The Bismarcks are three English musicians playing traditional tunes on three instruments: Ed Rennie on melodeon, Nina Hansell on fiddle and Gareth
Kiddier on piano. This is their second album of dance-length tunes for ceilidh and English traditional dancing (their previous album was 'Upstream'
EFDSS CD06 1999).

On this album, sources include 18th century Lincolnshire, 19th century Australia and 20th century Italy, as well as one of Nina and Ed's own compositions.

Small but perfectly formed, The Bismarcks' sound is somehow greater than the sum of its parts. At times there's an almost mechanical, unstoppable energy
to their playing. Exactly how this happens is probably not something which can or should be defined. Suffice to say that it's just three people doing
what they love to do. That's what makes The Bismarcks' amongst the bounciest, most infectious and best music for English ceilidh dancing.

Track List

1. Louth Quickstep / Follow On (4.50) 32 bar marches x8
2. The Small Fee / Turn Again Martha (4.24) 32 bar polkas x6
3. Mr Welch1s Favourite / Speed The Plough (4.42) 32 bar hornpipes x6
4. Tarantella Calabria / 3e partie du Calédonia (4.50) 48 bar jigs x6
5. Goodnight And Joy Be With You / (4.18) 32 bar rants x7 Jock Wilson O' Fenton
6. Market Rasen Quickstep / Togmeister Twostep (3.38) 32 bar marches x6
7. Stockton Hornpipe / Browns Hornpipe (4.28) 32 bar hornpipes x6
8. Persian Dance (3.51) 48 bar polka x4
9. Seven Stars / A.M. Shinnie (4.33) 32 bar jigs x8
10. Tower Of London Quickstep / Turkish March (3.22) 32 bar marches x6
11. Chatham Hornpipe / Con Club Hornpipe (4.52) 32 bar hornpipes x6
12. Corn Rigs / High Tea (4.36) 32 bar rants x7
13. Paddy Carey / The Valliant (4.55) 48 bar jigs x6
14. The Mudgee Schottische (3.32) 32 bar schottische x7
15. Bonus track: The Damper Song (5:01)