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The Corporation
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Rutherford's compleat Collection of 200 of the most celebrated Country Dances both Old and New, Vol. 2

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Tom JonesDavid Rutherford ~1770
Bernard Bentley 1977
Odd Sundays Garage Band3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Caledonian Country Dances: with a through bass for y hopsicord, book 2

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Cream PotJohnson ~1750
Bernard Bentley 1971
Odd Sundays Garage Band3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

The Dancing Master, 11th ed.

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Mount HillsHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1965
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mount Hills ~ Playford AssemblyHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

The Dancing Master, 13th ed.

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Drapers GardensJohn Young 1706
Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

The Dancing Master, 9th ed.

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Huntington's MaggotHenry Playford 1695
Bernard Bentley 1971
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

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

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
John the Mad Man ~ BentleyJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin HumeDuple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1710

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ BentleyNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ BentleyNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962
Odd Sundays Recordings
Odd Sundays Garage Band
Triple Minor
Shropshire LassNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty-Four New Country Dances for the Year 1710

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Paston's Maggot ~ BentleyNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1977
Colin HumeTriple Minor

Walsh's Twenty Four Country Dances for the year 1766

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Assembly of LoversWalsh 1766
Bernard Bentley 1977
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

The Dancing Master, Vol. the Second

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Dublin BayJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Dublin BayJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Hambleton's Round OJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry WergelandTriple Minor
In the Fields in Frost and SnowJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mrs. Savage's Whim ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Paul's Alley ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Saint BridesJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962
Odd Sundays Garage Band3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ TripleJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin HumeTriple Minor
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Playford BallJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances For the Year 1714

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
High GinksWalsh 1714
Bernard Bentley 1962
Colin HumeDuple Minor
High JinksWalsh 1714
Bernard Bentley 1962
Colin HumeDuple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1716

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Beau's Retreat ~ BentleyNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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Number
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