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Code | Collection | Publisher |
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DWAD | Dances with a Difference | Colin Hume |
PWAD | Playford with a Difference | Colin Hume |
SWAD | Squares with a Difference | Colin Hume |
NDFO | New Dances for Old | Colin Hume |
Barn Dance Saturday Night | Ring o' Bells | |
Cantii Collection | Folk in East Kent | |
CDSS News | Country Dance & Song Society | |
Cecil Sharp House | Friends of CSH | |
Dancing Every Day | Ann Higley | |
Dutch Crossing | Cotswold Music/NVS | |
English or Double Dutch | NVS | |
Hoedown Saturday Night | Ring o' Bells | |
Hunter's Moon | Cotswold Music | |
The Knot Unties | Cotswold Music | |
Packington's Pound | Cotswold Music |
Level | Meaning |
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1 | Children |
2 | Barn Dance |
3 | High level Barn Dance |
4 | Beginners |
5 | Club: Low level |
6 | Club: Medium level |
7 | Club: High level |
8 | Workshop |
9 | Advanced Workshop |
Title | Collection | Rhythm | Level | Music | Recording |
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2 Couples: General | |||||
Cast Away Waltz | Alan Winston, 2002 | Waltz | 5 | Own tune | |
2 Couples: Playford | |||||
Christine's Conundrum | 2001 | Medley | 9 | Own tune | |
Hit and Miss | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Jig | 4 | Own tune | |
Mayfair | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 6 | Grimstock | |
Newcastle ½ | 1985? | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Park Lane | NDFO2, unpublished | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
3 Couples: American | |||||
Colin's Triplet Number 1 | 2021 | Reel | 5 | ||
3 Couples: General | |||||
Adèle's Delight | Ann Higley, DWAD4, 1996 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Centre of Friends | DWAD5 1998 | Waltz | 5 | Own tune | |
Charlie is my Darling | 2014 | Hornpipe | 5 | Own tune | |
The Clocks Go Forward Tonight | DWAD5 1998 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Dunant House Waltz | Dutch Crossing, 1993 | Waltz | 5 | Own tune | |
The Grandparents' Waltz | 2003 | Waltz | 8 | Own tune | |
The Heathfield Rag | DWAD2 1985 | Rag | 3 | The Entertainer | |
Laura and Filon | 2003 | Waltz | 6 | Own tune | |
Lucy | 2006 | Waltz | 3 | Own tune | |
The New Man | DWAD3 1990 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Northbourne Hop | DWAD5 1998 | Hornpipe | 4 | Own tune | |
The Rocky Road to Dublin | 2019 | Slip-Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Song to the Moon | 2016 | Waltz | 6 | Own tune | |
Star of David | DWAD5 1998 | Waltz | 7 | Own tune | |
The Sun From the East | 2021 | Waltz | 4 | Own tune | |
3 Couples: Historical | |||||
Festing's Minuet | Wright, Complete Collection, c.1740 | Minuet | 8 | Own tune | |
Hackney Minuet | Wright, Complete Collection, c.1740 | Minuet | 8 | Own tune | |
A Minuet Paspe | John Young, Dancing Master, c.1719 | Minuet | 8 | Own tune | |
Pretty Peggy's Minuet | John Young, Dancing Master, c.1719 | Minuet | 8 | Own tune | |
Sabina | John Young, Dancing Master, c.1719 | Minuet | 8 | Own tune | |
3 Couples: Playford | |||||
Ah, leave me not to pine | 2024 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
The Amherst Assembly | DWAD5 1998 | Medley | 6 | Own tune | |
The Ashford Assembly | DWAD1 1980 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Ashley's Hornpipe | Sylvan Harmer, Heathfield Memorials | Rant | 5 | ||
The Black Boy (Colin's version) | Ashover Book, c. 1764 | Jig/Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Bowmen of Kent | Skillern, 1795 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Bulock's Hornpipe | John Young, Dancing Master, 1726 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Charming Maid | John Young, Dancing Master, 1728 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Chase Me! | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 7 | My Lady Cullen | |
Close Harmony | 2012 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
The Conversation | 2021 | Jig/Reel | 7 | ||
The Cornish Squire | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1696 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
The Coronation | Thompson, 24 Country Dances, 1762 | Jig | 4 | Own tune | |
Cupid's Garden | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1686 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
December Rose | 2003 | Medley | 9 | Own tune | |
Eccles's Maggot | John Young, Dancing Master, 1714 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Gold for Bernice | 2007 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
Gold for Brenda | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Good Turns | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Grimstock | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
The Hare's Maggot | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1701 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Harper's Frolick | Ashover Book, c. 1764 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Isle of Wight | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Jack Pudding | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Jig | 7 | Own tune | |
