Dances by Henry Playford (website)

May-2026

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Regency Dances		Henry Playford 1701 Regency Dances		Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1996	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Apr-2026

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Bellamira ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1689 Charles Bolton 1985	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Feb-2026

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cheshire Rounds ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Jan-2026

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Black Heath		Henry Playford 1701 Fried de Metz Herman 1989	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Blackheath ~ Kliban		Henry Playford 1701 Kalia Kliban 2011	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Apley House ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1702 Pat Shaw 1960	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor
Apley House ~ Playford Ball		Henry Playford 1702 Kate van Winkle Keller & Genevieve Shimer 1994 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor
Apley House ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor

Dec-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mount Hills		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mount Hills ~ Playford Assembly		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Hobb's Wedding		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
A Kissing Dance in the Country Wake		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Hole in the Wall		Henry Playford 1697 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Oct-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Jockey #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bury Fair ~ Christian		Henry Playford 1696 Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Bury Fair ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Bury Fair ~ A. Shaw		Henry Playford 1696 Andrew Shaw 2009	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

Sep-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Royal Navy		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009		Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1969	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Playford Ball		Henry Playford 1695 Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ Broadbridge		Henry Playford 1695 Nicolas Broadbridge 1996 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ Feyerabend		Henry Playford 1695 Christine Feyerabend ~2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ Simons		Henry Playford 1695 A. Simons 1973 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Barham Down ~ Black		Henry Playford 1701 Daisy Black 2019	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Barham Down ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1701 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Barham Down ~ Simons		Henry Playford 1701 A. Simons ~1990	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Barham Down ~ Williams		Henry Playford 1701 George Williams 2025		Triple Minor
Europes Revels		Henry Playford 1698 Andrew Shaw 2023		Duple Minor
Kensington Court		Henry Playford 1695 Charles Bolton 1985		Duple Minor
The Maid's Last Wish ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979		Duple Minor
The Maid's Last Wish ~ Playford Assembly		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (down)		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (Triple)		Henry Playford 1701	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (up)		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bellamira ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1689 Colin Hume 1995	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bellamira ~ Kennedy		Henry Playford 1689 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bloomsberry Market		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bloomsbury Market		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Queens-borough		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

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