A few weeks ago I wrote my first edition of this series, "Adventures From The Life Of A Musician", about a silly moment during a gig several years ago. That post was fun to write, so I thought I would like to continue the series by writing about another funny moment that happened a couple years ago, and most likely wouldn't have happened if I wasn't a musician and didn't know the people I do. This story comes from September 2019, when I found out that my friends in the band Che Apalache were going to be playing a concert in Washington, DC, only about an hour away from where I live. I knew it was close enough to my house that it was reasonable to make the trip to see them play, but it was also too far for me to ask for a ride from a family member.
I didn't know anyone who was going to the concert, so I decided to look at the Facebook event for the show to see who was going. I saw a few of my Facebook friends were going, and although I was pretty sure we had met in real life, I didn't recognize them, or remember where I might have met them before. I decided to go out on a limb and message one woman, not knowing if she lived near me, or if she was even sure she would be going to the concert, and ask her if she could give me a ride, or if she knew anyone who could. Lucky for me, she was just as much a fanatic of Che Apalache as me, and was able to find me a ride to the show with two of her dear friends. On the day of the concert, a lovely couple picked me up from my house, and although I didn't recognize them at all, I was very happy to go with them. During the car ride, we had great conversations about the music we play, who we have played with, and found lots of connections and friends in common. At one point, one of them asked me "So, you can be honest... do you remember us?" And, I was honest, and said I didn't. Although I knew we were in the same circle of friends and had participated in lots of the same events together, I hadn't actually remembered meeting them before. He then laughed and said "You know, we've played together before, at Rob's Bluegrass Barn!" I then remembered the one occasion I had played there... and still didn't really remember them. But, after that moment, they told me I would have to play with their band, Morning Sky, sometime, since they really liked my fiddle playing. I thought that would be the end of that conversation, but it seems that every time I play with Morning Sky, someone brings it up to at least one person that I didn't remember our first time playing together. Of course, now it doesn't matter anymore, and I consider them dear friends. And, I have a funny story to tell (and hear about... endlessly) about the first time we played together.
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Alani SugarAlani Sugar is a young fiddle and mandolin player from Maryland. She has been involved in the region's music scene since she was 15 years old, and has the attention of musicians and music lovers alike in the area. She currently works as a professional musician and teaches fiddle and mandolin lessons online via Skype Archives
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