What an amazing response we had to this poll – the amount of interest far exceeded my wildest reckoning.
10,030 votes from 40 countries far and wide, with 128 bands on the list which expanded over the poll week to include 171 bands, suggested by you.
I’m not sure if this is the first poll of Irish céilí bands, but the purpose of holding a popular vote was to try increase the level of interest in Irish dance music. I can see that it doesn’t need a huge amount of help but I hope it has added something extra. I’d love to see the day where every country in the world has at least one céilí band.