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Up a double, Siding, Arming
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in Playford with a Difference

Caledonian Country Dances, 3rd. Ed.

Easter Thursday ~ HumeJohn Johnson ~1733
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor

The Dancing Master, 9th ed.

Mr. Young's Delight ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor

The Dancing Master, First Appendix to the 7th Edition

Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ HumeJohn Playford 1687
Colin Hume 1995
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Hume (3 in 5)John Playford 1687
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Hume (Quadruple)John Playford 1687
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeQuadruple Minor
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Hume (Triple)John Playford 1687
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeTriple Minor

The Dancing Master, The Third Volume, 2nd ed.

Nampwich Fair ~ HumeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Nantwich Fair ~ HumeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Nine ElmsJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Nobles of BetlyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances

Cottey House ~ HumeHenry Playford 1702
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Dick's Maggot ~ HumeHenry Playford 1702
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor

The English Dancing Master

Labour in Vain ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 1995
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Shepherd's Holiday ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 1995
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 1995
Colin Hume5 Couple Longways

The Dancing Master, 3rd ed.

Abergenny ~ HumeJohn Playford 1657
Colin Hume 1995
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways

The Dancing Master, 7th ed.

The 29th of May ~ HumeJohn Playford 1686
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Twenty-Nineth of May ~ HumeJohn Playford 1686
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor

A new Addition to the Dancing Master

Bellamira ~ HumeJohn Playford 1689
Colin Hume 1995
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
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