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CELTIC AIRWAVES OF THE ROCKIES Spotlight: KWMV”s Jim Remington ” The Celtic Voice of the Wet Mountain Valley
(from December 08 Celtic Connection newspaper) For our 3rd installment of “Celtic Airwaves of the Rockies” we travel down to south central Colorado to the town of Westcliffe, home of KWMV 95.9 FM “Voice of the Wet Mountain Valley”, and Jim Remington, the stations host of Celtic and Beyond which airs 7-9PM every Monday. Jim had […]
Rocky Mountain Spotlight: Ben Kelley ” From Gigs with Jigs to Moos, Hooves, and Horseshoes
Denver”s historic Union Station (17th and Wazee) will be the starting point for the city”s Stock Show tradition on Tuesday, January 13th. At high-noon rodeo and farm livestock followed by celebrities, marching bands, floats, horseback riders and performing cowgirls and cowboys, will walk down the streets of the Mile High City over the hour lunch-break, symbolically […]
Prolific Phil Coulter Returns to the Rockies with Celtic Thunder
Cindy Reich Interviews Phil on eve of Celtic Thunder gig… Phil Coulter will be joining the wildly successful show, Celtic Thunder, when it arrives in Denver on December 12th at the Wells Fargo Theater. His accomplishments in the music world over the last 40 years are legend. Phil took time out of rehearsing at his home […]
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Return to Colorado for Concerts and Workshops
The musical partnership between Alasdair Fraser, long regarded as Scotland”s premier fiddle ambassador, and the sizzlingly-talented young California cellist Natalie Haas may not seem an obvious one. Fraser, acclaimed by the San Francisco Examiner as “the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling,” has a concert and recording career spanning 30 years, with a long list of […]
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 […]