Today we shall review.
A busy room, the seats slowly fill up, and there is
An air of expectancy. One almost expects to hear
The gentle disharmony of tuning strings, swelling
Slowly to a climactic A, and then dying away.
But no, there is just the undulating murmur of
Talk that ebbs and flows, a clink of glasses and
Scraping of chairs as people take their seats and
Settle into place.
First there is a support band, lauded by its
Introduction as entertaining and enjoyable, and
The audience sits back and waits. The support is
Good enough, but they do not capture the
Attention sufficiently to bring the room to a
Peak of silent appreciation, and soon enough
They are finished, and we await the main act.
The skirl of the pipes, the beat of a drum, the singing
Fiddle's tune, all underpinned by a solid and
Harmonious guitar.
Who knew? We all did. We have known this
Band for many years, and tonight they did not
Disappoint. They married the old with the new,
The young with the old, the tender with the bludgeon,
And their voices woven together in closest harmony
Threaded through the jigs, the reels and the marches.
All too soon the climax was reached, and the
End hove in sight. The sheer uplifting energy
Of music that is timeless, paired with a life-love
That is encapsulated in the faces, the voices and the hands
Of those who play. This is perfection. This is
What music is all about. Five stars, oh yes, five stars.
© 2ndwitch, 29/04/15
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