Dianavan what a wonderful experience! Thank you for sharing it.
I can only speak the truth that I feel. Making music is a spiritual experience for me. When I sing with others (or recently, play the concertina alone or with others) I am lifted out of myself and held in a place where there's just music. Whether I'm alone or with others, the music is what is being served, and part of that is the community of those who make music, whether they're physically in the room with me or not.
I've had experiences I would describe as "mystical" outside of music, but they seem no more valid or real than when I'm singing or playing.

Allison