Jimmy Shand
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Jimmy Shand was a renowned Scottish country dance band leader and accordionist, celebrated for popularizing traditional Scottish music throughout the 20th century.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish country dance musician
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accordionist ⓘ bandleader ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Jimmy Shand and His Band
NERFINISHED
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The White Heather Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Knight Bachelor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | James Shand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Jimmy Shand Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-01-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-12-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfKnighthood | 1999 ⓘ |
| designed | Shand Morino accordion model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyCareer |
worked as a coal miner
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worked as an accordion salesman ⓘ |
| genre |
Scottish country dance music
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folk music ⓘ |
| honor | knighted by Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scottish country dance bands
ⓘ
folk musicians in Scotland ⓘ |
| instrument | accordion ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| name | Jimmy Shand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
made numerous radio broadcasts for the BBC
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made numerous television appearances promoting Scottish dance music ⓘ popularised Scottish country dance music in the 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Bluebell Polka
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The Linton Ploughman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre NERFINISHED ⓘ The White Heather Club recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
accordionist
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bandleader ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Beltona Records
NERFINISHED
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HMV NERFINISHED ⓘ Parlophone ⓘ |
| residence | Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Shand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | strict tempo dance music ⓘ |
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