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 Tea and Cake picnic and Ball 2026
Meryl and Ian are playing for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Ball on 27 July 2026 at Rownham’s House, Southampton. The theme for this Ball is Tea and Cake and… 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 »
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 »
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 »