Winter Solstice: Golden Bough’s 40th Anniversary

A program of rare carols and songs of celebration for the Winter Solstice and the New Year, in a 40th-anniversary performance by acclaimed Celtic musicians Golden Bough. In 1980 Golden Bough presented their first Celtic Winter and Christmas Concerts in the Bay Area. Since that time they have annually provided an opportunity for loved ones to join together in song and celebration with their Celtic Christmas Concert program. With lively instrumental pieces, haunting ballads and humorous sing-alongs, the band creates an atmosphere in which the listener is transported to another place and time. Margie Butler, Paul Espinoza, and Kathy Sierra capture the essence and joy of traditional music on a wide variety of acoustic instruments, including; Celtic harp, penny-whistle, guitar, accordion, violin, viola, mandolin, and bodhran (a handheld drum, particular to the Celtic culture).