We were so lucky to visit the bar on the same night that a group of about 20 musicians were there. They seemed to be celebrating and commemorating a tour together. The leader gave an interesting speech in Estonian, translated by a woman into English, and he toasted groups from Estonia, Poland and other countries. The group spent the entire night drinking merrily, celebrating joyfully, and almost non-stop varying groups among them held a jam session. Sometimes three...other times five...yet other times up to eight or more would grab an instrument (some of the members would rotate through different instruments) and play wonderfully traditional music. Was it Estonian? European? I have no idea. But we loved the sound of it, it fit the place and mood, and we were able to both enjoy them and let them slip into the background...all despite they were sitting five feet away from us.
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