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March 2023 Celtic Events/Colorado (Updated March 16)
March 2023 Celtic Events/Colorado Nallen’s Irish Pub downtown Denver St. Pat’s Celebration March 17 open at 9am both days. Beer Garden, Corned Beef Sandwiches, Pints, performances by Celtic Steps, Wick School of Irish Dance, The MileHighlanders, and more. The Celtic on Market & Off Track Betting downtown Denver St Pat’s Parade celebration all day March […]
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Dundee Cake
One of the truly best example of Scottish baking can be found in this ancient recipe. 1 cup soft butter (not melted) 1 cup sugar 5 large beaten eggs 2 1/2 cups of self-raising flour 2/3 cup of Raisins 2/3 cup Sultanas (golden raisins) 2/3 cup currants Finely grated zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon 1/4 cup Glace cherries or dried […]
Welsh Style Chicken, Leek and Broccoli Casserole
This is one of the truly best recipes of Celtic Cuisine which can be considered not only healthy but very low fat. 4 chicken breasts 1 lb fresh leeks chopped 1 lb bite-size broccoli florets 1 cup of chicken stock 1/2 cup of bread crumbs 1 tsp thyme 2 oz whiskey (optional) olive oil Salt Step 1: Preheat oven to 325F Step 2: Cut chicken […]
Asparagus & Irish Blue Salad
Here is a very simple summer salad. It beats the traditional potato salad hands down. 2 bunches of asparagus 2 oz Irish blue cheese 1/3 cup of mayonnaise 1 Tbs Finely chopped parsley 1 pinch of white pepper Step 1: Wash and cook asparagus whole in Boiling salted water. Step 2: Using and electric whisk blend the cheese in with the […]
Blue Parrot
There was this fella with a parrot. His parrot would swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself. Trouble is, the guy who owns him is a quiet, conservative type, and this bird’s foul mouth was driving him crazy. One day, it gets to be too much, so the guy grabs the bird by the throat, shakes him […]
Let”em Dig
An old man and woman were married for many years, even though they hated each other. When they had a confrontation, screaming and yelling could be heard deep into the night. The old man would shout, “When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave and come back and haunt […]
Jerry Barlow Wins
International “Indie” Award
The Colorado Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar player”s tune was one of 25 songs picked from thousands submitted from around the world by a panel of well-known music industry professionals such as Peter Gabriel, Wynonna, Cindi Lauper, David Grisman, and Patti Loveless. Among the list of the 25 winners sharing Jerry”s prestigious award include such world class songwriters […]
COLORADO IRISH FESTIVAL Returns July 14 & 15
The greens of Clement Park in Littleton will once again be the site of the annual Colorado Irish Festival on Saturday July 14 and Sunday July 15. Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, David Munnelly Band, The Prodigals, Enter the Haggis, Beth Patterson Band, Makem & Spain Brothers,”The Town Pants, April Verch Band, Colcannon, Gobs O” […]
AOH National History Camps Awarded at CIF
The five young ladies (Kristian Cowden, Clare Barrett, Emily Barrett, Gwenllian Kern-Allely and Maggie Thulson) are under the direction of Mrs. Barbara Allen of the Denver School of the Arts. The presentation was entitled “The Misnomer of An Gorta Mor (Great Famine)” and told the story of how the Famine was a man-made disaster that cost […]
Colorado Students win “Irish Award” at National Competition in Maryland
National History Day is a nation wide history competition for students from 6th through 12th grade. The purpose of the competition is to create projects such as documentaries, display boards, plays, or papers relating to a different theme chosen each year. This year”s theme was “Triumph and Tragedy” and topics are chosen to illustrate this […]
U2 Tribute Concert w/Under A Blood Red Sky and special guest comedian Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald Friday July 13
“UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY” is a classic U2 tribute band out of Denver Colorado. All members have been longtime original artists in and around Denver who have been brought together by a strong love of U2 music. They recreated the legendary 1983 “Live at Red Rocks” concert which they debuted on New Years Eve […]
Hell Or High Water ” Andrew Murray
In Irish mythology, cows from the underworld were white with red ears. It may be no surprise that Andrew Murray’s record label and website is “White cow music”, as Murray has a voice that could easily be gifted from the otherworld. Deep, resonant and extremely expressive, it is easy on the ear and invites one […]
Saxons, Vikings and Celts
Reviewed by Mary McWay Seaman, Celtic Connection, June, 2007 Not having a scientific bent myself, I was leery of tackling even a modest tome on genetics; however, this thriller hooked me immediately. Bryan Sykes, Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Oxford, recently finished a 10-year DNA survey of the genetic structure of Britain and Ireland, […]