Playford

Recordings

Popular Tunes in 17th Century England
Harmonia Mundi HMA 1901039
Country dances
Harmonia Mundi HMA 1109
John Playford’s Popular Tunes
Amon Ra CD-SAR 28
English Country Dances
Saydisc CD-SDL 393
Dances of Court and Country Classical Communications CD858
See Broadside Band for details.

Edition

The Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford’s Dancing Master, 1651-c.1728, showing variants, misprints between the 18 original editions, London: Faber Music (1985).
information@fabermusic.com

Writing

John Playford’s accidental misprints?: Tunes in The English Dancing Master (1651), for the conference John Playford and The English Dancing Master 1651; published with proceedings, Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society (2001).
www.dhds.org.uk

Playford’s maggots (on Playford’s country dance tunes), in Early Music Today (April/May 2001).
emt@rhinegold.co.uk