3: Processional along Patton Ave. and Biltmore Ave.

Coven Oldenwilde's mummer players' first processional was in full public view on downtown Asheville's two main roads — and was such a hit that even the city's cab drivers said their patrons were admiring what a large, authentic troupe we were. We'd hidden an extensive CD of Samhain-themed Pagan songs in the cart John Barleycorn pulled, but the Gods chose just one for our accompaniment:
John Barleycorn by the aptly named Wiltshire band The Horses Of The Gods.