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

Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
À la Mode de France ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Adson's Saraband ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways
Amarillis ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Amaryllis ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Apley House 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
Argeers ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Argeres		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Auretti's Dutch Skipper		David Rutherford 1756 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Ay Me ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Aye Me Aye Me ~ Callens John Playford 1651 Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways Aye Me ~ Playford Ball John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways Aye Me ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bath Carnival		Thompson ~1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
The Beggar Boy		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Beginning of the World		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
The Bishop ~ Apted		Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
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 Boatman ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Buckingham House 1657		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Christ-Church Bells in Oxon		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
Cold and Raw		Henry Playford 1689 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
Confesse, his Tune ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3
Coreli's Maggot ~ Kennedy		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Corporation		Thompson 1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Cottey House ~ Kennedy		Henry Playford 1702 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Court Lady ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3
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

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dargason		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
Dick's Maggot ~ Sharp, 16bars		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dover Pier		Preston 1791 A. Simons 1961 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Draper's Maggot ~ Kennedy		John Young 1706 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
Drapers Gardens		John Young 1706 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Dressed Ship		Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Dublin Bay		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ Simons		W.M. Cahusac 1801 A. Simons 1970 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Edinburgh Castle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Epping Forest		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fain I Would ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
The Fair Quaker of Deal ~ Simons		John Young 1718 A. Simons 1970 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
The Fandango		Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Frank Hoppe	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Female Saylor		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Fine Companion		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Square
The Friar in the Well		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Galloping Nag ~ 2		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Gathering Peascods		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
The Geud Man of Ballangigh The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Palmer Henry Playford 1696 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor 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 Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace John Young 1721 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace ~ Triple John Young 1721 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball Triple Minor
Greenwich Park - Playford		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
Grimstock ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hambleton's Round O		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
Harts Ease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
The Health ~ Sharp#2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Heart's Ease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Heartsease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 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
Hide Parke		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Hit and Misse ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hit or Miss		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Holborn March		Wright 1740 Pat Shaw 1963 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Hole in the Wall		Henry Playford 1697 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Hunsdon House Hunsdon House John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Square Hunsdon House ~ Playford Ball John Playford 1657 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Square Hunsdon House ~ Sharp John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Square
Hyde Park		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Indian Queen		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Installation		Thompson 1772 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack's Maggot		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jamaica ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jenny Pluck Pears		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
The Juice of Barley		Henry Playford 1689 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		Duple Minor

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Kelsterne Gardens		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Knole Park - Voigt		Voigt 1809 A. Simons 1961 Playford Ball		Duple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Labour in Vain		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Love's Triumph ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lull Me Beyond Thee		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mad Robin ~ Playford Ball		Henry Playford 1695 Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mage on a Cree ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
The Maid Peept out at the Window		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
La Matelotte		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry, Merry Milkmaids		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Miss Sayers' Allemand		Thomas Budd 1781 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Spark's Maggot 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
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Cosgill's Delight ~ Kennedy		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Playford Ball		Henry Playford 1695 Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Newcastle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Nonesuch ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
The Northdown Waltz		Goulding 1820 A. Simons 1971 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Old Mole ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Once a Night		Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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
Orleans Baffled		John Young 1710 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Parson's Farewell ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Parthenia ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
The Phoenix		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
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
Portsmouth ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
Prince William Prince William Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Prince William ~ Triple Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Triple Minor
Prince William of Glo's'ter's Waltz		Preston 1801 Pat Woods 1958 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Q

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Queen's Jig		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ramsgate Assembly		Thomas Budd 1795 A. Simons 1972 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Round		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Rufty Tufty		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Saint Martin's		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Facing Couples
Scotch Cap ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Sedany		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
Sellenger's Round		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Shrewsbury Lasses		Thompson 1765 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Spring Garden ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Step Stately		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Sun Assembly		Thompson ~1757 Ken Sheffield 1982 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Symphony The Symphony John Playford 1651 Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways The Symphony John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways The Symphony ~ Playford Ball John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

U

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Playford Ball		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Wedding Night		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Well Hall ~ von Cleef		John Playford 1679 Frank von Cleef 1982 Playford Ball		Duple Minor

Z

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Zephyrs and Flora		Walsh 1715 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

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