Get Looped with Michael Mullen!

Posted on July 29, 2014 by admin
Greetings all my wonderful friends of Celtic Music Night at St. Andrew! The summer is officially HOT! So many exciting happenings to tell you about…

First, thanks so much to everyone who came out last week for Alisa Rose; it was a brilliant night of songs, and a lovely way to send her off on her journey to New York!
Also, our new album for our duo Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer is well underway, with some mighty fiddle and bagpipe music being recorded as we speak… Be sure to catch one of our last couple bay area concerts for the summer to hear a sneak preview of some of the new material destined for the new album! More on that below, but namely an hour set at the Church Street Fair this Saturday in Santa Cruz (2pm), & full concert with guests at Angelica’s in Redwood City this Sunday (7pm). Hope to see you! www.davidbrewermusic.com

…. But of course, the exciting Music at St Andrew will keep happening as promised,  returning THIS WEEK, with a wonderful night of Celtic music for YOU…

This week:

Tuesday July 29, 7pm , The Celtic Music Night Summer Finale!
Michael Mullen , Trio of One — fiddler, guitarist, vocalist… all played & looped simultaneously! Come and be wow-ed at the Summer Series Finale!

Each Celtic Music Night will also include a bagpipe procession, complimentary refreshments, and an open music jam session following the concert… open to all ages, and is free..donations accepted at the door… Bring your friends, instruments, & good vibes!

This WILL be the end of the Celtic Music Night Summer Series, as we’re hitting the road for distant ports on tour, but fear not, by the grace of the good folks at St. Andrew Church, we will return with the next exciting series of Celtic Music Night Concerts & jam sessions in the Fall Series! Stay tuned…

but as if that wasn’t enough,

You can catch full concerts by Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer through the summer, at some great bay area venues, so get in while you can.. it’s going to be a blast!

Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer: Full concert at:

Angelica’s, a phenomenally renovated concert venue & restaurant in Redwood City, 7:00pm August 3rd — dinner concert, with guest highland & Irish dancer, hear a full concert of Scottish music by David & Rebecca, who will also be joined by the legendary Celtic heavy-weight, Admiral Peter Haworth, former member of Molly’s Revenge, who will be backing up the duo with mighty bazouki playing, and enthralling vocal songs from the old countries. (tickets at www.angelicasllc.com)

It would be a treat to see you there!

In the mean time, I sure hope to see you all tomorrow night, as I’m really looking forward to catching up with you all…. Thanks for being a part of this wonderful community! Aye, ’tis great to be back! See you soon 🙂

Sincerely,
David Brewer

www.davidbrewermusic.com

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Don’t Miss Alisa Rose!

Posted on July 22, 2014 by admin
Salutations all you friends of Celtic Music Night at St. Andrew! We’re back back from roaming the wild plains of Wyoming & bringing Celtic music to the natives there… now there is an entire Gaelic speaking village out there where the buffalo roam! More on that when I see you this week….

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to see Rebecca Lomnicky, int’l fiddle champ, making the last Celtic Music Night a record breaking event! The energy and attendance reached reached an all time high for the series, and donations where so generous toward the recording of the next NEW cd; cheers to you–we’ll be keeping you posted on the progress!
…. And, the exciting Music at St Andrew will keep happening as promised,  returning THIS WEEK, with a wonderful night of Celtic music for YOU…

This week:

Tuesday July 22, 7pm
Alisa Rose & friends — lovely Celtic vocalist, & guitarist; last appearance before relocating to New York to study at NYU! Celtic songs and stories, joined by friends on percussion, whitles, & other Celtic instruments!

Tuesday July 29, 7pm
Michael Mullen , Trio of One — fiddler, guitarist, vocalist… all played & looped simultaneously! Come and be wow-ed at the Summer Series Finale!

Each Celtic Music Night will also include a bagpipe procession, complimentary refreshments, and an open music jam session following the concert… open to all ages, and is free..donations accepted at the door… Bring your friends, instruments, & good vibes!

And as if that wasn’t enough,

You can catch full concerts by Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer through the summer, at some great bay area venues, so get in while you can.. it’s going to be a blast!

Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer: Full concerts at:
Cottage Concerts in San Francisco Thursday, July 24th! (rsvp at lisa@lisalynne.com )
We invite you to call and sign up to attend this open-to-the-public house concert in the heart of San Francisco, in a lovely home in Bernal Heights! Hear David & Rebecca up close in an intimate acoustic venue, where you can hear the true sound of the instruments resonate from class playing, all for a nominal entrance donation. A wonderful way to spend a Thursday evening!

and also at Angelica’s, a phenomenally renovated night club & bistro in Redwood City, 7:00pm August 3rd — dinner concert, with guest highland & Irish dancer, hear a full concert of Scottish music by David & Rebecca, who will also be joined by the abominable Admiral Peter Haworth, former member of Molly’s Revenge, who will be backing up the duo with mighty bazouki playing, and enthralling vocal songs from the old countries. (tickets at www.angelicasllc.com)

It would be a treat to see you there!

