A Tribute to Jimmy Shand MBE

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

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/