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Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in Come Let's Be Merry

An Additional Sheet of New Dances for the Second Part

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Nonesuch (II)Henry Playford 1697
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor

The Dancing Master, 11th ed.

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Barham Down ~ CookHenry Playford 1701
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor

The Dancing Master, 5th ed.

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Green StockingsJohn Playford 1675
Tom Cook (mod) 1975
no musicDuple Minor

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

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Come Let's Be MerryJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Green Stockings ~ CookJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways
Juno and PallasJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways
Kelsterne GardensJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, Vol. 3

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The GeneralThompson 1773
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1768

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Goose and GridironThompson 1768
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1712

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Elverton GroveWalsh 1712
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

The Dancing Master, 3rd ed.

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ginnie PugJohn Playford 1657
Tom Cook 1975
no musicDuple Minor
Guinea PigJohn Playford 1657
Tom Cook 1975
no musicDuple Minor
Strawberries and CreamJohn Playford 1657
Tom Cook 1975
no musicDuple Minor
The TwinsJohn Playford 1657
Tom Cook 1975
no music4 Couple Longways

The Dancing Master, Vol. the Second

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Shawbury ParkJohn Young 1710
Tom Cook 1975
Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor

Twenty four New Country Dances for the year 1711

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Beauteous Grove ~ CookNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Tom Cook 1975
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1716

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Flora's FagarysNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Tom Cook 1975
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Flora's Vagaries ~ CookNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Tom Cook 1975
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jockey and JennyNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Tom Cook 1975
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
14148

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