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THE BOW TIDES return to Colorado for early St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations!
THE BOW TIDES return to Colorado for early St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations! Take three fiddlers (All who have toured with Gaelic Storm), a two time Grammy Nominee double bassist and a guitarist who also plays pipes, flute and sings, and throw in a joke or two, and you have the essential ingredients for THE BOW […]
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Tony McManus to perform at Swallow Hill August 14
by Michael Reshetnik When you hear a fine Gaelic singer, or a great piper or fiddler, you know that their music comes straight from the heart, that they embody and express the soul of a rich and deep tradition. Tony McManus is one of this sort. With his twin obsessions of guitar and traditional music he […]
Dance in the moonlight with Nessie to sounds of U2 at Colorado Scottish Festival
Join mascot Nessie, the friendly Loch Ness monster and friends, at the ALL NEW Colorado Scottish Festival, August 8-9, 2009. The Festival has adjusted it”s hours to Rocky Mountain Party Time on Saturday, extending from 4pm to 10pm. Kilts will me swinging at the evening concert featuring the high energy of Angus Mohr, Colorado”s popular Celtic […]
Celtic Events, Swallow Hill, and Twist & Shout presents Celtic super-group SOLAS w/ Americana/bluegrass sensation Bearfoot November 6th, at L2 Arts & Cultural Center, Denver
Friday, November 06, 2009, 8:00 pm MST at L2 Arts & Culture Center, Denver CO ALL AGES SHOW Subscribers get tickets now and save money at: SOLAS-BEARFOOT http://. ”Simply one of the best Celtic bands around.” ” PEOPLE MAGAZINE ”Solas is one of my favorite groups. Lovely music from lovely people. They’re the best.” – EMMA LOU HARRIS ”It”s […]
WAVE the flag of friendship from Belfast to Salida
By Jennifer Dempsey Last month, 14 members of Northern Ireland’s Circus WAVE became part of the Salida Circus family in Chaffee County, Colorado. For two weeks, Circus WAVE members stayed with host families and joined in a circus schedule that included stiltwalking in the July 4th parade, community potlucks dinners, a sold-out show in downtown Salida, […]
Spanish Peaks Reduce Prices forCeltic Connection Readers
Spanish Peaks International Celtic Music Festival Huerfano County Colorado American Indian tribes called them “Wahatoya”, Huajatolla” or Guajatoyah”, roughly interpreted as “breasts of the earth”. Some Indian tribes believed that they were the site were mankind first emerged onto earth. The “Double Mountains” were easily recognizable reference points to European explorers and pioneers. One pioneer […]
SEVEN NATIONS to Rock Denver July 7 Special Concert at Scruffy Murphy”s Open to All – Free if you Volunteer for CO Irish Fest
“Seven Nations, which melds bagpipes and fiddles with blazing electric guitars and drums … exited their tour bus and walked in to a standing ovation.” – San Francisco Chronicle ”Seven Nations taught a crowd of nearly 10,000 one important lesson: bagpipes rock.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal ”The music was riveting … folks were dancing in the aisles […]
Congratulations Celtic Woman Ticket Winners!
CELTIC CONNECTION/CELTIC EVENTS/GIGS LIST DRAWING: Sara Gabriel (“My daughter was born at Swedish Hospital on December 26, 2006. I had the Celtic Woman playing in the delivery room! Love ’em!!”) IDLE IRISH CONTEST PROMO: Susan Smallwood Harold Patrick McElhany Sherree Sabelle
CIF VOLUNTEER EXTRODINAIRE TOM RADCLIFFE
For about one-half of the 15 Annual Colorado Irish Festivals, Tom Radcliffe has been involved. Each year as voids appeared and needs became apparent Tom stepped up to take on more responsibility. His ability to take on added challenges led him to the position of festival chairman. It”s not that he set out to be […]
THE POGUES scheduled for Denver with original line-up October 23
THE POGUES live at the Ogden Theatre Friday, October 23, 2009. Doors 7pm || Show 8pm. By demonstrating that the spirit of punk could live in traditional Irish folk music, the Pogues were one of the most radical bands of the mid-’80s. Led by Shane MacGowan the Pogues were undeniably political — not only were […]
Lisa Rogers goes Green from the “Grounds” Up
It”s no coincidence that the Common Grounds coffee house logo is similar to the Irish Claddagh ring. The logo was developed by Lisa Rogers and family who opened the first Common Grounds (in Highlands neighborhood), in 1992, as a non-smoking alternative to the Denver bar scene. In tune with her Irish heritage, she incorporated the […]
WIN PAIR OFF TICKETS TO CELTIC WOMAN AT RED ROCKS
Send us your name/email address or contact info between June 6th and June 14th and we might pick your name as winner! MORE chances to win between June 16 and 21 at your favorite Irish pub/restaurant – Participating venues will be posted here on June 16. No purchase neccessarry Celtic Woman [email protected]
Andrew Toole: Coloring Colorado with Paints and Pints
(Pat McCullough June 09 Celtic Connection) Adding color to Coloradoans lives has been Andrew Toole”s job for almost 15 years. After arriving in America he made his way to Colorado, “I had heard that it was a good environment to live and start a business…At that time, in pre-“Celtic Tiger” Ireland a lot of business prospects were […]