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Jimmy Shand LP ‘Step We Gaily’ Now On CD, Scotland - UKby Rob Howard |
The classic LP ‘Step We Gaily’ by Sir Jimmy Shand and his Band, issued in 1960 on the EMI Parlaphone label, has just been released on CD for the first time. The original recording was made during Shand’s peak years, and at the height of his fame. The tracks include: ‘Mairi's Wedding’ – Reel; ‘Jenny's Bawbee’ – Strathspey; Waltz Country Dance; ‘Miss Mary Douglas’ – Jig; ‘The Duke of Perth’ – Reel; ‘Scottish Reform’ – Jig; ‘The Braes O Tullymet’ – Strathspey; ‘Maxwell's Rant’ – Reel; ‘The Road to the Isles’ – Strathspey; ‘Machine Without Horses’ – Jig Sir Jimmy Shand (1908-2000), knighted in 1999, was arguably the most famous Scotsman of the 20th Century. He had a phenomenally successful recording career that began in 1933 and lasted over 60 years, and came to personify Scottish dance music around the world. For further information email: info@footstompin.com |