Favorites and Fancies

Subject: Favorites and Fancies
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 04 Sep 01 - 05:39 AM

I'm working up another tune at the moment, osmosed (?) in Italy, and want to name it after yet another young lady. I have been musing about using Favorite or Fancy in the title, but know nothing of the tradition of nomenclature of this type.

Where better to ask.

Skipjack

Subject: RE: Favorites and Fancies
From: Morticia
Date: 04 Sep 01 - 05:39 PM

well, Nancy is a trad. favourite....a tune called Nancy's Fancy might be a laugh

Subject: RE: Favorites and Fancies
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 04 Sep 01 - 07:17 PM

Surely you should be calling it Mrs Skipjacks Fancy -or have you a death wish????

Subject: RE: Favorites and Fancies
From: Sorcha
Date: 04 Sep 01 - 07:51 PM

I don't know if there are any conventions regarding the use of Favorite or Fancy in a title. I've seen all sorts of tunes that use them.

Subject: RE: Favorites and Fancies
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 04 Sep 01 - 08:10 PM

Fancy Woman, Fancy Lady, Fancy Girl. My Gal's Fancy, You're My Fancy, I Fancy You (Her). A Little Bit Fancy. An infinitude of possibilities.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: Favorites and Fancies
From: Noreen
Date: 05 Sep 01 - 08:52 AM

A tune that was played a lot by a certain musician, for example Chris Droney, would be called Droney's favourite, for the want of another name. Doesn't mean he wrote it, but that he is closely associated with the tune. I imagine the same to be true of a Fancy.

But if you write a tune, you can of course call it what you will, for whatever reason!

"Skipjack's fancy" could refer to the young lady, as well as the tune... :0)

(Fancy) Noreen