Celtic Sands to Perform on Saturday for SF Celtic Fest
 
Celtic Sands, a Pacifica-based celtic folk rock trio, is performing this saturday March 22nd at the SF Celtic Festival from 8-9pm at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Oakland.  The band has appeared on Pacifica's Channel 26 and has a newly-released cd that just came out this February. 
      Celtic Sands is comprised of Lara Garner on harp, piano, tin whistle, recorder, bodhran and vocals; Ben Roberts on fiddle and mandolin; and Gomer Hendrix on guitar, fretless bass, percussion and vocals. Their style has been exciting audiences all over California with their combination of traditional celtic, with virtuoso improvisation, original songs, and the edginess of celtic rock. At other times,  Lara's "sweet voice and...etheral harp" pulls the audience into a time machine, bringing us back to the time of the ancient celts, Irish legends, and Scottish castles.
  Their new cd is entitles "Wild Horses" and can be purchased online on the group's website at www.celticsands.com or on cdbaby.com and in person at Manor Music in Pacifica. You can also see streaming video of their live tv performance on the Bruce Latimer Show on their website.
      The SF Celtic Festival starts at 2pm and finishes at midnight.  There will be traditional Scottish and Irish dancing, regional foods, great bands, Celtic handicrafts and jewelry.  Besides Celtic Sands, other bands include Tempest, Cullann's Hounds and Avalon Rising.  To find out about purchasing tickets, go to www.sanfranciscofolkfestival.com