Janet Murphy's Delight | DWAD3 1990 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Jenny, Come Tie My Cravat | Henry Playford, PWAD1, 1688 / 1995 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
John's Folly | 2000 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Jonathan's Jig | 1998 | Jig | 7 | Own tune | |
King George's Birth Day | John Young, Dancing Master, 1726 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Little Venice | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Broom, the Bonny Bonny Broom | |
Liz's Hope | 2020 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Love's Triumph | John Young, Dancing Master, 1713 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Marli Water-works | Matthew Welch, 1767 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Masquerade | 2004 | 3-time | 8 | Own tune | |
Millison's Jig | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
The Mistress of the Greenery (wksp) | 2022 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
The Mistress of the Greenery | 2022 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Moonfleet | DWAD4 1996 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
My Lady Winwood's Maggot | John Young, Dancing Master, 1726+ | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Non-Stop | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 4 | Mage on a Cree | |
Oxford Circus | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 5 | Parsons Farewell | |
Pat's Tradition | Cor Hogendijk, English or Double Dutch | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Pitch-and-Toss | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Gathering Peascods | |
Prince George | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1686 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Red and All Red | Thompson, 1757 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Red Lion of Brentford | Sylvan Harmer, Heathfield Memorials | Jig | 5 | ||
Rideout's Revels | Ann Higley, Dancing Every Day, 1997 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Rumford Assembly | Universal Magazine, 1754 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Ruth | 2006 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Shepherd's Holiday | John Playford, PWAD1, 1651 / 1995 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Strawberries and Cream | DWAD4 1996 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Together | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Touchstone | Thompson, Apted Book, 1780 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
A Trip o'er Tweed | John Young, Dancing Master, 1713 | Slip-Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
A Trip to Islington | John Young, Dancing Master, 1713 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
A Trip to Uxbridge | DWAD1 1980 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Unrequited Love | Hunter's Moon, 1987 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Windsor Parade | Mic Spenceley, DWAD2, 1985 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Young Widow | Otsega, N.Y. c. 1808 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
3 or 5 Couples: General | |||||
The Morland Waltz | 2010 | Waltz | 7 | Own tune | |
4 Couples: American | |||||
Double Flutter | 1984 | Reel | 6 | ||
The Vet's Revenge | DWAD4 1996 | Reel | 4 | Own tune | |
4 Couples: General | |||||
Chippenham Chaser | DWAD4 1996 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Clocks Go Back Tonight | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Collective Responsibility | The Knot Unties, 1989 | Jig | 5 | ||
Come Back to Sorrento | 2018 | Waltz | 6 | Own tune | |
Country Bumpkin | Sylvan Harmer, Heathfield Memorials | Polka | 4 | ||
Double Trouble | DWAD4 1996 | Slip-Jig | 4 | Own tune | |
Dunsmuir Road Hornpipe (Old) | 2022 | Hornpipe | 6 | Own tune | |
Emma's Waltz | 2009 | Waltz | 7 | Own tune | |
Felicity | 2002 | Waltz | 6 | Own tune | |
Megalomania | DWAD5 1998 | Polka | 4 | Own tune | |
The Queen of Moravia | 2011 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Round Hill Wedding | DWAD5 1998 | Waltz | 7 | Own tune | |
Save the House! | Cecil Sharp House, 1988 | Hornpipe | 4 | Own tune | |
Shirley's Jig | DWAD1 1980 | Jig | 4 | Own tune | |
Sicilienne | 2004 | Waltz | 6 | Own tune | |
A Trip to Sweden | DWAD3 1990 | Polka | 6 | Own tune | |
Waltzing on Ice | 2011 | Waltz | 7 | Own tune | |
4 Couples: Playford | |||||
Abergenny | John Playford, PWAD1, 1686 / 1995 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Anne's First Festival | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 8 | The Old Mole | |
Cascade | Packington's Pound, 1989 | Reel | 8 | Own tune | |
Catdancer | DWAD5 1998 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Cogs | Pat Skelton, DWAD1, 1980 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
The Double Helix | 2019 | Medley | 7 | Own tune | |
Happy Birthday to Ann | 1995 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Have a Rest! | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 7 | Dargason | |
The Health | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Helena | DWAD3 1990 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Hitchin Diamond | 2017 | Jig | 7 | Own tune | |
