If you had a scottish wedding would you not play 500 miles, loch lomond?
Or an irish wedding - play a bit of Dubliners, Pougues etc.
Welsh, a bit of Tom jones etc. I have lost count of the times that Stereo phonics Dakota has been asked for on the night.
I have always wanted to play Goldy looking chain, but it never comes up LOL.
Yes I know they are separate countries (kind of) and most of them still very celtic so the music is very different.
However ... I do agree with you its a bit over the top, but was just interested more than anything (I did not play any tracks in the end).
Even so - I always get asked for a bit of Gerry and the pacemakers for Liverpudlian weddings, depends o the type of guests usually. I think it was Sheffield group one wedding (and other ones) and all I had was people asking for 'you look good on the dance floor' all night!! Manchester weddings always ask for happy mondays, Stone roses, oasis and other similar bands. I am not making this up, maybe its just my clients.
Some pre event research has literally made the night in the past with regards to regional music tastes, so I like to explore all angles as you never know. One such example was playing Rabbit at a London wedding the other day, they went mental when I put it on.
I did a wedding with a lot of people from the west country last month and I must have had about 10 people come up and ask for the wurzels (not just combine harvester) and I had all the main hits as I had researched it in advance. So regional tracks are a thing and something i take note of even if I don't play any of them on the night.
Nice to have it as a playlist incase it is required for a future date I guess?