The Portland Fancy

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 21st 2002 by lazyhound.

This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.

Also known as Portland Fancy.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• New England Chestnuts Vol. 1 by Rodney Miller, Randy Miller And Friends
• New England Chestnuts Volumes 1 and 2: Classic New England Contra Music by Various Artists
• One by 422
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Portland Fancy, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
E2A E2A|EAB c2c|dcd Bcd|f2e cAF|
E2A E2A|EAB c2c|dcd EF^G|AcB Ace|
a2a ^gag|fdf e2c|dcd Bcd|cde f2e|
a2a ^gag|fdf e2c|dcd EF^G|AcB AF=G|
ABc d2e|f2g a3|efg Ade|f2d AFG|
ABc d2e|f2g a3|efg ABc|d2f d3|
F2A F2A|FAd f3|ece gec|dfe dAG|
F2A F2A|FAd f3|ece gec|d3 d3||

From an old collection of New England fiddle music

# Posted on November 21st 2002 by lazyhound

1983, first edition ~ "New England Fiddler's Repertoire"

Randy Miller & Jack Perron, 1983 / 2nd edition 2003

Page 52: " Portland Fancy"

http://www.randymillerprints.com/
http://www.randymillerprints.com/fiddletunebooks.htm

"168 classic traditional contra dance melodies, from Batchelder's Reel to Money Musk to Portland Fancy and beyond -- the standard contra tunes in one source. The second edition of NEFR is produced with assistance from the Gadd/Merrill Fund of the Country Dance and Song Society. Edited by Robert Bley-Vroman and Randy Miller; introduction by Newt Tolman."

~ also from the work of New England fiddler & pianist Randy Miller:
"Irish Traditional Fiddle Music"

# Posted on November 26th 2005 by ceolachan