Dances by John Playford (website)

Table of Contents

• 0 Dancers
• 4 Dancers
• 6 Dancers
• 8 Dancers
• 10 Dancers
• 12 Dancers
• 14 Dancers
• Singleton Minor
• Duple Minor
• Triple Minor
• Quadruple Minor

0 Dancers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Grimstock ~ Davies		John Playford 1651 Rhodri Davies 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Newcastle ~ Sharp/Hume		John Playford 1651 Comparing Cecil Sharp (1911) Colin Hume (2016)		Square
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Sharp/Bolton		John Playford 1651 Comparing Cecil Sharp (1912) Charles Bolton (1992)		Square

4 Dancers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Althea		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Facing Couples Becket
Argeers ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Argeers ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Argeres		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
The Asparagus Garden		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
The Glory of the West ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 2000		Facing Couples
The Glory of the West ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Facing Couples
Hit and Misse ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Facing Couples
Hit and Misse ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hit or Miss		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hit or Miss		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Facing Couples
Lady in the Dark ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1657 Pat Shaw ~1965		Facing Couples
Lady in the Dark ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
The Merry Conceit  ~ Playford, Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
The New Conceit		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
Parson upon Dorothy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples
Parson's Farewell ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2020	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples Becket
Parson's Farewell ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Rufty Tufty		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Saint Martin's		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Facing Couples
The Shepherd's Daughter		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples
The Sparaguss Garden		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
The Wedding Night		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples

6 Dancers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Adson's Saraband ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways
Adson's Saraband ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways
All in a Garden Green ~ Modern		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
All in a Garden Green ~ Playford		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Beggar Boy		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nag ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1657 Michael Barraclough ~2017	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nag ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nagg ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1657 Michael Barraclough ~2017	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nagg ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Blew Cap		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		3 Couple Longways
Blew Cap for Me		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		3 Couple Longways
Blue Cap for Me		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1966	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Chestnut		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Confesse, his Tune ~ Cecil Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Custom3
Confesse, his Tune ~ Hume		John Playford 1651	Colin Hume	Custom3
Confesse, his Tune ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3
Confesse, his Tune ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Cecil Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	Custom3
Dissembling Love		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
Dove's Figary		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Drive the Cold Winter Away ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 2003	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Durham Stable		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
Edinburgh Castle ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Edinburgh Castle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Epping Forest		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
The Galloping Nag ~ 2		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Gelding of the Devil		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Circle
The Green Man ~ Playford		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Jack-a-Lent		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
Jenny Pluck Pears		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
Kemp's Jigg		John Playford 1651 Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929		3 Couple Circle
Labour in Vain		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Labour in Vain ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Labour in Vain ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Lost Heart		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
The Maid in the Moon		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Circle
Maiden Lane		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Millison's Jigg ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 2000	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Millison's Jigg ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2011	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Millison's Jigg ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mundesse		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922	MGM and Reunion	3 Couple Circle
The New Exchange		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
The Night Piece		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Old Mole ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Old Mole ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Oyle of Barley		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989		3 Couple Longways
Put on Thy Smock a Monday		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Circle
Putney Ferry		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911		3 Couple Circle
Scotch Cap ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Scotch Cap ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Shaking of the Sheets		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Staines Morris		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Stanes Morris		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Step Stately		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		3 Couple Longways
Stingo		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989		3 Couple Longways
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Whirligig		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
The Whish		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
The Wish		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
Woodycock		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways

