystery School, directed by Mara Freeman, offers programs in the Arts of Sacred Magic from Celtic, British and other Western traditions through correspondence courses and classes.

Games

Loch Lomond Highland Games and Celtic Gathering: Annual fall games in Ben Lomond, CA (October 4-5, 1997).
Sebastopol Celtic Festival: Annual festival held each September with lots of good music, workshops, athletics, and dance.

Local Shopping

Ancient Circles

Celtic jewelry, tapestries, clothing and more. Based in Willets

Celtic Inheritance 1778 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 94709 (510) 841-8702

Celtic Rose

Mail order Celtic jewelry, pewter ware and gifts. Based in San Raphael.

Duncan House

Garth Duncan's fabulous Celtic and Scottish blades, traditional and custom jewelry.

Jen Delyth's Keltic Designs

The fabulous art of Jen Delyth is available on t-shirts, as jewelry, on silk scarves and more. Available at many local stores as she is a local artist.

Lark in the Morning

Musical instruments and recordings from around the world, great place to find that bodhran stick or harp you've been looking for. SF and Mendocino stores, plus mailorder or online.

Cuillinn Craft

Bagpipes and supplies for pipers - run by pipers. Based in San Leandro.

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