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

Dances in The Dancing Master, The Third Volume, 2nd ed.

Table of Contents

A B C F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W Y

A

AlbaronyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 2021
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Anna BellaJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Scott Pfitzinger 2019
no musicTriple Minor
Aquillia
AquilliaJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
George Williams 2025
no musicDuple Minor
Aquillia ~ PfitzingerJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Scott Pfitzinger 2019
no musicDuple Minor

B

The Bashful SwainJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
The Beadle of Grub St.John Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1971
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Booth's HornpipeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Boys and Girls Come Out To Play, The New WayJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
George Williams 2022
no musicTriple Minor
Bugbee's HoleJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1971
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bulock's HornpipeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 2009
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

C

Cock Ey'd BrownJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicTriple Minor
Come Let's Be MerryJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Coney WalkJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
The Constant Lover #2John Young (Playford family) ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicTriple Minor
Corelli's Gavot ~ SheffieldJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Ken Sheffield 1995
no musicDuple Minor
Country Courtship
Country Courtship ~ 3 CoupleJohn Young (Playford family) ~1726
Pat Shaw
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Country Courtship ~ DupleJohn Young (Playford family) ~1726
Pat Shaw 1964
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Country Courtship ~ HumeJohn Young (Playford family) ~1726Colin HumeDuple Minor

F

Fair and SoftlyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Fairy Queen - YoungJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
George Williams 2022
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways

G

Green Stockings ~ CookJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways

H

Hamstead Heath #2
Hamstead Heath #2John Young (Playford family) 1718
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor
Hamstead Heath #2 ~ 4 CoupleJohn Young (Playford family) 1718
George Williams 2022
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Hamstead Heath #2 ~ Quadruple ProgressionJohn Young (Playford family) 1718
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor
Hare HatchJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicDuple Minor
The Hey-Makers Dance in FaustusJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Charles Bolton 2000
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Highlander's MaggotJohn Young (Playford family) ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicDuple Minor

I

The Irish HowleJohn Young (Playford family) ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicDuple Minor

J

John the Mad Man
John the Mad Man ~ BentleyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin HumeDuple Minor
John the Mad Man ~ HumeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Juno and PallasJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways

K

Kelsterne GardensJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
King George's Birth DayJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 2024
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

L

Lambeth New WellsJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 2025
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

M

Mars and VenusJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1971
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Mary and DorothyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
The Merry CompanionJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
Mr. Cosgill's Delight ~ SheffieldJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Ken Sheffield 1995
no musicDuple Minor
My Lady Winwood's Maggot
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Bolton 1John Young (Playford family) 1726
Charles Bolton 1986
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Bolton 2John Young (Playford family) 1726
Charles Bolton 1986
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ HumeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 2016
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Pat ShawJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Pat Shaw 1960
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ SharpJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin HumeTriple Minor

N

Nampwich Fair
Nampwich FairJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Pat Shaw 1964
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Nampwich Fair ~ HumeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Nantwich Fair
Nantwich Fair ~ HumeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Nantwich Fair ~ P. ShawJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Pat Shaw 1964
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Nine ElmsJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Nobles of BetlyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Number Three
Number Three ~ A. ShawJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicTriple Minor
Number Three ~ BentleyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor

O

Orlabear's MaggotJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Pat Shaw 1963
no musicDuple Minor

P

Pinks and LiliesJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1971
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Pretty Nun
Pretty Nun ~ KennedyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Pretty Nun ~ WilliamsJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor

R

Ratcliff CrossJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1977
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Ravenscroft's HornpipeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1980
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Restoration of King Charles
The Restoration of King Charles ~ BoltonJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Charles Bolton 2003
no musicDuple Minor
The Restoration of King Charles ~ ¿Page?John Young (Playford family) 1726
¿Chris Page? ~2025
no musicDuple Minor
The Rowling EyeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor

S

St. Giles's PoundJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1971
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Sea NymphsJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicDuple Minor
Short and Sweet - PlayfordJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Pat Shaw 1963
no musicDuple Minor
Smith's BoreeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Ken Sheffield 1995
no musicTriple Minor
Softly Robin
Softly Robin ~ Andrew ShawJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicDuple Minor
Softly Robin ~ KennedyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Softly Robin ~ WilliamsJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
SunderlandJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicDuple Minor

T

Three Coney Walk
Three Coney Walk ~ A. ShawJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicTriple Minor
Three Coney Walk ~ BentleyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
A Trip to Pancridge
A Trip to PancridgeJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor
A Trip to Pancridge ~ DupleJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
George Williams 2022
no musicDuple Minor

U

Up Goes Ely
Up Goes ElyJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Charles Bolton 1991
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Up Goes Ely ~ SharpJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor

W

WalbrookJohn Young (Playford family) ~1726
Colin Hume 2022
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Wanton DollyJohn Young (Playford family) ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicDuple Minor
Wing's MaggotJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Charles Bolton 2000
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Y

Young DamonJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Charles Bolton 2003
no musicDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of interpretations
Number
with music
496723

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