Genres Scottish folk music Name Sandy Brechin Instruments Accordion Role Musician | Years active 1985 – present. Record label Brechin All Records Labels Brechin All Records Music groups Shandrix, Seelyhoo | |
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Origin Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Associated acts SB Band, Burach, Seelyhoo, Shandoneers Albums Sonas, Leetera, Out of His Tree People also search for Brian O hEadhra, Hazel Wrigley, Fiona Mackenzie, Jennifer Wrigley | ||
Sandy brechin scottish accordionist extraordinaire
Sandy Brechin is a Scottish musician and accordionist. He has developed an instantly recognisable style and is well known as a player, teacher and composer of traditional Scottish music.
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- Sandy brechin scottish accordionist extraordinaire
- The sandy brechin band its accordion music jim
- Solo
- With Brach
- With Seelyhoo
- With the Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience
- References
He is a member of three bands, the Sandy Brechin Band, Bùrach and The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience and has released material with all three bands as well as his own two solo albums, Out of his Box and Out of his Tree. He was also, previously, a member of Seelyhoo.
In February 1997, he played in the final to select Britain’s entry for the Eurovision Song contest 1997, as part of the band "Do Re Mi, with Kerry". The song was called "Yodel in the Canyon of Love". The song came second to Katrina And The Waves, who went on to win Eurovision.
Brechin is also the box player in the play "The Accidental Death of an Accordionist".
Brechin also runs his own record company, Brechin All Records, an independent which specialise in Scottish Folk music. He also published a book of his collected tunes Out of his Mind.
The sandy brechin band its accordion music jim
Solo
With Bùrach
With Seelyhoo
With the Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience
Electric Landlady 2007