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Artists
of the 2003 Colorado Irish Festival
The 9th Annual Colorado
Irish Festival features the biggest lineup of international artists
ever brought to the Irish Festival stage. Join us for two hour-long
performances by each of these groups on the main stage daily...click
on their pictures to visit their web sites.
The
Legendary Tommy Makem
Prepare
to meet the singer that started America's love affair with
Irish Ballads. Tommy Makem has also been known for many years
as the modern day Bard of Armagh and is regarded around the
world as "The Godfather" of Irish music.
Armed with his banjo, tinwhistle, poetry, stagecraft and his
magnificent baritone voice, Tommy has been mesmerizing audiences
for more than four decades. He has expanded and reshaped the
boundaries of Irish culture, and infused a pride in that culture
in the Irish, and a quest for knowledge of that culture in
countless others.
This
will be a rare appearance in Colorado by the legendary artist.
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The Prodigals
The Irish Voice in March wrote, "The
Prodigals peeled the paint off the walls of the
Village Underground last Thursday night with a new lineup
that reaffirmed their position as the kings of jig punk."
From Ireland and New York, The Prodigals
send up Irish music with an energy and enthusiasm as no
other band can equal. Leader Greg Grene
is joined by new member and guitarist Colm O'Brien,
late of the Dublin music scene, Chris Nicolo
on drums and verteran virtuoso Andrew Harkin
on bass. Better than ever and bringing the searing sounds
of Ireland to the base of the Rockies.
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Colcannon
Armed with their new hit CD, "Trad"
they are more than a great band playing music from the Celtic
tradition, Colcannon has their own unique
magic! The group has developed a distinctive, inventive, and
contemporary musical style while still keeping in firm touch
with the heart and essence of traditional Irish music. Colcannon’s
concerts are renowned for their energy, for singer/frontman
Mick Bolger’s irrepressible sense of
humor and sly wit, and, of course, for the music; music that
expresses flights of joy, deep sorrows, and an unquenchable
zest for life.
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The Donncha Lynch Band
Coming direct from Cork, Ireland to the Colorado Irish Festival,
Donncha, Caitlin, and Ronan
Lynch bring the true, clear sound of Cork and Kerry
set dance ceili music to the Colorado Rockies.
By the popular demand of Festivalgoers, these musicians return
to the main stage, and to free workshops on Irish social dancing,
sean-nos singing, bodhran, fiddle, button accordion, spoons
and more. Meet them up close, learn from some Irish originals,
and by all means dance the night away at the Ceili on Friday,
July 11. This is the heart of the Colorado Irish Festival! |
The Elders
We're excited about a new addition to this
year's Colorado Irish Festival, The Elders.
Based in Kansas City, their songs describe past Irish history,
real or totally made up. The traditional instrumental sound
of these guys has solid rock foundations. Adding the striking
vocals of singer Ian Byrne to that makes this one terrific
Celtic Rock band. Most of their songs are written by the band,
including multi-instrumentalist Brent Hoad. Celtic rock enthusiasts
are at the right address when this band delivers the mail.
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