New recording
Meryl and Ian have recorded the music for “Strawberrys and Cream”, a dance written by Ignatius Sancho in his collection Twelve Country Dances for 1779. Find this and other recordings… Read more »
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Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Winter Tea Dance 2024
Meryl and Ian played some of the dances for Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Winter Tea Dance on Sunday 14 January 2024.Dances included Maid with a Bosom of Snow, The Firr Tree,… Read more »
New Georgian Occupations album
Meryl and Ian have recorded an album of 15 Georgian Occupation themed dances in collaboration with Sally Petchey, dance mistress with the Hampshire Regency Dancers. The dances range from 1750-1810… Read more »
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… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Autumn La Belle Assemblée Ball 2023
Ian and Meryl played for the private members only Duke of Wellington’s dancers ball at Rownham’s house on 8 October 2023. The theme of this ball is fashion! Dances included:… Read more »
Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Houseparty 2023
Meryl and Ian played online for 2 evenings of dancing at Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom houseparty in Bourton on the Wolds on 1st and 3rd August 2023. On the 1st August… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers 10th Anniversary Wellington Ball 2023
Ian and Meryl played in person for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers’ 10th Anniversary Ball on 23rd July 2023. All dances are connected with the Duke of Wellington: Duke of… Read more »
HRD Spring Assembly 2023
Meryl and Ian played online live for the Hampshire Regency Dancers’ Spring Assembly on 29 April 2023. We were beamed into the hall, shown on a large screen and 50… Read more »
Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Burns Online Soiree 2023
Ian and Meryl are playing for an online Regency soiree on Sunday 29 January 2023 to celebrate the immortal Robert Burns. Hosted by Libby Curzon, the evening has chat rooms,… Read more »
Mrs Bennet’s Christmas online soiree 2022
Ian and Meryl played for another of Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom’s online Regency dance soirees on Wednesday 28 December 2022. We had a fun evening of dancing, recitals and online chatrooms…. Read more »