Jack-in-the-Box | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 7 | Althea | |
The Kind Choreographer | 2020 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Marble Arch | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 8 | Argeers | |
Midwinter | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Miss Nuttall's Farewell | Geoff Todd, 1992 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Moorgate | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 5 | Confesse | |
Mr Handel's Jig | DWAD1 1980 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
My Lady Marion | DWAD2 1985 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose | 2003 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Nampwich Fair | John Young, PWAD1, 1727 / 1995 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
The Night Crossing | 2006 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Nine Elms | John Young, PWAD1, 1727 / 1995 | 3-time | 5 | Own tune | |
The Nobles of Betly | John Young, PWAD1, 1727 / 1995 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Nonesuch | John Playford, PWAD1, 1651 / 1995 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Parnham House | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 7 | Fain I Would | |
Portesham Breakfast | 2002 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Red and Gold | DWAD2 1985 | Medley | 5 | Own tune | |
Reely Snakey Eighty | Sue Carter, 2008 | Reel | 6 | ||
Renata | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Silver Swan | NDFO2, unpublished | Reel | 6 | All in a Garden Green | |
Simple Celebration | 2007 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Summer Reverie | 2000 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
A Time to Dance | Maggie Hosking, 1999 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Winter Memories | DWAD4 1996 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Winter's on the Way | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 6 | The Friar and the Nun | |
4 Cu duple minor: Playford | |||||
St. Albans | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1701 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
The Tatler | John Essex, Further Imp. of Dancing, 1710 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
4 Cu, 3 working: Historical | |||||
Drive the Monsieur from Flanders | John Young, Dancing Master, c.1713 | Medley | 8 | Own tune | |
Mrs Booth's Minuet | John Young, Dancing Master, c.1719 | Minuet | 8 | Own tune | |
4 Cu, 3 working: Playford | |||||
The Comical Fellow | Thompson, 1776 | Jig | 4 | Own tune | |
Dr. Fausters Tumblers | John Young, Dancing Master, 1726 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Duke of Kent's Waltz | Cahusac, 1801 | Waltz | 4 | Own tune | |
Lady Doll St. Clair's Reel | John Johnson, 200 Favourite CDs 1750 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
The Russian Dance | Ashover Book, c. 1764 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
The Toast | John Essex, Further Imp. of Dancing, 1710 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Trip to Oatelands | Thompson, 24 CDs for the year 1778 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
4 Cu, 3 working: Scottish | |||||
Mrs Hume's Strathspey | Anselm Lingnau, 2001 | Strathspey | 8 | Own tune | |
The Promised Land | 1985 | Jig | 8 | Own tune | |
5 Couples: General | |||||
The Bunch of Fives | DWAD2 1985 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
The Irish Swing | Hoedown Saturday Night | Reel | 2 | ||
Miss Claire Moir | 2007 | Waltz | 6 | Own tune | |
Tea Up! | DWAD5 1998 | Hornpipe | 5 | Own tune | |
Ten Year Tested | DWAD3 1990 | Jig | 4 | Own tune | |
5 Couples: Patter, Phrased | |||||
Going at Sixty | 2007 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
5 Couples: Playford | |||||
Bright and Beautiful | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 7 | The Twenty-Ninth of May | |
Closing Thyme | ED&S, 1999 | Jig | 7 | Own tune | |
The Fifth Dimension | DWAD3 1990 | 5-time | 9 | Own tune | |
Golden Dolphins | Sue Carter, 2004 | Jig | 8 | ||
Hunter's Moon | NDFO2, unpublished | Reel | 7 | The Slip | |
Kevin's Celebration Waltz | 2018 | Waltz | 7 | Own tune | |
Mysterious Ways | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 5 | Spring-Garden | |
Step Stately | John Playford, PWAD1, 1651 / 1995 | Jig | 7 | Own tune | |
6+ Couples: Patter, Phrased | |||||
The Cambridge Hexagon | 2005 | Reel | 7 | ||
6+ Couples: Playford | |||||
The Astronomer | DWAD2 1985 | Reel | 8 | Own tune | |
Beck and Call | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Adson's Saraband | |
The Buttercross | DWAD4 1996 | Reel | 9 | Own tune | |
Dutch Crossing | Ernst van Brakel, DWAD3, 1990 | Reel | 9 | Own tune | |
The Merifest Central Square | Kimberley Smith, DWAD4, 1996 | Medley | 7 | Own tune | |
Sting in the Tail | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Susan's Celebration | 2008 | 3-time | 3 | Own tune | |
Circle: General | |||||
The Broadstairs Barn-Dance | DWAD2 1985 | Hornpipe | 3 | Own tune | |
The Ely Waltz | 2006 | Waltz | 5 | ||
Good Humour | DWAD3 1990 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
May Mania | 2024 | Jig | 5 | ||
