After stopping in O.B. for some shopping and  shooting the very dramatic clouds by the pier, we headed up to Encinitas for Peter Sprague's annual Cristmas Eve concert. Due to the threat of rain which never materialized, the concert was moved from its normal outdoor location to the Encinitas Library.

Fred Benedetti on acoustic guitar, Peter Sprague on double-neck nylon/steel-string guitar, Gunnar Biggs on Bass.




Fred's daughters sang a few songs, they are seriously talented singers. I have no doubt that either one could make a career of it if they chose.





I only own one CD with Peter's playing on it, David Hilton's "Samahdi Trio" CD, and he's at the level I would call "scary-good".







Being Jewish, I could totally do without hearing another Christmas song ever, but it's good to see this level of musicianship applied to holiday standards. He gets a bunch of family members and friends involved in the show, and the packed auditorium says that many, many people enjoy it.