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Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

1910s

Grimstock ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Newcastle ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
Step StatelyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways

1920s

Apley House ~ SharpHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1Henry Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Jockey #1Henry Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Bury Fair ~ SharpHenry Playford 1696
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Bellamira ~ KennedyHenry Playford 1689
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Hole in the WallHenry Playford 1697
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

1930s

The FandangoThompson 1774
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

1960s

Apley House ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1702
Pat Shaw 1960
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
The Female SaylorFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
La MatelotteFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Prince WilliamWalsh 1731
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Hambleton's Round OJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
no musicTriple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ BentleyJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Physical SnobUnknown ~1800
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mount HillsJohn Playford 170
Bernard Bentley 1965
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mount Hills ~ Playford AssemblyJohn Playford 170
Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

1970s

Shropshire LassNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Old Batchelor ~ SimonsHenry Playford 1695
A. Simons 1973 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Barham Down ~ CookHenry Playford 1701
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Beauteous Grove ~ CookNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Kelsterne GardensJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Goose and GridironThompson 1768
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Maid's Last Wish ~ CookHenry Playford 1695
Tom Cook (mod) 1979
no musicDuple Minor
The Maid's Last Wish ~ Playford AssemblyHenry Playford 1695
Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor

1980s

Hamburger SpecialPat Shaw 1974
Marjorie Fennessy 1983
no musicDuple Minor
Hamburger Special ~ VerbilPat Shaw 1974
Lindsay Verbil 1983
no musicDuple Minor
Bellamira ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1689
Charles Bolton 1985
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Kensington CourtHenry Playford 1695
Charles Bolton 1985
no musicDuple Minor
Bar-a-BarJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Barr a BarrJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Barbarini's TambourineWalsh 1745
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Sally in our AlleyWalsh 1719
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Tambourine DanceWalsh 1742
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeilDuple Minor
Step Stately ~ PalmerJohn Playford 1651
William Palmer 1987
no music3 Couple Longways
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ BoltonNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Charles Bolton 1988
Odd Sundays Garage Band3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Black HeathWalsh 1718
Fried de Metz Herman 1989
no musicDuple Minor
Blackheath ~ HermanWalsh 1718
Fried de Metz Herman 1989
no musicDuple Minor

1990s

Ore BoggyJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Old Wife Behind The FireJohn & William Neal ~1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Ore BoggyJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The RaggJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Rosamond's PondThomas Bray 1699
Christine Helwig 1990 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Take a DanceJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Barham Down ~ SimonsHenry Playford 1701
A. Simons ~1990
Colin HumeTriple Minor
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Jackson&Fogg - TripleJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no musicTriple Minor
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Jackson&FoggJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Red and all RedLister 1753
Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Apley House ~ Playford BallHenry Playford 1702
Kate van Winkle Keller & Genevieve Shimer 1994 Playford Ball
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Bellamira ~ HumeHenry Playford 1689
Colin Hume 1995
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Step Stately ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 1995
Colin Hume5 Couple Longways
Old Batchelor ~ BroadbridgeHenry Playford 1695
Nicolas Broadbridge 1996 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Bury Fair ~ ChristianHenry Playford 1696
Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ FriedJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Fried de Metz Herman ~1999
Colin HumeTriple Minor

2000s

Cheshire Rounds ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Softly Good TummasNathaniel Kynaston 1718
Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Restoration of King Charles ~ BoltonJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Charles Bolton 2003
no musicDuple Minor
Red and all Red ~ HumeLister 1753
Colin Hume 2003
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ CallensJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Philippe Callens 2004
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Hobb's WeddingHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeDuple Minor
A Kissing Dance in the Country WakeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ TripleJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ HumeJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Colin Hume 2007
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Black and GreyJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2009
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Bury Fair ~ A. ShawHenry Playford 1696
Andrew Shaw 2009
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Bloomsberry MarketHenry Playford 1703
Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bloomsbury MarketHenry Playford 1703
Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Queens-boroughHenry Playford 1703
Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

2010s

Old Batchelor ~ FeyerabendHenry Playford 1695
Christine Feyerabend ~2010
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Blackheath ~ KlibanHenry Playford 1701
Kalia Kliban 2011
no musicDuple Minor
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Playford AssemblyJohn & William Neal 1726
John Young (Playford family) 2015 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ A. ShawNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Andrew Shaw ~2015
Odd Sundays Garage Band3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Beauteous Grove ~ Andrew ShawNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Andrew Shaw 2017
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
King's MaggotJohn Young (Playford family) 1718
Andrew Shaw 2017
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
New YorkJohn Young (Playford family) 1718
Andrew Shaw 2017
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Barham Down ~ BlackHenry Playford 1701
Daisy Black 2019
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ HiggsJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Scott Higgs 2019
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

2020s

Grimstock ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ DaviesJohn Playford 1651
Rhodri Davies 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Europes RevelsHenry Playford 1698
Andrew Shaw 2023
no musicDuple Minor
Newcastle ~ RevelsJohn Playford 1651
Santa Barbara Revels 2024
Colin HumeSquare
The Restoration of King Charles ~ ¿Page?John Young (Playford family) 1726
¿Chris Page? ~2025
no musicDuple Minor
Barham Down ~ WilliamsHenry Playford 1701
George Williams 2025
no musicTriple Minor
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of interpretations
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