Playford's English Dancing Master Henry Playford
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This directory contains ABC transcriptions of Henry Playford's "English Dancing Master" collection. This is a mirror of the collection at www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~flip/contrib/dance/playford.abc, with the tunes separated into single-tune files. This mirror was created during a period when that site was down, and there were questions on several forums about whether the files were available elsewhere. I happened to have a "temporary" copy in my Tune Finder's cache, from a recent scan of the site, so I made a quick copy here. A few tunes have more than one version, apparently from different editions. Note that the parent directory to this one contains a lot more versions of Playford's published tunes, but most of them aren't his original versions. The files here should be very accurate, while lacking modern conveniences like chords.

Experimental file-listing programs: Tune lister - Collection lister - Session lister

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[   ]035_Cast_a_Bell.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 87  
[   ]098_Up_Tailes_all.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 93  
[   ]009_Whish.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 107  
[   ]051_Bath.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 107  
[   ]053_Jog_on.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 109  
[   ]047_Once_I_loved_a_M..>2006-06-15 00:50 112  
[   ]016_Greenwood.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 114  
[   ]016_Greenwood_1.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 114  
[   ]013_Old_Mole.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 115  
[   ]063_Jack_a_Lent.abc 2006-07-04 10:40 116  
[   ]099_New_New_Nothing.abc2018-08-11 22:22 116  
[   ]093_Lady_lye_neare_m..>2018-08-11 22:22 118  
[   ]007_Bobbing_Joe.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 120  
[   ]032_Millfield.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 120  
[   ]050_My_Lady_Cullen.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 120  
[   ]009_Whish_1.abc 2011-02-04 15:42 122  
[   ]045_Irish_Trot.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 122  
[   ]061_Lavena.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 123  
[   ]026_Cherping_of_the_..>2018-08-11 22:22 124  
[   ]021_Health_to_Betty.abc2018-08-11 22:22 125  
[   ]038_Have_at_thy_Coat..>2006-07-04 10:40 127  
[   ]069_Pauls_Steeple.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 127  
[   ]027_If_all_the_World..>2018-08-11 22:22 128  
[   ]065_Souldiers_life.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 128  
[   ]076_MilkeMayds_Bobb.abc2018-08-11 22:22 128  
[   ]087_Pauls_Wharfe.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 128  
[   ]101_Step_Stately.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 130  
[   ]106_Slip.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 130  
[   ]041_Peppers_Black.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 131  
[   ]080_Countrey_Coll.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 131  
[   ]085_Fryar_and_the_Nu..>2018-08-11 22:22 132  
[   ]077_Old_man_is_a_Bed..>2018-08-11 22:22 137  
[   ]089_Tom_Tinker.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 137  
[   ]081_Saturday_night_a..>2018-08-11 22:22 138  
[   ]025_Kemps_Jegg.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 139  
[   ]061_Lavena_1.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 139  
[   ]052_Goddesses.abc 2020-10-16 18:54 141  
[   ]044_Lord_of_Carnarva..>2018-08-11 22:22 142  
[   ]034_Skellemesago.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 143  
[   ]034_Skellemesago_1.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 143  
[   ]037_Rose_is_white_an..>2018-08-11 22:22 144  
[   ]015_Wooddicock.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 145  
[   ]059_Dissembling_Love..>2018-08-11 22:22 145  
[   ]015_Wooddicock_1.abc 2010-05-22 19:32 148  
[   ]060_London_Gentlewom..>2018-08-11 22:22 148  
[   ]073_Punks_Delight.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 151  
[   ]090_Kettle_Drum.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 152  
[   ]056_Jack_Pudding.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 153  
[   ]023_Spanish_Jeepsie.abc2018-08-11 22:22 154  
[   ]103_Row_well_ye_Marr..>2018-08-11 22:22 154  
[   ]043_Halfe_Hannikin.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 156  
