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 »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Muses Ball 2025
Ian and Meryl are playing for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers at Rownhams House, Southampton on 26 October 2025. The theme of this ball is The Muses. The ball celebrates… 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 »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Birthday Ball 2025
Meryl and Ian played live for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Birthday ball on 13 April 2025 at Rownhams House. The Ball was in celebration of special birthdays for Rachel,… Read more »
New recording available
Ian and Meryl have recorded a set of Irish quadrilles called The Royal Hibernian Quadrilles by Charles T Sykes. King George IV visited Ireland in 1821 and this set of… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Over the Hills and Far Away Ball 2024
On Sunday 27 October, 2024 Meryl and Ian played for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers’ Ball at Rownhams House, Southampton. The theme was travel and the life of writer William… Read more »
Mrs Bennet’s Late Summer Tea Dance 2024
Meryl and Ian played for Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom late summer Tea Dance on Saturday 28 September at 2.30pm at St Mark’s Church, Surbiton. Some 40 dancers enjoyed dancing and an interval with… Read more »