From 1651 to 1728 John Playford, his son Henry, and John Young published multiple editions of the Dancing Master-collections of dance instructions and musical accompaniment. Over 500 distinct tunes were printed in these volumes and they give us one of the best pictures of English popular dance music in the 17th and early 18th centuries. This book presents 121 of these tunes adapted for the mandolin-all are written in standard notation and tablature, with chord symbols. Several pieces have been t...

• Alchurch
• All In A Garden Green
• Amaryllis
• Apley House
• Argiers
• Bartholomew Fair
• Bellamira
• Bishop Of Bangor's Jig
• Black And Grey
• Blackheath
• Boatman
• Bonny Dundee
• Bonny Grey-Ey'D Morn
• Bouzer Castle
• Bury Fair
• Buskin
• Captain's Maggott
• Chelsea Reach
• Cherry Garden
• Chestnut
• Childgrove
• Christchurch Bells
• Christmas Cheer
• Cockleshells
• Coronation Day
• Count Tallard
• Country Farmer
• Coxes Dance
• Cuckolds All In A Row
• Daphne
• Dragoon's March
• Drive The C...