The 30th Annual Winter Solabration! It’s hard to believe that this will be 30 years! And we’re still doing it! The Winter Solabration is a celebration of the Winter Solstice in music and dance. The dance consists of traditional American community dances Ð contras, squares, and a few circle and couple dances Ð all carefully […]

See Johnny Tarr’s Colorado Debut Friday December 18 at the Irish Snug in Denver! Originally a member of the band Sláinte, Johnny Tarr plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass, harmonica, pennywhistle, bodhran, bones, bass drum, and accordion, by using loop pedals and vocal harmonizers. Johnny Tarr’s heart is in performing live music with excitement and […]

Irish J-1 Students Looking to get Summer work and Housing in Denver Area Traditionally going on a J-1 Summer Work and Travel visa programme to the US is a rite of passage for thousands of Irish College students. Heretofore students could arrive in the US without a pre placed job and seek out employment and […]

(Photo: Co-Captain Rachel Ryan heading towards a TRY) Congratulations Glendale Raptors – Back To Back Women’s Premier League Champions! Glendale Raptors defeat Berkeley All Blues November 15 at Infinity Park to win second straight Women’s Premier League Rugby National Championship title.

December 2015 Ceolta Notes By Rodger Hara The Rocky Mountain Celts, a Celtic Orchestra conceived and organized by Mike Nile of The Indulgers and comprised of members of that band and members of, Delilah’s Revenge, Big Paddy, Celtic Friends, Angus Mohr, The McDeviants with contributions from Eric Olson and many others are on the stage […]

Jim Walsh “Listened to His Call” with the Romero Theater Troupe by Rodger Hara James Patrick (“Jim”) Walsh, PhD, coauthor of Irish Denver with Tom Noel and Dennis Gallahger and author of Michael Mooney and the Leadville Irish: Respectability and Resistance 10,200 feet, 1875-1900 for his Doctoral thesis, Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado […]

(The Rocky Mountain Celtic will perform in Denver on Friday December 11, 2015 – see details at the end of article) Mike Nile and The Rocky Mountain Celts By Rodger Hara Thomas Wolfe is noted for observing that “You can’t go home again.” This is a story about how sometimes you can go home again […]

(Photo: Christina Noble (left) stands with an “Irish” American Flag presented to her by Kerri Tiernan (standing next to Christina) and Jim Wagenlander, Honorary Consul for Mongolia, Cheryl Ward, Jean Murtagh, and a room full of friends and supporters) Christina Noble Inspires Denver Audience By Rodger Hara (December 2015 Celtic Connection, Denver) Jorge Agustín Nicolás […]

Clancy’s Irish Pub proved to be the ideal venue for the recent ‘teacht le chéile’ (get-together) of the Denver Irish Network on November 1st 2015. Leading the entertainment for the afternoon were Seamus Blaney’s sister and her husband (Carol and Paul McAlister) whose program included singing, storytelling and recitation. Traditional songs such as ‘Belfast Mill’ […]

Kindred Spirits Winter Concert – 2015 Kindred Spirits is one of Denver’s oldest music groups and plays some of the world’s oldest music. The group will present their 6th annual winter concert in the Tuft Theater at Swallow Hill Music in Denver on Saturday, December 5th at 8 PM. Comprised of four remarkably versatile and […]

Meet 2016 Denver Queen Colleen, Kate Kelly! By Rodger Hara On October 25th at the Celtic Tavern, the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee crowned Kate Kelly its Queen Colleen for the 2016 Parade. Maureen McGinty, 2015 Queen Colleen, passed her crown to Kate, a Colorado native and graduate of Littleton High School and the […]

AN IRISH CHRISTMAS DANCES INTO PIKES PEAK CENTER DECEMBER 1 “Irish generosity and charm, and once again it is served up in heaped portions. ‘An Irish Christmas’ captures the international spirit of holiday tradition. A great family show! …Music, dance and song that leaves everyone breathless.” -The Village News “ The capacity crowd on hand […]