Only thing i wish for now would be an audio version because as a non native speaker i had my fair problem reading the local slang used in this book, would be brilliant to know how its. Scottish accordion legend bows out the world of scottish dance music was saddened at news of the death of jimmy shand. Jimmy is a registered psychologist who uses a holistic approach that focuses on the mind, body, and spirit to help people overcome lifes challenges so they can live the life they want. Mar, 2018 accordion music aficionados will beat a path to brechin city hall to hear the musician branded the new jimmy shand play the very instrument which helped the talented fifer to legendary status. Jimmy shand composer buy sheet music and scores presto. Inside and out part 6 the shand morino melodeon music. Beltona blseries recordings by jimmy shand year record no. In the meantime, jimmy won the scottish championship the jimmy shand shield in 1950 and 1952 and the great fiddler ian powrie asked. New listingthe jimmy shand book of waltzes book 2 piano and piano accordion music book. A new book has also been published with over 100 of sir jimmy s own compositions sir jimmy shand 19082000 was the most famous scottish accordionist of the 20th century, and achieved lasting international fame through his music.
This is another reference book that aims to celebrate the achievements of accordionists, past and present. In the late 1930s jimmy shand and his employer charles forbes set about designing a method of reducing the number of pallets on the three row button keyed accordion from three rows to two rows, thus making the overall sound much more balanced and the instrument easier to play. The veleta gay gordons highland schottische dundee reel. Not to be confused with his son jimmy shand junior or jnr. Hello select your address todays deals christmas shop vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards customer service free delivery shopper toolkit sell. A selection of waltz medleys as played by the jimmy shand band, arranged for piano and accordion by jimmy shand and ian macleish. Jimmy shand bagpipe march book sheet music download. Born in east wemyss in fife, on january 28th, 1908, jimmy shand was the 6th of nine children born to erskine and mary shand. By his 14th birthday hed come round to the idea and was given a fiddle, taking the first lessons with his uncle using a honeymoon selftutor book. Jimmy shand sir james shand mbe was a scottish musician who played traditional scottish dance music on the accordion. He was the 6th of nine children born to erskine and mary shand. Jimmy shand centenary dvd, auctermuchty uk accordion.
Jimmy shand, that most famous of scottish button box players, turned ninety years old in january this year. Welcome welcome to the new web site for sir jimmy shand and his music. Jimmy shand, who has died at the age of 92, was the musical icon of scotlands tartan subculture. In 2017, boston college acquired the books for burns librarys. One of the few times a traditional musician has entered the hit parade was when jimmy shand took his recording of the bluebell polka into the top 20 in 1955.
Jan, 20 inside and out part 6 the shand morino january, 20 inside and out blocks, construction, free reed, inside and out, instrument, melodeon, morino, reeds, shand owen today we go back to inside and out and ive got one of the giants of the accordion world to take apart for your delectation and delight. The sir jimmy shand collection, which includes over 60 historical items and paints a fascinating picture of the famous accordion players life, attracted interest from collectors and fans of. By this time jimmy shand was well known through his numerous tv and radio appearances and in 1978 eamonn andrews presented him with the famous red book on this is your life. Jimmy had the hohner company build a button model accordion to his specification, which would produce a sound better suited to scottish dance music than anything else avaiable. The titles offer insights into the familys musical interests. Highland accordion legend by jimmy shand on amazon music.
John ellis scottish traditional music hall of fame. He was known for his great arrangements which included up to 4 accordion parts and often would write all four parts out whilst the band were playing another tune, quite a. This is another reference book that aims to celebrate the. Jimmy shand and his band bluebell polka 1955 youtube. Mickey also played with bill wilkies accordion orchestra in perth whose pianist, joan mcneill, would become jimmys wife. Knighted in 1999 at a ceremony in edinburgh for his services to scottish music, sir jimmy passed away on 23rd. Jimmy shand statue auchtermuchty, scotland atlas obscura. The jimmy shand story book ian cameron, with a foreword by robbie shepherd. Sir james shand mbe 28 january 1908 23 december 2000 was a scottish musician who played. He also played the melodeon, mouth organ and fiddle.
