Last night, after dinner, I had the pleasure to see "The Shamrogues". They are a non-profit group of people who have the passion to cultivate and share Irish music. They played the tin whistle, bodhran, Uilleann bagpipe, concertina, violin, guitar, flute and the fiddle. It was very enjoyable. There were happy tunes and sad ones and I enjoyed the performance very much. I especially loved the Danny Boy rendition of the founder of the group, name I forget, with the tin whistle (a.k.a. the penny whistle) accompanied by the guitar. It almost made me cry. A lot of people from the audience knew the words too and they sang along softly. It was really nice, like I knew everyone in the room and we were attending the thing together. Unity and harmony is always beautiful, I concur.

One of the musicians sang acapella in Irish language a sad Irish song. 'Couldn't make out a single word and whenever she did the high notes, her voice was on the verge of breaking to a croak. She's an obstetrician, not that it has anything to do with her performance, but it was an information the band manager shared with the audience. Heheheh... I was enthralled by the voice of this other lady who played the flute though. She's the director of the Stamford Philharmonic Orchestra here in Connecticut. She sang from the gut and really well too. I could listen to her all day if she had a record! Even the band manager sang beautifully. I think he looked and sounded a tad like Kenny Rogers. =P

It was a fantastic night and the hall was packed. We sometimes sang with the band, which was cool. Each member got to play their instrument too - solo, a recognition far better than $$$ can get for you. And so the night was mystical because music always brings about a certain magic to things.. I love it.

I can't wait, because tonight we're going to listen to Bob Rissolo play the piano. This is me, making the best of what life hands me and living my life to the fullest. Cheers to talent and life's small blessings!