When I was first invited to join a small group playing at 'Medieval' Banquets I picked up two albums of Medieval music from a Charity Shop and was NOT impressed . As it turned out , I had wasted time (though not much money) because the audiences we had , and the venues , only wanted the 'Idea' of a Medieval Banquet . True Medieval Music does not appeal to the modern ear in general , so we played things they could sing along with and thump the tables in time .