Dances in The Playford Assembly (Graham Christian, 2015)

Table of Contents

• Facing Couples
  • Facing Couples proper
• Duple Minor
  • Duple Minor proper
  • Duple Minor improper
• Triple Minor
  • Triple Minor proper
• Longways
  • 3 Couple Longways proper
  • 4 Couple Longways proper
• Circle
  • Square / 4 Couple Circle
  • Circle as many as will
  • Circle as many as will
• Sicilian Circles

Facing Couples

Facing Couples proper

Parson upon Dorothy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples
The Shepherd's Daughter		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples

Duple Minor

Duple Minor proper

Alchurch		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Barbarini's Tambourine		Walsh 1745 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Bellamira ~ Kennedy		John Playford 1689 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Braye's Magott		Thomas Bray 1699 Diana Cruickshank 2001 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Cheshire Rounds ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (down)		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Collier's Daughter ~ Christian		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Comical Fellow		Thompson 1776 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
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		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Easter Thursday ~ Bentley		Walsh 1733 Bernard Bentley 1977 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Elverton Grove		Walsh 1712 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	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
Fop's Fancy		Walsh 1715 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
La Gavre		Pierre Trappeniers 1777 Philippe Callens 2002 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Greensleeves		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Haymakers		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Hop Ground		Preston 1794 A. Simons ~1991 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Humours of Dublin		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
In the Fields in Frost and Snow		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Irish Lamentation ~ Cook		Johnson ~1740 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jack's Health ~ Bolton		John Playford 1679 Charles Bolton ~2004 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Jack's Health ~ Morrison		John Young (Playford family) 1721 James Morrison 1973 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Jacques Latin		G. Willsim 1755 Charles Hendrickson 1996 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jaque Latin		G. Willsim 1755 Charles Hendrickson 1996 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Jovial Beggars - Playford		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Kill Him with Kindness		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Helwig 1995 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
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
The Long Odds		Preston 1791 Woods 1958 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Lord Mayor's Delight		Henry Playford 1697 Helwig Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
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
Lovely Nancy		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Lover's Luck ~ Cook		Thomas Bray 1699 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Maid's Last Wish ~ Playford Assembly		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
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 Midnight Ramble		Thompson 1773 George Fogg ~2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mistress Savage's Whim		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mock Hobby-Horse		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Mount Hills		John Playford 170 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mrs. Savage's Whim		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Mulberry Garden		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Never Love Thee More ~ Sharp		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor multi part
Nonesuch (II)		Henry Playford 1697 Tom Cook 1775 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Ore Boggy		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ Broadbridge		Henry Playford 1695 Nicolas Broadbridge 1996 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ Simons		Henry Playford 1695 A. Simons 1973 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Old Wife Behind The Fire		John & William Neal ~1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1950 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Orange Nan		Walsh 1713 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Ore Boggy		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Paul's Alley		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
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	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Pursuit		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1961 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Ragg		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Rakes of Rochester ~ Bentley		Walsh 1748 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Rakes of Rochester ~ Simons		Walsh 1748 A. Simons 1971 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Red-House ~ Kennedies		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	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	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sadler's Wells		John Young (Playford family) 1728 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sally in our Alley		Walsh 1719 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Scotch Morris		Wright 1719 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Siege of Limerick		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Sion House		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Slaughter House		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Softly Good Tummas		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Soulton Jigg ~ Wright		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Kathryn & David Wright 1984 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Spaniard ~ Thompson		Thompson 1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Take a Dance		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Take a Dance		Johnson ~1752 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
A Trip to the Jubilee ~ Essex		John Essex 1698 Pat Shaw 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Triumph		Preston 1793 Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Valentine's Day		John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Volpony ~ Christian		Walsh 1712 Graham Christian 2004 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Wa Is Me, What Mun I Do?		Henry Playford 1698 Helwig 1995 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple 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
The Wives' Victory		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Wooden Shoes		Henry Playford 1703 Tom Cook ~1999 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Woodstock Park		Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2000 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Yellow Stockings		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Duple Minor improper

Bartlett-House ~ Cruickshank		Thomas Bray 1699 Diana Cruickshank 2001 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
King of Poland		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Triple Minor

Triple Minor proper

Alterations		Johnson 1753 Kathryn and David Wright 1979 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Bar-a-Bar		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Barham Down ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1701 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Barr a Barr		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Bloomsberry Market		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor permutation: 231
Bloomsbury Market		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor permutation: 231
Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn		Henry Playford 1698 Andrew Shaw 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Braes of Dornoch		Johnson 1752 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 231
Braes of Dornoch ~ Triple		Johnson 1752 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Bury Fair ~ Christian		Henry Playford 1696 Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly	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		Triple Minor permutation: 231
Cockle shells ~ (Triple)		Henry Playford 1701	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Come Let's Be Merry		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 312
The Cotery ~ Richmond		Richmond 1797 Kate Keller & George Fogg 2003 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
De'il Take the Wars		John Young (Playford family) 1721 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 231
The Dusty Miller - Neal		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor permutation: 231
East Indian		Thompson 1783 Ken Sheffield 1988 Playford Assembly	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Triple Minor
Fair and Softly		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
From Aberdeen		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Goose and Gridiron		Thompson 1768 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor permutation: 231
Leather Lake House		Henry Bishop 1788 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 231
The Merry Conceit ~ Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
The Merry Salopians		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 312
Money Musk ~ ECD		Preston 1786 Traditional Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
The Mousetrap		Walsh 1719 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
New Year's Day in the Morning		Universal Magazine 1755 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor permutation: 231
News From Tripoly		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1973 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
Old Hob		Walsh 1719 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
The Old Mill		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 312
The Physical Snob		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 231
The Punch Bowl ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Queens-borough		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor permutation: 231
Red and all Red		Lister 1753 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 312
St. Martin's Lane		Henry Playford 1696 Helwig 1988 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Shropshire Lass		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor permutation: 231
Sir Watkin's Jig		Universal Magazine 1749 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 312
Spanish Jigg		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1978 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Splendid Shilling		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor permutation: 231
Tambourine Dance		Walsh 1742 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Triple Minor
Tom Jones ~ Wright		Gentlemen's Magazine 1750 Kathryn & David Wright 1984 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor permutation: 231
Vaughan's Ramble ~ A. Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
Wakefield Hunt		Thompson 1779 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Well Done Jack		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Whiskers		Walsh 1713 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
Young Damon's Flight		Nathaniel Kynaston 1717 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor permutation: 231
The Young Widow ~ Morrison		John Griffiths 1788 James E. Morrison 1976 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

Longways

3 Couple Longways proper

Graies Inne Maske		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Jack Pudding ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways multi part
Mad Tom		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Maiden Lane		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways multi part
The Merry Andrew ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways multi part
Tom a Bedlam		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
The Whirligig		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways multi part

4 Couple Longways proper no progression

Cheerily and Merrily ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways

4 Couple Longways proper

Daphne		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Goddesses		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Wittman		John Playford 1651 Wittman ~1986 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways multi part

Circle

Square / 4 Couple Circle

If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square multi part
If all the World were Paper ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square multi part

Circle as many as will

Halfe Hannikin ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Halfe Hannikin ~ Cook		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will

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