Bernard Bentley

The Bottle Brush		Bernard Bentley 1993		Facing Couples Becket
Damson Walk		Bernard Bentley 1993		Duple Minor
The Deodar		Bernard Bentley 1993		Duple Minor
Eroica		Bernard Bentley 1993		Duple Minor
The Hen Run		Bernard Bentley 1993		Duple Minor
Kirkholt		Bernard Bentley 1993		Square
The Lobelia Lawn		Bernard Bentley 1993		Duple Minor
Meadow Sweet		Bernard Bentley 1993		Duple Minor
Oakenrod House		Bernard Bentley 1993		Duple Minor
Robina		Bernard Bentley 1993		Duple Minor
St. Andrews Assembly		Bernard Bentley 1980		Square
The Walnut Tree		Bernard Bentley 1993		Square
Wrexham Square		Bernard Bentley 1993		Square

W. Blackman

Philandering

W. Blackman 1826 Bernard Bentley 1980

Triple Minor

Thomas Budd

The Anna Maria - Budd		Thomas Budd 1781 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Sayers' Allemand		Thomas Budd 1781 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Cahusac

The Eliza		Cahusac 1790 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
The Ladies Joy		Cahusac 1788 Bernard Bentley 1977		Triple Minor

John Young (Playford family) (website)

As Quick as You Please		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor
Barn Elms		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		Duple Minor
The Beadle of Grub St.		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Blackwell Hall ~ 3 Couple		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Blackwell Hall ~ Triple		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		Triple Minor
Bugbee's Hole		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Burgundy's Flight ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1977		Triple Minor
Cock Ey'd Brown		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1980		Triple Minor
The Coney Walk		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor
Daphne's Delight ~ 3 Couple		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Daphne's Delight ~ Triple		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		Triple Minor
Doway		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Bernard Bentley 1962		Triple Minor
Drapers Gardens		John Young (Playford family) 1706 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Dublin Bay		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Dublin Bay		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Hambleton's Round O		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
Hare Hatch		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
In the Fields in Frost and Snow		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
John the Mad Man ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Joy After Sorrow ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love and Beauty ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mars and Venus		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Merry Companion		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor
Mistress Savage's Whim		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Monk's March, with the Wanders		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		Duple Minor
Mrs. Savage's Whim		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Number Three ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor
Paul's Alley		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Pinks and Lilies		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Put in All		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor
Ratcliff Cross		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Ravenscroft's Hornpipe		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Saint Brides		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
St. Giles's Pound		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Sea Nymphs		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
Three Coney Walk ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Triple		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Union Jigg		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Virgin's Frolick ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Bentley		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Playford Ball		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Wood Lark		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1977		Duple Minor

Johnson

The Beaus of the Park		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Capt. Catton's Maggot		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor
Chelmsford Assembly		Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Clapham Frolick		Johnson 1751 Bernard Bentley 1977		Duple Minor
Cream Pot		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1971	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Doll Tearsheet's Rant		Johnson ~1764 Bernard Bentley 1971		Triple Minor
Enfield Wash		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor
The Green Man ~ Johnson		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Happy Pair		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Kings Arms Assembly		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lord Anson for ever		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Merry Girls of Maidstone		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor
Miss Nancy's Delight		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Spark's Maggot		Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Spark's Maggot ~ Triple		Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
The Primrose		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor
Prince Frederick's Hornpipe		Johnson 1736 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Royal Wedding		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
St. James's Beauties		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Top and Bottom		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1971		Duple Minor
A Trip to Virginia ~ Bentley		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Triple Minor
The Young Fox		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Triple Minor

Nathaniel Kynaston

The Beau's Retreat ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Bernard Bentley 1965		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Odd Sundays Recordings Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Paston's Maggot ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1977		Triple Minor
Shropshire Lass		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Lovelace Manuscript (website)

Spanish Gypsie ~ Longways		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Bernard Bentley 1971		4 Couple Longways
The Spanish Jeepsie		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Bernard Bentley 1971		4 Couple Longways

Universal Magazine

New Year's Day in the Morning

Universal Magazine 1755 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly

3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Henry Playford (website)

The Beaux Delight		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971		Duple Minor
Buskin		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
Buskin ~ 3 Couple Longways		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Buskin ~ Duple		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1971		Duple Minor
Easter Eve		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971		Duple Minor
Huntington's Maggot		Henry Playford 1695 Bernard Bentley 1971	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
I Often for my Jenny Strove ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1690 Bernard Bentley 1965		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Lord Phopington ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Pilgrim ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Tunbridge Walks ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1703 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor

John Playford (website)

Bouzer Castle		John Playford 1679 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
Mount Hills		John Playford 170 Bernard Bentley 1965	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mount Hills ~ Playford Assembly		John Playford 170 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Spanish Gypsie ~ Square		John Playford 1651 Bernard Bentley 1971		Square
Vienna		John Playford 1686 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor
Westmoreland		John Playford 1686 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor
Wolverton Hall ~ Bentley		John Playford 1686 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor

Preston

Worcester Assembly

Preston 1790 Bernard Bentley 1977

Triple Minor

William Randall

The Jolly Cooper

William Randall 1773 Bernard Bentley 1971

Triple Minor

David Rutherford

Tom Jones

David Rutherford ~1770 Bernard Bentley 1977

Odd Sundays Garage Band

3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

John Rutherford

The Cuckoo's Nest		John Rutherford ~1775 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Silvie's Delight		John Rutherford ~1775 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Thompson

Johnny Cock Thy Beaver		Thompson 1765 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Wildboar's Maggot		Thompson 1758 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Charles and Samuel Thompson

The Miser's Jewel

Charles and Samuel Thompson 1765 Bernard Bentley 1977

3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Thompston

The Sprigs of Laurel

Thompston 1794 Bernard Bentley 1977

Duple Minor

Unknown

The Accomplished Maid		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1968		Duple Minor
The Balloon		Unknown 1786 Bernard Bentley 1980		Triple Minor
The Physical Snob		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Splendid Shilling		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Topaz		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor

Walsh

Assembly of Lovers		Walsh 1766 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Easter Thursday ~ Bentley		Walsh 1733 Bernard Bentley 1977 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
High Ginks		Walsh 1714 Bernard Bentley 1962		Duple Minor
High Jinks		Walsh 1714 Bernard Bentley 1962		Duple Minor
The Rakes of Rochester ~ Bentley		Walsh 1748 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Zephyrs and Flora		Walsh 1715 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball		Duple Minor

Bland and Weller

Miss Barrett's Waltz

Bland and Weller 1799 Bernard Bentley 1971

Triple Minor

Number of dances	Number of interpretations	Number with music
120	120	21

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