Dances by Henry Playford (website)

Table of Contents

• 6 Dancers
• 8 Dancers
• Duple Minor
• Triple Minor
• Quadruple Minor

6 Dancers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Blackheath ~ Simons		Henry Playford 1701 A. Simons ~1990	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Cornish Squire		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Cupid's Garden ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1688 Charles Bolton 1989	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Cupid's Garden ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
From Aberdeen ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook 1991	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1687 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lambeth Wells		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mr. Lane's Maggot ~ Andrew Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Andrew Shaw 2009	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Nobe's Maggot		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

8 Dancers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ RSCDS		Henry Playford 1696 RSCDS 1981	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Guidman of Balangigh		Henry Playford 1696 RSCDS 1981	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Duple Minor

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Alchurch		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Anna Maria - Playford		Henry Playford 1698 Frank van Cleef 1995	Bare Necessities	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
Arundel Street		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2020	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
The Beaux Delight		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Bellamira ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1689 Charles Bolton 1985	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
Black Bess ~ Callens		Henry Playford 1696 Philippe Callens 2002	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
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
The Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn		Henry Playford 1698 Andrew Shaw 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Carpenter's Maggot		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cheshire Rounds ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cheshire Rounds ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cheshire Rounds ~ Neal		Henry Playford 1701 John & William Neal 1726	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Childgrove ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Childgrove ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Childgrove ~ Sharp (mod)		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Cobbler's Hornpipe		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (down)		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple 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
The Cookow ~ AShaw		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Cookow ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Coronation Day ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cottey House ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1702 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cottey House ~ Kennedy		Henry Playford 1702 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Crosbey Square ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1997	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Crosbey Square ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Crosbey Square ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Cuckoo ~ AShaw		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Cuckoo ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Cuckow		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Damey		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Damme		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dampier		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Devonshire House ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1698 Tom Cook 1979	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Devonshire House ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2018	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Devonshire House ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dick's Maggot ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1702 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dick's Maggot ~ Sharp, 16bars		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Easter Tuesday		Henry Playford 1695 Jacqueline Schwab 2004	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Ely Minster ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Emperor of the Moon		Henry Playford 1690 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Enfield Common		Henry Playford 1701 Philippe Callens 1999	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Palmer		Henry Playford 1696 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1696 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Hare's Maggot ~ P. Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1959	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Hobb's Wedding		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
Huntington's Maggot		Henry Playford 1695 Bernard Bentley 1971	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Indian Queen		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jack's Maggot		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook 1991	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1968	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Jockey #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Jovial Beggars - Playford		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
King of Poland		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
A Kissing Dance in the Country Wake		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady Day ~ A. Shaw		Henry Playford 1698 Andrew Shaw ~2018	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady Day ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1698 Charles Bolton 1991	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady Day ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady Day ~ Kennedy		Henry Playford 1698 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ Cruickshank		Henry Playford 1690 Diana Cruickshank ~2008	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1690 Colin Hume 2014	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1690 Cecil Sharp 1916	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Love Neglected		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Love Neglected ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume ~2000	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lovely Nancy		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mad Moll		Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw 1963	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mad Moll ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2007	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mad Robin ~ Kitch		Henry Playford 1695 Jim Kitch ~1993	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mad Robin ~ Playford Ball		Henry Playford 1695 Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mad Robin ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Maids Morris ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume 2014 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Maids Morris ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Mask		Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume ~1992	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
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
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Gibson		Henry Playford 1695 Jean Gibson 1995	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2011	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1960	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1996	Bare Necessities	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
Mr. Lane's Maggot ~ Duple		Henry Playford 1695 Scott Pfitzinger 2019	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Young's Delight ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Nowill Hills ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume ~2000	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Nowill Hills ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	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
Old Noll's Jig ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1702	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Old Noll's Jig ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Portsmouth ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1951	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Princess 1701 ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2009	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Princess 1701 ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Punch Bowl ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume ~1995	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Punch Bowl ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Pye Corner		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Queen's Jig		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Red-House ~ Cotton		Henry Playford 1695 Fredrick Cotton ~2000	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Red-House ~ Hume#1		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume ~2000	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Red-House ~ Hume#2		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2024	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Red-House ~ Kennedies		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Round		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
St. Albans ~ Andrew Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Andrew Shaw 2006	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
St. Albans ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Spanish Jigg		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1978 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Temple		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Up With Aily		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Wa Is Me, What Mun I Do?		Henry Playford 1696 Helwig 1995 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Welcome Home Old Rowley		Henry Playford 1690 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Whimbleton House ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2011	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Whimbleton House ~ Kennedies		Henry Playford 1701 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Whitney's Farewell		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2021	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Wooden Shoes		Henry Playford 1703 Tom Cook ~1999 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Triple Minor

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Barham Down ~ Simons		Henry Playford 1701 A. Simons ~1990	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Bury Fair ~ A. Shaw		Henry Playford 1696 Andrew Shaw 2009	Bare Necessities	Triple 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
Cockle shells ~ (Triple)		Henry Playford 1701	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
From Aberdeen		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
From Aberdeen ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2016	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Hume (3 in 5)		Henry Playford 1687 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Hume (Triple)		Henry Playford 1687 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Mr. Lane's Maggot ~ Pfitzinger		Henry Playford 1695 Scott Pfitzinger 2019	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
St. Martin's Lane		Henry Playford 1696 Helwig 1988 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor

Quadruple Minor

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Hume (Quadruple)		Henry Playford 1687 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Quadruple Minor

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