Photo: “Day shift on Calaconda,” Victor, Colorado, Oct. 7, 1897 PPLD Special Collections The Pikes Peak Genealogical Society and the Pikes Peak Library District will present “Cornish Hard Rock Miners in Cripple Creek and Leadville” on April 22, 1-3pm, at Penrose Library , 20 North Cascade, Colorado Springs . John James, from Truro, Cornwall, England, […]

“SURE THE CRAIC WAS 90: AN EVENING OF IRISH STORY AND SONG” with Feargal Lynn, Clare Murphy and Liz Weir The Old Louisville Inn, 740 Front Street, Louisville 80027 Wednesday April 10, 7:00pm 6:30 p.m. – Ages 18+ $10 in advance via www.irishnetworkco.com Sponsored by the Irish Network-Colorado Every year in April approximately 100 participants […]

Valentine City Chorus, one of the best barbershop groups in Colorado, will pay tribute to the “Emerald Isle” this Spring with their “A Great Day for the Irish” program. They will perform along the northern Front Range from April 7 to May 17 (when/where below). “A Great Day for the Irish” show is published by […]

“Songs of magic and mayhem and of better days ahead … contemporary Irish Folk Rock at its very best.” — Shay Clarke Rialto Theater Loveland, CO Thu Apr 04 13 07:00 PM The Soiled Dove Underground Denver, CO Fri Apr 05 13 08:00 PM Stargazers Theatre and Event Center Colorado Springs, CO Sat Apr 06 […]

By Karl Kumli Great Big Sea is a band which could have had serious identity issues. Could’ve been a pop-oriented band. Could’ve been a trad-oriented band. Notice I did not say that Great Big Sea actually has any identity issues. These three guys know exactly what they are all about. They ARE a pop-oriented band […]

Denver St. Patrick’s Day Route and Basic Info TIME: Steps off at 10 a.m., on Saturday March 16 and generally lasts until 1:30 or 2 p.m. ROUTE: Starts at Coors Field parking lot, steps off at 27th and Blake, Blake west to 17th, 17th to Wynkoop, Wynkoop back to Coors Field. VIEWING: Anywhere along the […]

By Oliver Little On March 16th the Denver-based Irish music group Colcannon joins forces with the Colorado Symphony for a performance at Boettcher Concert Hall at 7:30pm. The concert, “St Patrick’s Day Celebration with Colcannon” is part of the CSO’s 2012/2013 Pops season. Although Colcannon has several orchestra performances under its belt already, they are […]

On a snowy St. Patrick’s Day in 1983, Boulder radio station KGNU first broadcast a “Saint Patrick’s Morning Sound Alternative.” Since that time, KGNU has hosted thousands of hours of Celtic music through the now-weekly program called Seolta Gael, the annual St. Patrick’s MSA and random cuts of Celtic music on Musica Mundi and other […]

Gobs O’Phun kicks of an Irish weekend Friday March 15 with a St. Patrick’s Day Concert that will be “A Tribute to “The Quiet Man” Gobs special guest musician Peggy Fasing. The Gobs plan to “Duke” it out at Swallow Hill where their concert will pay tribute to the funny, quirky and sentimental John Wayne […]

The Fighting Jamesons deliver a traditional style of music with an aggressive and energetic modern-day approach. Formed in 2010, The Fighting Jamesons quickly gained a strong presence on the East Coast. They’ve shared the stage with legendary Irish rock acts such as Dropkick Murphys, The Saw Doctors, and Young Dubliners. In November of 2011 the […]

Cindy Reich interviews Seamus Egan (March 2013 Celtic Connection – Denver) When Seamus Egan found himself in Butte, Montana for the “An Rí Rá” Festival eight years ago, his father had a request—see if Seamus can find anything about Michael Conway, a great-uncle of his father who had emigrated from Ireland and ended up in […]