Nellie the Elephant | 1986 | Jig | 2 | Own tune | |
Piccadilly Circus | 1986 | Jig | 2 | ||
The Valentine's Day Massacre | DWAD3 1990 | Medley | 5 | Own tune | |
Circle: Playford | |||||
Hush-a-bye Baby | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 4 | Lilli Burlero | |
The Indian Princess | DWAD2 1985 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Pastime with good company | 2022 | Reel | 3 | Own tune | |
Symonds Yat | 2006 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
Double longways: American | |||||
Allison's Favorite | 2024 | Jig | 3 | ||
Hey Both Ways | 2022 | Jig/Reel | 6 | ||
Kim's Game | DWAD4 1996 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Double Square: American | |||||
Tea for Two | 2012 | Reel | 8 | ||
Longways duple: American | |||||
All the Way to Beckenham | DWAD1 1980 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Alterations Swing | 2002 | Reel | 6 | ||
The Apprentice | DWAD1 1980 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Bayswater Breakdown | DWAD1 1980 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Blackmore Gardens Contra | 2001 | Reel | 8 | ||
Colin's Back | DWAD3 1990 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Double Chorus Jig | 2021 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Double Swing Through | 1997 | Jig | 6 | ||
Fancy Meeting You! | SWAD1 1990 | Jig | 8 | ||
Greyhound to Harrisburg | 2006 | Reel | 5 | ||
Here Goes! | Mark Elvins, 1991 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
No Clapping! | DWAD5 1998 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
No Surprises | 1983 | Jig | 4 | ||
Princeton's Silver Lining | 2004 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Shadow Medley | 1999 | Reel | 6 | ||
The Swing-Through Contra | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 7 | ||
Thursday Night Flash! | DWAD5 1998 | Jig | 4 | ||
Top Marks | 2001 | Jig | 6 | ||
Triple Chocolate | 2001 | Reel | 6 | ||
Triple Delight | 2009 | Reel | 6 | ||
Walkaway | Pat Skelton, DWAD1, 1980 | Reel | 4 | Own tune | |
Women in Charge | 1997 | Reel | 5 | ||
Working Man's Reel | 1993 | Reel | 6 | ||
Longways duple: General | |||||
Barbara's Waltz | 2020 | Waltz | 5 | Own tune | |
Granny Smith's Maggot | Barn Dance Sat. Night | Rag | 2 | ||
Heidi's Waltz | 1993 | Waltz | 5 | Own tune | |
Jacki's Jig | DWAD1 1980 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Longways Oxo | 1985 | Jig/Reel | 2 | ||
The Motorway | 1985 | Jig | 2 | ||
Mr Mozart's Rant | DWAD2 1985 | Rant | 5 | Own tune | |
Regent's Park Reel | 1984 | Reel | 2 | ||
Shooting Star | 1985 | Jig | 2 | ||
Starters Orders | DWAD2 1985 | Jig | 4 | Own tune | |
The Stroll | 2011 | Schottishe | 4 | Own tune | |
Swirling Waters | 2009 | Waltz | 5 | Own tune | |
Longways duple: Historical | |||||
Carey's Minuet | Wright, Complete Collection, c.1740 | Minuet | 8 | Own tune | |
New Minuet / Trumpet Minuet | John Young, Dancing Master, c.1713/9 | Minuet | 8 | Own tune | |
Longways duple: Playford | |||||
The Ale Wife and her Barrel | Rutherford, Volume 1, c.1756 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Amy | 2006 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Arundel Street | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1695 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Bellamira | Henry Playford, PWAD1, 1686 / 1995 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Bobbing Joe | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
The Bribe | 2003 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Calliope | 2019 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
The Cambridge Butterfly | 2008 | Slip-Jig | 4 | Own tune | |
Colin's Tambourine | 2001 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Coronation Day | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1698 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Cottey House | Henry Playford, PWAD1, 1702 / 1995 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
The Cuckoo | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1703 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Cupid's Bridge | Thomas Bray, Country Dances, 1699 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
Damme | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1698 | Hornpipe | 6 | Own tune | |
Dampier | Walsh, Complete CDM, 1718 | Hornpipe | 6 | Own tune | |
Dancing with Sharon | DWAD4 1996 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Dartington | Naomi Alexander, DWAD5, 1998 | Reel | 4 | Own tune | |
The Devil's Dream | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1670 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Devonshire House | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1698 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Dick's Maggot | Henry Playford, PWAD1, 1703 / 1995 | 3-time | 5 | Own tune | |
Draw Cupid Draw | John Young, Dancing Master, 1710 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Early Spring Blossom | 2008 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Easter Thursday | John Johnson, Caledonian CD's c. 1733 | 3-time | 5 | Own tune | |
Elderberry Bubblegum | 2011 | 5-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Elizabeth | DWAD4 1996 | 3-time | 5 | Own tune | |
