Looking at the stage from the dance floor or audience, we set up in an arc so we can see eachother, like this from left to right:

Caller Vikki Armstrong: “I need a vocal mic, preferably wireless.  It is also nice to have a monitor though not necessary.  The bigger & boomier the room the better it is to have.  Typically my monitor would be a separate thing;  ie. my voice only, and my voice would be left out of the band's monitors.  If I am teaching partner dances, I also require a handsfree wireless microphone headset.”  If there is no stage, Vikki likes to be up on a platform of some sort so she can see the dancers better.  If there is a stage, there should be quick access down to the dance floor for her.

Fiddler Laurie Hart:  “I need an XLR cable for fiddle clip-on mic which I provide (it does not require phantom power), and in a concert setting I'd also need a vocal mic so I can announce tunes (this I could maybe share with Rick).”

Fiddler/Mandolinist Rick Manning: “I need an instrument mic for mandolin and an XLR cable for fiddle clip-on mic which I provide (or a DI for fiddle pickup if needed), and a vocal mic in concert setting.”

Guitarist Tom Hodgson: XLR cable for guitar DI plus an instrument mic for guitar.

Bassist/vocalist Dave Davies: XLR direct out from bass amp, vocal mic.

Also, we appreciate 5 armless straight-backed chairs, though we mostly play standing.  For dances, the band’s monitors should not include the caller.