Dances in Another Look at Playford (Pat Shaw, 2012)

Book XXIII for the Year 1791

St. James's Day

Longman & Broderip 1791 Pat Shaw 1971

Duple Minor

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

Hey to the Jubilee		Johnson ~1750 Pat Shaw 1964		Triple Minor
Hey to the Jubilee ~ 3 Couple		Johnson ~1750 Pat Shaw 1964		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

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

Alice Marley

Johnson 1750 Pat Shaw 1968

Duple Minor

A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, Vol. 7th

The Shade

Johnson ~1754 Pat Shaw 1970

Duple Minor

The Compleat Country Dancing-Master, Book 1, 2nd ed

Red Joak		Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
The White Joak		Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1966		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The White Joak ~ Triple		Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw (mod) 1966		Triple Minor

The Dancing Master, 10th ed.

Devonshire House ~ Pat Shaw

Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw ~1965

Colin Hume

Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 11th ed.

Childgrove ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Cobbler's Hornpipe		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1968		Triple Minor
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford ~ 3 Couple		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford ~ Duple		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor
The Hare's Maggot ~ P. Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1959	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
The Lord Phopington ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw (mod) 1965		Duple Minor
The Lord Phopington ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1970 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
The Pilgrim ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1970 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Portsmouth ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1951	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Punch Bowl ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Whimbleton House ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1960		Duple Minor
Woolly and Georgey		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 12th ed.

St. Albans ~ Pat Shaw

Henry Playford 1703 Pat Shaw 1969

Colin Hume

Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 17th ed.

Jack's Health ~ Pat Shaw

John Young (Playford family) 1721 Pat Shaw ~1965

Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 6th ed.

Never Love Thee More ~ Pat Shaw

John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1968

Bare Necessities

Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 9th ed.

Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1968	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mad Moll		Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw 1963	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1960	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1969	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Of Noble Race was Shinkin		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw (mod) 1962		Duple Minor

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

Country Courtship ~ 3 Couple		John Young (Playford family) ~1726 Pat Shaw	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Country Courtship ~ Duple		John Young (Playford family) ~1726 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Nampwich Fair		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Nantwich Fair ~ P. Shaw		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Orlabear's Maggot		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Pat Shaw 1963		Duple Minor
Short and Sweet - Playford		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Pat Shaw 1963		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, Vol. the Second, 3rd ed.

The British Hero		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw ~1965		Triple Minor
The British Toper		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw ~1965		Triple Minor
Buckingham House		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1960		Triple Minor
Buckingham House ~ 3 Couple		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1960		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Buckingham House ~ Duple		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw (mod) 1960		Duple Minor
Burlington House ~ 3 Couple		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw ~1965		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Burlington House ~ Triple		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw		Triple Minor
The Fair Quaker of Deal ~ Shaw		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1961		Duple Minor
Frisky Jenny ~ 3 Couple		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Frisky Jenny ~ Triple		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1971		Triple Minor
Joy After Sorrow ~ Pat Shaw		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1960		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love and Beauty ~ Pat Shaw		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1960		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Tenth of June		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Tenth of June		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1971		Triple Minor
The Virgin's Frolick ~ Shaw/3 Couple		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1962		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Virgin's Frolick ~ Triple		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Pat Shaw 1962		Triple Minor

David Wall, his book

The Russian Dance

David Wall 1775 Pat Shaw 1959

Triple Minor

For the Further Improvement of Dancing

The Grand Turk		John Essex 1710 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
Mi-Carême		John Essex 1710 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
The Tatler		John Essex 1710 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Longman's Twenty-four Country Dances for the year 1772

The Herefordshire Lasses

Longman, Lukey & Co. 1772 Pat Shaw ~1965

Duple Minor

Recüeil de Contredanses (Feuillet)

Gasconne		Voisin 1706 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
Greensleeves		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Les Manches Vertes		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

The second Part of the Dancing Master

The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1696 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
A Soldier and a Sailor ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1696 Pat Shaw 1971		Duple Minor
The Soldier and the Sailor ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1696 Pat Shaw 1971		Duple Minor

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

Albion's Queen ~ Playford+Shaw #1		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Albion's Queen ~ Playford+Shaw #2		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Edinborough Castle ~ Shaw #1		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Edinborough Castle ~ Shaw #2		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Edinburgh Castle ~ Pat Shaw #1		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Edinburgh Castle ~ Pat Shaw #2		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor

?A Suplement to the Dancing Master

Valentine's Day

John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly

Colin Hume

Duple Minor

A Supplement to the Dancing Master, 9th ed.

