"Fiddle is good anywhere": Impromptu inflight concert divides opinion
<p>A debate has erupted over what’s considered appropriate when flying - but this time, it has nothing to do with reclining seats or overhead bins. </p>
<p>On a flight from Dublin to New York’s JFK airport - a trip typically just shy of eight hours long - a live and impromptu fiddle music session has taken place, a handful of days before St Patrick’s Day. </p>
<p>In a clip that has taken Twitter by storm, a woman can be seen - and heard - playing a lively jig on the fiddle, with accompaniment from both a man on an accordion and one with a whistle. They are surrounded by their fellow passengers, many who appear to be lined up trying to leave the plane. </p>
<p>“Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to JFK yesterday,” Adam Singer captioned the video. “I mean, I understand it's done from a good place, but also feel like you don't play music (or much worse, sing) in an enclosed space there's no escape from.” </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to JFK yesterday. I mean, I understand it's done from a good place, but also feel like you don't play music (or much worse, sing) in an enclosed space there's no escape from <a href="https://t.co/UlqmHAqj03">pic.twitter.com/UlqmHAqj03</a></p>
<p>— Adam Singer (@AdamSinger) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSinger/status/1634930242371592192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>While many commented to say that it had been a bit of fun, and good music no less, the original poster - and swarms of others - didn’t have the patience to humour them. </p>
<p>“Nah, that music was totally cool. And it looks like people were deplaning. Not like it was during the flight,” reasoned one. </p>
<p>“My nightmare,” vented another. “Not because they're bad but, as you say, there's no escape. I'm not sure what it is about musicians that make them feel like they can just crank a tune out when no-one asked.”</p>
<p>“This would be a nightmare for me,” came another agreement that was echoed from there in at least a dozen like-minded comments. </p>
<p>“'Fiddle is good anywhere,” someone else argued. “But it may be my roots. This kind of music makes ya happy.”</p>
<p>“So beautiful. That's what humanity is all about if you ask me,” one commenter said. </p>
<p>Adam, who wasn’t about to budge on his hard fiddle stance, fired back “sure, just not on a plane!”</p>
<p>When another suggested that it sounded like a good time to them, Adam responded with a gif reading “is it though?” and left it at that. </p>
<p>“Depends on how long it lasts and how good they are,” mused one viewer. “If they're good, they get 5-7 minutes. If they're not, 90 seconds tops.”</p>
<p>Meanwhile, one fan of the fun wrote that “this fulfils every fantasy I have about travelling to Ireland. I love it.”</p>
<p>“I've been on thousands of flights and never had anything this awesome happen,” said another, “obviously I've never flown Aer Lingus.”</p>
<p>“I love traditional Irish music, but I can understand how it might bother others,” someone allowed.</p>
<p>The one thing most of them could agree on? They’d be okay with it, as long as “there’s free Guinness flowing.”</p>
<p><em>Images: Twitter</em></p>
