" whereas at ceilidhs for many/most dances a caller will just ask for e.g. a 48 bar jig and the band will pick one from their repertoire, so the dance will happen to different tunes at different events depending on the band. "
exactly what happens in our bandand it works
plus it increases your repertoire instead of relying on the same tunes all the time
we have at least eight 48 bar jigs on call including the old warhorses(i'm with Greg on this one

Gerry