English Breakfast Tea | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Folkus Pocus | 2005 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
Foxhunter's Jig | 2009 | Slip-Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
The Friar and the Nun | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Graduate | DWAD5 1998 | Slip-Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
The Great Turk | John Essex, Further Imp. of Dancing, 1710 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Hands Across the Water | 2014 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
The Highwayman | The London Magazine, 1750 | 3-time | 5 | Own tune | |
Hobb's Wedding | John Young, Dancing Master, 1721 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Hombey House | John Young, Dancing Master, 1713 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Irish Lamentation | Walsh, 3rd Book of Complete DM, c. 1735 | 3-time | 5 | Own tune | |
Jamaica | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1670 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Jug of Punch | 2000 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
Julia | 2011 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Karen's Tuba | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1665 | 3-time | 8 | Own tune | |
Lady Day | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1698 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
The Lark in the Clear Air | 2016 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
The Last of England | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Lilli Burlero | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1690 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Love is little | 2017 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Mad Moll | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1695 | Slip-Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Major O'Flacherty | Ashover Book, c. 1764 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
The Mask | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1688 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Michael and Gillian | 2015 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Money for Old Rope | 2019 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Mr Beveridge's Maggot | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1701 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
Mr Isaac's Maggot | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1695 | 3-time | 5 | Own tune | |
Mr Young's Delight | Henry Playford, PWAD1, 1696 / 1995 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Mrs Felton's Maggot | 2006 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Muriel's Measure | DWAD4 1996 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
The Music Will Tell You | 2006 | Medley | 7 | Own tune | |
Never Love Thee More | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1686 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
New London Assembly | 2016 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
New York Times | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Old Batchelor | Henry Playford, PWAD1, 1695 / 1995 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Old Friends and New | DWAD5 1998 | 3-time | 9 | Own tune | |
Old Noll's Jig | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1701 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
The Opera | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1675 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Pachelbel's Canon | 2002 | Reel | 9 | Own tune | |
The Prince's Favourite | J. Dale, Dale's Selection, c. 1800 | Reel | 4 | Own tune | |
The Princess | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1701 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
The Punch-Bowl | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1701 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Pye Corner | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1695 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Saint Louis | 2007 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
Salute to Southam | 2002 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Saunter in Stafford | 2012 | Reel | 4 | Tango in Toronto | |
Spring Blossom | 2008 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Stourbridge Fair | John Young, Dancing Master, 1713 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
La Tambourine | 2018 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Tango in Toronto | 2010 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Ted meets Pachelbel | 2002 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
The Temple | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1701 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Three Heys in May | 2020 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Three Weddings | 2007 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Titania | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 7 | Maiden Lane | |
A Trip to the Camp | John Young, Dancing Master, 1718 | Reel | 7 | Elverton Grove | |
The Trip to the Jubilee | John Essex, Further Imp. of Dancing, 1710 | Slip-Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
