18th Century Music & Dance

MUSIC

DANCE

The Music Lesson by I. Sabatini, (1484-1530)

18th Century Music

The Road to Lisdoonvarna/Dusty Windowsills by Scott Williams from the album The Road to Lisdoonvarna

Soldier's Joy and Liberty by The Jolly Rogues from the album 14 miles to Boston

Scarborough Faire by Scott Williams from the album The Road to Lisdoonvarna

The Irish Washerwoman by Boann's Clan from the album Jigs & Reels

Haste to the Wedding by Vivian Williams & Phil Williams from the album Fiddle Tunes of the Lewis & Clark Era
Another version of Haste to the Wedding by Minstrosity from the album Minstrosity

Miss Mcleod's Reel by Vivian Williams & Phil Williams from the album Fiddle Tunes of the Lewis & Clark Era

New Rigged Ship by Vivian Williams & Phil Williams from the albumFiddle Tunes of the Lewis & Clark Era

The Country Courtship by Vivian Williams & Phil Williams from the albumFiddle Tunes of the Lewis & Clark Era

Yankee Doodle by Vivian Williams & Phil Williams from the albumFiddle Tunes of the Lewis & Clark Era

Greensleeves by Sally Fletcher< from the album Angels Awakening/p>

Fisher's Hornpipe/Rights of Man by The Itinerant Band from the album Jefferson and Liberty

La Bastringue by The Itinerant Band from the album Jefferson and Liberty

Smash the Windows(Roaring Jelly)/Kesh Jig/Tenpenny Bit by The Itinerant Band from the album Jefferson and Liberty

The New Bath Minuet by Daivd & Ginger Hildebrand from the album Over the Hills and Far Away

Hob or Nob/Andrew Cary by Sara & Maynard Johnson with Rogues' Consort from the album Pass'd Times: Popular Music of the Revolutionary Era

Nancy Dawson by Sara & Maynard Johnson with Rogues' Consort from the album Pass'd Times: Popular Music of the Revolutionary Era

Peas Upon A Trencher by Sara & Maynard Johnson with Rogues' Consort from the album Pass'd Times: Popular Music of the Revolutionary Era

Planxty Connor/Bumper Squire Jones by Sara & Maynard Johnson with Rogues' Consort from the album Pass'd Times: Popular Music of the Revolutionary Era

Roast Beef of Old England by Sara & Maynard Johnson with Rogues' Consort from the album Pass'd Times: Popular Music of the Revolutionary Era

The Great Hall/The Sussex Waltz by Alma

The Virginia Reel (19th century) from the album Sackett's Harbor

18th Century Dance

Dances We've Already Tried

Some dances from The Gentleman & Ladies Companion, 1798:

The New Pompe Room, and The Young Widow

The German Spa

Washington's Reel

The Irish Washerwoman, the Maid of the Oak, and the Merry-go-round

This next dance is from The Dancing Master, Volume the 2nd: The Female Tatler

These next instructions for the Yankee Doodle are adapted from the instructions found in Colonial Social Dancing for Children.

Another set of instructions for the Yankee Doodle from The Colonial Music Institute(tm).

These are instructions for a VERY SIMPLE minuet. I can't remember where I found them.

The Finishing Dance, also known as "The Sir Roger de Coverley" is from The Complete System of English Country Dancing. It was the forerunner of the Virginia Reel. An early version of this dance was published in 1695.