"Historically speaking, economic (no money), social (scattered population) and theological (puritanical) conditions here suggest to me that music singing and dancing were unlikely to have been on the agenda for ordinary people in this part of the world during the 16th 17th and 18th centuries."

"But with no entertainment laid on by TV, radio etc what did people do at the end of the working day? "

Probably sleep and get ready for the next day.

I don't want to speak for Jim, but I do see some truth in what he says. The Puritans were not party animals. Music and dance was NOT considered proper. Here in the U.S., celebrations were actually outlawed in parts of the colonies. Even today, there are sects of Amish that do not partake in music and dance.

Of course, you can not stop music. There were many cultures that readily adopted to these arts.   However, the use of music and dance was quite different in the past.