the only artist worldwide to have his name used by the Hohner company as a model name for a musical instrument. There is a biography The Jimmy Shand Story: The King of Scottish Dance Music by Ian Cameron (2001). A number of his older recordings have been re-released by Beltona Records. Since the 1950s the crowd at Dunfermline Athletic F.C. have left the ground after the game to the sound of Shand's "The Bluebell Polka". References Howard, Rob (2003) An A to Z of the Accordion and related instruments Stockport:Robaccord Publications , p. 98 External links The Beltona Record Company – Jimmy Shand unavailable 6 July 2022 Official website 1908 births 2000 deaths People from Auchtermuchty People associated with Dundee Scottish accordionists Knights Bachelor Musicians awarded knighthoods Members of the Order of the British Empire Parlophone artists Scottish miners 20th-century Scottish male musicians 20th-century accordionists