I've just realised the last comment above may not be clear... as an Earl of Stamford's member I was referring to the other ceilidhs we've organised over the past few years in that same hall. We've been doing two a year for about four years, now.

On a different tack... as they are primarily a miked-up acoustic band, I was expecting problems in getting sufficient level out of them to get a good balance and enough noise for the dancers at the back of the room to be able to hear adequately.

Far from it - I was able to throttle back for most of the evening, just bringing them up in a big crescendo towards the end of the last dance so they could go out with a bang!

Unlike most sound men, I don't like working the desk to get as much as possible out of the system! Then again, it's me day job...