Dances by Henry Playford (website)

Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Apley House Apley House ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1702 Pat Shaw 1960 Brett Larsen Duple Minor Apley House ~ Playford Ball Henry Playford 1702 Kate van Winkle Keller & Genevieve Shimer 1994 Playford Ball Brett Larsen Duple Minor Apley House ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball Brett Larsen Duple Minor

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Barham Down Barham Down ~ Black Henry Playford 1701 Daisy Black 2019 Colin Hume Duple Minor Barham Down ~ Cook Henry Playford 1701 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Barham Down ~ Simons Henry Playford 1701 A. Simons ~1990 Colin Hume Triple Minor Barham Down ~ Williams Henry Playford 1701 George Williams 2025 Triple Minor
Bellamira Bellamira ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1689 Charles Bolton 1985 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Bellamira ~ Hume Henry Playford 1689 Colin Hume 1995 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Bellamira ~ Kennedy Henry Playford 1689 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Black Heath Black Heath Henry Playford 1701 Fried de Metz Herman 1989 Colin Hume Duple Minor Blackheath ~ Kliban Henry Playford 1701 Kalia Kliban 2011 Colin Hume 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
Bury Fair Bury Fair ~ A. Shaw Henry Playford 1696 Andrew Shaw 2009 Bare Necessities Triple Minor Bury Fair ~ Christian Henry Playford 1696 Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Triple Minor Bury Fair ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922 Bare Necessities Triple Minor

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cheshire Rounds ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (down)		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cockle shells Cockle shells ~ (Triple) Henry Playford 1701 Bare Necessities Triple Minor Cockle shells ~ (up) Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Cockle shells ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Europes Revels		Henry Playford 1698 Andrew Shaw 2023		Duple Minor

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hobb's Wedding		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Hole in the Wall		Henry Playford 1697 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Jockey #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Kensington Court		Henry Playford 1695 Charles Bolton 1985		Duple Minor
A Kissing Dance in the Country Wake		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Maid's Last Wish The Maid's Last Wish ~ Cook Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Duple Minor The Maid's Last Wish ~ Playford Assembly Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Playford Assembly Duple Minor
Mount Hills Mount Hills Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mount Hills ~ Playford Assembly Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1996 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1969 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Playford Ball Henry Playford 1695 Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916 Bare Necessities Duple Minor
My Lord Byron's Maggot My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1965 Duple Minor My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Regency Dances Henry Playford 1701 Regency Dances Duple Minor My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Old Batchelor Old Batchelor ~ Broadbridge Henry Playford 1695 Nicolas Broadbridge 1996 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Old Batchelor ~ Feyerabend Henry Playford 1695 Christine Feyerabend ~2010 Colin Hume Duple Minor Old Batchelor ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor Old Batchelor ~ Simons Henry Playford 1695 A. Simons 1973 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor

Q

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Queens-borough		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Royal Navy		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009		Duple Minor

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