Posted on 08/31/2023 12:21:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
As the sun goes down, the sound of bagpipes echoes in the air at Carmel Beach. With what originally began as a way to bring joy during a vulnerable time for people during the COVID-19 pandemic, Greg Freeman has made playing his bagpipes at sunset, a weekly ritual.
“The early days of the pandemic, my community had a lot of anxiety and concern about things, about life. And I decided to come down and try to cheer people up and spread some good vibes,” said Freeman.
Advertisement Based on the responses he received, those good vibes seemed to work. Now, locals and visitors enjoy his music while watching the waves wash and the sun go down.
To some, he’s grown to be a local celebrity.
“As the energy of this beach vibes and flows like the tide, so does his song and he seems to capture it magnificently,” said Jeff Cartwright.
Whether it be for those ending a good day or bad day, a long day at work, or just wanting to spend time with those they love most— many say it’s blissful.
“When I’ve seen him play, everybody loves it, old, young. Kids cluster around him. The dogs love it, everybody loves it,” said Kimb Massey. “When you're down by the water and then you hear it start, it's coming from up on top of the hill, so it's just a beautiful sort of faraway calling sort of.”
I like the pipes, but I know there are people who might kill him!
Bagpipes bring torture to me wherever I am, thanks to my blessing of super sensitive hearing of high pitched sounds.
A gentleman is a man who...
“As the energy of this beach vibes and flows like the tide”
Shut up hippy.
I also love the sound of the surf and do not like competing sounds on the beach, especially "music".
I’ve seen at the 18th green at sunset at Spanish Grove. Reall nice ambiance.
Please stop that ugly noise.
Ping
I DO NOT LIKE pipes but I wouldn’t go that far...Bagpipes and pipe organs belong in the same category - drunk cats on the keys or pipes!
I used to go to the beach and play my saxophone, but only when there were no other people around...which is easy to do in October or November on Cape Cod!
I kind of gave up playing because my cats surely did not like the sound. Their ears would go back...eyes narrowed...
LOL!
I’m sure glad that I’m not alone!!!! I have the same distaste for pipe organs. There are services I would like to watch on TV but for the pipe organs!!!! I may keep the service on and mute while the organ is playing!
On top Cadillac mountain in Maine there was a piper.
Do you mean Spanish Bay?
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Aye, me proud beauty, ye won first prize!
That reminds me of Bill Blowhard Barr the bagpipe sucker
Look at that horrible monster attacking that poor old lady.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG6ijgU1ZpM
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