Dances interpreted by Colin Hume (website)

3rd Book of The Complete Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Irish Lamentation ~ Hume		Walsh ~1735 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Caledonian Country Dances, 3rd. Ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Easter Thursday ~ Hume		John Johnson ~1733 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, Vol. 5th

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Ale Wife & Her Barrel ~ Hume		Johnson 1750 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Community Dance Manuals, Book 1

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Circassian Circle - CDM		Maud Karpeles 1928 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will

A Companion to the Ball Room

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Bath Waltz		Thomas Wilson 1816 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Prussian Waltz		Thomas Wilson 1816 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

The Cotillons, Made Plain and Easy

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Le Moulinet		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
The Royal Traveller		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
Le Vovageur Royal		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
The Windmill		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square

Dale's Selection of the Most Favorite Country Dances and Reels

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
L'Allegrante		Dale ~1800 Colin Hume 2019	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

Dale's Selection of the most favorite Country Dances, Reels, &tc.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Prince's Favourite		Dale ~1800 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Savage Dance		Dale ~1800 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 10th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Coronation Day ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2022	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 ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2018	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Ely Minster ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady Day ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 11th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cheshire Rounds ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Crosbey Square ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Princess 1701 ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2009	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Punch Bowl ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume ~1995	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Temple		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Whimbleton House ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2011	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 12th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Cookow ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Cuckoo ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Love Neglected ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume ~2000	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Nobe's Maggot		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Nowill Hills ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume ~2000	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 3rd ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Abergenny ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Chelsea Reach ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2013	Bare Necessities	Square
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Hume/Sharp		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2021	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Oranges and Lemons ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Square
Oranges and Limons ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Square

The Dancing Master, 4th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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

The Dancing Master, 5th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Witches		John Playford 1675 Colin Hume 1995		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 6th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack's Health ~ Hume		John Playford 1679 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Never Love Thee More ~ Hume		John Playford 1679 Colin Hume 1996	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 7th ed.

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
Cupid's Garden ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Twenty-Nineth of May ~ Hume		John Playford 1686 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 8th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lilli Burlero ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1690 Colin Hume 2014	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Welcome Home Old Rowley		Henry Playford 1690 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 9th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Arundel Street		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Cornish Squire		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
From Aberdeen ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2016	Bare Necessities	Triple 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
Mad Moll ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2007	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2011	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1996	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Young's Delight ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Pye Corner		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	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
Whitney's Farewell		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2021	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, First Appendix to the 7th Edition

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1687 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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 (Quadruple)		Henry Playford 1687 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Quadruple Minor
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Hume (Triple)		Henry Playford 1687 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

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

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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
John the Mad Man ~ Hume		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
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
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Hume		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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
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
Softly Robin ~ Hume		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Walbrook		John Young ~1726 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, Vol. the first, 17th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Hare's Maggot ~ Hume		John Young 1721 Colin Hume 2019	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

The Dancing Master, Vol. the Second

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Draw Cupid Draw ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Hombey House ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lambeth Ferry		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
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
Mrs. Savage's Whim ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Paul's Alley ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	Triple 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 ~ 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 to Islington ~ Hume		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2024	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

The English Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bobbin Jone		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Bobbing Joe ~ Hume		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Edinburgh Castle ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Fain I Would ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume	Bare Necessities	Square
Grimstock ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Hit and Misse ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Facing Couples
Hit or Miss		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Facing Couples
Jack Pudding ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Labour in Vain ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Merry Andrew ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Millison's Jigg ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2011	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Newcastle ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	Square
The Old Mole ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Parson's Farewell ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2020	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples Becket
Parthenia ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume	Bare Necessities	Square
Scotch Cap ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways

Heathfield Memorials

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Country Bumpkin		Sylvan Harmer ~1830 Colin Hume	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341

London Magazine, 1750

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Highwayman		London Magazine 1750 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Maggot Pie

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Queen of Sheba		Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932 Colin Hume ~1990		4 Couple Longways

The Merry Lad, or, a Choice Collection of Songs

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Red and all Red ~ Hume		Lister 1753 Colin Hume 2003	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

A new Addition to the Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bellamira ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1689 Colin Hume 1995	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

A new Additional Sheet to the Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Maids Morris ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume 2014 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Mask		Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume ~1992	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Northern Junket

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lady Round the Lady - Hume		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
Lady Round the Lady - Page		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
Lady Round the Lady - Hume		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
Lady Round the Lady - Page		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square

Recueil de nouvelle contredances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Les Mariniers		Dezais 1712 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The Second Book of the Compleat Country Dancing-Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
A Health to all Honest Men ~ Hume		Walsh 1718 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

The second Part of the Dancing Master, 2nd ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lambeth Wells		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

The Third Volume, 2nd ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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

Twelve Country Dances & Cotillions for the Year 1795

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Bowmen of Kent ~ Hume/3 Couple		Thomas Skillern 1795 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1762

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Coronation		Thompson 1762 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1778

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Bird Catchers		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Bishop ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Le Fete da Village		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Le Fete du Village		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Free Mason ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Graces		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Green Park		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
He's aye a Kissing Me		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Hive Bonnet		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Merry Meeting ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Milesian		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Salloon		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
A School for Scandal ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Ticonderoga		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Trip to Oatelands		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Trip to the Oakes		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Who's Afraid		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Ye Social Pow'rs		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1779

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Barley Mow ~ Hume		Thompson 1779 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1780

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Touchstone ~ Hume		Thompson 1780 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1802

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Rose in June		Charles and Samuel Thompson 1802 Colin Hume 2019	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

Twenty Four New Country Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cottey House ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1702 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dick's Maggot ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1702 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1710

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Humours of the Age ~ Hume		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Colin Hume 2018	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty Four New Country Dances For the Year 1716

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Charming Maid		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1716

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Her Killing Eyes ~ Hume		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Colin Hume 2021	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

W.M. Cahusac's Annual Collection

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ Hume		W.M. Cahusac 1801 Colin Hume 2017	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
132	132	130

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