Cockle Shells

Cockle Shells, longways, duple minor Playford 1701, reconstruction by Charles Bolton, Retreads, Vol 1, 1985 Caller: Anna Rain Musicians: Karen Axelrod (piano), Alex Cumming (accordion), Audrey Knuth (violin) Danced during English week at Pinewoods Camp August 2021. Note: B2 of the dance in this video is different from the original version published in Retreads. "In later editions of Retreads, Charles changed his mind about his vision for the end of the dance. I preferred his first version, and selected that for the CDSS anthology." Graham Christian Graham Christian's book, "The Playford Assembly" (available through cdss.org/store), has instructions for the version of the dance in this video.