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Alina Larson

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I play Irish traditional music on uilleann pipes & whistles, and occasionally I sing... Follow for tunes & gig updates! 🎢 Currently based in Northern California, performing with Blake Ritter and friends up and down the coast πŸŒ²πŸš™πŸŒˆπŸ’«πŸŒŠπŸŽ»

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Looking forward to playing for set dancers this coming Thursday at The Plough & Stars in San Francisco β€” Blake & I will be joined by David Chadwick on guitar! Please help share this info along with anyone you know who might be interested in doing some Irish dance in the city πŸŽΆπŸŽ»πŸ’ƒπŸ½πŸ»

20.10.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Sunday, Blake Ritter and I will be playing with Chris Hinderyckx at Moonstone Crossing in Trinidad CA, 4-6pm. Irish tunes & songs!

17.10.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blake Ritter and Dave Isley will be playing tunes for a barn dance that Sue Moon is calling this Saturday β€” & I'm looking forward to dancing!

17.10.2025 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Forgot to post in advance, but had a fun night of tunes with the lads at North of Fourth! Andy Irvine will be playing there this coming Tuesday... Looking forward to it! :)

17.10.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re excited to be returning to the Schlueter Gallery for this month’s Arts Alive!

Saturday October 4th, 6-9pm

πŸͺˆAlina Larson on uilleann pipes, whistles
🎻Blake Ritter on fiddle, concertina
πŸͺ•Chris Hinderyckx on bouzouki & more!

01.10.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to playing tunes on Friday at Cafe Mokka!
βœ¨πŸŽΆπŸŒΏβ˜•οΈπŸ₯°

Help us kick off Alina’s birthday weekend in style!

Friday October 3rd, 7:30-10:30pm
Irish Trad Music with
πŸͺˆAlina Larson on uilleann pipes & whistles
🎻Blake Ritter on fiddle & concertina
πŸͺ•Chris Hinderyckx on bouzouki & more!

01.10.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blake & I have just signed up to attend the Jughandle Campout in October β€” one of our favorite musical gatherings among friends… We’d love to see you there! Here are a few watercolor drawings I did at last year’s camp
🎨😸🎻

27.09.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to the first of our 4th Saturday Irish music sessions on Haight Street
🌈🍻🎻🎢
Ceol sa Cheo ("music in the fog") is an open session, so come on down & find us for a few tunes & pints β€” maybe even some singing & dancing! β€” you never know what might happen in an Irish session!

22.09.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re leading one last session at Brandywine Kitchen (up the back stairs to the right after you enter)… come have some fun Irish tunes with us… maybe a few songs, maybe spontaneous dancing πŸ’•πŸŽ»πŸŽΆπŸ₯°

21.09.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're at Boundary Bay this afternoon performing Irish dance tunes and songs β€” stop by to listen or dance along!

20.09.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to hosting an Irish tunes session tonight at Uisce Irish Pub in B'ham — we'll play all sorts of tunes from the ceol rince na hÉireann tradition, at a lively danceable tempo. Come on down to listen & enjoy a few pints, or join in for some fun high-energy tunes, & maybe a song or two!

19.09.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come join Amelia Hogan, Shay Black, & Alina Larson for Irish songs at the 2025 San Francisco Festival of the Sea. We’ll be leading a round of songs from the Irish Tradition at the Maritime Museum (3rd floor) from 2-2:50pm this Saturday. All levels of singing experience welcome!
β›΅οΈπŸŒŠπŸŽΆπŸ’•

11.09.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to seeing friends from all over the West Coast at the upcoming Bellingham Celtic Festival in Washington state!

🌈 Friday the 19th, 7:30-9:30pm
Session at Uisce Pub

🌈 Saturday the 20th, 1-2pm
Performance at Boundary Bay Brewery

🌈 Sunday the 21st, 2:30-4:30pm
Session at Welcome Road

07.09.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Forgot to post here in advance, but we played with Dave Cory for set dancing last night at the Plough & Stars … so much fun! πŸ’ƒπŸ½πŸ»πŸŽΆπŸŽ»

30.08.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow night (8/30) come find us at North of Fourth, 8pm til we’ve played all the tunes! 🎢 Looking forward to another session with friends... 🎻πŸͺ•πŸ₯°

30.08.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re excited to be playing with Dave Isley at Moonstone Crossing in Trinidad CA this weekend! πŸ₯°πŸŽ»πŸ·βœ¨ Come enjoy a glass of wine, some Irish tunes and songs this Saturday from 4-6pm… We’d love to see you there!

