Dances in The Playford Assembly (Graham Christian, 2015)

Table of Contents

A

Alchurch		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Alterations		Johnson 1753 Kathryn and David Wright 1979 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Recordings Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor

B

Bar-a-Bar		Playford (John Young) 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Barbarini's Tambourine		Walsh 1745 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Barham Down ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1701 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Barr a Barr		Playford (John Young) 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bartlett-House ~ Cruickshank		Thomas Bray 1699 Diana Cruickshank 2001 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Bellamira ~ Kennedy		John Playford 1689 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bloomsberry Market		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bloomsbury Market		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn		Henry Playford 1698 Andrew Shaw 2000 Playford Assembly	By Choice Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Braes of Dornoch Braes of Dornoch Johnson 1752 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly Strong Roots Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Braes of Dornoch ~ Triple Johnson 1752 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly Strong Roots Bare Necessities Triple Minor
Braye's Magott		Thomas Bray 1699 Diana Cruickshank 2001 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Bury Fair ~ Christian		Henry Playford 1696 Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Triple 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

C

Cheerily and Merrily ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Cheshire Rounds ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly	By Choice Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cockle shells (down)		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly	By Choice Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cockle shells (Triple)		Henry Playford 1701	By Choice Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Collier's Daughter ~ Christian		Playford (John Young) 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	By Request Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Come Let's Be Merry		Playford (John Young) 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Invitation to Waltz Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Comical Fellow		Thompson 1776 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Cotery ~ Richmond		Richmond 1797 Kate Keller & George Fogg 2003 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor

D

Daphne		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
De'il Take the Wars		Playford (John Young) 1721 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Mrs. Beveridge's Triumph Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Drummer - Thompson		Thompson 1757 Charles Bolton 1997 Playford Assembly	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Duple Minor
The Duke of Rutland's Delight		Playford (John Young) 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	By Request Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Dusty Miller - Neal		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

E

East Indian		Thompson 1783 Ken Sheffield 1988 Playford Assembly	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Triple Minor
Easter Thursday ~ Bentley		Walsh 1733 Bernard Bentley 1977 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Elverton Grove		Walsh 1712 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Emperor of the Moon		Henry Playford 1690 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Excuse Me ~ Christian		John Playford 1686 Graham Christian 2001 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

F

Fair and Softly		Playford (John Young) 1726 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Fop's Fancy		Walsh 1715 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
From Aberdeen		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

G

La Gavre		Pierre Trappeniers 1777 Philippe Callens 2002 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Goddesses		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
The Goose and Gridiron		Thompson 1768 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Graies Inne Maske		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Greensleeves		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

H

Halfe Hannikin Halfe Hannikin John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1916 Playford Assembly Circle as many as will Halfe Hannikin ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly Circle as many as will
The Haymakers		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	By Choice Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Hop Ground		Preston 1794 A. Simons ~1991 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Humours of Dublin		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

I

If all the World were Paper If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Square If all the World were Paper ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Square
In the Fields in Frost and Snow		Playford (John Young) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	By Request Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Irish Lamentation ~ Cook		Johnson ~1740 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

J

Jack Pudding ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jack's Health Jack's Health ~ Bolton John Playford 1679 Charles Bolton ~2004 Playford Assembly Duple Minor Jack's Health ~ Morrison Playford (John Young) 1721 James Morrison 1973 Playford Assembly Duple Minor
Jacques Latin		G. Willsim 1755 Charles Hendrickson 1996 Playford Assembly	By Request Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jaque Latin		G. Willsim 1755 Charles Hendrickson 1996 Playford Assembly	By Request Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Jovial Beggars - Playford		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly	At Home Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

K

Kill Him with Kindness		Playford (John Young) 1710 Helwig 1995 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
King of Poland		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Knives and Forks Knives and Forks John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1987 Playford Assembly Duple Minor Knives and Forks ~ Shapiro John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1987 Playford Assembly Duple Minor

L

Leather Lake House		Henry Bishop 1788 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Long Odds		Preston 1791 Woods 1958 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Lord Mayor's Delight		Henry Playford 1697 Helwig Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Wittman		John Playford 1651 Wittman ~1986 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
The Lord Phopington The Lord Phopington ~ Bentley Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly Duple Minor The Lord Phopington ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1970 Playford Assembly Duple Minor
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lovely Nancy		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Lover's Luck ~ Cook		Thomas Bray 1699 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

