Dances by John Young

1700s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Drapers Gardens		John Young 1706 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Hunt the Squirrel ~ 1709		John Young 1709 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Hunt the Squirrel ~ Duple		John Young 1709 George Williams 2020	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Hunt the Squirrel ~ Neal		John Young 1709 John & William Neal 1726	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Squirrel ~ Neal		John Young 1709 John & William Neal 1726	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

1710s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bar-a-Bar		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Barr a Barr		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Catherine Street ~ Bolton		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Dick's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1972	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Double the Cape		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1972	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Draw Cupid Draw ~ Andrew Shaw		John Young 1710 Andrew Shaw 2006	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Draw Cupid Draw ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dublin Bay		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Dublin Bay		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Furbelows and Apricocks ~ 3 Couple		John Young 1710 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Furbelows and Apricocks ~ Triple		John Young 1710 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Hambleton's Round O		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	Triple Minor
Hogsdon Square		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Hombey House ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Hombey House ~ P. Shaw		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1961	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Hoxton Square		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
In the Fields in Frost and Snow		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Katherine-Street		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Lambeth Ferry		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ Callens		John Young 1710 Philippe Callens 2004	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ Fried		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman ~1999	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ Higgs		John Young 1710 Scott Higgs 2019	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ Triple		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Mad Frolick		John Young 1710 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Mad Frolick		John Young 1710 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Mrs. Savage's Whim ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mrs. Savage's Whim ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Orleans Baffled		John Young 1710 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Paul's Alley ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Paul's Alley ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Prince George's Birthday		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1990	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Pursuit		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1961 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Saint Brides		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Shawbury Park		John Young 1710 Tom Cook 1975	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Stourbridge Fair		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Sturbitch Fair		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Hume/Triple		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Triple		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
A Trip to Islington ~ A. Shaw		John Young 1710 Andrew Shaw 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip to Islington ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Tunbridge Beauties ~ Beer		John Young 1710 Jenny Beer ~2018	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Tunbridge Beauties ~ Simons		John Young 1710 A. Simons 1971	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
'Twas o'er the Hills and Far Away ~ Bolton #1		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1986	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
'Twas o'er the Hills and Far Away ~ Bolton #2		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 2003	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
'Twas o'er the Hills and Far Away ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Playford Ball		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Collier's Daughter ~ Bolton		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1985	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Collier's Daughter ~ Christian		John Young 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Collier's Daughter ~ Sharp		John Young 1718 Cecil Sharp 1916	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Duke of Rutland's Delight		John Young 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Duke of Rutland's Delight ~ Bolton		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1985	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Duke of Rutland's Delight (Triple)		John Young 1718 Cecil Sharp 1916	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
King's Maggot		John Young 1718 Andrew Shaw 2017	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
New York		John Young 1718 Andrew Shaw 2017	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Old Oxford		John Young 1718 George Williams 2022	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Peace and Plenty - Playford		John Young 1718 George Williams 2022	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
She Would If She Could		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1991	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Soho Square		John Young 1718 Colin Hume 2026	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip to Killburn		John Young 1718 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

1720s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
De'il Take the Wars		John Young 1721 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #2		John Young 1721 Charles Bolton 2000	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Goddesses #2		John Young 1721 George Williams 2026	Colin Hume	Quadruple Minor
The Hare's Maggot ~ Hume		John Young 1721 Colin Hume 2019	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Jockey #2		John Young 1721 Charles Bolton 2000	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Margery Cree		John Young 1721 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Anon		John Young 1721	At Home Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw		John Young 1721 Pat Shaw 1972	At Home Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw/3 Couple		John Young 1721 Pat Shaw 1972	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Princess 1721		John Young 1721 George Williams 2020	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Albarony		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2021	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bulock's Hornpipe		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2009	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Come Let's Be Merry		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Coreli's Maggot ~ Kennedy		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Country Courtship ~ 3 Couple		John Young ~1726 Pat Shaw	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Country Courtship ~ Duple		John Young ~1726 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Country Courtship ~ Hume		John Young ~1726	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dr. Fausters' Tumblers		John Young ~1726 Colin Hume 2018	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Dr. Fausters' Tumblers ~ Duple		John Young ~1726 Colin Hume 2018	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Fair and Softly		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Fairy Queen - Young		John Young 1726 George Williams 2022	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
John the Mad Man ~ Bentley		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
John the Mad Man ~ Hume		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Kelsterne Gardens		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
King George's Birth Day		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lambeth New Wells		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Mr. Cosgill's Delight ~ Kennedy		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Bolton 1		John Young 1726 Charles Bolton 1986	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Bolton 2		John Young 1726 Charles Bolton 1986	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Hume		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		John Young 1726 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Sharp		John Young 1726 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Nampwich Fair		John Young 1726 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Nampwich Fair ~ Hume		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Nantwich Fair ~ Hume		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Nantwich Fair ~ P. Shaw		John Young 1726 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Nine Elms		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Nobles of Betly		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Sadler's Wells		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Softly Robin ~ Andrew Shaw		John Young 1726 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Softly Robin ~ Hume		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Softly Robin ~ Kennedy		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Softly Robin ~ Williams		John Young 1726 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Sunderland		John Young 1726 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Walbrook		John Young ~1726 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

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