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Music from our album “Dances for a Princess” from the collection written by Ignatius Sancho was recently featured in a podcast about Sancho, Equiano and Barber by Jonathan Goddard. Listen… Read more »
Music from our album “Dances for a Princess” from the collection written by Ignatius Sancho was recently featured in a podcast about Sancho, Equiano and Barber by Jonathan Goddard. Listen… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Ian and Meryl played for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers’ Spring Ball on 26 March 2023. Although the private Ball for DoW members and friends takes place at Rownhams House,… Read more »
Meryl and Ian have recorded an album of Halloween themed dances, realeased October 2022. There are nine dances on the album and all tracks other than Le Chat Noir cotillion… Read more »
Meryl and Ian have recorded an album of Georgian and Regency dances to celebrate HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. The album has music for 10 country dances and a… Read more »
Ian and Meryl played for Mrs Bennet’s online Regency Burns themed soiree on 27 January 2022. Dances included The Merry Fifers, The Flowers of Edinburgh, Petronella, Speed the Plough, The… Read more »
Ian and Meryl played for a Sir Walter Scott themed class for the Duke of Wellington’s dancers on 20 January 2022. Dances all had some link to the works of… Read more »
Ian and Meryl played several dances for the latest in Mrs Bennet’s soirées on 29 December 2021. Dances included Haste to the Wedding, The Merry Fifers, The Fir Tree, The… Read more »