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Table of Contents

English Country Dance

Belgia Retriev'dJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Tom Cook 1979
no musicDuple Minor
Black Boy AlleyJohnson 1744
Tom Cook 1979
no musicDuple Minor
Dam it ~ CookWalsh 1740
Tom Cook 1979
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Despairing LoverNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Tom Cook 1979
no musicDuple Minor
Devonshire House ~ CookHenry Playford 1698
Tom Cook 1979
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Fair and SoftlyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Fairy PrinceThompson ~1773
Tom Cook 1979
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
HaphazardJohn Playford 1686
Tom Cook (mod) 1979
no musicDuple Minor
The InstallationThompson 1772
Tom Cook 1979 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Irish Lamentation ~ CookJohnson ~1740
Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Lover's Luck ~ CookThomas Bray 1699
Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
The Maid's Last Wish ~ CookHenry Playford 1695
Tom Cook (mod) 1979
no musicDuple Minor
Perfections of Love ~ CookWright 1740
Tom Cook 1979
no musicTriple Minor
Perfections of Love ~ WilliamsWright 1740
Tom Cook 1979
no musicDuple Minor
PortabellaWalsh 1715
Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Regent's HornpipeUnknown ~1815
Tom Cook 1979
no musicDuple Minor
Scotch BillyWalsh 1731
Tom Cook 1979
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Scotch JemmyNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Tom Cook 1979
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Sylvia's SerenadeNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Tom Cook 1979
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Tod's AssemblyJohnson ~1748
Tom Cook 1979
no musicDuple Minor
Wallingford HouseJohn Playford 1670
Tom Cook 1979
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Belgia Retriev'dJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Tom Cook 1979
no musicDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of interpretations
Number
with music
21215

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