The Hop Ground (Pinewoods 2021)

The Hop Ground, longways, duple minor, proper Preston, 1794, published in Kentish Hops, reconstruction by Bert Simons c. 1991 Tune: The Hop Ground Caller: Olivia Barry Musicians: Kendall Rogers (guitar), Alex Cumming (accordion), Audrey Knuth (violin), Susan Kevra (clarinet) Danced during English week at Pinewoods Camp August 2021 Recorded on Bare Necessities Vol 9: Strong Roots Notes on the dance from the Strong Roots CD jacket. "Preston's Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1794 (Preston & Son), 1794. Kentish Hops [in one volume] collected and arranged by A. Simmons (reprinted by C. Lockhart & D. Jones). The bitter-tasting plant was used to balance the sweetness of malt in the production of beer. By the late 18th century, it was the basis of a substantial indutry in Kent, where the famous "Golding" variety was developed and cultivated. Bert Simmons revived the dance in his aptly name collection."