tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456857068476095225.post4636824571704230850..comments2023-05-21T05:56:57.842+01:00Comments on mindfulness and mortality: Shrewsbury and identity questsgloriamundihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12476712899700515223noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456857068476095225.post-22497196220064033092013-08-28T07:35:36.289+01:002013-08-28T07:35:36.289+01:00Bad form to comment on one's own posting, perh...Bad form to comment on one's own posting, perhaps, but: I might have added that at Shrewsbury there were little knots of people, not paid performers just attendees, scattered about playing traditional music on a wide assortment of instruments, which was very jolly. <br /><br />Perhaps that's another drive towards conviviality, a shared identity. Traditional music is difficult to play well, but not too difficult to play a bit, at a reduced tempo! <br /><br />It's certainly simpler than joining a classical ensemble and it's more approachable, for many older people, than trying to form or join a rock band. <br /><br />Maybe it's the equivalent of skiffle in the 50s? gloriamundihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476712899700515223noreply@blogger.com