Some of our favorite bands are lucky to have had recent performances that someone digitized live at venues and could postthese on their Facebook, Vimeo or YouTube accounts. Also, due to delays in Internet transmission, bands must be together in one location – not spread around the globe – and with travel prohibited in the Bay Area of California and other states and countries, (except for essentials, like groceries and medical services), how do band-mates get together without traveling to be with one another? Streaming not quite the same experience as hearing the music live in a nice cozy pub with friends or dancing to it at a festival amid the great spring sunshine and newly greened hills. have recently rolled out ‘ live-streaming‘ services, which offer a ‘stay at home’ option.
The good news: media service companies, including YouTube, Facebook, and Zoom etc. Worse, as the quintessential ‘Gig Economy’ vocation, most musicians and other performing artists don’t have regular single employers, but are ‘independent contractors’ and may not qualify for unemployment insurance. Patrick’s Day and Tartan Day this year, and may feel like we’re all missing out on all our traditional celebrations, but our Celtic musicians and other performing artists are suffering even more as March is when they make the majority of their annual income. We were mostly prevented from enjoying these aspects of being Celtic for St. The bad news: Live Celtic music at pubs and festivals are very much a part of Celtic culture, and before there film and television, there were pubs and festivals. You can expect AmeriCeltic to add more features on other ethnic Celtic subjects, like cooking, books like ‘Hunted and Harried’ and movies like ‘Song of the Sea’, but there is a big change in the works among Celtic performers all over this planet, and some it has already happened. Self-Produced LIVE Streaming Shows Meet with your friends through your smartphone, tablet or computer The Impact of COVID-19 on our culture by Tony Becker and Celia Fábos-BeckerĪTTENTION BANDS: Please email us your streaming event information so we can help you connect with all these ‘hunkered down’ Celtic music lovers! you are one of these fans, ‘hunkered down’ at home, and all our largest Celtic events and festivals have been postponed or cancelled, you might be feeling a bit depressed, but as someone said, when one door closes, another opens, and so AmeriCeltic will be correcting course over the next weeks and months. In closing, remember that the most reliable resource for information about COVID-19 is through The World Health Organization and the California Department of Public Health. They cover from the basics to advanced techniques on 14 Traditional Irish Music Instruments!
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You can listen free to fifty Irish session tunes played slowly on fiddle and DADGAD guitar. Remember, you can find sheet music, chords, and videos for our most commonly played Songs & Tunes right here on our website!Īnother wonderful resource for learning many of the tunes that are in our Tune Book is Stuart Mason and John Weed's Slow and Easy CDs. Just imagine all the fun we'll have sharing new tunes the next time we meet. This hiatus is a great time to practice old tunes and learn new ones. Please join us on Facebook and Meetup for information, inspiration, and friendship. While we may not be able to meet up in public, we continue to build a strong community online. With this in mind, Pint of Irish is suspending all POI sanctioned events of any size until further notice, including all sessions and practices.Įven though social distancing is necessary at this time, it is important for us to come together to work through this crisis. As we all begin to deal with a global pandemic, Pint of Irish would like to let you know how we are responding.įirst, protecting the health of our members is our number one priority, and we recognize that we have a social responsibility to be good actors in keeping others safe, too.