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Up a double, Siding, Arming
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in The Dancing Master, 11th ed.

Table of Contents

B C D E F G H I J L M N P Q R S T W

B

Barham Down
Barham Down ~ CookHenry Playford 1701
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Barham Down ~ SimonsHenry Playford 1701
A. Simons ~1990
no musicTriple Minor
The Beaux DelightHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1971
no musicDuple Minor
Blackheath
Blackheath ~ KlibanHenry Playford 1701
Kalia Kliban 2011
no musicDuple Minor
Blackheath ~ SimonsHenry Playford 1701
A. Simons ~1990
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Buskin
BuskinHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly
no musicTriple Minor
Buskin ~ Triple/TripleHenry Playford 1701
Philippe Callens 2004
no musicTriple Minor
Buskin (3 Couple Longways)Henry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Buskin (Duple)Henry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley (mod) 1971
no musicDuple Minor

C

Cheshire Rounds
Cheshire Rounds ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Cheshire Rounds ~ NealHenry Playford 1701
John & William Neal 1726
no musicDuple Minor
Childgrove
Childgrove ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1701A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Childgrove ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Childgrove ~ Sharp (mod)Henry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
The Cobbler's HornpipeHenry Playford 1701no musicDuple Minor
Cockle shells ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly
By Choice
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Cockle shells (down)Henry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly
By Choice
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Cockle shells (Triple)Henry Playford 1701By Choice
Bare Necessities
Triple Minor
Cockle shells (up)Henry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton (mod) 1985
By Choice
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Crosbey Square
Crosbey Square ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1997
no musicDuple Minor
Crosbey Square ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor

D

Dainty Davie
Dainty Davie ~ RSCDSHenry Playford 1701
RSCDS 1936
no musicS8×16 3C/4C
Dainty DavyHenry Playford 1701
George Williams 2022
no musicDuple Minor
Dainty Davy ~ RSCDSHenry Playford 1701
RSCDS 1936
no musicS8×16 3C/4C
The Duke of Gloucester's March - PlayfordHenry Playford 1701no musicTriple Minor
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford, 3 CoupleHenry Playford 1701no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford, DupleHenry Playford 1701no musicDuple Minor

E

Easter EveHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1971
no musicDuple Minor
Enfield CommonHenry Playford 1701
Philippe Callens 1999
Mrs. Beveridge's Triumph
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

F

The French Ambassador
The French Ambassador ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1985
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The French Ambassador ~ DupleHenry Playford 1701
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
The French Ambassador ~ WilliamsHenry Playford 1701
George Williams 2021
no musicTriple Minor
French Embassader
French Embassader ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1985
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
French Embassader ~ DupleHenry Playford 1701
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
French Embassader ~ WilliamsHenry Playford 1701
George Williams 2021
no musicTriple Minor

G

The Galloping NagPlayford (John Young) 1721
Charles Bolton 1991
no musicDuple Minor
George's Maggot #1Henry Playford 1701
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor

H

The Hare's MaggotHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw 1959
Odd Sundays Recordings
Odd Sundays Garage Band
Duple Minor

I

Indian QueenHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

J

The Jovial Beggars - PlayfordHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly
At Home
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

L

The Last New VagariesHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 2000
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Lord Phopington
The Lord Phopington ~ BentleyHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
The Lord Phopington ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1988
no musicDuple Minor
The Lord Phopington ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw (mod) 1965
no musicDuple Minor
The Lord Phopington ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw ~1970 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
The Lord PhoppingtonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1988
no musicDuple Minor

M

Moll Peatly, the New Way
Moll Peatly, the New WayHenry Playford 1701
Michael Barraclough ~2017
no musicDuple Minor
Moll Peatly, the New Way ~ PfitzingerHenry Playford 1701
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
Mother Brown's CatHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1988
no musicDuple Minor
Mount HillsHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly
At the Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
My Lord Byron's Maggot
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw ~1965
no musicDuple Minor
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor

N

New WhitehallHenry Playford 1701
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
News From TripolyHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw 1973 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor

P

The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim ~ BentleyHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
The Pilgrim ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw ~1970 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw 1951
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Portsmouth ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
no musicDuple Minor
Prince Edward's JigThompson 1757
Charles Bolton 1989
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Princess 1701
The Princess 1701 ~ HumeHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume 2009
By Choice
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
The Princess 1701 ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922
By Choice
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
The Punch Bowl
The Punch Bowl ~ HumeHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume ~1995
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
The Punch Bowl ~ ShawHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw 1969 Playford Assembly
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

Q

The Queen's JigHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

R

The RoundHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

S

St. Catherine
St. Catherine ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1991
no musicDuple Minor
St. Catherine ~ CallensHenry Playford 1701
Philippe Callens 2004
no musicDuple Minor
St. Catherine ~ NealHenry Playford 1701
John & William Neal 1726
no musicDuple Minor
Saint Katherine ~ NealHenry Playford 1701
John & William Neal 1726
no musicDuple Minor

T

The TempleHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume 2010
Colin HumeDuple Minor

W

Well's Humour
Well's HumourHenry Playford 1701
George Williams 2021
no musicTriple Minor
Well's Humour ~ DupleHenry Playford 1701
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
Whimbleton House
Whimbleton House ~ HumeHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume 2011
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Whimbleton House ~ KennediesHenry Playford 1701
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Whimbleton House ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw 1960
no musicDuple Minor
Woolly and GeorgeyHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw ~1965
no musicDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of interpretations
Number
with music
476822

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