Duple longways (2/2) (D)
Fogg 2000
Thompson, S., A. & P., 200 Country Dances, III, p. 16
Unpublished reconstruction, introduced by George Fogg
Recording: Boston Centre Series, vol. VII, by Bare Necessities
midnight_ramble-bnbc7-10.mp3.zip

A1 1-8 1st cu. clap, cross over below 2nd cu. (2nd cu. move up), 
       2-hd. turn 1 1⁄2 (skip-change step).
A2 1-8 2nd cu. the same.

B1 1-8 1st cu. cross over, half 8 (prog.).
B2 1-8 R & L, 4 changes (w. hands).

Duple minor longways, 2/2, D Major
Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, Vol. 3 1773.
Reconstructed by George Fogg.

  A1 1-4  1st couple clap own hands, cross and go below one
          place, 2nd couple lead up (3-4).
     5-8  1st couple two-hand turn once and a half.
  A2 1-8  Same as Al, for the 2nd couple.
  B1 1-4  1st couple cross and go below one place, 2nd couple
          lead up (3-4).
     5-8  1st couple half figure eight up through 2nd couple.
  B2 1-8  Four changes of rights and lefts, starting with
          partner.

NOTES
Al, A2 5-8 Note the two-hand turn is once and a half, back to proper sides.
B1 5-8 This can be done to a skipping or skip-change step.

Another straightforward, easy dance. The music is happy and humorous.
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_b3PYtZY4

George Fogg selected this pleasing dance from the Thompson 1773 Compleat Collection; its accessibility and agreeable tune have made it a favorite for many dancers and callers. An incoherent novella, The Midnight-Ramble: Or, the Adventures of Two Noble Females was published in 1754. There maybe a connection between the rather distasteful action of the novella, which concerns the efforts of two women, accompanied by their milliner, to apprehend their husbands’ “intrigues,” and this lighthearted dance and tune.