MARCH 2019 ENTERTAINMENT and EVENTS GUIDE Compiled by Rodger Hara   Adam Agee and Jon Sousa March 9           Jon Sousa and Ty Burhoe                         Nevei Kodesh, Boulder                       3-5 PM March 14         The McTeggart Irish Dancers             7 PM                         Broomfield Auditorium Tix at: https://irish.bpt.me March 16         Rialto Theatre, Loveland Tix $            7 PM                 Adam Goldstein March […]

ALAN DOYLE and band in Denver February 19 with special guest Whitney Rose Soiled Dove Underground 7401 E. 1st Ave, Denver CO 7PM Doors 8PM Show Reserved Seats direct lick: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/selectSeats?utm_medium=bks&id=1770116&seatSelectorOnly=true      Iconic Newfoundland singer-songwriter, best-selling author, actor and recent recipient of the Order of Canada, Alan Doyle will perform in Denver February 19 as […]

Eileen Ivers Universal Roots Return to Denver July 25 Reserved seats here or call 303-830-9214 “Passion, virtuosity.. a superb band” “…Ivers is a national treasure.” National Council for the Traditional Arts Eileen Ivers Universal Roots will fly into Denver July 25 (on their way to headline a weekend fest down in Durango). Celtic Connection/Events are […]

25th Colorado Irish Festival July 12-14 www.ColoradoIrishFestival.com The 2019 Colorado Irish Festival (CIF) will be commemorating its 25th Anniversary – July 12-14, 2019 in Clement Park, Littleton. The Fest website (ColoradoIrishFestival.com) says, “If you can’t be in Ireland, be at the Colorado Irish Festival” – and why not? There will be plenty of music with […]

Ceili Time at the Irish Snug! Free dance classes at the Irish Snug (downstairs) Wednesdays 7pm until 8 ish Martin Percival is starting a community ceili class at the Irish Snug every Wednesday evening (7pm) starting July 10th 2019. All are welcome! No experience necessary. Below is a Q & A with world –renowned Irish […]

July 2019 Ceolta Notes and July – Early August Festivals By Rodger Hara The Lilt Collective are on the Dublin Stage at the Elizabeth Celtic Festival at 11:15 AM on the 20th. Big Paddy, celebrating their 20th anniversary of performing along the Front Range bring their Irish rock to the Dublin Stage of the Elizabeth […]

June 2019 Ceolta Notes By Rodger Hara The Pine Creek Tippers play (probably outside on the patio) at The Margarita on the 14th from 6-8:30 PM. They are all going to Ireland for a musicians’ tour in July with a stop for two of the band at the Willie Clancy Festival in County Clare and […]

Summer Celtic Fests Surge in June Celtic Fests abound in the summer our Rocky Mountain Region. Although New Mexico is always first on the board with their May festival, things kick into high gear in June. Here are some upcoming events of note – make sure you double check “where” the fests will me held […]

Scotts Bluff Celtic Gathering By Rodger Hara In 1822, when he was 17 years old, Hiram Scott was a member of the first expedition sent out by the Rocky Mountain Fur Company along the Missouri River. He continued to travel the west as one of the early mountain men/fur traders until 1828 when he fell […]

Congratulations to the Winners of the Second Annual R.L. Stevenson Competition at Denver School of the Arts For the second year now, members of the Scottish St. Andrew Society of Colorado have partnered with the Theatre Department at the Denver School of the Arts to present the Heather Ale: A Galloway Legend by Robert Louis […]

Tara of Celtic Woman Excited about new release “Ancient Land” and return to Red Rocks By Rodger Hara Formation of the red sandstone walls that flank the seats in the world-famous amphitheater known as Red Rocks took an estimated 200 million years. It took the world-famous singing group Celtic Woman less than 6 months to […]

April 2019 Ceolta Notes by Rodger Hara Irish storyteller Liz Weir from County Antrim is the featured guest at Rocky Mountain Storytelling’s 2019 Story Seeds gathering the 12th-14th at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden. First winner of the International Story Bridge Award from the National Storytelling Network, Liz will be presented at the Royal […]

This year’s Rocky Mountain Storytelling Conference and Concerts is honored to feature special guest, Liz Weir. Liz WeirLiz Weir is an Irish storyteller with an international reputation. She has performed on five continents appearing in venues from the Vanderbilt Hall of New York’s Grand Central Station to libraries in Australia, from prisons in Canada to […]