Wendy's Fancy

Wendy's Fancy (mp3) (pdf)

This tune goes back at least a couple of decades. It was likely first written in the late 20th century. A version for two mandolins appears in my Midwestern Mandolin Duos book. As far as I can tell it hasn't appeared in this blog and I can't remember ever actually recording it before.

To my mind Wendy's Fancy (named after a dear, departed feline companion) is an early example of my fascination with the work of James Oswald. In this case I probably was responding to some of his work in his 1742 publication "Collection of Curious Scots Tunes" which often features a basic tune followed by a variation or two and, occasionally, a transition into a jig version of the tune as well.

The photo is from this morning's walk, trying to capture some of the lovely wildflowers near our house before the mowers come to cut them all down.