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Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in Country Dance Book, New Series (Douglas and Helen Kennedy, 1929)

Table of Contents

Duple Minor

Duple Minor proper

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Bashful SwainJohn Young 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Bellamira ~ KennedyHenry Playford 1689
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Booth's HornpipeJohn Young 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Christ-Church Bells in Oxon #2John Young 1721
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Coreli's Maggot ~ KennedyJohn Young 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Cottey House ~ KennedyHenry Playford 1702
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Hey Boys, up we GoJohn Playford 1679
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
The Highlander's Wedding ~ KennedyJohn Young 1718
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
The Hole in the WallHenry Playford 1697
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Lady Day ~ KennedyHenry Playford 1698
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Temple-Barr ~ KennedyWalsh 1714
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
The More the MerrierHenry Playford 1696
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Mr. Cosgill's Delight ~ KennedyJohn Young 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
No-body's JiggJohn Playford 1679
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Northern Nancy ~ KennedyJohn Playford 1670
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Ormond HouseHenry Playford 1702
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Pretty MissHenry Playford 1690
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Pretty Nun ~ KennedyJohn Young 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Red-House ~ KennediesHenry Playford 1695
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Rockingham CastleJohn Playford 1679
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
The Rowling EyeJohn Young 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Sadler's WellsJohn Young 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Softly Robin ~ HumeJohn Young 1726
Colin Hume 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Softly Robin ~ KennedyJohn Young 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Temple-Barr ~ KennedyWalsh 1714
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
A Trip to ParisWalsh 1711
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Way to Norwich (Kennedy)John Playford 1679
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
The Wedding ~ KennedyJohn Young 1718
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor

Triple Minor

Triple Minor proper

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Draper's Maggot ~ KennedyJohn Young 1706
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
no musicTriple Minor
Green Sleeves and Yellow LaceJohn Young 1721
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
no musicTriple Minor multi part
Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace ~ TripleJohn Young 1721
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
no musicTriple Minor multi part
Spanish JiggHenry Playford 1695
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1978 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Whimbleton House ~ KennediesHenry Playford 1701
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
Colin HumeTriple Minor

Longways

4 Couple Longways proper

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Abergenny ~ KennedyJohn Playford 1657
Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways multi part

Longways as many as will proper

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
TrenchmoreLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929
no musicLongways as many as will multi part

Circle

Triangle / 3 Couple Circle

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Kemp's JiggJohn Playford 1651
Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929
no music3 Couple Circle multi part
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
323214

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