Acoustic track by Alison, Patrick and Robin, February 2013.

Cunning Plan Ceilidh Band - Aridh Nam Badan

24 Ribbons was written and recorded one afternoon in 2018, shortly before Alison embarked on a short ‘maypole tour’ of schools and festivals across the South of England.

24 Ribbons

The Heron was written while Alison was in the Cotswolds for the EAC summer school in July 2011.

The Heron

A slow reel, written and recorded by Alison in 2018, and arranged for string ensemble.

Blueberry Pie

Traditional Gloucestershire tunes recorded by the Bristol Ceilidh Quartet as part of the Heritage Lottery-funded 'Single Gloucester' project.
Alison Rowley - fiddle and vocals
Nonny Tabbush - fiddle and vocals
Matt Norman - viola
Sarah Moody - cello and vocals

BCQ tracks

Bristol Ceilidh Quartet - Jack And The Beanstalk

Demo of an old Playford dance tune, recorded by the Bristol Ceilidh Quartet in 2015.

Bristol Ceilidh Quartet - Epping Forest

A short solo fiddle demo of Cuckoo's Nest, a Cotswold Morris dance tune. Recorded in 2015.

Solo Fiddle

Cuckoo's Nest

Phoebe's Waltz, a 16-bar waltz by Alison Rowley
(Home recording)

Phoebe's Waltz

Two schottisches, requested for a first dance at a wedding in 2012.
Recorded in April 2012 by Cunning Plan Ceilidh Band musicians Alison, Chris, Patrick, Robin and Paul.

Cunning Plan Ceilidh Band - Schottisches

Demo from a Cunning Plan Ceilidh Band rehearsal, 2012.

Cunning Plan Ceilidh Band - Reels

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