His comments did however get me thinking as to who is the greatest living accordionist now that the Laird of Auchtermuchty Sir Jimmy Shand is no longer with us.
I give you two candidates;
The County Clare (as opposed to Galway!) lass Sharon Shannon. I saw her give a tremendous performance
at King Tuts many moons ago.
Then there is the Tex Mex wizard Flaco Jiminez who has played with Dwight Yoakam amongst others.
I think Flaco just shades it.
The Accordion Crimes in the post title is not a reference to the splendid tracks below but rather a recommendation for the excellent book by E Annie Proulx.
The Who -Squeeze Box
Sharon Shannon with Steve Earle - The Galway Girl
Flaco Jiminez - The Free Mexican Airforce
They're none of them a patch on Sir Jimmy though, are they? Have you heard the one he did with 50 Cent? Groundbreaking stuff
ReplyDeleteHe was indeed the Dog's Danglies
ReplyDeleteUp with Clare!
ReplyDeleteDavid Hidalgo's a mean player, too btw.
Have you seen the statue of Jimmy Shand in Auchtermuchty?
ReplyDeleteI haven't had that pleasure George
ReplyDeleteHe is however a more worthy recipient of this honour that some others currently being touted in the media
And the Menzieshill pub I used to frequent is still named the Jimmy Shand. I assume it is not the SIR Jimmy Shand. What was the Menzieshill connection to the Auchtermuchty boy?
ReplyDeleteTheres a statue of Dicky Bird in Barnsley and he still lives....