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Celtic Warrior: Cody"Donnybrook" Donovan
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| | "...A thousand years ago I would have been running around some island with blue paint on my body..."
From The Celtic Connection newspaper, August 2010 issue. Article by Pat McCullough, photos by Laura Klein, (www.LauraKleinphotography.com)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Cody Donovan is a case study for the warrior gene.
He doesn’t fight out of anger, hatred, or resentment. He fights because that is what he is meant to do. He carries the warrior gene, evolved over the ages from a need to hunt, protect, and survive. It’s a primal drive that suits his genetic makeup.
“I feel blessed in being able to do what I love. Every day I wake up happy and look forward to going to work-- A thousand years ago I would have been running around some island with blue paint on my body" said Cody, referring to an ancient Celtic tribe known to paint their skin blue and run joyously naked into battle.
“I think all of us would have been doing this no matter when or where we lived,” He said looking out towards his teammates who were warming down after a tough morning sparing session at the Grudge Training Center in the Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge.
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Denver Team Fundraising to Build Homes in Cape Town this November
| | The Niall Mellon Township Trust (NMTT) was started by Irish Developer Niall Mellon in 2002 to build quality housing for impoverished families living in shacks in the townships of South Africa. In June of 2008, Denver resident Kerri Tiernan was reading about Mellon’s project in a story published in The Celtic Connection. At the time Mellon was reaching out to Americans who might be interested in donating or volunteering time to the Irish charity.
The article jarred Karri’s memory of a trip that she made to South Africa in 2006 and recollection of a drive through the shanties of Cape Town and the awful living conditions that the families endured. “Being 100% Irish (American) and trying to make a difference
it seemed right up my ally!” said Karri who eventually contacted NMTT to find out what steps needed to be made to become a volunteer.
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Save the Francis McPeake School of Irish Traditional Music – Enter the Prize Draw Ballot and be in to win!
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Colorado Irish Business Network Inaugural Meeting May 20th
| | Photo: Consul General Gerry Staunton
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Irish Network Colorado Originates in Denver! Vice Consul General Barry O'Brien and McPeake to join in Celebration July 8th
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Jack and Barbara’s “Spanish Peaks” Hooley:
From Cabin Ceilidh to County-Wide Celtic Fest
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Dennis Gallagher, Irish Gentleman and Scholar and Guardian of Denver’s History and Dollars
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| by Kevin Galaba
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Celtic Airwaves of the Rockies
Spotlight: KGNU’s Karl Kumli – King of Keltic
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“Irish Need Not Apply”- LAOH/AOH to host Ciaran Staunton in Denver March 4th: ILIR CO-Founder to address undocumented Irish immigrants and prospects for Irish emigrants to come to America.
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INTERVIEW WITH ROODY DOYLE
| | Mary McWay Seaman interviews Roody Doyle on his new novel “The Dead Republic”
Award Wining Author to give Presentation & Booksigning in Denver May 10 (above photo by Mark Nixon)
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Cheers for Rugbytown USA! The Re-branding of Glendale Colorado - June Proclaimed Rugby Month in anticipation of Churchill Cup
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| Glendale Mayor Pro-Tem Mike Dunafon overlooks completion of phase II of Infinity Park's new practice field and community park (photo by Steve Crecelius)
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True Irish Legend
Ronnie Drew Remembered
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Celtic Airwaves of the Rockies Spotlight:
KRFC’s Cindy Reich – The Queen
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| by Pat McCullough
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CELTIC AIRWAVES OF THE ROCKIES Spotlight: KWMV’s Jim Remington – The Celtic Voice of the Wet Mountain Valley
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Lisa Rogers goes Green from the “Grounds” Up
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| (photo caption: Lisa Rogers (holding water can) gave an Urban Farm demonstration last month at a potential site at 33rd and Holly. To Lisa’s left is an unidentified boy; Terrence Roberts, Community Organizer with Prodigals Sons; Denver City Councilwoman Carla Madison; Denver Mayor, John Hickenlooper.)
(Pat McCullough June 09 Celtic Connection)
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Mile High McNicholas Family – Building Business and Community with Honor, Respect, and Unpretentious Irish Hospitality
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Andrew Toole: Coloring Colorado with Paints and Pints
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Events & Entertainment
Kilts galore and more will be found at Colorado Scottish Festival in August
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| | Colorado Scottish Festival and Rocky Mountain Games August 14 & 15 By Nicole Thomas
Now in its 47th year, the Colorado Scottish Festival and Rocky Mountain Highland Games will be hosted Saturday, Aug. 14, and Sunday, Aug. 15, beginning at 9 a.m., at Highlands Heritage Park in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Each year, this community event draws approximately 10,000 people of all ages who come to experience and learn more about authentic Scottish and Celtic heritage, culture, music, dancing, food, history, genealogy and athletics in a family-friendly environment.
