Drivers stuck on a closed stretch of Highway 1 in Alberta had a musical experience they won鈥檛 soon forget.
The highway between Canmore and Banff, blanketed in heavy snow, was closed for more than eight hours on Tuesday afternoon after a reported crash involving a tractor-trailer.
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Footage posted on social media shows traffic at a standstill. But as the truckers and travellers anxiously awaited the road to re-open, they got a very Canadian surprise.
World-renowned trumpet player Jens Lindemann was among the hundreds also caught in the gridlock, on his way to a concert in B.C.
Lindemann took out his instrument, and started playing the national anthem.
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