M

Mad Tom		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
The Maid's Last Wish		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Maiden Lane		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Maids Morris Maids Morris ~ Hume John Playford 1688 Colin Hume 2024 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Maids Morris ~ Sharp John Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor
Les Manches Vertes		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Merry Andrew ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Merry Conceit ~ Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Merry Salopians		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Midnight Ramble		Thompson 1773 George Fogg Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Mistress Savage's Whim		Playford (John Young) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	By Request Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mock Hobby-Horse		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Money Musk ~ ECD		Preston 1786 Traditional Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
Mount Hills		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Mousetrap		Walsh 1719 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Mrs. Savage's Whim		Playford (John Young) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	By Request Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Mulberry Garden		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

N

Never Love Thee More ~ Sharp		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
New Year's Day in the Morning		Universal Magazine 1755 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
News From Tripoly		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1973 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Nonesuch (II)		Henry Playford 1697 Tom Cook 1775 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

O

O'er Boggie O'er Boggie ~ Neal John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly By Request Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ Broadbridge		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook 1995 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Old Hob		Walsh 1719 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Old Mill		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Old Wife Behind The Fire		John & William Neal ~1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1950 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Orange Nan		Walsh 1713 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Ore Boggy Ore Boggy John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly By Request Bare Necessities Duple Minor

P

Parson upon Dorothy		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples
Paul's Alley		Playford (John Young) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Physical Snob		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Pilgrim The Pilgrim ~ Bentley Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly Duple Minor The Pilgrim ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1970 Playford Assembly Duple Minor
Portabella		Walsh 1715 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Punch Bowl ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969 Playford Assembly	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Pursuit		Playford (John Young) 1710 Pat Shaw 1961 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Q

Queens-borough

Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly

3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

R

The Ragg		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Rakes of Rochester The Rakes of Rochester ~ Bentley Walsh 1748 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly Strong Roots Bare Necessities Duple Minor The Rakes of Rochester ~ Simons Walsh 1748 A. Simons ~1990 Playford Assembly Strong Roots Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Red and all Red		Merry Lad 1753 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly	By Request Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Red-House ~ Kennedies		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Room for Ramblers		Walsh 1712 Chip & Fran Hendrickson 1984 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Rosamond's Pond		Thomas Bray 1699 Christine Helwig 1990 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Round About Our Coal Fire		Richard Bride 1766 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will

S

Sadler's Wells		Playford (John Young) 1728 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
St. Martin's Lane		Henry Playford 1696 Helwig 1988 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Recordings Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Sally in our Alley		Walsh 1719 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Scotch Morris		Wright 1719 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Shepherd's Daughter		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples
Shropshire Lass		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Siege of Limerick		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Sion House		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sir Watkin's Jig		Universal Magazine 1749 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Slaughter House		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Softly Good Tummas		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	By Choice Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Soulton Jigg ~ Wright		Playford (John Young) 1710 Kathryn & David Wright 1984 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Spaniard ~ Thompson		Thompson 1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Assembly	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Spanish Jigg		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1978 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Splendid Shilling		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

T

Take a Dance		Johnson ~1752 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Recordings Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Tambourine Dance		Walsh 1742 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Duple Minor
Tom a Bedlam		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Tom Jones ~ Wright		Gentlemen's Magazine 1750 Kathryn & David Wright 1984 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Recordings Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip to the Jubilee ~ Essex		John Essex 1698 Pat Shaw 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Triumph		Preston 1796 Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

V

Valentine's Day		John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Vaughan's Ramble ~ A. Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Volpony ~ Christian		Walsh 1712 Graham Christian 2004 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

W

Wa Is Me, What Mun I Do?		Henry Playford 1698 Helwig 1995 Playford Assembly	Mrs. Beveridge's Triumph Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Wakefield Hunt		Thompson 1779 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
Waltham Abbey ~ Christian		Henry Playford 1697 Graham Christian 2005 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Walton Abbey ~ Christian		Henry Playford 1697 Graham Christian 2005 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Well Done Jack		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Whirligig		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Whiskers		Walsh 1713 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
The Wives' Victory		Thomas Bray 1699		Duple Minor
Wooden Shoes		Henry Playford 1703 Tom Cook ~1999 Playford Assembly	Mrs. Beveridge's Triumph Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Woodstock Park		Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2000 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

Y

Yellow Stockings		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Young Damon's Flight		Nathaniel Kynaston 1717 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Young Widow ~ Morrison		John Griffiths 1788 James E. Morrison 1976 Playford Assembly	At The Ball Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

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