A Trip to the Jubilee ~ Essex

John Essex 1698 Pat Shaw 1962 Playford Assembly

Duple Minor

Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, Vol. 1

Trip to the Jubilee - Thompson ~ 3 Couple		Thompson 1757 Pat Shaw 1964		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Trip to the Jubilee - Thompson ~ Triple		Thompson 1757 Pat Shaw 1964		Triple Minor

Thompson's Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1772

Paddy Whack ~ Thompson/Pat Shaw

Thompson 1772 Pat Shaw 1960

3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

The Treasures of Terpsichore (Supplement)

The Jubilee ~ Wilson

Thomas Wilson ~1811 Pat Shaw ~1965

3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1794

Valenciennes

Preston 1794 Pat Shaw ~1965

Triple Minor

Twenty four Country Dances for the Year 1816

The Cambridge Waltz

Thompson 1816 Pat Shaw 1964

Triple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances

Apley House ~ Pat Shaw

Henry Playford 1702 Pat Shaw 1960

Brett Larsen

Duple Minor

Twenty four New Country Dances for the year 1706

Albion's Queen ~ Pat Shaw		Walsh 1706 Pat Shaw 1967		Duple Minor
Barksheir ~ Pat Shaw		Walsh 1706 Pat Shaw 1967		Duple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1710

Count Leon ~ 3 Couple		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1963		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Count Leon ~ Triple		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1963		Triple Minor
Exeter Ladies		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1961		Triple Minor

Variety of English Country Dances for the Present Year

La Favourite de la Reine

Matthew Welch 1767 Pat Shaw ~1965

Triple Minor

Walsh's Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1710

Humours of the Age ~ Pat Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1962	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Humours of the Age ~ Pat Shaw/3 Couple		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1962	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lord Killmurry's Delight		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
The Merry Conceit ~ Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Recruiting Officer ~ Pat Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw (mod) 1960		Duple Minor

The English Dancing Master

À la Mode de France ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
The Boatman ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1966	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1972	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Confesse, his Tune ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Health ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1959		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
Lull Me Beyond Thee ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960		4 Couple Longways
Mage on a Cree ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1961	Colin Hume	Square
Maiden Fair		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
Mayden Fayre		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
The Merry Frolic ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Nonesuch ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Once I Lov'd a Maiden Faire		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 3rd ed.

Lady in the Dark ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1657 Pat Shaw ~1965		Facing Couples
Spring Garden ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1657 Pat Shaw 1967	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways

The Dancing Master, 7th ed.

Excuse Me ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1686 Pat Shaw 1963		Duple Minor
Prince George		John Playford 1686 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

A new Additional Sheet to the Dancing Master

Bonney Dundee #1		John Playford 1688 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
Bonny Dundee #1		John Playford 1688 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor

Country Dances: Being a Composition Entirely New

Bartlett-House ~ Pat Shaw		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1960		Duple Minor
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Bray		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor
The Gloucester - Bray		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1961		Duple Minor
Grenadiers Exercise		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor
Lincoln's-Inn Garden		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1961		Duple Minor
The Lover's Luck ~ Pat Shaw		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1960		Duple Minor
The Parson's Cap		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
The Scotch Measure		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1959		Duple Minor
The Spring		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1965		Duple Minor
The Wives' Victory		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, Vol. the Second

Dick's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1972	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Double the Cape		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1972	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Hombey House		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1961	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Kelston House		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
Ludlow Castle		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
Manage the Miser ~ Pat Shaw		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1966		Duple Minor
The Pursuit		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1961 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
St. David's Day		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
Strum #1		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor
Strum #2		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor
The Sword Dance, 1710 #1		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor
The Sword Dance, 1710 #2		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances For the Year 1714

Sabina		Walsh 1714 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
Somerset House ~ #1, Pat Shaw		Walsh 1714		Duple Minor

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

The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw		John Young (Playford family) 1721 Pat Shaw 1972	At Home Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw/3 Couple		John Young (Playford family) 1721 Pat Shaw 1972	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances, vol. 1

Holborn March

Wright 1740 Pat Shaw 1963 Playford Ball

Colin Hume

Duple Minor

Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances, Vol. 1

True Joak

Wright ~1740 Pat Shaw ~1965

Duple Minor

Rutherford's compleat Collection of 200 of the most celebrated Country Dances both Old and New, Vol. 1

The Brays of Angus		David Rutherford 1756 Pat Shaw 1959		Duple Minor
The Drummer - Rutherford		David Rutherford 1756 Pat Shaw		Triple Minor

Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1778

The Bishop ~ Pat Shaw

Thompson 1778 Pat Shaw ~1965

Colin Hume

Triple Minor

Twenty four Country Dances for the Year 1778

The Free Mason ~ Pat Shaw

Thompson 1778 Pat Shaw 1962

Colin Hume

3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Preston's Twenty four Country Dances for the Year 1793

The Triumph

Preston 1793 Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly

Duple Minor

A Companion to the Ball Room

Captain MacIntosh - Shaw ~ 3 Couple		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw 1962		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Captain MacIntosh - Shaw ~ Triple		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw 1962		Triple Minor
Morpeth Rant		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965		Triple Minor
Morpeth Rant ~ 3 Couple		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Number of dances	Number of interpretations	Number with music
126	126	37

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