The one and only the legendary Jimmy Shand

Wonderfully orchestrated dance music that comes across time eternally with Jimmy at the keys - thank you all across time......

Aw what a lovely surprise to come across this video this morning. It being St Andrew's day I was on a "proud to be scottish" youtube trawl, and searched jimmy shand randomly as this was music I was brought up around as a child at my grandparents and being taken to dances like these. It was shock but absolutely amazing to see my gran and grandy dancing in this, I didnt even know it existed. My grandy died suddenly in 1996 when I was I was only 17, seeing him in being the big friendly sociable gentleman i remember him being was just magic, I've not stopped smiling all morning I'm so happy to have found this and defo need to buy the DVD as we lost my gran in 2010, these memories become even more cherished once the people we love pass on. So many familiar faces not just family on these vids, I still cant believe I am only finding them now and cant wait to browse through and watch some more 😍😍

Great to see lads and lassies having a fling - big thumbs up.

@pinkfloyd8361

2 жыл бұрын

Lads and lassies? Jesus, there's not one of them under 80 years old!

the one and only jimmy shand he is a true legend on the accordion great to listen to his music

@sheilaronney4658

4 жыл бұрын

True Legend 😊

@robertp.wainman4094

4 жыл бұрын

60 years ago I used to dance up and down the hallway as a 4 year old with my Grandma - certainly brings back early happy memories!

well am a scottish 14 year old who plays button and piano accordion taught by my grandpa whos uncle is will star another famous player 👍

@anghinetti

6 жыл бұрын

nathan taylor: Then that makes the late Will Starr your great-grand-uncle.

@WhisperedDreams951

3 жыл бұрын

Love Jimmy Shand - and have a lot of his records. I also have one of Will Star on Parlophone label - No: F3361 - 78 RPM - Martelette Polka & Jaqueline Waltz - if you want it - get in touch.

@gabrielkeown38

2 жыл бұрын

Near the village of Letham in the county of Fife , There once lived a man with a long happy life, A musician of profile with a famed ceili band

@accordiboy1210

Жыл бұрын

A ken am 5 years to late but I just saw this comment, I'm a scottish 14 year old right now and also play the box. Except I play the piano accordion instead of the button box, I was originally taught by a family friend but now get lessons online

@louisethompson5512

Жыл бұрын

My mum was Scottish 4 years now i miss her everyday im 41 but a certain song xx

Braw! We still play Jimmy Shand every New Year's Eve. And I'm Yorkshire!

@mattdavis8034

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from Yorkshire and live at the back Jimmy Shand court in Fife where Sir Jimmy was born....

Schöne Erinnerung an diesen Pionier der Akkordeonwelt

Love this music, and love to play on the accordion

A feckin riveting night oot in the Kingdom of Fife

What a lovely toe tapping tune. Would have loved to have been there

Just sublime

Is this video randomly showing in anyone’s history on KZread?

That hall has to be a standard design… I’m saying that because in Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia, we have the exact same hall design you’d swear it was ours lol. I’m no Scot but loved Jimmy Shands music since I was a wee toddler! 😊

Legend

Scottish and proud.

@saffronsparkles6538

6 жыл бұрын

Hello

@elvispresley1085

3 жыл бұрын

No one cares

@ellynmacgregor8210

2 жыл бұрын

@@elvispresley1085 I do--but then I myself am a proud Scottish-American. By the way, your display name sounds vaguely familiar. Did you play music at some time or other?

Well I have Scottish ancestry in me and I love all that it entails, music, bagpipes and dance. Can listen and look for hours. Jimmy Shand and his music is great. Have a couple of old C.D. s of his and would never part with them.😢

Marvellous video.

Beautifully Executed, The Americans don't understand that each part takes 8 beats!

🎉🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💃

Thanks, that was really great!

@clairemckenna8641

6 жыл бұрын

spideraxis foster and Allen

I'm thinking of forming a Band...based on this scene/genre..Only serious Musicians need apply. Hup Ya Boy Ya!!!!

Excellent!

AN realt, Halla Ide Thomas St. Saturday Nights, with the Garryowen Ceili Band.❤

All the dancers,correctly dressed here,as are the Band! Yes,Jimmy Shand Junior,...not wanting to follow the footsteps of his father. All very well,and appreciated,but he remains a SHAND!! And you can hear it. Compliments to him? Don't think so,..he would say,...sorry it was my father! Shame,but there are others,reconstructing the well documented Shand sound,and a good thing,too.(Bruce Lindsay,grown up in the Shand House,and Ian Cruickshanks)

@stanleygrahamgraham4572

9 жыл бұрын

THANKS

@floorsenteur3613

9 жыл бұрын

Yes,my term here is "The Neo Shand Band",Ian,Bruce and Bruce's father.and others A great revival of the Shand era.

