The Christmas Revels: A Scottish Celebration of the Winter Solstice The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder CO (2016 Revels rehearsal photos- by Alastair Norcross) When you come to see the Revels this month, we’ll all Welcome Yule together, with familiar Christmas songs, dances, and poems. We’ll also share some Scottish winter traditions which are technically not […]

December 2016 Ceolta Notes By Rodger Hara for The Celtic Connection (Denver CO)   Kindred Spirits present their annual winter concert on the 3rd at 7:30 PM in the Arts At Cabrini at St. Frances Cabrini Music Room Theater 6673 West Chatfield Ave. Littleton, CO.  This year’s show is titled “Winter Jubilance” and features guest […]

Laura Farley Denver Queen Colleen 2017   The Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee crowned Laura Farley as their Queen Colleen 2017  at their November coronation. Laura will be a spokesperson for the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade and represent the local Irish community throughout the year.  Her support court includes McKenna Shea, Brigid Sleevi, […]

Montana, Ireland of the American West By Kathleen Gilgannon for Teh Celtic Connection (Denver CO)december 16 Photos 1:  Mass Rock (St. Patrick’s Cemetery — Butte, MT) “stands as a perpetual reminder of those dark days (Penal Times) and of the unyielding spirit of the Irish.”  We visited this cemetery as part of the Anaconda/Butte coach […]

Catching Up With … Musician/Singer/Songwriter Maire Egan by Mark J. Stytz for the Celtic Connection (Denver CO)   Any experienced Colorado traveler of Irish heritage knows that no trip to Las Vegas is truly complete without a stop at the world-renowned Nine Fine Irishmen at the New York New York Hotel & Casino, where chances […]

Youth Hurling in Colorado Brian O’Haire   This fall the Regulators Hurling Club has kicked off its youth program in Denver Public Schools at both elementary and middle school ages. Each program has had a special dedicated fall introductory class schedule with plans to continue a more advanced program in the spring.   All the […]

Profile – Mountain Road Ceili Band By Rodger Hara   According to www.Irish-Showbands.com, ““Ceili” Bands (the word Céilidh means “party” in Gaelic) have been around Ireland for centuries. In the earliest days, ceilis would take place almost anywhere: in a house, at a crossroads, where ever a few musicians and dancers got together. In fact, […]

November 2016 Ceolta Notes by Rodger Hara     The Rocky Bards, accompanied by members of the Northern Colorado Caledonia Pipe Band present A CELTIC EVENING with all proceeds going to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The first event will be on the 5th at 7 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church, 3800 20th St. in […]

ROGER LANDES with singer Beth Gadbaw and fiddler Sandra Wong three concert November 4,5,6 November 4, (Friday) 7 p.m. The Old Gallery, Allenspark, 14863 Peak to Peak Highway, 303-747-2906, www.theoldgallery.org November 5, (Saturday) 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, Denver, 71 E. Yale, 303-777-1003, swallowhillmusic.org November 6, 2016 (Sunday) 1:30 p.m. Concert Series at Nevei Kodesh, Boulder, 1925 Glenwood Drive, 303-443-4567, neveikodesh.org Making his first Colorado appearance since […]

Irish Night at the Soiled Dove, Denver With Tommy Fleming “Voice of Ireland” Friday October 28 Direct Ticket link: The Soiled Dove (more venue info at bottom of page) Eric Clapton – “His version of Danny Boy is the best I have ever heard bar none.” The Boston Globe – “The dynamic voice of Tommy […]

The American Conference for Irish Studies that the University of Montana will host October 21 – 22. It has become a bit more than a conference, however, as the Irish Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Anne Anderson, will attend and address the conference, as will the Governor of Montana, Steve Bullock. The theme of […]

October 2016 Ceolta Notes by Rodger Hara  (Celtic Connection October 2016 newspaper) Angus Mohr kicks off the month with an appearance on the 1st at the Odyssey Beerkwerks Brewery and Taproom in Arvada at 8 PM then closes it out with a Halloween/Samhain show on the 29th at the Little Bear in Evergreen at 9 […]