Interesting that you mention Bacup Sylvia. Before Lancaster started Bacup was the place to be on Easter Saturday nominally to watch the Coconut Dancers. The pubs were packed with singers and musicans and a great time was had by all. I went for several years with various people - we even got a coach trip together one year from the Dicconson Arms folk club in West Lancashire so we could all have a drink. The year Lancaster started I went to Bacup with my Dad and the place was relatively empty - there were some musicians in the Queens but no singers. I never went again. Maybe it's time to revive the Bacup tradition on Easter Saturday!

Cheers
Mark