Tune Add: Sir Jimmy Shands music

Subject: Tune Add: Sir Jimmy Shands music
From: buttonbox
Date: 01 Feb 04 - 01:20 PM

The Shand family have recently published a book containing 40 of Jimmy's original compositions (he compossed over 300 tunes, There is also a CD available with 20 of the tunes on it. Also several other CD's of his recordings right back to pre war days.   I can recommend these to all accordion & melodeon players who have enjoyed his music and am sure younger players who do not remember his music will also enjoy. Available only via www.jimmyshand.com.

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Sir Jimmy Shands music
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 01 Feb 04 - 10:02 PM

G'day buttonbox,

I found myself pondering his Jimmy Shand - King of the Melodeon Men CD over the breakfast table, this morning (I hadn't put away the CDs I had in the car over the weekend!).

This one includes a couple of his earliest (1934 ... ?) recordings - the ones where he was young and nervous and that made him play [even] faster ... but he still didn't miss a note or nuance!

Regards,

Bob Bolton