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Spanish Peaks Celtic Fest September 21-14 , 2023
DAY 2 (Friday Sept 22) AT SPANISH PEAKS CELTIC FEST (SEPT 21-24 2023) This is what the Fox Theater in Walsenburg will look like on the second day of the Spanish Peaks Celtic Fest on Friday, September 22, 7:00PM, when The Byrne Brothers (photo above) take to the stage. Other great performers on the bill […]
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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 […]
IDLE IRISH — Got Time? Got Talent?
Take the first step and go to Celtic Tavern Riverside Downs, 2620 W Belleview Ave, Littleton, CO 80123 (303-795-0709) on Saturday May 30th between 9am and Noon. There you will meet the friendly judges and you can give them a sample of what Irish song(s) that you would like to sing. Don”t bring music CD […]
CELTIC WOMAN AT RED ROCKS JULY 1 & 2 2009 -NEW SHOW!
Celtic Woman ” Isle of Hope Tour (New Show) at RED ROCKS! Live Nation proudly presents CELTIC WOMAN at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Wednesday July 1 and Thursday July 2. Showtime is 8:00 PM. Gates open at 6:30 PM. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW at The Fillmore Auditorium Box Office, online at www.livenation.com or call 877 […]
THE SECRET SCRIPTURE
Reviewed by Mary McWay Seaman, Celtic Connection, December, 2008 Every so often, a literary jewel radiates beams of breathtaking, iridescent force. Sebastian Barry”s THE SECRET SCRIPTURE, with the heft and lilt of eloquent simplicity, is one such novel – a tale of mystery, love, war, repression and redemption spanning the last 100 years in Ireland. Roseanne Clear […]
LUKA BLOOM – “11”new songs and 1 new U.S. Tour!
Celtic Events & Celtic Connection Presents LUKA BLOOM JUNE 3rd 2009 Celtic Events at 303-777-0502 (from March 09 Celtic Connection – Part I of II) Interview with Cindy Reich Luka Bloom”s latest album, “Eleven Songs” will be released in the U.S. in March. He talks with Cindy Reich from the Celtic Connection via phone from County Kildare on […]
Direct From Ireland… The Bridies ” Irish Concert and Community Fundraiser With Special Guest Comedian Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald
Thursday, March 12, 2009 7:30 ” 10:00 PM, doors open at 6:30 PM Infinity Park Event Center, 4400 E. Kentucky Ave., Glendale, CO 80246 A benefit to raise funds for local Healthcare Nonprofit organization ” Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN). Supporting medical and other related services for uninsured families and children in the Denver metropolitan area. Tickets are […]
Julie Fowlis & Band in Concert
BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award 2006 Winner Gaelic Singer of the Year Scots Trad Music Awards 2005 Best Up & Coming Artist (D”chas) Scots Trad Music Awards 2004 Winners Gaelic Singer of the Year Scots Trad Music Awards 2004 Saturday February 28, 2009 6pm doors, 7pm show at the Oriental Theater, 4335 West 44th Avenue Denver, […]
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Ireland’s Brewmaster Comes to Colorado
(from February 09 Celtic Connection newspaper) Guinness Brewmaster Fergal Murray Reveals Denver Mission: The Pour – The Toast – The Proposition – The Bar Tab Bailout Plan (Editor”s note: In advance of his Denver visit this month, Guinness Master Brewer Fergal Murray sent this letter to our readers. On Feb 11 his Denver schedule was added to end […]