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audio sample (Deliciosa Polka; more samples on each CD page)

New CD! Returning Heroes

New book!
Civil War Dance Manual

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Wedding Sampler CD, email or call Bill at 413-442-9172

Elegant music sets the tone

Violin, flute & piano

Perfect for cocktails, dancing or dinner

Vintage dance music — warmer & more relaxed than classical

Period attire (optional)

"Good music is a sine qua non. If this be not secured — no matter whether the entertainment be what is called a 'dance' or a 'ball' — it will certainly be a failure. The want of it destroys all chance of enjoyment."
— Etiquette of Good Society by Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Campbell (1893)

Gilded Age (late 19th century)

• The Age of Innocence
  
• The Belle Epoque & Art Nouveau
  
• The halcyon days of the Berkshire Cottages,
  Newport & Saratoga
  
• Croquet in long white dresses
  
• The Elegant Eighties & Gay Nineties
  
• The Forsyte Saga
  

audio sample of music from the Gilded Age
link to fashion in the Gilded Age

Victorian Era (mid to late 19th century)

• Little Women
  
• Gowns by Charles Frederick Worth
  
• Gone with the Wind
  
• Ball cards & fans
  
• Godey's Lady's Book
  
• Gilbert & Sullivan
  
• Crinolines & hoop petticoats
  
• Mark Twain
  

audio sample of music from the Victorian Era
more Spare Parts music from the Victorian Era
link to fashion in the Victorian Era

Jane Austen/Regency Era (early 1800s)

• Pride and Prejudice
  
• Empire-waist gowns
  
• Napoleon & Josephine
  
• Master and Commander
  
• Georgette Heyer novels
  
• Persuasion
  
• Lord Byron & John Keats
  
• Emma
  

audio sample of music from from Jane Austen's era
more Spare Parts music from the Regency Era
link to fashion in the Regency Era

Edwardian Era (turn of century to WWI)

• Gibson girls
  
• "The Titanic"
  
• Ragtime music, tangos & turkey trots
  
• "Upstairs/Downstairs"
  
• Horseless carriages & flying machines
  
• "My Fair Lady"
  
• Edith Wharton at the Mount
  

audio sample of music from the Edwardian Era
more Spare Parts music from the Edwardian Era
link to fashion in the Edwardian Era

Special events where Spare Parts has performed

In the Berkshires:

Farther afield: