click to enlarge Good Company playing pre-pandemic at the Medieval Festival of Courage.
In the old days, when the band was four people strong and the coronavirus was a distant nightmare waiting to happen, any Wednesday evening would find Good Company at rehearsal, working on new arrangements, practicing harmonies and enjoying one another s company with a plethora of instruments scattered around the living room. Truly, we were good company. In those days, our kids would try to shut out the music by closing the doors to their rooms so they could focus on Super Mario Brothers. Gin and tonics were the norm and a bowl of popcorn was almost as traditional as the Celtic music we were playing. Over the years, as the tempo of Father Time slowed down our lives, the children grew up and moved out, and one by one we began retiring from our day jobs. Eventually, rehearsal time moved to late morning or early afternoon. Although the popcorn tradition remain