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Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman in Concert April 22 at The Mercantile in La Veta: Fundraiser for the International Spanish Peaks Celtic Music Festival
Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman in Concert April 22 at The Mercantile in La Veta: Fundraiser for the International Spanish Peaks Celtic Music Festival Márie Ní Chathasaigh, Ireland’s amazing harper ,and Chris Newman, brilliant British guitarist, will perform in La Veta Colorado Sunday, April 22 at 2:00 pm for a fundraiser for […]
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Saxons, Vikings and Celts
Bryan SykesReviewed 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 […]
Celtic Warrior: Cody”Donnybrook” Donovan
“…A thousand years ago I would have been running around some island with blue paint on my body…” From The Celtic Connection newspaper, August 2010 issue. Article by Pat McCullough, photos by Laura Klein, (www.LauraKleinphotography.com) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Cody Donovan is a case study for the warrior gene. He doesn’t fight out of […]
Denver Gaels GAA Youth Activities Help Build Winners on and off the Field: “Gaels” Looking to Recruit Youth for 2010
An Irish Hurling-Green: A Ballad for the Gael’ Full many years, ’neath foreign skies, A stranger have I strayed, I’ve mingled in their sportive joys, And heard their music played; But still the dearest spot on earth- Which links me to its scene- For cheerful, hearty, guileless mirth, Is an Irish hurling-green… (The Gael, May […]
The Knights Templar and the Knights of St Andrew
by Eric W. McBride, Celtic Connection, September, 2007 Europe during the High Middle Ages was a most brutal time and the Fourteenth century was no exception. Though the threat of Viking Raiders no longer troubled the mainland, Europe was still recovering from the Mongol invasion of the previous century when the 1300s arrived. In western […]
Roots, History & Legends The Crow – Demon of the Celtic World
by Eric W. McBride, Celtic Connection, October, 2007 Like most ancient cultures the myths and legends of the Celts contained those aspects describing the darker nature of the world around them. All-hallows-eve is a prime example of their interpretation of the demonic world. Sociologist refer to the creation of monsters as a cultural explanation of […]
Denver Team Fundraising to Build Homes in Cape Town this November
The Niall Mellon Township Trust (NMTT) was started by Irish Developer Niall Mellon in 2002 to build quality housing for impoverished families living in shacks in the townships of South Africa. In June of 2008, Denver resident Kerri Tiernan was reading about Mellon’s project in a story published in The Celtic Connection. At the time […]
Community Support and Causes Bob Cote and Step 13, Helping fix people since 1983
(from December 2010 Celtic Connection newspaper) The Christmas season often brings out the best in folks. More people are inclined to want to help someone in need. Maybe they’re compelled to pull the car over toward the homeless looking man on the corner with the sign that says, “Will work for food…God Bless.” and hand […]