His accordion demo skills led to recording opportunities in the studio and on radio. Music video for pride of erin waltz by jimmy shand. Jan 07, 2020 scottish music dunoon barn dance john mclellan marches button accordion graham irvine by boxtubeman. The king of scottish dance music by ian cameron 2001. Approaching people with empathy, compassion, and respect jimmy aims to understand people and their situation and then work with them to develop a way forward. This accordion player even had a top 20 million selling hit in 1955 with his bluebell polka. An instrument called accordion was first patented in 1829 by cyrill demian, of armenian origin, in vienna.
His father played the melodeon and this musical environment in the home nurtured young jimmy s interest in music from a very early age. Dance bands musicians fiddlers singers folk groups monologues. Tribute to sir jimmy shand mbe ma accordionist and scottish. Shop the accordion world of the legendary sir jimmy shand. Check out highland accordion legend by jimmy shand on amazon music. Full 10 lp by jimmy shand and his band and guests, introduced by archie mcculloch. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from jimmy shand.
Sir james shand mbe 28 january 190823 december 2000. Books tribute to sir jimmy shand mbe ma accordionist and. Sep 01, 2018 sheena wellington with one of the manuscripts that belonged to sir jimmy shand. Many people have assumed that the tune is a shand composition, but it predates him. Browse and buy sheet music by the composer jimmy shand. Scotlands accordion king is a rave sensation in europe after one of his classic tunes topped the dance charts in germany. He is the only artist worldwide to have his name used by the hohner company as a model name for a musical instrument. Jimmy shand champion performer on the button accordion a1.
Don williams, johnny cash, jimmy shand recorded on. Have really enjoyed reading jimmy this, jimmy that by michael shand. Demians instrument bore little resemblance to modern instruments. The show is a celebration of the life and music of the late sir jimmy shand, a legend of scottish dance music whose tunes continue to feature in the repertoire of most traditional accordionists and dance bands. Scotlands favorite son sir jimmy shand was knighted in 1999 for his contribution to scottish music. As a composer, shand was able to sustain its growth against the. Jimmy shand, album of old time dance music book 3, accordion songbook, sheet music, out of print. In 1972 jimmys son david was suffering from illhealth and his doctor advised a move to the country so jimmy retired to his home in auchtermuchty, fife, where he became known as the laird of auchtermuchty. A number of the books in the shand collection are signed by either jimmy shand, sr. Listen to bluebell polka from jimmy shand s emi presents the great big scottish songbook for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. It was so gripping i couldnt stop reading but at the same time i never wanted it to end. Mickey also played with bill wilkies accordion orchestra in perth whose pianist, joan mcneill, would become jimmy s wife. He switched to the british chromatic button accordion, an instrument he stuck with for the rest of his life. His playing remained unsurpassed until the emergence of julian bream in the late 1940.
One of nine children, they soon moved to the burgh of auchtermuchty. Performing the music will be virtuoso brandon mcphee, with his scottish band. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Whistling rufus is a selection of tunes from jimmy shand and his band featuring jimmy s distinctive hohner shand morino accordion. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Sir jimmy shand is top of the charts with classic tune in. Music scotland jimmy shand accordion favourites samples.
Over more than half a century, his name was synonymous with a. Listen to gaelic waltz selection from jimmy shand s the legendary for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The accordion world of the legendary sir jimmy shand. Atholl highlanders march to loch katrine, the barren rocks of aden, the boys. Performers 78rpm traditional music 19082000 when jimmy shand died aged 92 in december 2000, it was marked with the respect of a national treasure. If so, it provides the atmosphere of one of the very many locations that jimmy shand visited, bringing great pleasure and entertainment with his unique style and sound of scottish dance music, jimmy composed many of these tunes himself, and it is a sound that is known and loved by many people from jimmy shand s own era and later. Printed music for 27 pipe marches arranged for the piano and accordion by jimmy shand and ian mcleish. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. The gay gordons jimmy shand sheet music, music books. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Gordon is continuing to fly the flag for the shand name at the very top of the scottish dance band world, not only as one of the accordion greats within the scene, but also as. The accordion is one of several european inventions of the early 19th century that use free reeds driven by a bellows. Auchtermuchtys most famous son was sir jimmy shand, the highly respected accordion player and band leader.
