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Durango Celtic Fest March 24-25 2023
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Eileen Niehouse
“Mad Grace” – Beautiful Celtic Guitar, Find it at Denver Folklore Center or call (303) 455-3882
Troubadour
“The Best of Balladry – Islands and Centuries of Celtic Songs” is available by calling B.L. Taylor at 719-633-8688
Colcannon
“Trad” “The Life of Riley’s Brother”, “Saint Bartholemew’s Feast”, “Corvus”, “Some Foreign Land” and “Athens Hotel” call 303-455-7509
Jerry Barlow
Bring Down the Storm, “This is a rare gem of a release. Barlow, a superb finger picking guitarist, has put together a rake of tunes that are expertly performed from start to finish.” Cindy Reich (Celtic Connection, Round the House, October 2006.) “Keepsake” featuring fingerstyle guitar arrangements of Irish, Scottish, and Appalachian music. Available at […]
Brian Clancy
The new release “Brian Clancy LIVE” featuring Henry the Fiddler, Brendan and Bridget Clancy available at the Denver Folklore Center and on the web at www.irishrow.com
Gobs O’Phun n stuff
New cd release: “Out of Our Minds, A Collection of All O’Riginal Music”. Available online at www.gobsophun.com, the Denver Folklore Center 303-777-4786, The Thistle & Shamrock 720-482-1488, or call 303-388-5367. Other cd titles include “Bartools & Bad Habits”, “Highland Derry Airs”, “Major Phun’s Loyal Hearts Pub Band”, “Liverdance” and “These Gobs are Revolting”.
Irish Pub Salad
2 servings, can be doubled1/2 cup regular or low-fat mayonnaise2 tablespoons malt vinegar or white wine vinegar2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon or 3/4 teaspoon dried1 teaspoon whole grain Dijon mustard2 to 3 teaspoons waterCombine mayonnaise, vinegar, tarragon and Dijon mustard in small bowl and whisk to blend. Whisk in enough water by teaspoonfuls to make […]
Subject: Wine
John Mullen of the Boulder Irish music session wrote: I am sending this on to educate and edify….Subject: Wine It has been scientifically proven that if we drink 1 liter of water each day at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria found […]
Wife From Hell
forwarded to us by Conny Cones A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, ” I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir.”The driver says, “Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating.”Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: “Now don’t […]
The Very First Ever Blonde GUY Joke.
forwarded to us from Debbie McComick An Irishman, a Mexican and a Blonde Guy were doing construction work on scaffolding on the 20th floor of a building.They were eating lunch and the Irishman said, “Corned beef and cabbage! If I get corned beef and cabbage one more time for lunch, I’m going to jump off […]
Beoga Mischief ” Beoga
When Beoga released their first album “A Lovely Madness” in 2002, it became my favorite album of the year. It was quirky, innovative and darn good fun! Additionally, this Antrim based band are all extremely talented musicians. Beoga are now back with “Mischief” and I’m delighted to say that this new release is as good […]
A Commonwealth of Thieves: The Improbable Birth of Australia
Reviewed by Mary McWay Seaman,Celtic Connection, May, 2007A full sensory excursion to the beginnings of the British penal colony in New South Wales awaits in Thomas Keneally’s A COMMONWEALTH OF THIEVES: THE IMPROBABLE BIRTH OF AUSTRALIA. The book also offers an escorted tour through the mean streets of late 18th-century England and its barbarous prisons. […]