Wake the Dead at Rancho Nicasio
7:30 pm
Jan
31
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Rancho Nicasio • Nicasio, CA
The Rancho is the quintessential West Marin music hall, with great food and ambience. We’ve loved the place for years and expect a dancing crowd. Come early and snag a table!
Palo Alto Contra Dance
7:00 pm
Feb
08
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First United Methodist Church • Palo Alto, CA
Come contra dancing with live music by Valerie Rose, Shira Kammen, and Jim Oakden
Wake the Dead at Sweetwater
8:00 pm
Mar
08
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Sweetwater Music Hall • Mill Valley, CA
Founded in 1972, Sweetwater Music Hall is a state-of-the-art music venue with a storied history.
Wake the Dead at Norm’s Place
8:00 pm
Mar
14
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Norm's Place • Danville, CA
The Wake the Dead Quartet gets you in the St. Patrick's Day spirit! Norm's Place is a hometown gathering spot filled with racing and hot-rodding memorabilia.
Wake the Dead at Felton Music Hall
Mar
15
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Felton Music Hall • Felton, CA
Located in the heart of the Santa Cruz mountains, Felton Music Hall provides an unrivaled live music experience along with fresh craft food and cocktails.
Lark Traditional Arts Benefit
8:00 pm
Mar
22
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Ashkenaz • Berkeley, CA
A full day of participatory musical fun — sesions, song circles, dance classes, and more — with Wake the Dead hitting the stage in the evening for a concert/dance set.
Wake the Dead in Occidental
3:00 pm
Jun
22
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Occidental Center for the Arts • Occidental, CA
Afternoon show at Occidental Center for the Arts, a newly remodeled venue with superb acoustics providing diverse cultural experiences that inspire, educate, and entertain.
Ten Mile Creek Revival
Jun
27
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Black Oak Ranch • Laytonville, CA
The festival runs all weekend, Friday through Sunday, with many fabulous acts on multiple stages in one of the coolest settings ever for a music festival!
Wake the Dead at St. Columba’s
4:00 pm
Jul
06
St. Columba's • Inverness, CA
Enjoy the inimitable sound of Wake the Dead in the beautiful outdoor concert space at St. Columba's Episcopal Church in gorgeous Inverness, CA.

About Valerie Rose Irish Band

Headed by fiddler/singer Valerie Rose, the band can be sized to fit your event, from a duo all the way up to an Irish céilí dance band. Typical band line-up is fiddle, Irish flute, guitar, and vocals — also available are Irish whistle, Irish tenor banjo, Celtic harp, bodhrán, Irish bouzouki, and piano. The band’s repertoire also includes songs in the Irish & Scottish languages.

The band is available for your party, celebration of life, wedding, concert, or corporate event in San Francisco, Marin, Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Mountain View, Hillsborough, and other Bay Area cities.

About Valerie Rose

Valerie is an accomplished Irish fiddler, singer, and vocal arranger. Audiences enjoy her winning stage presence and ability to accompany herself on fiddle as she sings.

Valerie teaches at various music camps including California Coast Music Camp, Walker Creek Music Camp, and the San Francisco Irish Cultural Center’s Youth Irish Camp. She conducts Palo Alto’s M’Earthtones choir, and leads the Rose Tree Youth Ceili Band and monthly Irish sessions at Redwood City’s Alhambra Irish House.

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It was an absolute pleasure working with Valerie Rose Irish Band. Their beautiful music was enjoyed by all, including those in Ireland who live-streamed the event.

— Susan N., Palo Alto, CA

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Valerie Rose Irish Band provided wonderful music for our party. The excellent musicians brought smiles and toe-tapping to all 65 attendees ages 12 mos. to 90 years.

— P.L., San Francisco, CA

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We enthusiastically recommend this Celtic band for any occasion. Their beautiful Irish music was perfect for our St. Patrick’s event. They are not only wonderfully musical but also professional in every way and easy to work with. Presenting this band was time and money well spent.

— C.J., Atherton, CA

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The Valerie Rose Band's Irish & Scottish music was just what we wanted for our wedding. I’d hire them again!

— Ann G., Walnut Creek, CA

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Valerie Rose Irish Band sounded great and were very friendly and accommodating. They have great voices and are all accomplished musicians.

— John H., San Mateo, CA

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Thank you so much for performing Celtic music at our event. Many people told me you were the best band we have ever booked. It was a blast.

— R.T., San Jose, CA


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