In the mean time, I sure hope to see you all tomorrow night, as I’m really looking forward to catching up with you all…. Thanks for being a part of this wonderful community! Aye, ’tis great to be back! See you soon 🙂

Sincerely,
David Brewer

www.davidbrewermusic.com

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Rebecca is Back!

Posted on July 8, 2014 by admin
Greetings everyone! I hope all you friends of Celtic Music Night at St. Andrew had a wonderful 4th of July weekend!

What a great crowd last week for Molly’s Revenge; cheers to everyone who came out in force, And Thanks to everyone for donating so generously to supporting the artists & keeping it all happening! …. And, keep happening it will,  THIS WEEK, with a huge night of Celtic music for YOU…

This week:

Tuesday July 8, 7pm the return of Music Night legend,

Rebecca Lomnicky — fiddle champion of Scotland, duo with David Brewer! (award winning fiddling, with guitar, bagpipes, penny-whistle, & bodhran).
That’s right folks, returning after completing her graduation with honors from Cornell University in New York, the Original Celtic Music Night featured guest returns, with beautiful & rousing fiddle music from her time living in Edinburgh, the road with David & Molly’s Revenge, and from her sweep of the Glenfiddich International Fiddle Championship… This promises to be a breathtaking night that you will definitely want to catch, so come on down and get a good seat! Get a sneak preview here: … www.rebeccalomnicky.com

NO MUSIC NIGHT Tuesday July 15…..but… The rest of the Summer Series Announced:

Tuesday July 22, 7pm
Alisa Rose & friends — lovely Celtic vocalist, & guitarist; last appearance before relocating to New York!

Tuesday July 29, 7pm
Michael Mullen , Trio of One — fiddler, guitarist, vocalist… all played & looped simultaneously! Come and be wow-ed at the Summer Series Finale!

Each Celtic Music Night will also include a bagpipe procession, complimentary refreshments, and an open music jam session following the concert… open to all ages, and is free..donations accepted at the door… Bring your friends, instruments, & good vibes!

And as if that wasn’t enough,

You can catch full concerts by Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer through the summer, at some great bay area venues, so get in while you can.. it’s going to be a blast!

Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer: Full concerts at:
Cottage Concerts in San Francisco July 24th! (rsvp at lisa@lisalynne.com )

Main stage at Cabrillo Music Festival in Santa Cruz August 2nd, starting at 2:15pm to 3:15pm

and also at Angelica’s in Redwood City August 3rd — dinner concert, with guest Celtic dancer. (tickets at www.angelicasllc.com)

As well as new recording projects underway with new cds due out for Christmas from Molly’s Revenge, Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer, and as guests with Scottish singer Peter Daldry… alot of great stuff coming up & we are so excited–we’ll keep you posted!

In the mean time, I sure hope to see you all tomorrow night, as I’m really looking forward to catching up with you all…. Thanks for being a part of this wonderful community! Aye, ’tis great to be back! See you soon 🙂

Sincerely,
David Brewer

www.davidbrewermusic.com

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One More Time…Until Summer!

Posted on January 7, 2014 by admin

Happy New Year to you all! I hope your new year’s eve was full of celebrating with good food, drinks, & bagpipes!

Looking back on the past years of Celtic Music Night at St Andrew, it warms my heart remembering all of the great times we’ve had together — nights filled with special musical guests spanning the Celtic music scene, music jam sessions, & fun gatherings of folks spanning our community. Thank you! You’ve made this a very special event, just by being there…

And just as we start into the next chapter– the new year, we’ll have a flash back to when Celtic Music Night was officially launched, with the epic finale return of Glen Fiddich fiddle champion, Rebecca Lomnicky!

Tomorrow night at Celtic Music Night, Tuesday January 7th, 7pm:
Scottish music duo, Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer! Presenting the final Celtic Music Night until Summer, at:
St Andrew Church, 9850 Monroe Ave. Aptos, CA

The touring duo will be stopping in at Celtic Music Night in Aptos to kick off the New Year right, with an evening of music including tunes traditional, and brand new! This will be an epic night, much like when the now Internationally known fiddle champion kicked of the first official Celtic Music Night all those years ago… Come relive the magic of that night!
There are many other concerts on the bill for the 15 concert New Year Tour before heading back to New York, and details are now up… please check in to www.davidbrewermusic.com  Or www.rebeccalomnicky.comNOW for all of the details!

