Medieval Musician Entertains in Historic Castle

There was a musician in the Great Hall of #edinburghcastle demonstrating medieval instruments including the 3 holed flute, pocket bassoon, and, our favorite, the hirdy-girdy. He spoke of the role of the musicians and how they brought not only music to villages but also news of where he had been. I can’t imagine a world where music only comes when a traveller comes through or you make it yourself. I decided Greg would have been a hit back in the day with his brain’s capacity to know every song ever. A traveling jukebox. He sang and played us a song written by Henry VIII even explaining the seven parts of #classicaleducation ! In order to be considered well educated at that time, everyone would have known how to write and play instruments. To show how smart you were. It’s hard to imagine large imposing Henry standing up and serenading his castle ;)