| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2019 | |
| 16 Jun, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Robert Moir calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin In this workshop for experienced dancers, Robert Moir will focus on the Playford-style dances of Fried de Metz Herman. Tickets £11.50 (£10.50 FCSH) from You must enable JavaScript to see this e-mail address. |
| 14 Jul, 14.00 | Playford Past & Present — Please note earlier start time. Rhodri Davies calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin Tickets £11.50 (£10.50 FCSH) from You must enable JavaScript to see this e-mail address. |
| 11 Aug 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Colin Hume calling, with music TBA Tickets £11.50 (£10.50 FCSH) from You must enable JavaScript to see this e-mail address. |
| 1 Sep 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Deo Volente: Victoria Yeomans calling, with Dave Yeomans on accordion Tickets £11.50 (£10.50 FCSH) from You must enable JavaScript to see this e-mail address. |
| 13 Oct, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present TBA |
| 3 Nov, 14.15 | Playford Past, Present & Future Colin Hume and Denise Devonald calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion Tickets £11.50 (£10.50 FCSH) from You must enable JavaScript to see this e-mail address. |
| 1 Dec, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present TBA |
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ||
| 22 Jan, 2.00 | Playford Past & Present Robert Moir dancing master, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford-style dances for experienced dancers | |
| 12 Feb, 2.00 | Playford Past & Present Colin Hume dancing master, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford-style dances for experienced dancers | |
| 4 Mar, 7.30 | Playford Past & Present Plus Colin Hume, dancing master, with Fat Harry A selection of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford-style dances, seasoned with a twist of — well, what you'd expect from Colin Hume | |
| 9 Apr, 2.00 | Playford Past & Present Robert Moir dancing master, with Ali Messer (accordion) & Jane Harrison (violin) A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford-style dances for experienced dancers | |
| 4 Jun 2.00 | Playford Past & Present Madeleine Smith dancing mistress, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford-style dances for experienced dancers | |
| 16 Jul, 2.00 | Playford Past & Present Sue Horsham dancing mistress, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford-style dances for experienced dancers | |
| 3 Sep 2.00 | Playford Past & Present Deo Volente: Victoria Yeomans calling, with Dave Yeomans on accordion A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford-style dances for experienced dancers | |
| 3 Dec, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Carol Hewson calling, with Ali Messer on accordion In this, the last of our dances commemorating the Pat Shaw Centennial, Carol Hewson called a selection of 17th and 18th century English dances and some of Pat Shaw's Playford-style dances and interpretations. | |
| 6 Dec, 18.15 | Friends of Cecil Sharp House AGM Committee Room, Cecil Sharp House | |
| 5 Nov, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Robert Moir calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin | |
| 2018 | ||
| 28 Jan, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Colin Hume calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion In addition to a selection of 17th and 18th century dances, Colin presented a selection of his own "Playford-style" dances. | |
| 18 Feb, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present: Purcell and his Contemporaries Graham Christian calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on the violin | |
| 25 Mar, 14.00 | Playford Past & Present Madeleine Smith calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin Madeleine called a variety of favourite "Playford" dances and traditional English village dances. | |
| 20 May, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Carol Hewson calling, with Ali Messer on accordion Carol called a programme of "Playford" dances and some of the Playford-style dances of Fried de Metz Herman. | |
| 20 June, 18.00 | Friends of Cecil Sharp House AGM Primrose Hill Community Centre, 29 Hopkinson's Place, Fitzroy Road, London NW1 8TN. | |
| 24 June, 14.00 | Celebratory Dance We celebrated 100 years of women's suffrage with an afternoon of English folk dance in honour of Mary Neal, who stood at the intersection of the suffrage and the folk revival movements. Megan Wilson calling, with music by Mollie and Ali. We commissioned Hazel Moir to create a new English Country Dance, to a tune by Rebecca King. | |
| 8 Jul, 14.00 | Playford Past, Present & Future Colin Hume and Louise Siddons calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion Colin taught three 17th and 18th century dances, and one of his own "Playford-style" dances. Louise taught mainly dances which are popular in the States. | |
| 12 Aug, 14.00 | Playford Past & Present Sue Horsham calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin | |
| 2 Sep, 14.00 | Playford Past & Present Deo Volente: Victoria Yeomans calling, with Dave Yeomans on accordion | |
| 30 Sep, 14.00 | Playford Past & Present: Thomas Bray and Tom Cook Robert Moir calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin and Ali Messer on accordion At this event Antony Heywood wss presented with the EFDSS Gold Badge for his outstanding contribution to English Folk Dance. | |
| 4 Nov, 14.15 | Playford Past, Present & Future Colin Hume and Emma Wooders calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion In addition to 17th and 18th century dances, Colin taught some of his own "Playford-style" dances. We looked at how the music affects the dancing: different tunes, changes of pace, even changes of rhythm. | |
| 2 Dec, 14.15 | Playford Past: Playford, Sloane and Lovelace Andrew Swaine calling, with music by Mollie and Ali | |
| 27 Jan, 14.15 | Playford Past Sue Horsham calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin Sue's programme concentrated on some of the more challenging 17th and 18th century dances from the "Playford" repertoire. | |
| 17 Feb, 14.15 | Playford Past and Present Colin Hume calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion. | |
| 23 Mar, 19.30 | Dance: Playford Past and Present Andrew Shaw, dancing master; Ali Messer, accordion and Mollie Koenigsberger, fiddle Haverstock School, 24 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm, London NW3 2BQ Andrew Shaw finally returned to London to provide an evening of wonderful English country dances. | |
| 24 Mar, 14.15 | Playford Past Andrew Shaw calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin Andrew presented a programme of early 18th century dances from the post-Playford period. | |
| 19 May, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Madeleine Smith calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin | |
