The Dartry Céilí Band from Ireland got the most votes this year in our popular poll, closely chased by bands from the USA and the UK – see full results in the table below.
A fantastic response from all over the world with just over 4,000 votes and 175 bands listed. I thank everyone who took the time to vote.
Special mention goes to a very late entrant, the Tanzanian Céil Band – I suspect this might be our most exotic entry to date. They are raising funds for the Tanzanian Children’s Project and the band’s slogan is:
Traditional Irish Music for A Better World
My sentiments exactly. Congratulations to all the céilí bands for your dedication and all the enjoyment you bring, no matter how many votes you got-more power to you all.
Happy St.Patrick’s Day and enjoy the music and dance wherever you are in the world.
Nora Stewart
Irish Bliss
RESULTS TABLE BELOW
| RANK | BAND NAME |
VOTES |
| 1 | Dartry Céilí Band (IRL) | 463 |
| 2 | Pride of Patuxent Pond/ Southern Maryland Pond Scum Céilí Band (USA) | 399 |
| 3 | Ceol na hÉireann Céilí Band (UK) | 351 |
| 4 | Kilfenora Céilí Band (IRL) | 275 |
| 5 | Abbey Céilí Band (IRL) | 259 |
| 6 | Beartla Ui Flatharta Céilí Band (IRL) | 251 |
| 7 | Full House Céilí Band (IRL) | 187 |
| 8 | Long Note Céilí Band (IRL) | 110 |
| 9 | Four Provinces Céilí Band (SCOT) | 91 |
| 10 | Johnny Reidy Céilí Band (IRL) | 82 |
| 11 | Swallow’s Tail Céilí Band (IRL) | 76 |
| 12 | Rhine Valley Céilí Band (DEU) | 74 |
| 13 | Tulla Céilí Band (IRL) | 69 |
| 14 | Awbeg Céilí Band/ Five Counties (IRL) | 48 |
| 15= | Rise the Dust Céilí Band (IRL) | 37 |
| 15= | Salamanca Céilí Band (IRL) | 37 |
| 16 | Bridge Céilí Band (IRL) | 36 |
| 17= | Inishbofin Céilí Band (IRL) | 34 |
| 17= | Matt Cunningham Céilí Band (IRL) | 34 |
| 18 | Coast Céilí Band (AUS) | 33 |
| 19 | Moylurg Céilí Band (IRL) | 32 |
| 20= | Rambling House Céilí Band (USA) | 26 |
| 20= | Striolán Céilí Band (IRL) | 26 |
| 21 | Ceoltóirí Chicago Céilí Band (USA) | 25 |
| 22= | Knockmore Céilí Band (IRL) | 24 |
| Old Bay Céilí Band (USA) | 24 | |
| Trinity College Céilí Band (IRL) | 24 | |
| 23= | Four Courts Céilí Band (IRL) | 23 |
| Star of Munster Céilí Band (IRL) | 23 | |
| 24= | Glenside Céilí Band (IRL) | 22 |
| Innisfree Céilí Band (IRL) | 22 | |
| Triskell Céilí Band (IRL) | 22 | |
| 25= | Bogwanderers Céilí Band (USA) | 21 |
| Uí Bhríain Céilí Band (IRL) | 21 | |
| 26= | Cape May Céilí Band (USA) | 20 |
| Ger Murphy & Ken Cotter (IRL) | 20 | |
| Taylor’s Cross Céilí Band (IRL) | 20 | |
| 27 | Copperplate Céilí Band (NIRL) | 19 |
| 28= | Brian Ború Céilí Band (IRL) | 18 |
| 28= | Michael Sexton Céilí Band (IRL) | 18 |
| Templehouse Céilí Band (IRL) | 18 | |
| 29 | Shaskeen Céilí Band (IRL) | 17 |
| 30= | Allow Céilí Band (IRL) | 16 |
| Ennis Céilí Band (IRL) | 16 | |
| Gallowglass Céilí Band (IRL) | 16 | |
| Jimmy Mullarkey Céilí Band (AUS) | 16 | |
| 31 | St. Rochs Céilí Band (Scotland) | 15 |
| 32= | Lough Oughter Céilí Band | 13 |
| Pride of Erin Céilí Band (IRL) | 13 | |
| Tim Joe and Anne O’Riordan (IRL) | 13 | |
| 33= | Annaly Céilí Band (IRL) | 12 |
| Emerald Céilí Band (IRL) | 12 | |
| J Patrick’s All-Stars (USA) | 12 | |
| Kilmovee Céilí Band (IRL) | 12 | |
| Shannonvale Céilí Band (IRL) | 12 | |
| Táin Céilí Band (IRL) | 12 | |
| Waterford Comhaltas Céilí Band (IRL) | 12 | |
| 34= | Neily O’Connor Céilí Band (IRL) | 11 |
| Temple Michael Céilí Band (IRL) | 11 | |
| 35= | Ceol na gCroí Céilí Band (USA) | 10 |
| Davey Céilí Band (IRL) | 10 | |
| Heather Breeze Céilí Band (IRL) | 10 | |
| Turloughmore Céilí Band (Irl) | 10 | |
| 36= | Green Gates Céilí Band (USA) | 9 |
| Pride of Moyvane Céilí Band (USA) | 9 | |
| 37= | Brosna Céilí Band (IRL) | 8 |
