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 “Fairytales” Ball 2027
Meryl and Ian will be playing for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers ball at Rownham’s House on 10 October 2027. The theme for this private invitation only ball is “Fairytales”… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers “Love and Friendship” Ball 2027
Meryl and Ian will be back to Rownham’s House on 25 July 2027 to play for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers at their summer ball and picnic. The theme of… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers “Nautical but Nice” Ball 2027
Ian and Meryl will be playing for the Duke of Wellington’s dancers at their Naval themed ball on Sunday 25 Apil 2027 at Rownham’s House. This is a private invitation… Read more »
The Duke of Wellington’s Dancers “Georgian” Ball 2026
Meryl and Ian played for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancer’s Georgian themed ball at Rownham’s House, Southampton on Sunday October 11, 2026. This was a private invitation only event. Dances… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers “A Dance with Mrs Miggins” picnic and Ball 2026
Meryl and Ian played for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Ball on 27 July 2026 at Rownham’s House, Southampton. The theme for this Ball was Tea and Cake and dances… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers “Bee in your Bonnet” Ball 2026
Ian and Meryl played for the Duke of Wellington’s Animals-themed Regency ball on 26th April, 2026 at Rownhams House, Southampton. Dances on the programme were: The Oak Stick, The Mad… Read more »
Music in “The Other Bennet Sister” on BBC
We have been enjoying the recent series “The Other Bennet Sister” on BBC. In the first 5 episodes much of the dance music seems to be inspired by our recordings… Read more »
New track – Miss Murray of Ochtertyre
Ian and Meryl have recorded the track “Miss Murray of Ochtertyre” for a longways triple minor or 3 couple set. This dance appears in John Bowie of Perth’s A Collection… Read more »
Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Winter Tea Dance 2026
Meryl and Ian played for Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Winter Tea Dance on Sunday 25th January, 2026 from 2-5pm. This had a Scottish theme, being Robert Burns’ birthday. The venue was… 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 »