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Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in The Playford Assembly (Graham Christian, 2015)

Table of Contents

B C D G M O P R S T

B

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Bar-a-BarJohn Young 1710
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Barbarini's TambourineWalsh 1745
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Barham Down ~ CookHenry Playford 1701
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Barr a BarrJohn Young 1710
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Bellamira ~ KennedyHenry Playford 1689
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Bury Fair ~ ChristianHenry Playford 1696
Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor

C

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Cheshire Rounds ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (down)Henry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Cockle shells
Cockle shells ~ (Triple)Henry Playford 1701
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Cockle shells ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Come Let's Be MerryJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

D

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Playford AssemblyJohn & William Neal 1726
John Young 2015 Playford Assembly
Frank Hoppe3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

G

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Goose and GridironThompson 1768
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

M

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Mount Hills ~ Playford AssemblyHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

O

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ore Boggy
Ore BoggyJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Old Batchelor
Old Batchelor ~ BroadbridgeHenry Playford 1695
Nicolas Broadbridge 1996 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ SimonsHenry Playford 1695
A. Simons 1973 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Old Wife Behind The FireJohn & William Neal ~1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Ore Boggy
Ore BoggyJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

P

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Physical SnobUnknown ~1800
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

R

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The RaggJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Red and all RedLister 1753
Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

S

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Sally in our AlleyWalsh 1719
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Shropshire LassNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Softly Good TummasNathaniel Kynaston 1718
Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

T

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Take a Dance
Take a DanceJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Tambourine DanceWalsh 1742
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeilDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
222424

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