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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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Irish Outreach: Consul General Staunton Visits Colorado to Connect with Diaspora
Gerry Staunton, Consul General of Ireland spent a couple of days in Denver last month meeting members of the Irish community. He wanted to offer himself as a resource who can be called on to assist with matters concerning the Irish community in Colorado and was open to more frequent visits and contact with this […]
The Francis McPeake School of Music Asks for Your Help: Celebrities and Music Lovers join in campaign to save Legendary Irish Music School in Belfast
(from September 09 Celtic Connection) The McPeake Family started playing music, in Ireland, in 1904. The family were at the forefront of the revival of Irish and folk music throughout the 1950″s and 1960″s. Francis McPeake I penned the folk anthem “Will Ye Go Lassie Go” aka “Wild Mountain Thyme” in the early 1950″s. With such […]
Cindy Reich chats with Anthony Kearns: Irish Tenor to Perform Benefit Concert Colorado October 9
Singing “Danny Boy” down a phone line landed Anthony Kearns a place in “Ireland”s Search for a Tenor” contest. The contest was in conjunction with the release of a new ten-pound note (commonly referred to as a “tenner”) and Anthony”s phone audition would change his life dramatically. Kearns had to hitchhike to Dublin for the […]
A+ for Argyll Scottish Gastropub
Sometimes, you just know you’re in the right place. And while Scotland might not be the place that comes to mind when thinking of great food, that country’s often-maligned culinary tradition has been re-born and dressed in some sleek new clothes at Argyll, a new Scottish restaurant and pub in Cherry Creek. For me, I […]
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 […]