Gospel Bayfest: The origins of a Christian music festival

Lydia Houghton  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  28 Oct 2026
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Gospel Bayfest: The origins of a Christian music festival

Colin Elliott

en journalist Lydia Houghton interviews Colin Elliott about the Morecambe Gospel Bayfest.

LH: Give us a brief history of the Gospel Bayfest. How did it come about? What was the first one like? Are you based in one location, or several?

Colin: The origins of Morecambe Gospel Bayfest date back to around 2009, when our band, Live Issue, from Northern Ireland, was one of the regular artists at the Whitby Gospel Music Convention in Yorkshire.

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