Dances in Rutherford's compleat Collection of 200 of the most celebrated Country Dances both Old and New, Vol. 1 (David Rutherford, 1756, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Auretti's Dutch Skipper		David Rutherford 1756 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Brays of Angus		David Rutherford 1756 Pat Shaw 1959		Duple Minor

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Deuks Dang ower my Daddie The Deuks Dang ower my Daddie David Rutherford 1756 RSCDS 1957 Duple Minor
The Drummer - Rutherford The Drummer - Rutherford David Rutherford 1756 Pat Shaw Triple Minor The Drummer - Rutherford ~ RSCDS David Rutherford ~1756 RSCDS 1959 Triple Minor

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Eltham Assembly		David Rutherford 1756 A. Simons (mod) ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Firr Tree		David Rutherford ~1756 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Gates of Edinburgh The Gates of Edinburgh ~ RSCDS David Rutherford ~1756 RSCDS 1949 Triple Minor The Gates of Edinburgh ~ Williams David Rutherford ~1756 George Williams 2022 Triple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Johnny Groat's House ~ RSCDS		David Rutherford ~1756 RSCDS 1955		Triple Minor
Just as I was in the Morning Just as I was in the Morning ~ RSCDS David Rutherford 1756 RSCDS 1957 Duple Minor Just as I was in the Morning ~ Williams David Rutherford 1756 Duple Minor

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Kentish Cricketers		David Rutherford ~1756 A. Simons 1961		Duple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lady Jane Murray's Rant Lady Jane Murray's Rant ~ Williams David Rutherford ~1756 George Williams 2024 Duple Minor Lady Jean Murray's Rant ~ RSCDS David Rutherford ~1756 RSCDS 1935 Duple Minor
Lady MacIntosh's Rant Lady MacIntosh's Rant David Rutherford 1756 RSCDS 1926 Triple Minor Lady McIntosh's Rant David Rutherford 1756 George Williams 2024 Duple Minor
Lochiel's Rant Lochiel's Rant ~ RSCDS David Rutherford ~1756 RSCDS 1957 Triple Minor Lochiel's Rant ~ Williams David Rutherford 1756 George Williams 2024 Triple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Maxwill's Rant ~ Duple		David Rutherford 1756 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Medway		David Rutherford ~1756 A. Simons 1970		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Q

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Quiet and Snug Quiet and Snug ~ RSCDS David Rutherford ~1756 RSCDS 1959 Duple Minor Quiet and Snug ~ Williams David Rutherford ~1756 George Williams 2022 Duple Minor

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
She's Over Young to Marry She's Over Young to Marry David Rutherford ~1756 Duple Minor

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
We Are All Right at Canterbury		David Rutherford 1756 A. Simons (mod) ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

This list contains all dances in the book which I have animated for a complete list of dances in the book see here.

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