Holiday Folk Week Dance Music Volume 2 AR002
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Track List (times; Min;Sec)
Dance instructions can be downloaded from here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader - help).
1. Chimes (0;25).
2. The Female Sailor (3;39). A Playford dance of 1706 danced to the Christmas Carol, Masters In This Hall.
3. Mad Robin (4;43). This dance was first published in about 1686.
4. Picking Up Sticks (2;14). This dance was first published in about 1650.
5. Christmas Reel Set (3;37).
6. La Gavre (4;28). Sound Sample.
7. Codlins and Cream (2;21) This tune is written by Bryon Bonnet and published in Trial Run by H. E. Styles.
This tune is often associated with the dance Innocent Merriment by Fried de Metz.
We thank Bryon’s family and Harry Styles for permission to record this tune. Sound Sample.
8. Key to the Cellar (3;45). Sound Sample.
9. The Chestnut or Dove’s Figary (1;43). A Playford dance published in about 1650.
10. Christmas Jigs Set (3;43).
11. My Lady Cullen (3;30). A Playford dance published in about 1650.
12. Zealand (4;55). A Playford dance published in about 1727. Sound Sample.
13. Salty Dog Rag (4;46). American traditional.
14. Square Dance Set (4;02).
15. The Punchbowl (6;51). A Playford dance dating from after 1700.
16. In the Fields of Frost and Snow (3;59). A Playford dance dating from about 1713.
17. Amarillis (4;30). A Playford dance from about 1670.