'Can you play the Siege of Ennis ?' - a familiar request at many an English ceilidh or Irish function that I have been involved with. In my experience such Irish ex pats who request this dance don't have that much of a clue how to dance said dance and feel that by shere virtue of their Irish heritage they are experts at the siege. Consequently, the dance regularly goes pear shaped regardless of appropriateness of polka, jig, reel or tango provided !

A similar effect is regularly achieved when Scots ask for the Eightsome Reel.