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Hmmmm... perhaps this "Walking The Camino" is truly outdated and stale!I don't listen to music much at all unless I am going to a dance or something. Never listened to it on any Camino.
On the occasions when I find myself humming or whistling it is often a march tune. Helps me pick up the pace if I am flagging a bit. I try not to think too much about Sandhurst though...Walking while listening to music? What? I’m on parade?
Ah, @Bradypus, yes. Those tunes for getting up-hill at the end of the day… very useful. And I always assume that anyone listening should express a little more discretion, or move away.
Meanwhile, anyone following this thread with particular inclinations might like to seek out and download JC’s remix of Merle Travis’ classic “Sixteen Tons”:
“You walk 16 k and what do you get, a little bit closer but you’re not there yet, the Albergue owner says your luggage didn’t show, and you start to wonder why you ever left home….”
Anyone fond of rabbit holes might like to abandon this thread and seek out Merle’s other classic “I am a Pilgrim”.
Never say never but I haven't yet, anyway.I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino
My sister used to live in the same village as The Proclaimers. Many years later I was in a small supermarket in a village on the Olavsleden in northern Sweden when that song started to play on the music system. I don't think the staff understood why that middle-aged Scottish man started to laugh out loud right next to the shelves of tinned fish.I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
by The Proclaimers
Hello!Hi All,
Thanks for allowing me to post here. I'm just doing a little study to understand people's habits while they are doing the camino. I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino and, if yes, approximately what percentage of the day do you spend listening to music?
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Cheers,
Rey
I walked the Camino Frances in 2022 and never listened to music. My phone was on airplane mode simply so I could take pictures. I think this helped me to be in the moment and experience my surroundings in a very real way. I passed others who had on earbuds and they sometimes didn't even know I was walking beside them...Hi All,
Thanks for allowing me to post here. I'm just doing a little study to understand people's habits while they are doing the camino. I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino and, if yes, approximately what percentage of the day do you spend listening to music?
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Cheers,
Rey
Hi Rey, I love music & bring my earphones on all travels. On Camino however, I only listened when I was on a solo stretch for a while, or maybe on the last few kms when the feet were struggling & I needed to stay motivated. Early morning birdsong & chatting with fellow pilgrim's cannot be ignored, but bring your music for the 'tricky times' & maybe to share in the evening sessions/get-togethers!Hi All,
Thanks for allowing me to post here. I'm just doing a little study to understand people's habits while they are doing the camino. I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino and, if yes, approximately what percentage of the day do you spend listening to music?
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Cheers,
Rey
Hi All,
Thanks for allowing me to post here. I'm just doing a little study to understand people's habits while they are doing the camino. I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino and, if yes, approximately what percentage of the day do you spend listening to music?
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Cheers,
Rey
I prefer listening to my own thoughts.Hi All,
Thanks for allowing me to post here. I'm just doing a little study to understand people's habits while they are doing the camino. I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino and, if yes, approximately what percentage of the day do you spend listening to music?
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Cheers,
Rey
I didn't take any music as the peace and quiet of the camino (+ the sound of the birdsong) was one of the best things about it. Obviously if people want to take their own buds and playlists that is a personal thing but I would feel you are missing something better.Hi All,
Thanks for allowing me to post here. I'm just doing a little study to understand people's habits while they are doing the camino. I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino and, if yes, approximately what percentage of the day do you spend listening to music?
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Cheers,
Rey
There are some amazing podcasts and a stunning series of stimulating tunes to be enjoyed on any of the Camino's that might be trod, wherever those are geographically located. These podcasts and tunes are to be found on Channel Nature and can be readily heard, require no ear pods or headphones. Quite stunning sound quality is available, once tuned in. Buen Camino peregrino !!Hi All,
Thanks for allowing me to post here. I'm just doing a little study to understand people's habits while they are doing the camino. I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino and, if yes, approximately what percentage of the day do you spend listening to music?
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Cheers,
Rey
Totally agree. Music is wonderful if not forced on those who prefer to walk with their own thoughtsHere's al alternate music listening event. As I approached the Camino's end, I encountered large school groups either singing with a leader who was belting out the tunes through a megaphone or they were blaring music through a portable speaker. Not pleasant...
Haha, not able to have I own thoughts at moment, pause in rehearsal with choir of 250Totally agree. Music is wonderful if not forced on those who prefer to walk with their own thoughts
Isn't that's dangerous?I prefer listening to my own thoughts.
I had a similar experience. A friend and I took the bus from Santiago to Fisterra, and had a taxi meet us there to return us back to Santiago later that day. When I got in, I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) was playing on the radio in the taxi. I started laughing so hard I could hardly breathe. My friend, whose Spanish was far better than mine, explained why her friend was laughing hysterically in his taxi. It felt as though we were indeed meant to take that very taxi back to Santiago after our 500 mile journey had “nearly” ended in Santiago the previous day.My sister used to live in the same village as The Proclaimers. Many years later I was in a small supermarket in a village on the Olavsleden in northern Sweden when that song started to play on the music system. I don't think the staff understood why that middle-aged Scottish man started to laugh out loud right next to the shelves of tinned fish.
Interested in folks' answers. I never used earbuds and music on the Camino Frances, but on long days on the Via Francigena, where all the end towns are at the top of high hills, I found it energized me to groove to Motown hits or dance songs. Just enough to conquer the slog...Hi All,
Thanks for allowing me to post here. I'm just doing a little study to understand people's habits while they are doing the camino. I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino and, if yes, approximately what percentage of the day do you spend listening to music?
(Admin, feel free to remove this post if you find that it is not appropriate.)
Cheers,
Rey
Call me a curmudgeon but I dislike it when someone starts a thread asking a random question without providing any background or sharing their own experience/opinion.I'm just curious to know whether people listen to music while on the camino and, if yes, approximately what percentage of the day do you spend listening to music?
If you're listening to music you won't get to hear the cuckoo birds, for the complete silence on the meseta or the wind or the windmill's. I agree with you The sounds of the countryside.Hi Rey,
I took my headphones expecting to be listening a lot as I walked, however I found the sound of the countryside and conversations with other pilgrims much more rewarding. I did have the music blasting at various points though when the mood required, and if I had to put a figure on it I would say about 5% of my walking time overall was with music. . .
On Camino I said to girl I was walking with as she had relationship issues do you know the song by Nelly Fertado “I’m like a bird” she said no then came up to me in Albergue 3 hours later and said that song was playing in the bar. I wiggled my fingers and hummed the Twilight Zone theme tune and chuckled!I had a similar experience. A friend and I took the bus from Santiago to Fisterra, and had a taxi meet us there to return us back to Santiago later that day. When I got in, I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) was playing on the radio in the taxi. I started laughing so hard I could hardly breathe. My friend, whose Spanish was far better than mine, explained why her friend was laughing hysterically in his taxi. It felt as though we were indeed meant to take that very taxi back to Santiago after our 500 mile journey had “nearly” ended in Santiago the previous day.
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