Traditional Irish Music Masters Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill on Tour in May “Hayes and Cahill work off each other like two jazz masters, exploring the tunes, spinning medleys that expand and contract with intensity. “Our allegiance is to the spirit of the moment,” says Hayes, “Our primary wish is that the musical experience be […]

By Rodger Hara An influential figure in the history of Irish rock, an award-winning off-Broadway musical, the Arvada Center and Colorado’s multi-talented band Colcannon intersect in a Celtic-harmonic convergence with the Regional Premiere of the play A Man of No Importance this month. Horslips was one of the first Irish bands to combine traditional songs […]

May 2015 Ceolta Notes – by Rodger Hara (from May 2015 Celtic Connection newspaper) (Photo: The Indulgers) Folk Ragout and special guest Katie Henderson will perform Irish tunes, French songs, and Old-Time fiddle, Thursday May 14th, 7:30PM at Swallow Hill , 303-777-1003. The Celtic folk/rock legends The Waterboys open the Arvada Center’s Summer Stage Concert […]

Folk Ragoût and special guest fiddler Katie Henderson will perform Irish tunes, French songs, and Old-Time fiddle, Thursday May 14th,2015 7:30PM at Swallow Hill, Denver CO , 303-777-1003. On Saturday, May 30th, 7:30pm Folk Ragoût will be in concert with Lights Along the Shore at Snowy Range Evangelical Free Church 2552 North 15th Street, Laramie, […]

Cúrsa Tumoideachais sa Ghaeilge – Irish Language Immersion Course Butte, Montana July 18 – 25, 2015 Immersion Camps: The first immersion camps in Irish language and culture were organized in the Gaeltachtaí (Irish-speaking districts) of Ireland in 1901 and quickly became a corner-stone of the movement to preserve Ireland’s ancient Gaelic culture. It was here […]

A grass-roots effort by individuals interested in keeping alive Scottish and Celtic heritages lead to the creation of the Colorado Tartan Day in 1996 by the Colorado General Assembly. Since the official State recognition, committed volunteers spend each year planning and conducting various fund raisers to support Colorado Tartan Day with such fund raisers as […]

Agora Performance Space at The Riverside 1724 Broadway, Boulder Saturday, April 11, 6 p.m. Please come as early as 5:30 to socialize, if you like! $10 INCO members and students, $15 non-members Free for children 12 and under We expect this April 11 event to sell out, so purchase tickets in advance at: www.irishnetworkco.com ********************************************************************************* […]

Ceolta Notes – April 2015 (from April 2015 Celtic Connection) By Rodger Hara Brian Clancy survived St. Patrick’s Day plays at Jack Quinn’s in downtown Colorado Springs at 7:30 PM on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30tha and at the Irish Snug on Capitol Hill in Denver at 8:30 PM on the 4th, 11th, […]

Iain & Joanna Hyde, w/ Owen Kortz Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 Time: Doors @ 7:00pm, Show @ 8:00pm Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill, Denver CO Tickets: $16 – $20 at http://swallowhillmusic.org/…/iain-and…/Mar-20-2015-8-00-PM/ or 303-777-1003 Brother and sister duo Iain and Joanna Hyde bring together the traditions of Irish, bluegrass, and folk/Americana music to create textured […]

Adam Agee & Jon Sousa CD Release Concert and St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. (w/Special guests Riverdance dancer Billy Kanaly and vocalist Emily Dawson) St. Parick’s Day March 17, 7:00PM (Doors at 6:15) Rialto Theater Loveland, CO Buy Tickets and check out it out: (we’re giving up to $1000 away!) www.adamageejonsousa.com/tix ————READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW!———— […]

Six-time Grammy Award winners, The Chieftains, have been highly recognized for reinventing traditional Irish music on a contemporary and International scale. The Chieftains were formed in Ireland in 1962 by Paddy Moloney, one of the top traditional folk musicians in Ireland. Their ability to transcend musical boundaries to blend tradition with modern music has notably […]

Dear Friends, My Last Hurrah St. Patrick’s Day Party I have been hosting my annual St. Patrick’s Day Party for well over thirty years. And each year it gets bigger and better and this year will be no exception; in fact it will be the biggest and best yet. Because it is the last party […]