Jeremy specialises in English popular and dance music from 1550 to 1750, and also has a particular interest in the illustration of music and social dance over the centuries.

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