14.08.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ll be playing at Cafe Mokka again this Friday β€” we'd love to see you there!
πŸ₯°β˜•οΈβ˜˜οΈπŸŽΆ

A cozy night of Irish tunes in a beautiful cafe located at the Finnish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs of Arcata CA!

Irish tunes & songs with Ceo:
🎻 Blake Ritter
πŸ’ͺ🏼 Alina Larson

14.08.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Thursday, you can find us playing tunes for set dancers in San Francisco! The Plough and Stars on Clement Street has a wooden dance floor, and dances will be called & taught πŸ’ƒπŸ½

Ceo ~ 7/24 ~ 8:30pm
πŸ’ͺ🏼 Alina Larson
🎻 Blake Ritter
πŸͺ• David Chadwick

21.07.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Purrmaid! 😻

21.07.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ll be playing at Cafe Mokka again this Friday β€” we'd love to see you there!
πŸ₯°β˜•οΈβ˜˜οΈπŸŽΆ

A cozy night of Irish tunes in a beautiful cafe located at the Finnish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs of Arcata CA!

Irish tunes & songs with Ceo:
πŸͺ• Chris Hinderyckx
🎻 Blake Ritter
πŸ’ͺ🏼 Alina Larson

15.07.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This coming weekend, Blake Ritter and Alina Larson will join Tai Evans for tunes and songs on the Mendocino Coast!
πŸŒŠβ˜€οΈβ˜˜οΈπŸ¦€πŸŽΆ

✨Harmonic Convergence✨
Join us as we forge new pathways into the sonic frontier, blending traditional Celtic folk music with the face-melting energy of rock and blues!

15.07.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ TODAY! ✨
Join us this aft at the Berkeley Street Fair. We’ll be playing at the Telegraph x Durant stage just before 3pm, and we’ll have a couple special guests joining us… We’ll be playing Irish tunes & songs on uilleann pipes, fiddle, concertina, whistles, and harp!
🌈πŸ₯°πŸŽ»πŸŽΆβ˜˜οΈ

13.07.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ll be playing at Moonstone Crossing this weekend in the beautiful coastal town of Trinidad CA. It’s one of the Trinidad Art Nights, and we’re really looking forward to it!
🌈🌊🎻🌲πŸͺˆπŸ·πŸͺ•πŸ‡πŸŒΏ
Alina ✨Blake✨Chris
~ Ceo Irish Music ~

26.06.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A β€œHeterosexual Awesomeness” Festival Flopped β€” Then A Queer Singer Stole The Show β€œThis ain’t your limp-wristed woke fest,” the organisers of a Boise, Idaho festival promised. Instead, they offered a β€œfull-on celebration of family values with guts.” The only problem? Almost nobody ...

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24.06.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A β€œHeterosexual Awesomeness” Festival Flopped β€” Then A Queer Singer Stole The Show β€œThis ain’t your limp-wristed woke fest,” the organisers of a Boise, Idaho festival promised. Instead, they offered a β€œfull-on celebration of family values with guts.” The only problem? Almost nobody ...

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24.06.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A β€œHeterosexual Awesomeness” Festival Flopped β€” Then A Queer Singer Stole The Show β€œThis ain’t your limp-wristed woke fest,” the organisers of a Boise, Idaho festival promised. Instead, they offered a β€œfull-on celebration of family values with guts.” The only problem? Almost nobody ...

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24.06.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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not mentioned by name in this article, but there are some more juicy details about the event organizer grabbing the mic from the singer, then getting attacked by an audience member who possibly thought they were defending the festival from some rando grabbing a mic: www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

24.06.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ll be playing at Cafe Mokka again this coming Friday! πŸ₯°πŸŒΏ

🌈 Irish tunes & songs with Ceo ☘️

Share this info along with anyone who might be interested in a cozy night of Irish tunes in a beautiful cafe located at the Finnish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs of Arcata!

🎢πŸ₯°πŸŽ»β˜•οΈπŸ«–πŸ’•
We’d love to see you there!

15.06.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was such a joy having Chris Hinderyckx & his kids join us for our set yesterday at the gallery!
πŸ₯°πŸŽ»
Chris will be back for more tunes (& perhaps even a few songs) with us tonight for the 1st Saturday Arts Alive at the Schlueter Gallery, 6-9pm.
🎢

07.06.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We decided to have a few more tunes this weekend, since we didn’t want to miss the fun of the Eureka Friday Night Market β€” and we’ll be back on Saturday for Eureka Arts Alive (both at the Schlueter Gallery in Eureka CA, 6-9pm). Swing by if you’re in the locale! πŸ₯°πŸŽΆ

06.06.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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