Two comments
"A Tribute to Jimmy Shand MBE: Jim Johnstone and His Band Play the Music of Jimmy Shand"
REL Records, Edinburgh, 1998 - RECD527
http://www.relrecords.co.uk/
http://www.relrecords.co.uk/527%20Tribute%20to%20Jimmy%20Shand.htm
"Having played in Jimmy Shand’s Band for a time, Jim Johnstone has been fortunate to gain an insight into a great amount of Jimmy’s compositions, and to realise that his tunes - although very attractive to listen to - are excellent for dancing, for which purpose Jimmy no doubt composed them.
This album contains sixteen varied Scottish and Old Tyme Dances made up from thirty of Jimmy Shand’s compositions and Jim Johnstone and his Band have done a great justice to Jimmy’s very fine music."
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The Dances:
_1. ) - Reels
_2. ) - Britannia Two-Step
_3. ) - Polka
_4. ) - Jigs
_5. ) - Gay Gordons
_6. ) - Eva Three-Step
_7. ) - Victory Waltz
_8. ) - Boston Two-Step
_9. ) - Polka
10. ) - Elliot’s Fancy
11. ) - Bradford Barn Dance
12. ) - Hornpipes
13. ) - Canadian Barn Dance
14. ) - Jigs
15. ) - Waltz
16. ) - March
"Tribute: Jim Johnstone and his Band Play the Music of Jimmy Shand" - an earlier title
Temple Records, 1990 - COMD 2039 ~ & a different order for the tracks:
The Dances / tunes:
_1. ) - Eva Three-Step: Dundee City Police Pipe Band / Alexander Blue of Dunning
_2. ) - Polka: The Badenoch Polka
_3. ) - Boston Two-Step: Mairsland Two-Step
_4. ) - Bradford Barn Dance: Whitley Chapel Barn Dance
_5. ) - Victory Waltz: Memories of Willie Snaith
_6. ) - Jigs: Kaly Shaw / Pat Cushnie / Jean MacKinnon
_7. ) - Canadian Barn Dance: Sir Kenneth Alexander / Jimmy Shand’s Compliments to Harry Lawson
_8. ) - Elliot’s Fancy: Tom Elliot’s Strathspey / Tome Elliot’s Reel / Mrs. Jimmy Shand / Tom Ireland’s Reel
_9. ) - March: Auchtermuchty Gala March
10. ) - Hornpipes: Master Erskine J. Shand / Lily of Ardmore
11. ) - Waltz: Welcome Christmas Morning
12. ) - Reels: Georgina Catherine MacDonald / The Wandering Drummer / Lucky Scaup
13. ) - Gay Gordons: Campbelown Cross / Jimmy Shand’s Compliments to Bill Patrick
14. ) - Jigs: Sid Chalmers / Margaret Brown’s Fancy / Jean Ireland
15. ) - Polka: Heather Mixture Polka
16. ) - Britannia Two-Step: Kirkwall Bay / Jimmy Shand’s Compliments to Bobby MacLeod
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I’m making a few additions here in the recordings section of the site in preparation for launching into another ‘composer’s week’, a time to add a few of Jimmy Shand’s works to this site, hoping a few others will also contribute… Of late I’d been listening to a number of very early Jimmy Shand recordings, including tracks where it’s just him and no one else, no other accompaniment…
And, I’ve already dropped a line to dear Nigel Gatherer:
http://www.nigelgatherer.com/