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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 M N O P R S T U W Y

A

AlbaronyPlayford (John Young) 1726
Colin Hume 2021
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Anna BellaPlayford (John Young) 1726
Scott Pfitzinger 2019
no musicTriple Minor
AquilliaPlayford (John Young) 1726
Scott Pfitzinger 2019
no musicDuple Minor

B

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

C

Cock Ey'd BrownPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicTriple Minor
Come Let's Be MerryPlayford (John Young) 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Invitation to Waltz
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Coney WalkPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
The Constant Lover #2Playford (John Young) ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicTriple Minor
Corelli's Gavot ~ SheffieldPlayford (John Young) 1726
Ken Sheffield 1995
no musicDuple Minor
Country Courtship
Country Courtship ~ 3 CouplePlayford (John Young) ~1726no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Country Courtship ~ DuplePlayford (John Young) ~1726no musicDuple Minor

F

Fair and SoftlyPlayford (John Young) 1726
Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Fairy Queen - YoungPlayford (John Young) 1726
George Williams 2022
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways

G

Green Stockings ~ CookPlayford (John Young) 1726
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways

H

Hamstead Heath #2
Hamstead Heath #2Playford (John Young) 1726
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor
Hamstead Heath #2 ~ 4 CouplePlayford (John Young) 1726
George Williams 2022
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Hamstead Heath #2 ~ Quadruple ProgressionPlayford (John Young) 1726
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor
Hare HatchPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicDuple Minor
The Hey-Makers Dance in FaustusPlayford (John Young) 1726
Charles Bolton 2000
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Highlander's MaggotPlayford (John Young) ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicDuple Minor

I

The Irish HowlePlayford (John Young) ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicDuple Minor

J

John the Mad ManPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicDuple Minor
Juno and PallasPlayford (John Young) 1726
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways

K

Kelsterne GardensPlayford (John Young) 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
King George's Birth DayPlayford (John Young) 1726
Colin Hume 2024
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

M

Mars and VenusPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1971
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Mary and DorothyPlayford (John Young) 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
The Merry CompanionPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
Mr. Cosgill's Delight ~ SheffieldPlayford (John Young) 1726
Ken Sheffield 1995
no musicDuple Minor
My Lady Winwood's Maggot
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Bolton 1Playford (John Young) 1726
Charles Bolton 1986
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Bolton 2Playford (John Young) 1726
Charles Bolton 1986
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ HumePlayford (John Young) 1726
Colin Hume 2016
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Pat ShawPlayford (John Young) 1726
Pat Shaw 1960
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ SharpPlayford (John Young) 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin HumeTriple Minor

N

Nampwich Fair
Nampwich FairPlayford (John Young) 1726
Pat Shaw 1964
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Nampwich Fair ~ HumePlayford (John Young) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Nantwich Fair
Nantwich Fair ~ HumePlayford (John Young) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Nantwich Fair ~ P. ShawPlayford (John Young) 1726
Pat Shaw 1964
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Nine ElmsPlayford (John Young) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Nobles of BetlyPlayford (John Young) 1726
Colin Hume 1995
no musicDuple Minor
Number Three
Number Three ~ A. ShawPlayford (John Young) 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicTriple Minor
Number Three ~ BentleyPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor

O

Orlabear's MaggotPlayford (John Young) 1726
Pat Shaw 1963
no musicDuple Minor

P

Pinks and LiliesPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1971
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Pretty Nun
Pretty Nun ~ KennedyPlayford (John Young) 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Pretty Nun ~ WilliamsPlayford (John Young) 1726
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor

R

Ratcliff CrossPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1977
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Ravenscroft's HornpipePlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1980
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Restoration of King CharlesPlayford (John Young) 1726
Charles Bolton 2003
no musicDuple Minor
The Rowling EyePlayford (John Young) 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor

S

St. Giles's PoundPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1971
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Sea NymphsPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicDuple Minor
Short and SweetPlayford (John Young) 1726
Pat Shaw 1963
no musicDuple Minor
Smith's BoreePlayford (John Young) 1726
Ken Sheffield 1995
no musicTriple Minor
Softly Robin
Softly Robin ~ Andrew ShawPlayford (John Young) 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicDuple Minor
Softly Robin ~ KennedyPlayford (John Young) 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Softly Robin ~ WilliamsPlayford (John Young) 1726
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
SunderlandPlayford (John Young) 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicDuple Minor

T

Three Coney Walk
Three Coney Walk ~ A. ShawPlayford (John Young) 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicTriple Minor
Three Coney Walk ~ BentleyPlayford (John Young) 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
A Trip to Pancridge
A Trip to PancridgePlayford (John Young) 1726
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor
A Trip to Pancridge ~ DuplePlayford (John Young) 1726
George Williams 2022
no musicDuple Minor

U

Up Goes Ely
Up Goes ElyPlayford (John Young) 1726
Charles Bolton 1991
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Up Goes Ely ~ SharpPlayford (John Young) 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor

W

WalbrookPlayford (John Young) ~1726
Colin Hume 2022
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Wanton DollyPlayford (John Young) ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicDuple Minor
Wing's MaggotPlayford (John Young) 1726
Charles Bolton 2000
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Y

Young DamonPlayford (John Young) 1726
Charles Bolton 2003
no musicDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of interpretations
Number
with music
486216

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