Jimmy Shand - Bluebell Polka

All over the world the name Jimmy Shand is identified with Scotland and it`s music. Here he is playing his most well known tune, The Bluebell Polka, with the Jimmy Shand Jnr Band.
This video was recorded in 1994 when Jimmy Shand was aged 86.
He became Sir Jimmy Shand in 1999.

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• Jimmy
• Shand
• Scottish
• country
• dance
• band
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• Bluebell
• Polka
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• accordion
• Scotland

[OscillateWildly]

Is that Robbie Shepherd?

[bealach]

Yes

[carl5wick]

"Schottische" is a Swedish dance, lots of hopping and folky, and the tempo is backed off a little. I don't know the language, though I am Swedish American, and I agree the word likely refers to Scotland (the Brave, Scotland the Free! SCOTLAND FOREVER !). To a Swedish dancer, it means a particular dance. I was playing for a dance (sax) and the folks had specifically asked for a Schottishe. We were prepared, started playing it, and they stopped us. We backed off in the tempo and it went fine.

[DonegalRaymie201]

@carl5wick

Does "Schottische", mean "Scottish" by any chance??

I think you may have your answer there possibly! Slainte

[carl5wick]

Jimmy Shand was so great. He takes this slow, but it's a dancer's tempo. You can stomp and get your heel into the floor at this tempo. It's like a Swedish Schottische.

[MrCoolDude77E]

Jimmy Shand is a LEGEND

[tumshfibrox58]

@DonegalRaymie201 Well said!

[DonegalRaymie201]

@LBonthrone95

Christ, if that's my "only fault" at 86, then you have my permission to shoot me then & there!

Jimmy was a Legend! God bless ye, auld yin!

[LBonthrone95]

Good, but his only fault is that he doesn't look like he is enjoying it at all.

[jackiemcconnell]

@ulsterstan

Sounds like you`ve never heard of Will Starr, Like Jimmy Shand he was also a Scot and when Will died in 1976 aged 53 of Spinal Cancer, Jimmy attended his Funeral , He was asked to play a few tunes and declined saying he wasn`t good enough to play for Will. Don`t get me wrong Jimmy was one of the Greats on the accordian but the Master was Will Starr and even today scottish Accordian Players recognise that .

[A1RUU]

Reminds me of the great Sammy Peoples



[flathanger]

Absolute legend! :)