Recordings
All our recordings can be found on our Bandcamp page. Some are free to download. Paine’s 1st set and 12th set quadrilles are available on our Music for Quadrilles album from 2005 Wilson’s Royal… Read more »
New Album recording – December 2025
Meryl and Ian have recorded an album of dances called Queen Charlotte’s Birthday Balls 1762-1802. This is in collaboration with Jorien Van den Bor and Paul Cooper. To read more… Read more »
New recording – New Rigg’d Ship
Meryl and Ian have recorded a single track – The New Rigg’d Ship. This dance appears in numerous dance collections from 1792-1825, all to the same tune. To listen or… Read more »
Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Winter Tea Dance 2026
Meryl and Ian are playing for Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Winter Tea Dance on Sunday 25th January, 2026 from 2-5pm. This will have a Scottish theme, being Robert Burns’ birthday. The… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Animal themed Ball 2026
Ian and Meryl are playing for the Duke of Wellington’s Animals-themed Regency ball on 26th April, 2026 at Rownhams House, Southampton
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Muses Ball 2025
Ian and Meryl played for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers at Rownhams House, Southampton on 26 October 2025. The theme of this ball was The Muses. The ball celebrated accomplished,… Read more »
Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Autumn Tea Dance 2025
Meryl and Ian will be playing for Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom’s Autumn Tea Dance at St Mark’s Church Hall in Surbiton on Saturday October 4th 2025. For more information and tickets,… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Jane Austen Ball 2025
Meryl and Ian played for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Jane Austen themed Ball on Sunday 27 July at Rownhams House, Southampton. Dances included some from our recent album A… Read more »
New Recording
Meryl and Ian have recorded the country dance “The British Heroes” to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day in 2025. Find the recording on our bandcamp page
Recording of the “Rogue” Quadrille
Our Duke of Kent’s Waltz recording was used in the BBC Doctor Who episode “Rogue” for a quadrille choreographed by Jack Murphy. This track is an edited 4×32 version using… Read more »
New Album – A Trip with Jane Austen
Ian and Meryl have produced an album of country dances with links to Jane Austen, her life and literary works. Dances on the album are suitable for historical country dancing… Read more »