August 2017 Ceolta Notes

by Rodger Hara

Potcheen kicks off their August with a concert in Homestead Park on E. Florida in Aurora for the Murphy Creek folks on the 13^th at 5 PM then closes out the month in the Golden Speakeasy in Miner’s Alley on the 26^th at 8 PM.

The Mountain Road Ceili Band is continuing its 22nd year at The Margarita at Pine Creek in Colorado Springs on the 18th at 6:00 PM outdoors on the patio bar.

Chancer’s Hooley plays at the Blue Spruce Brewery in Centennial on the 4^th from 7:30-9:30 PM.

Celtica, a progressive multi-instrument band from Indiana, presents an over-21 show on the 11^th at 9 PM in Nixon’s Smoke House BBQ Brews and Live Music, 6520 S. College, Ft. Collins.

Avourneen plays at Ned Kelly’s at 9 PM on the 26^th and at the Clancy’s Celtic Festival on the 27^th, time TBD.  Adam Goldstein is at the Clocktower playing on the 5^th, 12^th and 10th at 11 PM.

After another successful and fun Elizabeth Celtic Festival, Skean Dubh entertains the folks in Manitou Springs on the front lawn of the Public library on the 1^st at 6 PM, then plays for the shoppers at the Old South Pearl Street Farmers market from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM on the 20^th in front of Leo’s Automotive and then on the 19^th at the Boulder Farmers Market on 13^th St. from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Wild Mountain is on stage at Clancy’s Irish Pub in Wheat Ridge on the 11^th at 7:30 PM and the 27^th from 4-6 PM, the Carnation Festival in Wheat Ridge on the 12^th, time TBD and the Barklay Ballroom in Frisco at 9 PM on the 25th.

Brian Clancy entertains at Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse and Pub, Downtown Colorado Springs, on the 3^rd, 10^th, 17^th, 24^th and 31^st. On July 20^th, he began his NINETEENTH YEAR of playing Jack Quinn on Thursday nights.  He said “It’s a wonderful pub, with great people.  And it’s the best gig in Colorado.”

The fabulous Bedlam Boys play at Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse and Pub on the 12^th from 8  PM to Midnight and return for a gig there on September 1^st at  PM. They can also be found (playing, not drinking) in the Bierwerks Brewery in Woodland Park most Thursdays.  They report that their show at the Colorado Irish Festival played to a packed house that gave them a standing ovation wanted an encore.

The Juice O’the Barley plays at 8 PM on the 5^th in the Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse and Pub in Colorado Springs and will play on a date/time TBD at the Clancy’s Celtic Festival.  The Juice also released a new CD at last month’s Colorado Irish Festival, copies of which will be available for sale at their gigs with a digital release forthcoming soon.  Stay tuned.

The second round of adult (over age 16) and first round of children’s (under 16) auditions for the Irish-themed Rocky Mountain Revels in Boulder at Christmas will be held on the 27^th from noon to 3 PM at the First Congregational Church, Pine & Broadway streets in Boulder, room #311.  Signups for auditions or other arrangements for try-outs can be found  at http://rockymountainrevels.org/audition.html

We Banjo 3 from County Galway presents their “Celtgrass” fusion of fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo at the Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs on Sept. 3^rd.

Mulligan Stew plays from 3-7 PM at In The Zone Sports Bar, 44th and McIntyre in Golden on the 13^th and the 27th at Clancy’s Celtic Festival, time TBD.

Celtic Chaos is in the house at the Celtic House Pub in on Lincoln Ave. in Parker on the 11^th from 6-9 PM.

CaraTrom, a Gaelic word that means “bold friend”, is the stage name of Tim Baldwin.  CaraTrom plays at the Carbon Cafe & Bar on the 5^th from 6-9 PM, the Stapleton Farmers Market on the 6^th from 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM, the Laughing Goat Coffee House in Boulder on the 10^th from 8-9 PM, the Dickens Opera House in Longmont on the 18^th from 5:30-8:30 PM and the Louisville Farmers Market on the 19^th from 9-11 AM.