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The Black Brothers – Michael & Shay Black
are singing siblings from Ireland’s foremost family of song, The Black Family. Their Irish traditional ballads, Dublin street songs, contemporary folk compositions, rollicking reels, and joyful jigs are interspersed with comic stories and humorous childhood anecdotes that invariably have audiences smiling broadly and joining in on the choruses. Group bandmembers L to R: Michael Black (vocals/banjo/guittern), Shay Black (guitar/vocals), Eamonn Flynn (piano/vocals), Felim Egan (accordion/vocals).
Performance Dates: May 3 & 4, 2025
Photo courtesy of Michael and Shay Black.
For over 34 years The Black Irish Band has created a completely unique sound with both traditional and original music. Sharing their brand of progressive folk music, they have performed in over 500 concerts around the world. Many of their original works are based on Celtic history and are recorded on twenty-five CDs. Pictured are bandmembers Patrick Michael Karnahan (melodeon, octave mandolin, trumpet, guitar, concertina, vocals), James Dean Nelson (banjo, guitar, vocals), Michael Mullen (mandolin, fiddle, vocals), and Micha Dunston (Irish whistle, drum, and the famous Celtic Frog, vocals).
Performance Dates: May 3 & 4, 2025
Photo courtesy of The Black Irish Band.
The San Francisco Bay Area’s premiere progressive Celtic/Medieval rock band, Avalon Rising, is set to perform at the second annual Marin Irish Festival, at Lagoon Park, Marin County Fairgrounds. Members: Top L to R: Scott Irwin – drums, Mark Ungar – bass. Bottom L to R: Cat Taylor – electric violin, Kristoph Klover – electric guitar and vocals, Margaret Davis – vocals.
Performance Dates: May 3 & 4, 2025
Photo courtesy of Kristoph Klover.
The Ceili on the Lake Championships are presented in association with the Jackie Flynn Irish Dance Academy. Dancers compete to win medals, sashes, perpetual trophies, and cash prizes! Championship winners will compete for the title “Champion of Champions” in a dance-off on the main stage, along with special competitions for all levels and ages. The Marin Irish Festival and Ceili on the Lake Championships, Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, in beautiful Lagoon Park at the Marin County Fairgrounds.
Photo: Jackie Flynn Irish Dance Academy dancers by Robin Fadtke.
The Ceili on the Lake Championships are presented in association with the Jackie Flynn Dance Academy. Dancers compete to win medals, sashes, perpetual trophies, and cash prizes! Championship winners will compete for the title “Champion of Champions” in a dance-off on the main stage, along with special competitions for all levels and ages. The Marin Irish Festival and Ceili on the Lake Championships, Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, in beautiful Lagoon Park at the Marin County Fairgrounds.
Photo: Lisa Brosnan School of Irish Dance dancers by Sharon McCarthy.
With origins in San Francisco dating back to the late 1800s, the United Irish Cultural Center, now in its 50th year, is committed to celebrating, promoting, and preserving Ireland’s rich culture and heritage. To learn more, visit their booth at The Marin Irish Festival, on Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, in beautiful Lagoon Park at the Marin County Fairgrounds.
Photo by Robin Fadtke.
Discover one-of-a-kind handcrafted jewelry of fine metals, bone, precious gems, hand-blown glass; unique sculpture and pottery, heirloom-quality drinkware; soaps, balms, and perfume oils; musical instruments; leather goods and candles. The Marin Irish Festival, on Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, in beautiful Lagoon Park at the Marin County Fairgrounds.
Photo by Robin Fadtke.
Witness artists at work at the Marin Irish Festival, May 3-4 from 10 AM to 6 PM at beautiful Lagoon Park, Marin County Fairgrounds. Explore handcrafted treasures including hand-blown glass, fine metal jewelry with bone and precious gems, unique sculpture, pottery, heirloom-quality drinkware, artisanal soaps and perfumes, musical instruments, leather goods, and candles. Tickets and information at marinirishfestival.com.
Photo by Rich Yee.
Alongside featured musical groups, local artists come together to celebrate Irish culture through both modern and traditional music. Enjoy Open Play Irish seisiúin (pronounced “sessions”) three times daily – grab a pint and sing or clap along! Pictured: Eamonn Flynn of The Black Brothers Band on guitar and a young fiddler from Darcy Noonan’s Suil Na Seabhac. The Marin Irish Festival takes place on Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, in beautiful Lagoon Park at the Marin County Fairgrounds. Tickets at marinirishfestival.com.
Photo by Kayla Krauss.
Along with traditional Irish music and dance, sheep dogs will put wooly friends through their paces in sheep herding demonstrations twice daily, presented by the Redwood Empire Sheep Dog Association. Experience live sheep-shearing and wool-spinning demonstrations three times daily at the Marin Irish Festival on Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, from 10 AM to 6 PM in beautiful Lagoon Park at the Marin County Fairgrounds. Tickets and information at marinirishfestival.com.
Photo by Rich Yee.
The Marin Irish Festival will showcase popular Celtic performers The Black Brothers Band, The Black Irish Band, Avalon Rising, Treble by the Bay, SonoMarin Irish Set Dancers, Pipe & Bowl Morris Dancers, and many more! Guests can also participate in traditional Céilí and Maypole dancing twice daily. Experience lakeside music and dance Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, in beautiful Lagoon Park at the Marin County Fairgrounds. Tickets can be found at marinirishfestival.com.
Photo by Rich Yee.
The Marin Irish Festival brings top Bay Area musicians and dancers to beautiful Lagoon Park at Marin County Fairgrounds for one weekend only, May 3-4 from 10 AM to 6 PM. Celebrate Beltane and the arrival of spring with traditional Irish foods, fine crafts, and lively music and dance including the Pipe & Bowl Morris Dancers and the sanctioned dance competition Ceili on the Lake Championships. Tickets can be found at marinirishfestival.com.
Photo by Sharon McCarthy.
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