For the first time, the Colorado Scottish Festival will host the 10th Anniversary Masters World Championships in Scottish athletics. The Championship will feature 114 athletes from seven countries, including one Hall of Fame recipient. Last year’s event was hosted in Inverness, Scotland.
Another highlight this year are live concerts Saturday night and Sunday afternoon by Seven Nations, a Celtic rock band that has performed internationally for more than 15 years, including at the Dublin Irish Festival, Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the New York Marathon. Opening for Seven Nations will be Colorado’s own Angus Mohr, a Celtic rock band that combines Highland bagpipes and Irish whistles with electric guitars, bass, Hammond organ, synthesizers, and rock drums.
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Colorado Irish Fest Turns “Sweet 16” July 9- 11!
| | Photo: Natalie MacMaster
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OLD BLIND DOGS
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| “Fiery Scots…One of the best living examples of the humor, passion, and majesty that imbues Celtic music.” - Dirty Linen
“Old Blind Dogs play with a compelling energy and intoxicating rhythm as players and audience seem to share a wild ecstasy of emotion,” -The Scotsman
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SLIDE Announces Colorado Debut – Friday, February 19th Tickets on sale now -w/Guggenheim Grotto
| | “Slide... the future of Irish Music” Radio 1, Ireland
“They can sing , they can write, they can dance across fingerboards and piano keys,
buttons and bows, and by crikey can they play.” Irish Music Magazine
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Spend the Weekend with GREAT BIG SEA! Friday and Saturday March 12 and 13 2010 at Boulder Theater
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| Tickets on Sale now at Boulder Theater Box Office, 2032 14th St. Boulder, CO or call 303-786-7030 or Boulder Theater
Information call Celtic Events at 303-777-0502
Tickets are $30 & $35 plus applicable box office charges.
ALL SEATS RESERVED ALL AGES SHOW
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Cindy Reich chat's with Seamus Egan of SOLAS
| | (from Cindy's monthly column "Around the House"in November 09 Celtic Connection)
Seamus called into Cindy Reich’s “The Long Acre” radio show to talk about the new Solas album, Seamus’ ongoing solo project, baseball and “balloon boy”!
CR You’re calling from Scotland and I know you’re supposed to be in studio working on a new recording, so are you recording in Scotland?
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Grammy Award Winning Artist Moya Brennan “The Voice of Clannad” In Denver Concert Saturday April 3rd and Guest Solo at Red Rocks Easter Sunrise April 4th
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| Celtic Events, Swallow Hill, & Kolacny Music Presents
Grammy Award Winning Artist April 3rd
"I think she has one of the greatest voices the human ear has ever experienced" BONO
"Brennan is that rare artist who, by defying exact categorization, remains one to continually keep and eye on" BILLBOARD
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THE POGUES scheduled for Denver with original line-up October 23
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Spanish Peaks Reduce Prices forCeltic Connection Readers
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Celtic Events, Swallow Hill, and Twist & Shout presents Celtic super-group SOLAS w/ Americana/bluegrass sensation Bearfoot November 6th, at L2 Arts & Cultural Center, Denver
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A Conversation with Phil Coulter
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| by Cindy Reich
Phil Coulter is no slouch. He wrote songs for Elvis, wrote the mega-hit “Saturday Night” for the Bay City Rollers and produced three albums for “Planxty” (for the traditional music lovers in the audience). It’s impossible to pin him down and put him in a box. Pop songs that he’s written have gone to number one many times and sold tens of
millions of albums. Some of his most powerful songs are ballads such as “The Town I Loved So Well”. “Scorn Not His Simplicity”. “The Old Man”. “Steal Away”. Just to name a few.
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Prolific Phil Coulter Returns to the Rockies with Celtic Thunder
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Rocky Mountain Spotlight: Ben Kelley – From Gigs with Jigs to Moos, Hooves, and Horseshoes
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Ireland's Brewmaster Comes to Colorado
| | (from February 09 Celtic Connection newspaper)
Guinness Brewmaster Fergal Murray Reveals Denver Mission:
The Pour - The Toast - The Proposition - The Bar Tab Bailout Plan
(Editor’s note: In advance of his Denver visit this month, Guinness Master Brewer Fergal Murray sent this letter to our readers.
On Feb 11 his Denver schedule was added to end of this article posted on www.CelticConnection.com)
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Julie Fowlis & Band in Concert
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BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award 2006 Winner
Gaelic Singer of the Year Scots Trad Music Awards 2005
Best Up & Coming Artist (Dòchas) Scots Trad Music Awards 2004 Winners
Gaelic Singer of the Year Scots Trad Music Awards 2004
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LUKA BLOOM - “11”new songs and 1 new U.S. Tour!
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