By Rodger Hara (September 2015 Celtic Connection newspaper) There is an unending and good-natured debate over the invention of whiskey/whisky – in Scots Gaelic it’s uisge beatha and in the Irish it’s uisce beatha and in both it means “water of life”. At the same time, on film and on stage, Scots are often depicted […]

Photo: Carlos-Nunez_w.PanchoAlvarezJavierMercade.jpg September 2015 Festivals by Rodger Hara (from the September 2015 Celtic Connection newspaper) Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival-September 10-13, Fairgrounds and other venues, Estes Park, CO w/Albannach, Cal, The Elders, Seamus Kennedy, Sligo Rags, Ed Miller, Socks in the Frying Pan, Chef Eric McBride. Fountain City Brass Band and Highland Dance, Irish Dance […]

by Rodger Hara (from September 2015 Celtic Connection newspaper) The Wicked Sheehogues Celtic Band plays at Clancy’s Irish Pub in Wheat Ridge on the 5th from 5 – 8 PM Colcannon closes the Celtic Harvest Festival Edgewater on the 20th at 3:30 PM on the 20th. You can see Big Paddy on the 6th at […]

“Across the Pond” to Debut at Celtic Harvest Festival Edgewater By Rodger Hara (from September2015 Celtic Connection newspaper) At one time, it was common for residents of the United Kingdom to talk of traveling to Canada or the United States as “taking a trip across the pond” in a droll, understated sort of British way. […]

Famous Irish Quartet “The High Kings” Denver Bound! Tickets on sale now at www.SoiledDove.com or call 303-830-9214. For centuries, Ireland was ruled by High Kings. As their reign came to an end, their deeds and stories merged into the world of legend and myth and the High Kings of Ireland were no more except in […]

The Denver Business Journal (DBJ) recently published an issue spotlighting “2015 Top Women in Energy” which included Susan Morrice, Chairman and co-founder of Belize Natural Energy (BNE). Based in Denver via Belfast, Susan and her team discovered oil over a decade ago in a place that had been probed by many other major energy companies […]

The Colorado Rapids sold homegrown talent Shane O’Neill on August 1st to Apollon Limassol of Cyprus. At the end of August he officially joined Jupiler Pro League side Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz based in Belgium. The United States Under-23 international, currently in Manchester to prepare for Thursday’s friendly against England in nearby Preston, quickly jetted into Belgium […]

August 2015 Ceolta Notes By Rodger Hara (from August 2015 Celtic Connection newspaper) The new Indigent Row played at the Colorado Irish Festival last month and qualified for the final round of The Denver Battle of the Bands on Sunday the 30th. The 10 bands in the finals will play from 4 PM to midnight […]

Mile High Belfast Bash (Editors Note/Photo: Although she claims to be much better at GAA football,l Rosa Carragher of the Belfast Youth Circus (BYC), took time to show some moves with the hurly while in Denver last month. Rosa and other members of BYC were in Colorado performing and training together with the Salida Youth […]

Dennis Gallagher Toasted and Roasted at Retirement Party (by Rodger Hara, from August 2015 Celtic Connection newspaper) On July 20th, the remarkable 45 year political career of Dennis Gallagher came to a close with the swearing in of the new Denver City Auditor, Tim O’Brien. Dennis was born in Tabernash, Colorado to Ellen Flaherty Gallagher […]

Tickets On Sale Now for the Colorado Scottish Festival in Snowmass Village A Family-Friendly, Dog-Friendly Festival! July 31 – August 2, 2015 By Susan M. Thornton (July 2015 Celtic Connection newspaper) There’s gonna be a great celebration when the Colorado Scottish Festival arrives at its new home in Snowmass Village this summer! Yes, in case […]

(Update: The exact address of Belfast/Salida Circus performance/workshop on Monday July 13, 11A-2P is: New Freedom Park 8846 E. 13th Avenue, Denver CO 80220. Xenia street dead ends into the park at 13th street) from July 2015 Celtic Connection newspaper) Thanks to the efforts of Jennifer Dempsey, the Salida Circus Outreach Foundation, and friends, about […]