Go for it.

I borrowed a crumhorn once. My wife and daughter hated it, but I thought it had character.

As a recorder player, I found getting tunes out of it no real problem. Controlling intonation was a real issue, however. It is much more wayward than a recorder. The slightest degree of over or under blowing had the pitch wandering, so taking it further would have been a interesting challenge.

Why not use it for folk music? With a range similar to the GHB and scottish smallpipes, there should be plenty of tunes available and it will produce an interesting addition to the usual sounds in a folk band or session.