The hohner company manufactured the shand morino until the 1970s. March, strathspey and reel atholl highlanders farewell, macduff castle, speed the plough. Jimmy shand playing his hohner morino 3row button accordion. Jimmy shand and his one and only video dancing with the shands was one of scotlands best selling artists with over 330 compositions to his name and a charting single the bluebell polka, the legendary accordionist played to crowds worldwide and celebrated his only video release in his 80s jimmy shand recorded with his son jimmy shand junior the video dancing with the shands at letham town.
Dec 26, 2000 for generations the strains of the accordion, played to introduce a jig or reel or strathspey, immediately identified no one except jimmy shand and his band. Sir jimmy shand s the linton ploughman, based on the muckin o. Jimmy was the musical director of the orchestra and gordon has made it known over the years that he learnt a great deal from jimmy. Sep 19, 2012 scotlands accordion king is a rave sensation in europe after one of his classic tunes topped the dance charts in germany. Written by accordionist rob howard an a to z of the accordion, volume 3 turns this popular series into a trilogy. The shand is a masterpiece of accordion engineering and every aspect of it is. It only had a left hand buttonboard, with the right. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. A new book, dedicated to the accordion and accordionists, has been published in the uk. The book is packed with anecdotes from jimmys life collected from other famous. Jimmy shand for sale in uk 44 secondhand jimmy shands. She said she had nothing to teach him, and that his pieces were superior to hers. Knighted in 1999 at a ceremony in edinburgh for his services to scottish music, sir jimmy passed away on 23rd december 2000 at the age of 92. Hi im selling my gorgeous don williams, johnny cash, due to a upgrade.
Jimmy blue scottish traditional music hall of fame. Jan 19, 2018 jimmy shand and his band scottish waltz no. Lunan bay crookit bawbee way up in clachan scottish country dance in strict tempo. The shand morino is one of the most iconic of all squeezeboxes, being the instrument of choice of sir jimmy shand, hero of scottish country dance music. Jimmy shand, album of old time dance music book 3, accordion. Accordion and piano arranged by ian macleish and jimmy shand. Music legend sir jimmy shands collection goes on display in. Here you can read about sir jimmy and his band, browse the photo gallery and buy music books cds and the new dvd, from miner to maestro, the story of sir jimmy s life. His father and brother both played the melodeon and this musical background evidently encouraged jimmy s musical development from a very early age. Sir jimmy shand mbe scottish traditional music hall of fame. Whistling rufus is a selection of tunes from jimmy shand and his band featuring jimmys distinctive hohner shand morino accordion. Arranged by jimmy shand and ian macleish 27 pages including cover artwork contents. The accordion is inseparable from the memory of jimmy. Sir jimmy shand is top of the charts with classic tune.
The bluebell polka jimmy shand sheet music, music books. He grew up in the time of jimmy shand, so despite being surrounded by the fiddle, elliss early aspirations lay towards the accordion. For countless numbers of people across the world, the sound of an accordion playing scottish music instantly registered the shand legend and for decades no scottish new year was complete without jimmys signature tune, the bluebell polka. Home about sir jimmy shand timeline the band music photo gallery contact shop menu. Sir jimmy shands the linton ploughman, based on the muckin o. Sir jimmy shand mbe, ma tribute to jimmy shand, scotlands best accordionist and. On the melodeon front more elaborate button accordions came later, it was. In the meantime, jimmy won the scottish championship the jimmy shand shield in 1950 and 1952 and the great fiddler ian powrie asked him to join his band as lead accordionist. Along with his band, his scottish dance music regularly featured on radio and tv particularly on the white heather show.