Celtic
Concert Series in Benicia
On Saturday, February 22, at 8:00
p.m. at the Clocktower in Benicia (1187 Washington Street), the
Benicia Historical Museum will present its second concert in their
Celtic Concert Series 2003 featuring the Black Irish Band. The
program will include music from the band’s new Maritime classics
CD Into the Arms of the Sea. The Black Irish were a group of
people of Irish and Spanish blood. This band consists of Patrick
Michael Karnahan who is Irish, Richard Restivo of Sicilian descent,
Steve McArthur who is Scottish and Canadian, Ken Darby who is
English, and Michael Lee who is Irish. Their collection of
instruments includes accordion, guitar, mandolin, melodeon,
concertina, trumpet and banjo.
Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door, and are available
at the museum office, 2060 Camel Road; Bookshop Benicia, Southampton
Shopping Center, Yesterdaze Book Shop, 501 First St.; and F & P
Trophy, 475 Military East and The Pet Shoppe, 2144 Springs Rd.,
Vallejo. Proceeds from the concert benefit the museum. A
no-host bar, cookies, and beverages are available. For information,
call 707-745-5435.
