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RUNA in La Veta CO March 23rd for concert and Spanish Peaks Celtic Fest fundraiser!
This a very busy time for the Spanish Peaks Celtic Festival – Booking Artists and making plans for our 2023 Festival. We will begin announcing our line-up very soon! We are also busy working on collaborative efforts with our local venues and vendors. On that front, we have some exciting news. Runa (https://runamusic.com/about) will be […]
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7th Annual Walt Conley Tribute & Diabetes Fundraiser
For over 40 years, Walt Conley was a presence on the Denver and national folk and Irish music scene. After college graduation, Walt made the decision to follow his musical muse instead of answering the schoolhouse bell and entering the teaching profession. Walt”s first big splash in the music business came with his headlining of […]
Award Winning Artist Desmond O”Hagan Paints a Picture of the American Dream
With a name like Desmond O”Hagan and a mug to match it would be a surprise to no one to learn that the Colorado fine artist has roots to Ireland not far from the tree. ”My father is from a small town in Donegal called Dungloe, and my mom is from Dublin. During WW2, my […]
RYAN KELLY”CELTIC THUNDER”S “DARK DESTROYER” TALKS WITH CINDY REICH
CELTIC THUNDER TO PERFORM AT 1ST BANK CENTER OCTOBER 26 (from October 2010 Celtic Connection) He may be the “Dark Destroyer”, the heart breaker. The bad boy of Celtic Thunder. But Ryan Kelly is also a serious student of Irish music, a songwriter himself who is getting ready to release an album, and a lover of musical […]
Danny Veith ” The Height of Courage
CELEBRATE THE GIFT OF LIFE OCTOBER 10th To “give a stranger the shirt off his back” is often used to describe someone who is extremely generous, helpful, or compassionate. To give one of your internal organs so another can live can be described as the height of courage. This selfless act of bravery was exemplified recently […]
Gaelic Storm
GAELIC STORM Saturday, October 23, 2010 7:30pm Show, 6:30pm Doors. All Ages Show/GA Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, Englewood CO Tickets: $21.25 Advance $26.25 DOS Tickets and information at: Gothic Theatre or call Celtic Events at 303-777-0502. (Note: It will be a homecoming of sorts for fiddler Jessie Burns when Gaelic Storm returns to Colorado this November 1st. […]
Edgewater Hosts 1st Celtic Harvest Festival
by Rodger Hara By now the summer festival season is almost over from the first ones in Utah to the Long”s Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival, for many years the usual season-ending traditional festival in Colorado. The City of Edgewater and the Edgewater Arts Project are changing that by sponsoring the first annual Celtic Harvest Festival Edgewater […]
Longs Peak Scottish Irish Highland Festival Sept 9-12
The hills will be alive with the sound of pipers September 9-12 with the Longs Peak Scottish Irish Highland Festival at the Fairgrounds and other venues in Estes Park, CO Some of the bands on stage will include Mythica, Alex Beaton, The Brigadoons, Rathkeltair, Albannach, Prickly Pair and the Cactus Chorale, Lough Carron, Eddie Devine, The Tartan […]
Mairead Nesbitt — Fiddle Fusion
Cindy Reich interviews Celtic Woman”s aesthetic barefoot fiddler (published in September 2010 Celtic Connection) Ethereal women in gossamer dresses float around the stage, singing beautiful songs. That is the quintessential definition of the Celtic Woman experience. That is, until a blond firecracker explodes onto the stage, fiddle in motion, scattering all in her wake. Mairead […]
GHOST DANCE ” Now that”s the Spirit!
Music, Dance, and Song to enliven UPTOP Ghost town (photo: Dance Hall and Tavern) Spanish Peaks International Celtic Festival fonder Barbara Yule is excited about the opening day picnic/ceili at the La Veta Pass “Ghost Town” of UPTOP*. Enthusiastically she encourages folks to experience the September 24th event, “Join in the music making and dancing, meet old friends […]
Celtic Warrior: Cody”Donnybrook” Donovan
Cody not only inherited the warrior gene, but also the Irish “gift of the gab”– Not in a boastful way, but with the confidence of someone who is truly grateful for what they have and opportunities ahead. He spoke with high regard and appreciation for his coaches, trainers, and teammates at Grudge. “This gym produces […]
Denver Team Fundraising to Build Homes in Cape Town this November
During the second week of this November Karri will take time off from her work at Enterprise Auto Rentals, along with co-worker Trish Tesar, Kathy McGee (Kellogg”s), and Heidi Weidemiller (Computer Associates) and will be the first American team to join Irish-Based NMTT team in South Africa as volunteer builders. “We will walk into the […]
Kilts galore and more will be found at Colorado Scottish Festival in August
Colorado Scottish Festival and Rocky Mountain Games August 14 & 15 By Nicole Thomas Now in its 47th year, the Colorado Scottish Festival and Rocky Mountain Highland Games will be hosted Saturday, Aug. 14, and Sunday, Aug. 15, beginning at 9 a.m., at Highlands Heritage Park in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Each year, this community event draws […]