Dances in The Playford Assembly (Graham Christian, 2015)

Jan-2025

Halfe Hannikin ~ Cook

John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly

Colin Hume

Circle as many as will

Aug-2024

Maids Morris ~ Hume

John Playford 1688 Colin Hume 2024 Playford Assembly

Colin Hume

Duple Minor

Feb-2022

The Lord Phopington ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1970 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Pilgrim ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1970 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

Oct-2021

The Rakes of Rochester ~ Bentley

Walsh 1748 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly

Bare Necessities

Duple Minor

Jul-2021

If all the World were Paper ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
Jack's Health ~ Bolton		John Playford 1679 Charles Bolton ~2004 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

Dec-2020

Cockle shells ~ (Triple)		Henry Playford 1701	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Cockle shells ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Oct-2020

If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw

John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly

Colin Hume

Square

Sep-2020

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 Pat Shaw 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Wooden Shoes		Henry Playford 1703 Tom Cook ~1999 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Young Damon's Flight		Nathaniel Kynaston 1717 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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
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	Bare Necessities	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
St. Martin's Lane		Henry Playford 1696 Helwig 1988 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Spanish Jigg		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1978 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Spaniard ~ Thompson		Thompson 1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Splendid Shilling		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1968 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	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Slaughter House		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Soulton Jigg ~ Wright		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Kathryn & David Wright 1984 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will
Red-House ~ Kennedies		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Rosamond's Pond		Thomas Bray 1699 Christine Helwig 1990 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Orange Nan		Walsh 1713 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Portabella		Walsh 1715 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Rakes of Rochester ~ Simons		Walsh 1748 A. Simons 1971 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Red and all Red		Lister 1753 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Lord Phopington ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Pilgrim ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Physical Snob		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Parson upon Dorothy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples
Paul's Alley		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Shepherd's Daughter		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples

Aug-2020

The Mousetrap		Walsh 1719 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
New Year's Day in the Morning		Universal Magazine 1755 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Old Batchelor ~ Broadbridge		Henry Playford 1695 Nicolas Broadbridge 1996 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Old Hob		Walsh 1719 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ Simons		Henry Playford 1695 A. Simons 1973 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Mulberry Garden		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Midnight Ramble		Thompson 1773 George Fogg ~2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Merry Salopians		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Never Love Thee More ~ Sharp		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Merry Conceit ~ Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Money Musk ~ ECD		Preston 1786 Traditional Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
The Lover's Luck ~ Cook		Thomas Bray 1699 Tom Cook 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 ~ Sharp		John Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Alchurch		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	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
Lovely Nancy		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Kill Him with Kindness		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Helwig 1995 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
King of Poland		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jack Pudding ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Merry Andrew ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Irish Lamentation ~ Cook		Johnson ~1740 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Halfe Hannikin ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
In the Fields in Frost and Snow		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Graies Inne Maske		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Gray's Inn Mask		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Mad Tom		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Tom a Bedlam		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
The Haymakers		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Humours of Dublin		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
From Aberdeen		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Fop's Fancy		Walsh 1715 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
De'il Take the Wars		John Young (Playford family) 1721 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Fair and Softly		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Cotery ~ Richmond		Richmond 1797 Kate Keller & George Fogg 2003 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
The Scotch Morris		Wright 1719 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Tom Jones ~ Wright		Gentlemen's Magazine 1750 Kathryn & David Wright 1984 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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
Take a Dance		Johnson ~1752 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Ore Boggy		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Take a Dance		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Buskin ~ 3 Couple Longways		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Collier's Daughter ~ Christian		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Duke of Rutland's Delight		John Young (Playford family) 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cheerily and Merrily ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Come Let's Be Merry		John Young (Playford family) 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Braye's Magott		Thomas Bray 1699 Diana Cruickshank 2001 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Buskin		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor

Jul-2020

Braes of Dornoch		Johnson 1752 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Braes of Dornoch ~ Triple		Johnson 1752 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn		Henry Playford 1698 Andrew Shaw 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

May-2020

Mock Hobby-Horse		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Mistress Savage's Whim		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mrs. Savage's Whim		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sadler's Wells		John Young (Playford family) 1728 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Apr-2020

Excuse Me ~ Christian		John Playford 1686 Graham Christian 2001 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Sir Watkin's Jig		Universal Magazine 1749 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Long Odds		Preston 1791 Woods 1958 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Knives and Forks		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1987 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Alterations		Johnson 1753 Kathryn and David Wright 1979 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Elverton Grove		Walsh 1712 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Jovial Beggars - Playford		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Old Wife Behind The Fire		John & William Neal ~1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1950 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Ragg		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Softly Good Tummas		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Hop Ground		Preston 1794 A. Simons ~1991 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sally in our Alley		Walsh 1719 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 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
The Comical Fellow		Thompson 1776 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
La Gavre		Pierre Trappeniers 1777 Philippe Callens 2002 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Knives and Forks ~ Shapiro		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1987 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

Mar-2020

Mount Hills		John Playford 170 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Shropshire Lass		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Easter Thursday ~ Bentley		Walsh 1733 Bernard Bentley 1977 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Nonesuch (II)		Henry Playford 1697 Tom Cook 1775 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

Feb-2020

The Punch Bowl ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Pursuit		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Pat Shaw 1961 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Drummer - Thompson		Thompson 1757 Charles Bolton 1997 Playford Assembly	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Duple Minor
Round About Our Coal Fire		Richard Bride 1766 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	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
Wa Is Me, What Mun I Do?		Henry Playford 1698 Helwig 1995 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
News From Tripoly		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1973 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Wakefield Hunt		Thompson 1779 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

Dec-2019

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
Queens-borough		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bartlett-House ~ Cruickshank		Thomas Bray 1699 Diana Cruickshank 2001 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Cheshire Rounds ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

Nov-2019

Barham Down ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1701 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Bar-a-Bar		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Barr a Barr		John Young (Playford family) 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
East Indian		Thompson 1783 Ken Sheffield 1988 Playford Assembly	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Triple Minor
The Maid's Last Wish ~ Playford Assembly		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Volpony ~ Christian		Walsh 1712 Graham Christian 2004 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Young Widow ~ Morrison		John Griffiths 1788 James E. Morrison 1976 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

Oct-2019

Barbarini's Tambourine		Walsh 1745 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Tambourine Dance		Walsh 1742 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Duple Minor

Sep-2019

Bury Fair ~ Christian		Henry Playford 1696 Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Room for Ramblers		Walsh 1712 Chip & Fran Hendrickson 1984 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Goose and Gridiron		Thompson 1768 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Aug-2019

Greensleeves		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Les Manches Vertes		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Dusty Miller - Neal		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bellamira ~ Kennedy		John Playford 1689 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (down)		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jack's Health ~ Morrison		John Young (Playford family) 1721 James Morrison 1973 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

Dec-2018

Leather Lake House

Henry Bishop 1788 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly

Bare Necessities

Triple Minor

Sep-2018

Emperor of the Moon

Henry Playford 1690 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly

Colin Hume

Duple Minor

Number of dances	Number of interpretations	Number with music
138	138	78

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