yet you obviously dress up for telling stories!

Not as a rule, alas. I made the costume specifically for the Morpeth Gathering Procession this year, which is a rare sort of carnival in which other years I've felt a bit out of place in civvies (HERE for example). For my efforts I was awarded a prize - didn't even know there was a competition! The Gilly Coat came in handy against the cold though...

The forum looks jolly good fun though, I'll have a browse and might well join - Venereum Arvum have a few medieval songs in our repertoire...