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THE HIGH KINGS open U.S. XV TOUR March 7th, 2023 at Boulder Theater
The High Kings XV Tour Tuesday March 7, 2023 8:00 PM Doors 7:00 PM Boulder Theater, 2032 14th Street Boulder, CO 80302 Ticket Prices $30.00 – $35.00 All Ages Available at: https://www.axs.com/events/453116/?skin=bouldertheater Contact [email protected] or 303.786.7030 for further assistance. ALL AGES After 15 years at the top of their game, The High Kings are still […]
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IRISH LOTTO FOR U.S. GREEN CARD ENTER DEC 1st! Press Release from the ILIR
Only 132 Irish applicants were chosen last year mainly because so few people knew how to apply for it. The application period ends noon on Dec 1 but applicants are advised to apply now as the online system has been prone to crashes in the closing days. People who were born in Ireland and Northern Ireland are […]
Celtic Airwaves of the Rockies
Spotlight: KGNU”s Karl Kumli ” King of Keltic
(Editors note: In the next couple of months The Celtic Connection will spotlight the bellwethers of the reels and roots music heard up and down the Rocky Mountains. These men and women donate not only their time “on air”, but also the many hours needed to prepare each show. Perpetuating traditions of excellence through their […]
Wood You Like to Be a “Smile Maker”?
Since 2000 the Denver based non-profit organization has sent over 154,000 toys to kids in 60 countries. It was that year that Marlin Dorhout and friend Ben Perri traveled to Nicaragua to work with Habitat for Humanity. The director of HH asked the two men if they would bring some toys for the kids. “We […]
A Conversation With Alan Reid
From The Battlefield Band
by Cindy Reich Alan spoke with Cindy Reich from the Celtic Connection via phone from his home in Scotland. Cindy: The last time I spoke with you Alan, was a long time ago when the band were playing in Denver. John McCusker had just joined, which will tell you how long ago THAT was, and looked about 14 […]
Celtic Airwaves of the Rockies Spotlight:
KRFC”s Cindy Reich ” The Queen
(Editors note: Last month The Celtic Connection began a series to spotlight the bellwethers of the reels and roots music heard up and down the Rocky Mountains. These men and women donate not only their time “on air”, but also the many hours needed to prepare each show. Perpetuating traditions of excellence through their love […]
Dennis Gallagher, Irish Gentleman and Scholar and Guardian of Denver”s History and Dollars
When the Democratic National Convention takes place in Denver August 25-28, the city will be taking advantage of approximately $50 million provided by the federal government to cover security costs for the event. One man will be heading up the cause to ensure that only those federal funds will be used for convention security”not the […]
Good Hotel Guide Makes for Great UK Holidays
by Katie Weber The Good Hotel Guide (GHG) has been my best source for finding unique, small hotels, inns and B&B”s in Ireland, and Great Britain for many years. I first used it during my honeymoon in the early 1990″s and found a dramatic difference in the quality and overall experience between its hotels and those […]
Rocky Mountain Profile: Kerreen “Kacey” O”Connor
In July the Colorado Irish Festival enjoyed a financial, cultural, and musical success. Featuring world class entertainers like Gaelic Storm, Solas, The Elders and Cathie Ryan this year”s festival drew 32,000 visitors or a 50% increase over last year. In its 14th year the Co President Kacey O”Connor took no bows. Instead, as usual, she […]
True Irish Legend
Ronnie Drew Remembered
Irish folk legend Ronnie Drew – the former frontman of ballad group The Dubliners – has been given an old-fashioned Irish wake by his family. The gravel-voiced singer, who passed away on 16th August, was waked in his Greystones, Co Wicklow home, by hundreds of fans, friends, family members and neighbours before his funeral in […]
Jack and Barbara”s “Spanish Peaks” Hooley:
From Cabin Ceilidh to County-Wide Celtic Fest
(Published in September 08 Celtic Connection) World-Class musicians from around the U.S. and abroad will travel to Huerfano County in south central Colorado for the Spanish Peaks International Celtic Music Festival September 25 -28. They will give concerts, offer music lessons, talk on the music traditions, and partake in impromptu music sessions along the way. The […]
Beijing Bound – Denver”s Matt Updike Earns Spot on 2008 US Paralympic Cycling Team!
Denver resident Matt Updike recently qualified to compete in the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, September 6-17, as a member of the US Paralympic Cycling Team. While he”s been on the US Team for several years it”s his first time qualifying for a Paralympic Games. Although making the team was a tremendous accomplishment in itself, […]
Obama Irish? So Says the Song…
Irish Band Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys have an internet hit on “YouTube” in the works with their song celebrating Barack Obama’s Irish ancestry, “There’s No One as Irish As Barack O’Bama”. The band from Limerick, Ireland, made up of brothers Ger, Brian, and Donnacha Corrigan wrote the song after learning about a study […]