True Britannia | DWAD5 1998 | Jig | 4 | Own tune | |
The Twenty-Ninth of May | John Playford, PWAD1, 1686 / 1995 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Val | 2002 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
La Victoire | Dezais, 1712, Paris | March | 6 | Own tune | |
Whimbleton House | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1701 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Whitney's Farewell | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1695 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
The Witches | John Playford, PWAD1, 1675 / 1995 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Young Phillis | John Young, Dancing Master, 1718 | 3-time | 5 | Own tune | |
Longways triple: Playford | |||||
The Free Mason | Thompson, Apted Book, 1774-1779 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
From Aberdeen | Henry Playford, Dancing Master, 1695 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
The Imperial Measure | Ann Higley, Dancing Every Day, 1997 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
L'Allegrante | J. Dale, Dale's Selection, c. 1800 | Schottishe | 6 | Own tune | |
Moonfleet | DWAD4 1996 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
Mr Handel's Minuet | DWAD5 1998 | 3-time | 7 | Own tune | |
Snowflake Waltz | 2013 | Waltz | 7 | Own tune | |
A Trip to Morland | DWAD3 1990 | 3-time | 6 | Own tune | |
Sicilian Circle: American | |||||
Behind You! | 1990 | Reel | 7 | ||
Sicilian Circle: General | |||||
Beyond the Waterfall | 2024 | Waltz | 4 | Own tune | |
The Birthday Waltz | DWAD4 1996 | Waltz | 5 | Own tune | |
The Christmas Waltz | DWAD4 1996 | Waltz | 5 | ||
If I had Maggie in the wood | DWAD2 1985 | Polka | 5 | Own tune | |
Malarkey | 2000 | Hornpipe | 4 | ||
Saint George For Ever! | Cantii Collection, 1992 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Under New Management | DWAD3 1990 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Well Done, Brenda | DWAD5 1998 | Polka | 4 | ||
Sicilian Circle: Playford | |||||
Alternating Currents | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Amaryllis | |
Jumping Cracker | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 6 | The Phoenix | |
New Orleans | 2000? | 3-time | 5 | Own tune | |
Square: Break | |||||
All Four Men Beermug Chain | 2020 | Reel | 7 | ||
Four Gents Star | 2017 | Reel | 5 | ||
Half Grand Square | 1983 | Reel | 6 | ||
Mix and Unmix | 1983 | Reel | 6 | ||
Square: General | |||||
The Catherine Wheel | 1985 | Jig | 2 | ||
Chess | 2004 | Reel | 8 | Own tune | |
Dunsmuir Road Hornpipe | 2022 | Hornpipe | 6 | Own tune | |
E & D Waltz | 2000 | Waltz | 6 | Own tune | |
The Hobby Horse | DWAD1 1980 | Reel | 2 | Own tune | |
How great is the pleasure | 2017 | Waltz | 6 | Own tune | |
Jingle Bells Quadrille | 2019 | Reel | 2 | Own tune | |
Maggie's Waltz Square | 2002 | Waltz | 5 | Own tune | |
Sweet Georgia Brown | 1981 | Reel | 2 | Own tune | |
Tea and Sympathy | 2006 | Waltz | 6 | Own tune | |
Square: Patter, Phrased | |||||
Amtrak Square | 1995 | Reel | 4 | ||
Augusta Jubilee Square | 1997 | Reel | 6 | ||
The Belgian Connection | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 4 | ||
The Bletchingley Square | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | ||
Boston '92 | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
Bromyard Square | 1998 | Reel | 6 | ||
Buffalo Gap Square | 2004 | Reel | 7 | ||
Busy, Busy, Busy | 2005 | Reel | 8 | ||
Caulking Jig | 2011 | Jig | 6 | Own tune | |
Chain Through the Star | 1996 | Reel | 6 | ||
Chippenham Square | 2010 | Reel | 5 | ||
Colchester Star | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
Colin's Shirt | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
Coniston Square | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | ||
The Danish Connection | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 4 | ||
Do Paso Square | 2021 | Reel | 6 | ||
Dodgy Dancing | 2018 | Reel | 7 | ||
Double Star Through | 2004 | Reel | 8 | ||
Eastbourne Square | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 5 | ||
Easter Meet | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | ||
Easter Ramble | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 5 | ||
Face the Arch | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | ||
Gents Spin Chain Through | 2020 | Reel | 7 | ||
The German Connection | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 7 | ||
Going for a Spin | 2003 | Reel | 7 | ||
Going West | 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
Grab the Nearest Girl | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 4 | ||
Grand Square Through | 2017 | Reel | 6 | ||
Grand Tour | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | ||
House Party Square | 2003 | Reel | 6 | ||
Ladies Spin Chain Through | 2020 | Reel | 7 | ||
Men on the Ends | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 4 | ||
Meriden Square | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 4 | ||
Mississippi Mud Pie | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
Mount Gabriel Reel | 2012 | Polka | 4 | ||
New Year's Eve | 31st December 1992 | Reel | 4 | ||
Newhaven Square | 1995 | Reel | 7 | ||
