Former Colorado Irish Festival entertainment chairman Tom Quinn has entered a new realm with the publication of his first book, American Massacre, Fort Pillow and the Day That Changed a War. The book chronicles an event known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, one of the great remaining controversies of the American Civil War. The battle […]

An interview with Founder and Photographer Sean McKernan By Jennifer Dempsey — How was Belfast Exposed started? Thirty years ago, in the period following the intense social and psychological trauma of the 1980 -­ 1981 Hunger Strikes, I started Belfast Exposed with my friend and teacher Danny Burke. We shared an interest in Photography and […]

The Colorado Emerald Society George B Kennedy Annual Charity Golf Tournament has been moved to July 21st at 1:15pm– still at the Ranch Country Club Golf Course. Registration starts at 11:45 AM July 21st and we will have a contest beforehand. Food will be served after the Golf Tournament so I encourage you to invite […]

Cúrsa Tumoideachais sa Ghaeilge 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 themovement to preserve Ireland’s ancient Gaelic culture. It was here that students encountered the living culture, learned the language, the music and […]

News from the Rocky Mountain Music Scene – – – by Rodger Hara – – – Barton Abbey is a new band featuring former members of Lalla Rookh that describes their music as “Americana with a Celtic Accent.” They perform on the patio at Avogadro’s Number, 605 S. Mason Street, Fort Collins on the 22nd […]

Colonel Farrell and the Teapot- – – by Jim Remington – – – One of the most common Irish ballads is a song called “Whiskey in the Jar”. The song has been performed and recorded by many different artists including the Dubliners, the Pogues, Thin Lizzy, Metallica (really!), and Celtic Thunder. Even the great piper […]

The White House has named Missouri’s Kevin F. O’Malley as its choice to be next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. A release from the White House Press Office on June 5th stated: “Kevin F. O’Malley, of Missouri, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland.” Kevin F. O’Malley is an […]

The Pikes Peak Celtic Festival is back in 2014 after its relaunch by the City of Colorado Springs, The Colorado Springs Friendly Son’s and Daughters of St. Patrick, and the Scottish Society of the Pikes Peak region. On June 20 – 22, 2014, Memorial Park (in Colorado Springs, CO) will fill with kilted pipe bands […]

Celtic Connection: Colorado Celtic Rock pioneers, The Indulgers, are born and bred in the Rocky Mountains. Their distinct sound rocks with the independence of the great American West. Founded by native Dubliner, Damien McCarron, the band began cultivating their brand of Celtic Rock in Denver Colorado in 1998. McCarron and bandmates have since performed their […]

A residential and commercial paining company isn’t the first company you would think to be spearheading a charity initiative that gives away an important, but often overlooked, chore that can truly change a person’s disposition and attitude. But that is what is happening at Ireland’s Finest Painting Company Inc. “We know that a person’s house […]