Dances in The Playford Ball (Kate van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer, 1994)

May-2025

The Queen's Jig

Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball

A Playford Ball Bare Necessities

Duple Minor

Apr-2025

The Bishop ~ Apted		Thompsom 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Jamaica ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Mar-2025

The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ Simons		W.M. Cahusac 1801 A. Simons 1970 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
À la Mode de France ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312

Feb-2025

Prince William

Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball

More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities

3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Jan-2025

Hunsdon House		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Dover Pier		Preston 1791 A. Simons 1961 Playford Ball	By Request Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Knole Park - Voigt		Voigt 1809 A. Simons 1961 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
The Northdown Waltz		Goulding 1820 A. Simons 1971 Playford Ball	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Fair Quaker of Deal ~ Simons		Playford (John Young) 1718 A. Simons 1970 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
Confesse, his Tune ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3

Nov-2024

Parson's Farewell ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Apley House ~ Playford Ball		Henry Playford 1702 Kate van Winkle Keller & Genevieve Shimer 1994 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor
Argeers ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Auretti's Dutch Skipper		David Rutherford 1756 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Ay Me ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Symphony ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Wedding Night		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
The Fandango		Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Oct-2024

Newcastle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ Bentley		Playford (John Young) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

Aug-2024

The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Palmer		Henry Playford 1696 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Step Stately		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Cuckolds all a Row ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hey, Boys, up Go We (Sharp)		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hit and Misse ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hit or Miss		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Mage on a Cree ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Labour in Vain		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Phoenix		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Saint Martin's		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Facing Couples
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Spring Garden ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Adson's Saraband ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways
Amarillis ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Boatman ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Fain I Would ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1696 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Health ~ Sharp#2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Lull Me Beyond Thee		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Mad Robin ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1687 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Playford Ball		Henry Playford 1695 The Playford Ball 1994 Playford Ball	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Parthenia ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Buckingham House 1657		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Chelsea Reach ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Childgrove ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Dargason		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Custom
Dick's Maggot ~ Sharp, 16bars		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Epping Forest		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
The Fine Companion		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Square
Gathering Peascods		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Greenwich Park - Playford ~ Ball		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
Sedany		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Custom
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways

Jul-2024

Coreli's Maggot ~ Kennedy		Walsh 1728 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
Hambleton's Round O		Playford (John Young) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
Mr. Cosgill's Delight ~ Kennedy		Walsh 1728 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
The Old Mole		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Orleans Baffled		Playford (John Young) 1728 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Portsmouth ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
The Round		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Apr-2024

The Dressed Ship		Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Installation		Thompson 1772 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Spark's Maggot		Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Spark's Maggot ~ Triple		Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
Once a Night		Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Shrewsbury Lasses		Thompson 1765 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Touchstone ~ Apted		Thompson 1780 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Trip to Tunbridge		Preston 1793 A. Simons (mod) 1961 Playford Ball	Mrs. Beveridge's Triumph Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Mar-2024

Cold and Raw		John Playford 1689 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
The Juice of Barley		John Playford 1689 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		Duple Minor

Feb-2024

Edinburgh Castle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Scotch Cap ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Sun Assembly		Thompson ~1757 Ken Sheffield 1982 Playford Ball	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Nov-2023

Well Hall ~ von Cleef

John Playford 1679 Frank von Cleef 1982 Playford Ball

Duple Minor

Oct-2023

The Female Saylor		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
La Matelotte		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Beginning of the World		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Sellenger's Round		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will

Jul-2023

The Black Nag ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nagg ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Galloping Nag ~ 2		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

Mar-2023

Cottey House ~ Kennedy		Henry Playford 1702 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jenny Pluck Pears		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle

Jan-2023

Holborn March		Wright 1740 Pat Shaw 1963 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Draper's Maggot ~ Kennedy		Playford (John Young) 1706 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
Indian Queen		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Prince William ~ Triple		Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

Oct-2022

Hide Parke		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Hyde Park		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square

Sep-2022

The Merry, Merry Milkmaids

John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball

At Home Bare Necessities

4 Couple Longways

Aug-2022

The Friar in the Well		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Maid Peept out at the Window		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
Miss Sayers' Allemand		Thomas Budd 1781 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Picking of Stickes		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways
Picking Up Sticks		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways

May-2022

Love's Triumph ~ Triple		Playford (John Young) 1710 Colin Hume 2007 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Beggar Boy		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	By Choice Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Drapers Gardens		Playford (John Young) 1706 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Dublin Bay		Playford (John Young) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Harts Ease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Heart's Ease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Heartsease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
The Hole in the Wall		Henry Playford 1697 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jack's Maggot		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Kelsterne Gardens		Playford (John Young) 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Ramsgate Assembly		Thomas Budd 1795 A. Simons 1972 Playford Ball	By Request Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Rufty Tufty		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	By Choice Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
We'll Wed and We'll Bed		Playford (John Young) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Apr-2022

Bath Carnival		Thompson ~1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
The Corporation		Thompson 1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Feb-2022

Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace		Playford (John Young) 1721 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace ~ Triple		Playford (John Young) 1721 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
Oranges and Lemons ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Oranges and Limons ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square

Jan-2022

Zephyrs and Flora		Walsh 1715 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ Bentley		Playford (John Young) 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Nov-2021

Christ-Church Bells in Oxon

John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball

Duple Minor

Jan-2021

Prince William of Glo's'ter's Waltz

Preston 1801 Pat Woods 1958 Playford Ball

Invitation to Waltz Bare Necessities

Duple Minor

Number of dances	Number of interpretations	Number with music
103	103	79

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