| Deenagh Céilí Band (IRL) | 8 | |
| 38= | Burrishoole Céilí Band (IRL) | 7 |
| Céilí Time Céilí Band (NIRL) | 7 | |
| John Whelan Band (USA) | 7 | |
| Leitrim Céilí Band (IRL) | 7 | |
| Liverpool Céilí Band (UK) | 7 | |
| Micheál Sexton & Pat Walsh (IRL) | 7 | |
| Roisín Dubh Céilí Band (IRL) | 7 | |
| Tara Céilí Band (IRL) | 7 | |
| 39= | Corner House Canberra Céilí Band (AUS) | 6 |
| Ilen Céilí Band (IRL) | 6 | |
| Laochtain Naofa Céilí Band (IRL) | 6 | |
| 40= | Aughrim Slopes Céilí Band (IRL) | 5 |
| Carousel Céilí Band (IRL) | 5 | |
| Eska Riada Céilí Band (IRL) | 5 | |
| Inishowen Céilí Band (CAN) | 5 | |
| Jamaica Plain Céilí Band (USA) | 5 | |
| Knocknagow Céilí Band | 5 | |
| O’Carolan Country Céilí Band (IRL) | 5 | |
| Parasol Duo (FRA) | 5 | |
| Pipers Club Céilí Band (IRL) | 5 | |
| Tempeall an Gleanntáin Céilí Band (IRL) | 5 | |
| Thatch Céilí Band (UK) | 5 | |
| Tipsy House Céilí Band (USA) | 5 | |
| 41= | Cabbagetown Céilí Band (CAN) | 4 |
| Copenhagen Céilí Band (DNK) | 4 | |
| Duntally Céilí Band (IRL) | 4 | |
| Foot Tappers Céilí Band (IRL) | 4 | |
| Ken Kelleher Céilí Band (IRL) | 4 | |
| Kilina Céilí Band (IRL) | 4 | |
| Kincora Céilí Band (IRL) | 4 | |
| Lynch Family (IRL) | 4 | |
| Moorings Céilí Band (IRL) | 4 | |
| Naomh Padraig Céilí Band (IRL) | 4 | |
| Roazhon Céilí Band (FRA) | 4 | |
| Siamsa Céilí Band (IRL) | 4 | |
| Toe for Toe Céilí Band (CHE) | 4 | |
| 42= | Barefield Céilí Band (IRL) | 3 |
| Castle Céilí Band (IRL) | 3 | |
| Cogar Céilí Band (IRL) | 3 | |
| Doon Céilí Band (USA) | 3 | |
| Fódhla Céilí Band (IRL) | 3 | |
| Green Jacket Céilí Band (BEL) | 3 | |
| Leeds Céilí Band (UK) | 3 | |
| Loughmore Céilí Band | 3 | |
| Munich Céilí Band (DEU) | 3 | |
| Ormonde Céilí Band (IRL) | 3 | |
| Shannon Céilí Band (USA) | 3 | |
| Swaree Céilí Bandy (DEU) | 3 | |
| Tangambalanga Céilí Band (AUS) | 3 | |
| Traditional Irish Musicians Céilí Band | 3 | |
| Twin Cities Céilí Band (USA) | 3 | |
| 43= | All-Star Céilí Band (USA) | 2 |
| Blackwater Ceili band (IRL) | 2 | |
| Broken Pledge Ceili Band | 2 | |
| Ceoltóirí Mancúin Céilí Band (UK) | 2 | |
| Crumac Céilí Band (USA) | 2 | |
| Curragh Céilí Band/ Jerry McCarthy (IRL) | 2 | |
| Devine’s Diner Céilí Band (USA) | 2 | |
| Hamilton Céilí Band (CAN) | 2 | |
| Herschel Arms Céilí Band (UK) | 2 | |
| Lansdowne Céilí Band (CAN) | 2 | |
| Living Bridge Céilí Band (IRL) | 2 | |
| Longridge Céilí Band (IRL) | 2 | |
| Lough Na Gower Céilí Band | 2 | |
| Naomh Íde Céilí Band | 2 | |
| Newborough Céilí Band (IRL) | 2 | |
| Pete Kelly Céilí Band (USA) | 2 | |
| Philadelphia Ceili Band | 2 | |
| Richard Fitzgerald Céilí Band (IRL) | 2 | |
| Sainak Céilí Band (JPN) | 2 | |
| Sean Norman Céilí Band (IRL) | 2 | |
| Slievenamon Group (IRL) | 2 | |
| St Colmcilles Céilí Band (UK) | 2 | |
| St.Albans Céilí Band (UK) | 2 | |
| St.James The Great Céilí Band | 2 | |
| St.Malachy’s Céilí Band (UK) | 2 | |
| Tanzania Céilí Band | 2 | |
| 44= | Athas- Milwaukee USA | 1 |
| Bofield Céilí band | 1 | |
| Boston CCE Ceili Band | 1 | |
| Bush Céilí Band (IRL) | 1 | |
| Cathal McAnulty Céilí Band (NIRL) | 1 | |
| Ceilidh Rogues Australia | 1 | |
| Corofin Ceili Band | 1 | |
| Cúpla Céilí Band (IRL) | 1 | |
| Donal Ring Céilí Band | 1 | |
| Green Linnet Céilí Band (IRL) | 1 | |
| Lone Star Céilí Band (USA) | 1 | |
| Loughree Céilí Band (IRL) | 1 | |
| McIlroy Céilí Band (IRL) | 1 | |
| Na Comharhsanna Ceilí Band | 1 | |
| Northeast Céilí Band (USA) | 1 | |
| Ottawa Céilí Band (CAN) | 1 | |
| Portersharks (USA) | 1 | |
| Reel Note Ceili Band (UK) | 1 | |
| Reilly Clan | 1 | |
| Rosclare Céilí Band (USA) | 1 | |
| Seacoast Céilí Band (USA) | 1 | |
| South Jersey Céilí Band (USA) | 1 |