Much gratitude

Great stuff!😅

I've never seen the Virginia reel done in this fashion. Must be contemporary.

multiply the speed by 4 or 5 and you get an Irish set dance !

@ruthrose2212

7 жыл бұрын

christian schwender okay, this made me laugh.

@sheilamacisaac1482

Жыл бұрын

There are a variety of speeds at which Scottish country dances are played - as you might guess from the name, this is an American-style one.

When was this recorded?

😍😍😍😍

love listening to the legend himself.my granda played the accordion with him a few times.im learning these tunes too.

jimmy shand a true legend (and I'm english)

@davidjanson9900

8 жыл бұрын

oh well if your irish"come into the parlour" what a wonderful musical heritage well share in the isles every corner offers a rich musical tradition i work in a care home and this music really lifts the spirits of the guests

@redspud6017

7 жыл бұрын

Did you figure out yet that Jimmy Shand is Scottish?????

@patriciaduff5254

7 жыл бұрын

david janson is

So now I know what my grandparents would have looked like if they were Scottish

accelerate the speed and you get Irish set dancing

@sheilamacisaac1482

Жыл бұрын

The Scots dance at a variety of tempos.

@brucecollins4729

Жыл бұрын

@@sheilamacisaac1482 correct. most irish music/culture was adopted from scotland and other countries in the late 1800s. the irish music/sangs we see on you tube today only started in the late 50s(i know i was around then). fiddle reel music indigenous to scotland. there are 100s of scottish fiddle reels in ireland adopted from scotland. cielidths are scottish adopted by irish nationalists in the late 1800s. jimmy shand/will starr/the wyper bros all were very influencial in the adopted irish ceili. ....niel gow,his son nathaniel/ james hill/james scot skinner were scottish fiddlers who heavily influenced "irish" music. if you research irish sangs/fiddle reels you will find they they are scottish. you can type in.......music essays| traditional irish ireland.......ten type in.....irish traditional music feature ask about ireland........then type in.......history ireland reinventing tradition the boundaries of irish dance helen brennan.......you will read where it,s all adopted . ceilidths/fiddle reel music/accordian music/stepdance and more.

@Tomtonbuster

Жыл бұрын

@@brucecollins4729 I received this reply in email and had to come to KZread to find out what it was about. My response was only to point out that we Scots have a variety of dance temps from Scottish Waltz to Strathsapey, Jig, reel, Hornpipe and the various Highland tempos. The Virginia reel is to an extent based on American tunes and style but is in reel timeb(4/4). I have been involved in Scottish dance since childhood, having grown up only 4 miles from Jimmy Shand (Senior), and taught it for years and particularly in the West/Hebrides we are very aware of the links with Irish and Cape Breton music.

@brucecollins4729

Жыл бұрын

@@Tomtonbuster i was actually agreeing with you. scottish dance has many tempos and a varied music style.

Who is Jimmy Shand Jr's 'second-box' man?

@DoubleDeckerDavid

8 жыл бұрын

the second box accordionist is Hamish Smith who normally plays with the Sandy Nixon dance band.

um, i thought he only played diatonic, this is a 5 row chromatic accordion..? what am i missing here?

@sheilamacisaac1482

Жыл бұрын

Are you looking at Jimmy or his son? Jimmy Senior's Red botton key accordion was specially built by Hohner, the Shand Morino.

No hair dye!

bring back to schools ..no one alone all join in

When Scotland was white...

@gruaim

9 ай бұрын

i know.. sadly no going back now

Merl haggard

Music to welcome Donald Trump to his new home in the Isle of Lewis??

@ellynmacgregor8210

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather hear music to welcome him to the Isle of Riker--or better still, the Isle of Alcatraz. I know the prison there is closed, but maybe they could re-open it in his "honor." 😁😆🤣

Furry boots ,

I’m Drew I absolutely ❤️ this I’m 🇬🇧 but I have 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 cousins they live in Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. Casey lives in Boddon now. He’s started a family and he,s doing very well. I would love to buy myself an accordion that’s similar to Jimmy Shand I ❤️ listening to Bluebell polka.@nathantaylor3937