Cooking
With Turf Plays
Irish
& Scottish Music and Song
Enjoy
the Lively Indigenous Music of
Ireland
& Scotland
at
Your Special Event!
(408) 422-1463 or (209) 768-8651
Cooking With Turf is an acoustic band located in North-Central California who play Irish
and Scottish music to promote the tradition in all its forms and to create a closer bond among all lovers of Celtic music!
Cooking
With Turf sings songs and plays jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas, waltzes, and strathspeys for dancing or simply for listening
to!
We
are available to play at your event, indoors or out, plugged in or acoustic! Book early for your event! We
specialize in the following:
- St.Patrick's Day
- Scottish
Ceilidh and Irish Ceili Dances
- International, Celtic,
and Irish Fairs
- Scottish Highland Games
- Pub Performances
- Weddings
and Wakes
- Wren Boys/St.Stephen's Day
- Robert Burns Suppers
- Country
or Contra Dances
- Kirkin O'The Tartans
- St.Andrews Day
-
Company Parties
- Community Events
- Street Fairs
- Church Services
- Farmer's Markets
- Vineyard Tasting Room Passport Days
- Celtic
Christmas Events
- Traditional Wassail Events
- Historic Reenactments
~ We
look forward to sharing our music &
down-home enthusiasm with you! ~
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Members of Cooking with Turf
play at the
O'Flaherty's Irish Pub
in Downtown
San Jose, CA!
See
more details by clicking the Join the Session tab!
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~ Original Art By Steve Kenworthy ~
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| Original Art By Cooking With Turf's Steve Kenworthy! |
~ How Did We Get Our Name? ~
What Is Turf and How Do You Cook With It?
Turf, or "peat" is an organic fuel formed by the accumulation and
partial decomposition of vegetable matter in areas where the climate is wet and mild, and the drainage is poor. Peatland or
bogland covers about 15% of Ireland.
In the summer time
peat or "turf" is cut into blocks with a spade and set in stacks to dry. Dried peat burns easily with a smoky flame
and a very distinct (and pleasant) odor.
Peat was the source
of heating and cooking in Ireland for centuries. It is still used in some areas of Ireland for heating. The following picture
depicts the cutting, drying, carrying and selling of "turf" or peat. Turf burns without tending and remains lit
even if moved.
~ The Traditional Irish Sessiún ~
We can be found with our fiddles and flutes at traditional
Irish seisiuns throughout Northern California, including O'Flaherty's Irish Pub in downtown San Jose, P. Wexford's
in Modesto, and the historical Magnolia Saloon in Coulterville. Please join our email list by writing to:
Leap2Three@yahoo.com
We hope to see you at the pub!
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So
What Is A Seisiun Anyway?
Seisiuns (or sessions) are informal gatherings of
Irish traditional musicians that happen mostly in pubs. For more information, click on the Join the Session
Tab or visit the link below.
