ed ▁other ▁groups ▁as ▁well , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁the ▁" G old en ▁To ad ", ▁featuring ▁mand olin ist ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Will ▁Sp ires ; ▁she ▁joined ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁summer ▁sol st ice ▁concert ▁at ▁Grace ▁C athedral ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Joe ▁Co ole y , ▁Irish ▁button ▁accord ion ▁player ▁who ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁visited ▁the ▁Col by ▁Street ▁house ▁and ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Dra heim ' s ▁lif el ong ▁attachment ▁to ▁Irish ▁music . ▁ ▁She ▁and ▁others ▁joined ▁Co ole y ▁to ▁perform ▁Saturday ▁night s ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁long - standing ▁Irish ▁pub , ▁the ▁Harr ington ▁Bar , ▁making ▁up ▁the ▁band ▁which ▁they ▁called ▁" Gr á in ne og ▁C é il id h ." ▁Years ▁later , ▁Dra heim ' s ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁folk ▁music ▁id iom ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁vers at ility ▁in ▁other ▁gen res ▁would ▁prompt ▁one ▁fan ▁to ▁comment : ▁" And ▁that ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁apt ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁the ▁point : ▁Sue ▁Dra heim , ▁a ▁class ically - tra ined ▁viol in ist ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁mistaken ▁for ▁a ▁real - de al ▁S lig o ▁f idd ler ▁who ▁now ad ays ▁has ▁a ▁chair ▁in ▁a ▁San ▁Francisco ▁sym phony ▁or chestra ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁playing ▁in ▁old ▁time y ▁bands ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1