Dances in The Playford Assembly (Graham Christian, 2015)

Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Alchurch		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Alterations		Johnson 1753 Kathryn and David Wright 1979 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bar-a-Bar		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Barbarini's Tambourine		Walsh 1745 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Barham Down ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1701 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Barr a Barr		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bellamira ~ Kennedy		Henry Playford 1689 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn		Henry Playford 1698 Andrew Shaw 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Braes of Dornoch 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
Bury Fair ~ Christian		Henry Playford 1696 Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly	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 ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
The Collier's Daughter ~ Christian		John Young 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Come Let's Be Merry		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
De'il Take the Wars		John Young 1721 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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 1718 Graham Christian 2015 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Playford Assembly		John & William Neal 1726 John Young 2015 Playford Assembly	Frank Hoppe	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
East Indian		Thompson 1783 Ken Sheffield 1988 Playford Assembly	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Triple 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

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fair and Softly		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
From Aberdeen		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
La Gavre		Pierre Trappeniers 1777 Philippe Callens 2002 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Goddesses		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Goose and Gridiron		Thompson 1768 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Halfe Hannikin Halfe Hannikin ~ Cook John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly Colin Hume Circle as many as will Halfe Hannikin ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Circle as many as will
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

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
If all the World were Paper If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Square If all the World were Paper ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Square
In the Fields in Frost and Snow		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Irish Lamentation ~ Cook		Johnson ~1740 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack Pudding ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
King of Poland		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lovely Nancy		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Maiden Lane		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Maids Morris Maids Morris ~ Hume Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume 2014 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Maids Morris ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor
The Merry Andrew ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Merry Conceit ~ P. Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Merry Salopians		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Midnight Ramble		Thompson 1773 George Fogg ~2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mount Hills ~ Playford Assembly		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mrs. Savage's Whim ~ Bentley		John Young 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

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Never Love Thee More ~ Sharp		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ore Boggy Ore Boggy John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Old Batchelor 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 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Orange Nan		Walsh 1713 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Ore Boggy Ore Boggy John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Paul's Alley ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Physical Snob		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Portabella		Walsh 1715 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Punch Bowl ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Pursuit		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1961 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Ragg		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Rakes of Rochester 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 and all Red		Lister 1753 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
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	Colin Hume	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	Circle as many as will

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Sadler's Wells		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
St. Martin's Lane		Henry Playford 1696 Helwig 1988 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Sally in our Alley		Walsh 1719 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Shropshire Lass		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Sion House		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sir Watkin's Jig		Universal Magazine 1749 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Softly Good Tummas		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2002 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
Spanish Jigg		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1978 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Take a Dance 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
Tambourine Dance		Walsh 1742 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Duple Minor
Tom Jones ~ Wright		Gentlemen's Magazine 1750 Kathryn & David Wright 1984 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

V

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Valentine's Day		John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Volpony ~ Christian		Walsh 1712 Graham Christian 2004 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Wa Is Me, What Mun I Do?		Henry Playford 1696 Helwig 1995 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple 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	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	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Y

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Yellow Stockings		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Young Widow ~ Morrison		John Griffiths 1788 James E. Morrison 1976 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

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