Spare Parts - The Regency Ballroom (CD)

Step back into the early 1800s, into Almack's fashionable Assembly Rooms in London. The evening's festivities are well underway, and the dancers are in position, awaiting the music. Prepare to honor your partner to the opening strain, as the orchestra is about to begin! These are the days of Lord Byron, Jane Austen and Beau Brummell; of Lord Nelson and Napoleon, and the setting for "Master and Commander" and the Regency novels of Georgette Heyer. This elegant music is played by Spare Parts, a group specializing in dance music from many eras. Liz Stell (flute), Bill Matthiesen (piano) and Eric Buddington (violin) win praise for historical accuracy and for bringing lively dance energy to all their performances. (photo: Michael Bergman).

TRACK LISTING

1. Four waltzes
2. Two sauteuses (turning dance for couples in 2/4 time)
3. Two Country Dance Medleys
4. Two Scotch Reels
5. Plus: La Belle Assemblee March
6. Fashionable Parisian Quadrille
7. La Boulanger (3-couple circle)
8. And Sir Roger de Coverley
9. The British precursor to the Virginia Reel