February 2016 Ceolta Notes by Rodger Hara (compiled for the February Celtic Connection newspaper)

Brian Clancy is at Jack Quinn’s in Downtown Colorado Springs at 7:30 PM on the 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th and also at The Irish Snug on Capitol Hill in Denver at 8:30 PM on the 6th and 20th.

Scruffy Murphy’s Irish Pub in LoDo is hosting a fundraising event for the Michael Collins Pipes & Drums on the 12th from 6 – 10 PM to help pay for the costs of the band’s trip to Ireland in March. After the Pipers play, Big Paddy will play 6:30-8PM followed by Delilah’s Revenge. There will be a silent auction and drawings for door prizes. http://www.michaelcollinspb.com/

Big Paddy is at The Exchange Tavern in Westminster on the 5th at 8:30 PM and the Bohemian Biergarten in Boulder at 10 PM on the 19th.

Folk Ragoût performs at 8 PM on the 6th at the Swallow Hill Music Hall in South Denver. Tix are $10.

Delilah’s Revenge is on the Scruffy Murphy’s stage at 8 PM on the 12th and at Jack Quinn’s in Colorado Springs on the 20th at 9 PM.

Colcannon is in Claver Hall in the Fine Arts building at Regis University in North Denver for a combination lecture/concert on the 16th – lecture at 6 PM, concert at 7:30 PM.

The Bedlam Boys (Marty Smith and Steve Hart) perform at the Winter Beer Fest in the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park on the 6th at 4 PM

The Durango Celtic Festival Concert Series presents Willson & McKee in concert at 7 PM on the 5th in the Pullman Room (downstairs) at the Strater Hotel in Durango. Tickets are $12/advance or $15 at the door. The Mahogany Grille will be offering dinner specials for this event starting at 5 PM.

Avourneen is on stage at Katie Mullen’s on the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver at 9 PM on the 5th, 19th and 26th . Guitarist/singer Adam Goldstein does his solo Celtic music act on the 6th, 20th and 27th at the other end of the Mall.

Chancer’s Hooley is in Longmont on the 11th to play at Samples on Main Street at 7 PM and then at the Chub Burger on Ken Pratt at 6 PM on the 19th.

Kevin Dooley’s new CD reached Number 64 in the US Folk Charts and is currently doing well on the Euro Charts as one of the “top picks of the month”. It has received many great reviews and even a Best of 2015 from David Tonberg on Caithness FM Scotland with great air play all over Europe! His new website, www.kevindooleymusic.com, is live and features all nine of his CDs and videos.