Not So Bad! | 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
Passing Through | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 5 | ||
Peter's Maze | DWAD2 1985 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Ragtime Annie | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
Recognition! | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 4 | ||
A Reel Challenge | 1995 | Reel | 5 | ||
Riding Down to Dixie | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Riverdale Square | 1981 | Reel | 2 | ||
Salem Square | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 5 | ||
Scintillating Square | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | ||
Seattle Square | 1995 | Reel | 6 | ||
The Sheffield Spiral | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 7 | ||
Shipston Square | 2010 | Reel | 6 | ||
Sidmouth Square | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 5 | ||
The Slender Chain | 1994 | Reel | 5 | ||
South Coast Special | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 5 | ||
Square Wheels | 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
Stamford Square | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 5 | ||
Staten Island Square | 1994 | Reel | 4 | Own tune | |
Swing Your Corner | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
Time Limit | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 7 | ||
Topspin | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 7 | ||
Triple Chain | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | ||
Triple Swing Through | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 8 | ||
Virginia Square | 1986 | Reel | 4 | ||
Winchester Square | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | ||
The Wrong Star | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 7 | ||
Square: Patter, Unphrased | |||||
All A-Flutter | 2012 | Reel | 8 | ||
Ladies First | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 8 | ||
More or Less | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | ||
New Season Square | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 5 | ||
Shoot the Buffalo | 2008 | Reel | 5 | ||
Where's My Corner? | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 4 | ||
Square: Playford | |||||
Cecil Sharp House | Cecil Sharp House, 1988 | Reel | 9 | Own tune | |
Covent Garden | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 7 | Hey, Boys, Up Go We | |
Elegy | DWAD5 1998 | Reel | 7 | Own tune | |
Fain I Would | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Jig | 7 | Own tune | |
Garden City Square | DWAD5 1998 | Medley | 7 | Own tune | |
Hampton Court | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 6 | Upon a Summer's Day | |
If All the World Were Paper | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Jig | 5 | Own tune | |
Mr Felton's Retirement | 2012 | Medley | 7 | Own tune | |
Newcastle | John Playford, Dancing Master, 1651 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
The Old World and the New | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Maids Morris | |
Ringing the Changes | NDFO1 1992 | Jig | 7 | The Merry Merry Milkmaids | |
The Twist of Fate | DWAD1 1980 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Welcome Home | NDFO1 1992 | Medley | 6 | Jenny Pluck Pears | |
Square: Positional | |||||
Chain Through the Star | 1996 | Reel | 6 | ||
Do Paso Square | 2021 | Reel | 6 | ||
Square: Positional Break | |||||
Positional Promenade | 2023 | Reel | 5 | ||
Square: Sung | |||||
Alabama Jubilee Square | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Down Town | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Goodbye Girls, I'm Going to Boston | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
I'm the King of the Swingers | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Log Cabin | SWAD2 2004 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
My Old Man said Follow the Van | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Save the Last Dance for Me | 2005 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Something Stupid | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
Sweet Georgia Brown | SWAD1 1992 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Square: Western | |||||
Basic 1 | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 1A | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 2 | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 3 | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 3A | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 4 | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 5 | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 6 | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 7 | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 7A | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Basic 7B | 1990 | Reel | 8 | ||
Double-Dealing | 1992 | Reel | 7 | ||
Flutter Wheel | 1983 | Reel | 7 | ||
Single Swing Through | 1999 | Reel | 7 | ||
The Wrong Side of Town | 1996 | Reel | 7 | ||
Unequal Numbers: General | |||||
The Gender Balance | 1994 | Reel | 6 | ||
Kaleidoscope | DWAD3 1990 | Reel | 6 | Own tune | |
The Poodle-Faker | DWAD3 1990 | Reel | 5 | Own tune | |
Unequal Numbers: Playford | |||||
Belstead House | NDFO1 1992 | Reel | 6 | Chestnut |