8 Dancers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
À la Mode de France ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
À la Mode de France ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
À la Mode de France ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
À la Mode de France ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Abergenny ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Abergenny ~ Kennedy		John Playford 1657 Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Ay Me ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ Callens		John Playford 1651 Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Blew Breeches		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
Blue Breeches		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1972	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Buckingham House 1657		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Catching of Quailes		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Square
Catching of Quails		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Square
Cheerily and Merrily ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Cheerily and Merrily ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways
Chelsea Reach ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2013	Bare Necessities	Square
Chelsea Reach ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
The Cherping of the Lark		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		4 Couple Longways
The Chirping of the Lark		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		4 Couple Longways
Daphne		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Dargason		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
Drive the Cold Winter Away ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Fain I Would ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume	Bare Necessities	Square
Fain I Would ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
The Fine Companion		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Square
Green-Goose Fair		John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Hemp-Dresser		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1986		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Hide Parke		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Hockley in the Hole		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Hunsdon House ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1657 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Hunsdon House ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Hyde Park		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
I Loved Thee once, I Love no More		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
I'le love no more		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
If all the World were Paper ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
Jamaica ~ Cook		John Playford 1670 Tom Cook	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Kettle Drum		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019	MGM and Reunion	Square
Lady Spellor		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways
Lady Spillers		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways
The London Gentlewoman		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1986		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The London Maid		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1986		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1959		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Wittman		John Playford 1651 Wittman ~1986 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
Lull Me Beyond Thee		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Lull Me Beyond Thee ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960		4 Couple Longways
Mage on a Cree ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1961	Colin Hume	Square
Mage on a Cree ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
The Merry Frolic ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp#1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry, Merry Milkmaids		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Mill-Field		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		Square
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways
Newcastle ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle ~ Revels		John Playford 1651 Santa Barbara Revels 2024	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle United		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square
Nonesuch ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Oaken Leaves		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1916		Square
Open the Door to Three ~ Pfitzinger		John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Square
Oranges and Lemons ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Square
Oranges and Lemons ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Oranges and Limons ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Square
Oranges and Limons ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Parson upon Dorothy ~ Sharp		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
Parthenia ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume	Bare Necessities	Square
Parthenia ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Petticoat Wag		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
The Phoenix		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Prince Rupert's March		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		4 Couple Longways
Sage Leaf ~ Bolton		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 1985		Square
Sage Leaf ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922		Square
The Sedany		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
The Shepherd's Daughter		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
The Shepherdess		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The Slip		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
Solomon's Jigg		John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways
Spanish Gypsie ~ Square		John Playford 1651 Bernard Bentley 1971		Square
The Spanyard		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways
Spring Garden ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1657 Pat Shaw 1967	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Spring Garden ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Symphony		John Playford 1651 Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Symphony		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Symphony ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Taylor's Daughter		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Ten Pound Lass ~ Bolton		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 1986		4 Couple Longways
Thomas You Cannot		John Playford 1670 George Williams 2023		4 Couple Longways
The Twins		John Playford 1657 Tom Cook 1975		4 Couple Longways
Up Tails All ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1985		Square
Up Tayles All ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1985		Square
Wallingford House		John Playford 1670 Tom Cook 1979		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413

10 Dancers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
New Bo-Peep ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Longways as many as will
New Bo-Peep ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Open the Door to Three		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Pickadilla ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Longways as many as will
Pickadilla ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Pickadilly ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Longways as many as will
Pickadilly ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Step Stately ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways
Winifred's Knot		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will

12 Dancers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Chirping of the Nightingale - Playford		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Circle as many as will
The Friar in the Well		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
Hunsdon House ~ Hex		John Playford 1657 John Playford 1994	Bare Necessities	6 Couple Circle
The Maid Peept out at the Window		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
Pepper's Black		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922		Circle as many as will
Up Tails All		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will

14 Dancers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	7 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Old Style Progression, 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		7 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Whole Set 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		7 Couple Longways permutation: 2345671

Singleton Minor

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Beginning of the World		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Gathering Peascods		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Halfe Hannikin ~ Cook		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Halfe Hannikin ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Marriners		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2024	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2024	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will
Sellenger's Round		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will

