Reunions

[vinceconaway]

What an amazing weekend it's been! I spent two days with my very close friend Tiffany, whom (as she reminded me) I hadn't seen for longer than a lunch since her wedding five years ago. She has since then had two amazing little boys who it was also a pleasure to meet, not to mention her husband Scott. On Saturday I got to meet another neat little boy as I spent the evening with my friend Amy, whom I hadn't seen in over a decade.

The prompt for these reunions was a guest weekend at the Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival. It was close to both (at least by my standards), and itself the site of numerous reunions. The manager, Ed, is a friend I met years ago at the Ravenhearst Medieval Faire, the entertainment director Jeff is an old musician buddy from the Ohio Festival, and between those two events I knew quite a few patrons and participants.

One of the most fulfilling faire reunions was with Chris Noon and Tisa McGraw, who were in bands with me in the late 90's. Tisa covered for my incompetence at my first performances on dulcimer, and I came up with my arrangement of "Flowers of Edinburgh" in her living room during my divorce. Chris was one of my greatest musical influences in my early days, and it was incredibly rewarding to play with and for them now that I suck a lot less.

It was a really great weekend, and I'm hoping to be back, and for longer, next year!

Posted via LiveJournal.app.