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Long’s Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival this weekend, September 8-10, 2023
Long’s Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival this weekend, September 8-10, 2023, at Estes Park’s Fairgrounds Arena. Featuring, various Celtic rock, folk and traditional musicians, athletic games and pipe bands, as well as jousting and dance competitions!
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Across the Black River ” Kevin Burke/Cal Scott
Reviewed by Cindy Reich, Celtic Connection, August, 2007 Kevin Burke needs no introduction to Irish music lovers. His fiddle playing is unparalleled. Although born in London, Kevin was influenced by the fiddle playing of Michael Coleman and James Morrison among others, through his parents who came from Sligo. As a member of the Bothy Band, Kevin was […]
North River
Reviewed by Mary McWay Seaman, Celtic Connection, October, 2007 Folks who grew up during the Great Depression will not easily forget this book, and some New Yorkers may even feel themselves walking through its mirrors. Others will revere it as an aching refresher on the era. NORTH RIVER, Pete Hamill”s new novel, conducts readers through 1934 Greenwich […]
“Green Tie” Presenter MCPN Breaks Ground
for New Health Care Center
A nonprofit organization, MCPN has provided medical and health education services to the underserved since 1989. Their current service areas encompass Jefferson, Arapahoe, Adams and Park Counties and the City of Lakewood and Aurora. MCPN has one of the largest population base of any Community Health Center in Colorado and, the largest number of underserved […]
Beth Patterson to Mud Wrestle Martha Stewart During Lannie”s Cabaret Show? Sunday, November 25, 2007
Interview with Beth Patterson by Pat McCullough Beth Patterson has a stage presence that has been described by viewers as “a cross between a cobra and a puppy.” No doubt the puppy is for her lovely smile and voice ” and the Cobra? Maybe for her fleet finger action on the fret board ” but more […]
Scruffy Murphy’s Raises $$$ for Children’s Hospital
“We raised $2K for Children”s Hospital…for the research of “SIDS”, said owner Andrew Toole, “We raised the money by silent auction with items donated by Natures Way, Pepsi Centre and Scruffy”s putting up two round trip tickets to Ireland.” Big Paddy, Kinetics & 66 Days provided entertainment. (photo by Donnie Danesh)
Colorado”s Jessie Burns Riding High
on the Waves of Gaelic Storm…
With fiddle in hand, she will drop into the Conor O”Neill”s Sunday night session in Boulder to play and visit with friends. “The folks there have been so supportive and kind,” she said about her fellow session players, “really generous with their excitement for me.” She will also teach fiddle lessons when she is home […]
The Guynd: A Scottish Journal
Reviewed by Mary McWay Seaman, Celtic Connection, September, 2007 Belinda Rathbone”s new memoir is an exceptional combo of history, lament, battle cry and chronicle of what is, sifted from what once was, in rural Scotland. To read THE GUYND: A SCOTTISH JOURNAL is to become an intern folded into the intimate workings of a culture with tattered […]
Nallen’s Golf Tournament Raises $7,000
The event raised $7,000 for the Denver Fire Fighters Burn Foundation. “Another great day of golf for a great cause” according to Steven Annis, tournament director. The 5th annual tournament will take place Monday June 23, 2008. Pictured above is John Nallen presenting the check at the Denver Fire Dept. station #6. John Nallen and […]
M”ire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman: An Incredible Evening of Harp and Guitar Music
The brilliant, innovative harping of M”ire N” Chathasaigh, Irish Traditional Musician of the Year 2001, and the astonishing virtuosity and versatility of English guitar wizard Chris Newman, has been heard all over the world: now they come to Cameron Church September 23rd for the first time with their addictive and stylish cocktail of powerhouse Irish […]
Sinead O”Connor at Paramount Theatre
SINEAD O”CONNOR will perform at the Paramount Theatre on Friday September 21 introducing her latest release “Theology”. “Theology is an attempt to create a place of peace in a time of war and to provoke thought,” says Sinead O’Connor about her new studio album, the artist’s first since her 2005 reggae collection, Throw Down Your […]
SPANISH PEAKS INTERNATIONAL
CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007
From the West of Europe
A slice of musical heaven in my life has been the experience of Willie Clancy Summer School held in County Clare on the West coast of Ireland. Each year around the first week of July thousands of people stream into Miltown Malbay, (once home to uilleann piper Willie Clancy) and surrounding towns to enjoy classes, […]
A Bit of Gab with the Guggenheim Grotto
an interview with Cindy Reich (August 07 Celtic Connection) Sometimes the good guys do win in the end. From a debut recording made in the bedroom of band member Shane Power to a song that was included in every demo iPhone, Guggenheim Grotto have won fans all across the land. Their debut album, “Waltzing Alone”, […]