So, it's over and as usual the next one is in doubt. I did not find it as good as it has been (with notable exceptions, of course), which I would put down to the uncertainty of whether it would happen until a late stage and apart from the organiser's begrudged time no real contribution from the Council.
Perhaps it's time for a rethink on how to get the full 12 month's worth of planning for the next one.

I know that the thought has always been to get people from outside to visit Lancaster but this seems to have been at the expense of a lack of mustering support from the local folk scene. How about a maritime festival with a more general folk fringe?