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SPANISH PEAKS CELTIC FEST SEPTEMBER 21-24 The GOTHARD SISTERS – FREE – 6th STREET HOOLEY
SPANISH PEAKS CELTIC FEST SEPTEMBER 21-24 The GOTHARD SISTERS – FREE – 6th STREET HOOLEY Friday September 22, 5:00pm – 6:00pm MINER’S PLAZA 6 th ST, WALSENBURG Although The Gothard Sisters Sunday (Sept 24) concert at La Veta Mercantile is Sold Out, you can see, hear, and dance with this awesome group throughout the Fest. […]
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Local Irish Company Gives Back In “Hard Times”
by Adam OLeary Andrew Toole knows what it’s like to be in need. When Toole moved to Denver 17 years ago, he didn’t know a soul, have a job or know how he would support himself. “When moving to the States, my mother asked me what I was going to do without a degree from […]

Eileen Hearty 1 of 4 Finalists for SAVE Award: Denver Native Thanked by President Obama for Cost Saving Idea
by Seamus Dunne In 2009 President Obama initiated a program called the SAVE Award, (Securing Americans Value and Efficiency). The premise of the program was to seek ideas from frontline Federal Employees to make government more effective and efficient and to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. In just 3 weeks, OMB (Office of Management […]

Local Shop Brings Ireland to You! Kerreen O’Connor in Littleton is Stock Full of Stocking Stuffers
Among the row of boutique shops, you’ll find a little yellow cottage on the corner of West Alamo Ave and Curtice Street that beckons you inside -and you should enter. You might think that you stepped though a time/space portal and that you’re somewhere on the west coast of Ireland, but you are actually in […]
Warmth for an “Icy December” New Margot Krimmel and Beth Leachman-Gadbaw CD Delivers Delightful Sounds for the Season
by Rodger Hara There are rare times in life when things seem to happen because they were supposed to happen – as if there was a predestined pattern of individual events leading to a synergistic sort of larger outcome. Not to make too much of a grand thing, but that is surely what seems to […]

A CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTY MOORE
The Celtic Connection’s Cindy Reich caught up with Christy Moore as he was taking a break in west Cork before starting a new tour in the autumn. His latest album, “Folk Tale” was released on the 28th of October. CR—You just finished up your new album—how do you feel about it??? CM—Grand, glad it is […]

GAELIC STORM Returns to Colorado for 2 All Ages Shows
They’re back! By popular demand, Gaelic Storm blows back into Colorado Friday November 11 and Saturday November 12 for two raucous, crowd-pleasing performances at the Stargazers Theatre in Colorado Springs, and the following night in Denver at the Gothic Theatre. Don’t miss this opportunity to sing along with one of the hottest Celtic bands firing […]

BELFAST PREPARES TO COMMEMORATE THE TITANIC’S CENTENARY
by Ann Augunas BELFAST – Ireland I’m standing in the middle of an ever-growing crowd of people here in Northern Ireland and a sense of great excitement is heightening all around me. All of a sudden I am emotionally involved in the whole of it as we are thrown back in time, to May 31, […]

BECOME AN HONORAY CITIZEN OF “SHAMROCK CITY” WITH SOLAS: Seamus Egan traces Irish Montana heritage
by Cindy Reich If you ever wanted to be music mogul, now’s your chance! Solas are embarking on a new multi-media project and are inviting anyone and everyone to get involved. Through the “Kickstarter” website, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1490987662/shamrock-city , they are hoping to raise the money needed to fund this project. The beauty of Kickstarter is that […]

Share Tunes, Dance, and Song with Jerry O’Reilly October 27 at Eron Johnson’s Antique Warehouse
When Dublin traditional singer and set dancer Jerry O’Reilly learned that he would meet some Colorado folks as he travels through the Mile High City he got excited, “That’s brilliant! I’ll be looking forward to it. How about me teaching the Sliabh Luachra polka set or the Clare Lancers reel set. These are two sets […]

“If it wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews” Lecture and Musical Performance by Dr. Mick Moloney
New York University’s Professor of Music and Irish Studies, Mick Moloney is the pre-eminent scholar of Irish-American music from the past two centuries. Born in Ireland, the musician and singer has recorded over forty albums and hosted several American Public Television series. In 1999, he was awarded the National Heritage Award from the National Endowment […]

Irish Network Colorado to Bring Ambassador Michael Collins to Colorado
Eamonn De Valera. Mary McAleese. And now: Michael Collins. The Irish Network Colorado (INCO) is bringing His Excellency, Ambassador Michael Collins to Colorado who is following in the footsteps of Ireland’s first President as well as the current one. As an emerging force in the Colorado business scene, INCO resumes its mission to provide beneficial […]

Denver Gaels Send Largest Club to North American Championships
When the Denver Gaels first competed in the North American championships in 1996, the lone Men’s Football team was just happy to be representing the Mile High City. Just 15 years later, the Gaels were the largest club en force at the Championships. Forty-seven players representing five different teams competed in the Championships at Páirc […]