[   ]083_Hockley_in_the_h..>2018-08-11 22:22 157  
[   ]022_Millisons_Jegge.abc2018-08-11 22:22 158  
[   ]036_Spanyard.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 160  
[   ]011_Wherligig.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 161  
[   ]011_Wherligig_1.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 161  
[   ]018_Hit_and_misse.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 163  
[   ]062_Mayden_Lane.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 164  
[   ]057_Prince_Ruperts_M..>2018-08-11 22:22 166  
[   ]079_Cherily_and_merr..>2018-08-11 22:22 166  
[   ]064_Chirping_of_the_..>2018-08-11 22:22 167  
[   ]024_Lady_Spellor.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 171  
[   ]039_Drive_the_cold_w..>2018-08-11 22:22 173  
[   ]048_Irish_Lady.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 176  
[   ]002_Blew_Cap.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 180  
[   ]104_Graies_Inne_Mask..>2018-08-11 22:22 180  
[   ]017_Saraband.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 182  
[   ]017_Saraband_1.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 182  
[   ]040_Gun.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 185  
[   ]040_Gun_1.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 185  
[   ]068_Petticoat_wag.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 186  
[   ]082_Dull_Sir_John.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 187  
[   ]003_Night_Peece.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 189  
[   ]105_Graies_Inne_Mask..>2018-08-11 22:22 193  
[   ]070_Rufty_tufty.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 196  
[   ]033_fine_Companion.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 200  
[   ]033_fine_Companion_1..>2018-08-11 22:22 200  
[   ]095_Glory_of_the_Wes..>2018-08-11 22:22 205  
[   ]100_Scotch_Cap.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 224  
[   ]084_New_Boe_peep.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 228  
[   ]014_Grimstock.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 241  
[   ]019_Confesse_his_tun..>2018-08-11 22:22 252  
[   ]012_Picking_of_Stick..>2018-08-11 22:22 259  
[   ]091_Mundesse.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 276  
[   ]001_Night_Peece_1.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 291  
[   ]006_Parsons_farewell..>2018-08-11 22:22 293  
[   ]074_Aye_me.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 297  
[   ]071_All_in_a_Garden_..>2018-08-11 22:22 301  
[   ]088_Stanes_Morris.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 303  
[   ]001_Night_Peece.abc 2018-08-11 23:04 307  
[   ]058_Argeers.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 335  
[   ]094_Lulle_me_beyond_..>2018-08-11 22:22 356  
[   ]096_Jenny_pluck_Pear..>2018-08-11 22:22 384  
[   ]067_Cuckolds_all_a_r..>2018-08-11 22:22 396  
[   ]028_Adsons_Saraband.abc2018-08-11 22:22 418  
[   ]066_Saint_Martins.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 436  
[   ]020_Mage_on_a_Cree.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 461  
[   ]004_Boateman.abc 2018-08-11 22:39 491  
[   ]092_Hide_Parke.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 496  
[   ]097_Gathering_Peasco..>2018-08-11 22:22 507  
[   ]049_All_a_Mode_de_Fr..>2018-08-11 22:22 632  
[   ]075_Broome.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 651  
[   ]055_Health.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 657  
[   ]001_Upon_a_Summers_D..>2018-08-11 22:37 661  
[   ]029_Nonesuch.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 684  
[   ]078_Newcastle.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 758  
[   ]102_Shepheards_Holyd..>2018-08-11 22:22 765  
[   ]031_merry_merry_Milk..>2018-08-11 22:22 772  
[   ]031_merry_merry_Milk..>2018-08-11 22:22 772  
[   ]008_New_Exchange.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 797  
[   ]005_Begger_Boy.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 820  
[   ]042_Maid_peept_out_a..>2018-08-11 22:22 901  
[   ]086_Chestnut.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 913  
[   ]010_Stingo.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 931  
[   ]072_Sedauny.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 969  
[   ]030_Daphne.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 1.0K 
[   ]046_Faine_I_would.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 1.1K 
[   ]054_Hearts_Ease.abc 2018-08-11 22:22 1.1K