The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #18972   Message #191262
Posted By: Jon Freeman
07-Mar-00 - 01:50 PM
Thread Name: BS: Share Your Peak Musical Experiences?
Subject: RE: BS: Share Your Peak Musical Experiences?
There are the times in sessions where music just seems to turn into magic. If I remember correctly, some of this was mentioned in a thread about a "floating feeling". Every time it happens, it is a peak.

I suppose if I had to list one event, it is this one. I was in a local folk club and met somebody who I hadn't played with for a long while. She asked me if I would get up and play with her and I agreed. The fisrt set was the Lark in The Morning and something else and was OK but a little shakey. We then did Farewell To Ireland and something just clicked and we had total confidence and understanding of each others playing. I was going for triplets that I would not normally attempt on the banjo but they were working and her concertina playing was superb. It must have sounded good because I have never known such applause and shouts for more for anyone (including professionals) in that club. Anyway we just looked at one another smiled and walked off - sort of like we knew we had had our moment.

Jon