Rebecca Lomnicky was invited to compete at the Glen Fiddich Scottish Fiddle Championship in Scotland back in 2009 and won hands down against a formidable cast of native Scots fiddlers, and was the youngest person to ever win the world class btitle. Rebecca teamed up with David Brewer of the popular Celtic band Molly’s Revenge to record their album “Inspired”, and the duo has forged their repertoire from deep within the music manuscripts of old Scotland, combined with self-penned melodies presented on tightly woven fiddle & bagpipe playing, with guitar, bodhran, and whistle accompaniment, with a joyous & passionate stage presence that is unmistakable.

Their feature performance at Celtic Music Night will be a taste, leading up to this special full length event:

This Wednesday night, January 8th, 8pm, Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer will be performing a special dinner concert at Angelica’s in Redwood City. It’s one of our favorite venues, with wonderful food and adult beverages, and a very classy & fun ambiance… especially after their recent renovation which has made it a really top-shelf venue to take in a concert. If you haven’t been there yet, it is well worth the trek, and this very special concert will include guest dancers, as well as guest Celtic vocalists Peter Daldry of Scotland, & Alisa Rose.
To get in on the limited tickets for this concert, please book right away by clicking here:
http://angelicasllc.tunestub.com/show.cfm?id=135660&cart
This promises to be a really stellar evening! We really hope to see you there!

I am so looking forward to catching up with you; thanks so much for your support & for being a part of our wonderful Celtic music scene here in the bay area–you make it happen… See you soon!

Sincerely,
David Brewer
www.davidbrewermusic.com

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December Finale!

Posted on December 10, 2013 by admin

Salutations dear friends of Celtic Music!
As December barrels on toward Christmas, we have reached the December finale for Celtic Music Night before I am out on the road again, and what a finale it is going to be! Tomorrow night at St Andrew is going to be teeming with music, as we have two featured guest groups coming to perform, for a total of seven musicians! We must out-number them!!!

Celtic Music Night at St Andrew is ON for tomorrow night folks, so come enjoy some good Celtic music and time together… grab yer neighbors, & kids, friends, & instruments–come on down!

This Tuesday, December 10th, 7pm, Celtic Music Night Finale with:
The Crooked Road Ceili Band at tomorrow nights Celtic Music Night @St Andrew with good friends David Chadwick on fiddle, banjo, and guitar, Julie Horner on hammer dulcimer, and Ken Bewick on a different guitar! These lovely players often host the Irish music sessions at O’Flaherty’s & the Poet&Patriot pubs!
http://www.leap2three.com/

There will even be an opening set by the Balke family band! ..with fiddles, whistles, drums, & strums unfurling!
Come on, bring yer neighbors! St Andrew Church: 9850 Monroe Ave, Aptos, CA — going to be a brilliant night! (all ages. free refreshments. free, but donations accepted.) Open Celtic music jam session after the concert too! Could this night get any better? Only if YOU are there… I sure hope to see ya there!

That’s right– tomorrow night is the last Celtic Music Night until January 7th… more about that in a second…

but I must say: My most sincere apologies to my good friends, featured guests of last week: Mark Boronkay & Michael McNelly! They are in fact called: The Gallowglasses! (NOT The Galway Glasses, as I mistakenly typed with auto-correct).
They did a really fantastic evening of Celtic songs… Cheers lads! We’ll definitely have the whole band back in the future.
For more about the group you can visit: http://thegallowglasses.com/?page_id=96

Also coming up is the popular tour of “Winter Dance”, with Molly’s Revenge, Christa Burch, and the Turco Irish Dancers,
including several bay area shows: Don Quixote’s in Felton, this Thursday December 12th, 7:30pm!
Also touring to these wonderful locations: United Methodist Church in Pacific Grove on December 13th, & Trinity Cathedral in San Jose on December 19th… more information at www.mollysrevenge.com
Be sure to get your tickets early, as these shows do have a way of selling out!

And finally, coming in January will be tour of the western states & coming to Santa Cruz,
Scottish music duo, Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer!
The tour will include a stop at Celtic Music Night in Aptos to kick off the New Year, on Tuesday January 7th, 7pm… mark your calendars now! This will be an epic night, much like when the now Internationally known fiddle champion kicked of the first official Celtic Music Night all those years ago… Come relive the magic of that night!
There are many other concerts on the bill for the 15 concert New Year Tour, and details are now up… please check in to
www.davidbrewermusic.com  Or www.rebeccalomnicky.com NOW for all of the details!

I am so looking forward to catching up with you all soon; thanks for being a part of the flourishing Celtic music scene here in the bay area–you make it happen!

And remember what they say in the old country this time of year: “if the road really does rise to meet you, you’ve had too much eggnog”

All the best,
David Brewer
www.davidbrewermusic.com

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