Duple Minor

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The 29th of May ~ Hume		John Playford 1686 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The 29th of May ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1686 Pat Shaw (mod) ~1965		Duple Minor
The 29th of May ~ Sharp		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
À la Mode de France ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclogh ~1995		4 Couple Longways
À la Mode de France ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
Amarillis ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Amarillis ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Amaryllis ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Amaryllis ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Aniseseed Water Robin		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
The Ape's Dance		John Playford 1675 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Bath		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Black Jack		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911		Duple Minor
Bouzer Castle		John Playford 1679 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
Cast a Bell		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Catching of Fleas		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Christ-Church Bells in Oxon		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
The Country Coll		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Don Pedro		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Excuse Me ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1686 Barraclough 1978		Duple Minor
Excuse Me ~ Callens		John Playford 1686 Philippe Callens 2002		Duple Minor
Excuse Me ~ Christian		John Playford 1686 Graham Christian 2001 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Excuse Me ~ Neal		John Playford 1686 John & William Neal 1726		Duple Minor
Excuse Me ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1686 Pat Shaw 1963		Duple Minor
The Fit's Come on Me Now		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor
The Friar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Fryar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Ginnie Pug		John Playford 1657 Tom Cook 1975		Duple Minor
Green Stockings		John Playford 1675 Tom Cook (mod) 1975		Duple Minor
Guinea Pig		John Playford 1657 Tom Cook 1975		Duple Minor
The Gun		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Half Hannikin Meets Lord of Carnarvan		John Playford 1651 Bob Lilley 2013		Duple Minor
Half Panickin'		John Playford 1651 Bob Lilley 2013		Duple Minor
Haphazard		John Playford 1686 Tom Cook (mod) 1979		Duple Minor
Have at thy Coat, Old Woman		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Hedge-Lane		John Playford 1679 Andrew Shaw 2017		Duple Minor
Hey Boys, up we Go		John Playford 1679 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Irish Lady		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Irish Trot		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Jack's Health ~ Bolton		John Playford 1679 Charles Bolton ~2004 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Jack's Health ~ Hume		John Playford 1679 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jamaica ~ Hume		John Playford 1670 Colin Hume ~2000	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jamaica ~ Hume, Old Style Progression		John Playford 1670 Colin Hume ~2000	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways
Jamaica ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jamaica ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Hume/Sharp		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2021	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady Lye near Me		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Lavena		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
London is a Fine Town		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911		Duple Minor
Love Lies A'Bleeding		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor
The Milk-maid's Bob		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
The Milke-Mayds Bobb		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
The Mulberry Garden		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Mulberry Maid		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 2000		Duple Minor
My Lady Cullen		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Never Love Thee More ~ Hume		John Playford 1679 Colin Hume 1996	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Never Love Thee More ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1968	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Never Love Thee More ~ Sharp		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The New Figary		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
New New Nothing		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
No-body's Jigg		John Playford 1679 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929		Duple Minor
Nonesuch ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclogh ~1995		4 Couple Longways
Nonesuch ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
Northern Nancy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 2000		Duple Minor
Northern Nancy ~ Kennedy		John Playford 1670 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929		Duple Minor
Old Simon the King		John Playford 1679 Andrew Shaw 2000		Duple Minor
The Opera		John Playford 1675 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Pall-Mall		John Playford 1686 Andrew Shaw 2017	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
Parson Upon Dorothy #2		John Playford 1679 George Williams 2025		Duple Minor
Parsons Upon Dorothy		John Playford 1679 George Williams 2025		Duple Minor
The Passionate Lovers		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Paul's Steeple		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Paul's Wharfe		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Pell-Mell		John Playford 1686 Andrew Shaw 2017	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
Prince George		John Playford 1686 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Punk's Delight		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Punk's Delight (The New Way)		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Rockingham Castle		John Playford 1679 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929		Duple Minor
St. Paul's Steeple		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Saraband		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Saturday Night and Sunday Morn		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Sion House		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sir Nicholas Cully		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Skellamefago		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
A Soldier's Life		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Strawberries and Cream		John Playford 1657 Tom Cook 1975		Duple Minor
Sweet Kate		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Tom Tinker		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Touch and Take		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
The Twenty-Nineth of May ~ Hume		John Playford 1686 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Twenty-Nineth of May ~ Sharp		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Under and Over		John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger 2019		Duple Minor
Valentine's Day		John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Valiant Captain		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Vienna		John Playford 1686 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor
Watton Town's End		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911		Duple Minor
The Way to Norwich (Kennedy)		John Playford 1679 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Well Hall ~ Simons		John Playford 1679 A. Simons ~1990		Duple Minor
Well Hall ~ von Cleef		John Playford 1679 Frank von Cleef 1982 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
Westmoreland		John Playford 1686 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor
What You Please - Playford		John Playford 1657 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Duple Minor
The Witches		John Playford 1675 Colin Hume 1995		Duple Minor
Wolverton Hall ~ Bentley		John Playford 1686 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
Wolverton Hall ~ Bolton		John Playford 1686 Charles Bolton 1997		Duple Minor
Wolverton Hall ~ Callens		John Playford 1686 Philippe Callens 1996		Duple Minor

Triple Minor

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Black and Grey		John Playford 1686 Andrew Shaw 2009	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Green Sleeves and Pudding Pies		John Playford 1686 Scott Pfitzinger (mod) ~2019		Triple Minor
The Knot		John Playford 1686 George Williams 2023		Triple Minor
The Silver Falcon		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2020		Triple Minor
The Silver Faulken		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2020		Triple Minor
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Triple 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor

Quadruple Minor

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Quadruple 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		Quadruple Minor

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