Posted October 01, 2015
When I was in my teens, a friend and I were driving to the beach in my hometown and passed a group of elderly gentlemen gathered in a circle playing bagpipes. We stopped the car and walked up, asked if they would mind if we sat and listened. They were immediately skeptical, assuming we were there to make fun of them I guess, being kids and all, but what they were doing as a group was just incredible. And again, not one of my favorite musical instruments, but that almost seemed to make the experience more powerful and special. We spoke to the group afterwards, and one of them was actually in tears, moved by the fact that their music had earned them an appreciative audience, which I guess hadn't happened before. But they said they met there one Sunday each month just to get together and play, which I found to be just fantastic. :)
It truly is a surreal and wonderful experience, especially when it's so out of place and unexpected. A bit like living in a dream or a movie.
One thing that surprised me in the event was his choice of music because I don't think jazz is a mainstream genre around here. I rarely find it being played on radio for example.
