It's the first time I notice this thread and it made me realize that I missed nanowrimo once again. Not in but I still might subject you guys to my writing... MUHAHAHAHA!

I didn't label you as anything, it's just always very strange for us HG players to be labeled as medieval, because it would be probably less strange to call a violinist or flutist playing some country tunes "medieval" and nobody would do this. Mine doesn't even look old in any way, it's black, has modern tuning mechanics like practically every one nowadays and has a (not used above) pick-up system and an equalizer built in for example in addition to now standard stuff like buzzer, capos, etc...
I was at one of those typical fairs exactly once in my life and it didn't appeal to me, probably wouldn't even have if it would have been historically accurate in any way (= no potatoes; linnen clothes; real sword fighting technique instead of theatrical stage fighting; fiddle, whistle and lyra instead of highland bagpipe half-breeds etc..).
I don't have anything against medieval music either, although there isn't much left of it since most of what was written down rather comes from the renaissance or later. I got some books containing tunes that are as old as it gets ("Schnurrpfeiffereyen Band 1-3" if anyone is interested) and I prefer modern folk.
The more or less real medieval music I've heard from my area has way less dancing tunes and more narratives, which would fill the bill of the bard traveling around and telling stories, which is cool in it's very own way.

One of the reasons for this label besides the "medieval fair"-connection might be that it's mostly drone music, but you'd be surprised how many modern pop songs do work with drones. :D

By the way: I always wonder, why classical instruments refuse to evolve and why most bowed instrument still use those really medieval tuning pins instead of proper mechanics.

My wife's mum is a monkey, and today is her birthday. So late last night, after the crowd had gone to bed, I set to work. I was impatient about sanding, and I had to sand again and repaint (clumsily!) this morning because the nighttime freezing weather interfered with the first coat. So the finish isn't optimum, but she was happy to receive it.

Attaching the image has failed twice. I wonder why. Hope this one works.

It was quite a party, listen to this:
http://share.myflare.com/gcB52f
The drum there was someone else, my HG is just hard to hear in this turmoil.
I got hours of such recordings.

Regarding the drum:
Since it's my job I've build hundreds of them and dozens of different types, but I'll post a pic some time.
Although my parents always refused to pay for lessons on any instrument, music is my life now. ;)

I always wonder why so few people in my town are interested in such things and we only get the bar once a month by now while it was twice a month at the beginning but was reduced due to lack of interest.
----------- Congratulations, I'll send you Little Inferno right away.
I played through it two years ago and really liked it.

Hint: Don't burn the voucher!

I really wanted to participate, I was just super-busy this month!

Thanks for the giveaway, and congratulations Exanthrope!