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The Playford Assembly

The Playford Assembly

The introduction is a detailed commentary on English Country Dance covering the history, style and music. 125 country dances from the period 1651 - 1820 are listed with a modern interpretation of the dance instructions and music. Compiled by Graham Christian and published by The Country Dance and Song Society, Easthampton, MA USA

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The Playford Ball

The Playford Ball

An illustrated commentary on early English Country Dances , interpreted by Ceil Sharp et.al. The Book gives instructions and music for 103 dances originally publish by John Playford. There are notes regarding the background to the dances and the music.
By Keller and Shimmer and published by The Country Dance and Son Society, Haydenville, MA

Country dance and Song Society

The Pride of Scotland

EMI MFP MFP 50374 Miss Bennet's Jig, Threave Castle Polka, Miss Cholmondeley's Reel, Tyneside Waltz, Mayfair Quickstep, Hooper's Jig S2: Lamb Skinnet, Barn Dance, Neidpath Castle, Highland Schottische, 2/4 Marches, Galloway House

Jimmy Shand Band

The Reel of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo The Gallant Cameron

Two dances devised by Iain Robertson and Published by Rae Macintosh & Co., Edinburgh. The Reel of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo first danced at the 1957 Edinburgh Tattoo and inscribed to Brigadier Alastair G L Maclean, CBE, Military Tattoo Director. The Gallant Cameron, a processional dance inscribed to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Music included for the Reel devised by the author.

The Rose of Benbecula

Includes a fragment of a letter from Isobel 'Tibbie' Cramb and handwritten descriptions for the dance; A note for the publications committee specifying the dance was not for publication and explaining that she was taught the dance 'by Mrs McNab' at summer school and that 'The dance was accompanied by a story as to its origin. Thus- that the 3 little girls disliked the soft waltzing nature of the dance. When the dancing-master was called away... they added 2 men's Highland steps. These Mrs McNab instructed us to use after the 1st Chorus. Miss Milligan and I both felt that the Highland steps spoiled the dance and as the story could not be authenticated we decided to leave them out'. Also enclosed two typed descriptions of the dance one annotated 'communicated by Mary Isadel MacNab'; a letter from the secretary of the RSCDS to John Drewry requesting diagrams for the dance.

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