EditorialMusicians perform during a McClurg Jam music session, which has moved outdoors due to the pandemic, in McClurg, Mo., on April 26, 2021. (Terra Fondriest/The New York Times)
EditorialGordon McCann in October quit making the hourlong trek McCann in October quit making the hourlong trek from his home in Springfield, Mo., to the McClurg jam session because he got "spooked" by the coronavirus. (Terra Fondriest/The New York Times)