Clancy’s Irish Pub:  The Legacy Lives On – Inaugural Celtic Festival August 26 and 27 By Lisa Switzer   When Jeff Hurlburt and his partners bought Clancy’s Irish Pub, he had no idea where the venture would lead him.  Clancy’s, now the oldest and longest running Irish Pub in Colorado, was founded in Wheat Ridge […]

August 2017 Ceolta Notes by Rodger Hara   Potcheen kicks off their August with a concert in Homestead Park on E. Florida in Aurora for the Murphy Creek folks on the 13th at 5 PM then closes out the month in the Golden Speakeasy in Miner’s Alley on the 26th at 8 PM.   The […]

Tartan Up!  The Highest Scottish Festival in the World is Coming to Snowmass Village! By Susan M. Thornton Get your kilt on and enjoy a Celtic weekend as the Colorado Scottish Festival returns to Snowmass Village, Aug. 4-6, 2017. At 8,209 feet of elevation, the Festival is believed to be the highest Celtic festival in […]

The Rockies are going to Rumble! GAA Tournament comes to Denver July 22-23  (from July 2017 Celtic Connection newspaper/Denver) This July, Denver will be the host for a very exciting and highly anticipated Irish sporting event. Rumble in the Rockies is the inaugural United States Gaelic Athletic Association (USGAA), Southwest Division Invitational Tournament for the […]

July 2017 Ceolta Notes And Festival Info By Rodger Hara   Eileen Ivers returns to Colorado with her “Universal Roots” on the 13th with an all-ages show at the Soiled Dove Underground.  Tix $24 and $29. www.ticketfly.com or www.soileddove.com or call 303.830.9214.  If you’re in the Durango area, you can catch her show on the […]

        Socks in the Frying Pan, an award winning trio from County Clare on the West coast of Ireland, will perform at The Colorado Irish Festival at Clement Park in Littleton on Friday, July 14th at 6:30 p.m. (main stage); Saturday, July 15th at 4:30 p.m. (main stage); and Sunday, July 16th […]

Eileen Ivers  returns to Colorado with her “Universal Roots” project July 13 at Soiled dove Underground Direct link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1487536?utm_medium=bks (photo captions 1: Another encore moment for Eileen Ivers and her band, Photo caption2: Folks lucky enough to have seen the energetic Eileen Ivers performance at the CUIS fest some years ago remember how she jumped […]

Pikes Peak Celtic Festival June 16-18 The Festival grounds of the Pikes Peak Celtic Festival will once again be filled with the sound of Bagpipes, the smell of fish & chips, the sight of world champion Irish dancers, and events/activities for every age June 16 -18. See the colorful massed bagpipe bands of the Western […]

June is here and the Gaels have already been training hard through rain, sleet and more unpredictable Denver weather. There is much to look forward to and prepare for with the Gaels Hurling team sending a squad to compete in the Indianapolis GAA invitational tournament on June 17th.  The Indy tournament is regarded as one […]

Irish Network Colorado Presents: FIFTH ANNUAL: Sure the Craic Was 90! AN AFTERNOON OF IRISH STORIES AND SONG Performance by Acclaimed Storyteller Liz Weir, County Antrim Accompanied by Fiddler Extraordinaire Sky Kelsey, Aspen Saturday, June 10, 2 p.m.—2950 Tennyson Street, Denver 80212   One of INCO’s most beloved visitors and performers, Liz Weir, is back […]

  Meredith Wirth is a very talented high school senior who began playing the Great Highland Bagpipes when she was just nine years old.  Today, at 17, she is a frequent solo piping winner at the Colorado Scottish Festival and other festivals in the region. Sharon Rafferty, Meredith’s mother, says that Meredith always came along […]