Autographs of Jimmy Shand
Sir James Shand MBE (28 January 1908 – 23 December 2000) was a Scottish musician who played traditional Scottish dance music on the accordion. His signature tune was "The Bluebell Polka".
James Shand was born in East Wemyss in Fife, Scotland, son of a farm ploughman turned coal miner and one of nine children. The family soon moved to the burgh of Auchtermuchty. The town now boasts a larger than life-sized sculpture of Shand. His father was a skilled melodeon player. Jimmy started with the mouth organ and soon played the fiddle. At the age of 14 he had to leave school and go down the mines. He played at social events and competitions. His enthusiasm for motor-bikes turned into an advantage when he played for events all round Fife. In 1926, he did benefit gigs for striking miners and was consequently prevented from returning to colliery work. One day Shand and a friend were admiring the instruments in the window of a music shop in Dundee. His friend said: "It wouldn't cost you to try one," so Shand walked in and strapped on an accordion. The owner, Charles Forbes, heard Shand play and immediately offered him a job as travelling salesman and debt-collector. He soon acquired a van and drove all over the north of Scotland. He switched to the British chromatic button accordion, an instrument he stuck with for the rest of his life.
Being a keen motorcyclist, Shand was also an enthusiastic supporter and spectator at the annual Isle of Man TT races. He also sponsored a motorcycle road racer from Errol, Perthshire called Jack Gow, a multiple Scottish Motorcycle Racing champion and later a motorcycle dealer in Dundee. Jack Gow was the son of Andy Gow who drove the bus which transported the Shand tour. Shand's interest in motorcycles began when a boyfriend of his sister had problems with his bike, which had broken down. Shand repaired it and was allowed to use it.
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Traded items with a signature of Jimmy Shand
The most expensive item with a signature of Jimmy Shand (Signed Jimmy Shand And His Band - The Auchtermuchty Ceilidh LP Vinyl Record) was sold in November 2023 for £89.99 while the cheapest item (JIMMY SHAND AND HIS BAND VINTAGE SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTO (PLAYING IN MANCHESTER)) found a new owner for £0.99 in December 2013. The month with the most items sold (8) was December 2013 with an average selling price of £1.35 for an autographed item of Jimmy Shand. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2023 with £53.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.35 was December 2013. In average, an autographed item from Jimmy Shand is worth £5.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jimmy Shand were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1954 Jimmy Shand Autograph Programme Rex Hotel Xerox | £5.00 |  |
| Jimmy Shand 10" record sleeve SIGNED Scottish Interest | £21.47 | |
| Jimmy Shand And His Band - Scottish Mixture - PMC 1214 - Signed | £8.20 | |
| Jimmy Shand and his Band At The End of A Perfect Day 1987 Vinyl LP Album Signed | £17.99 | |
| JIMMY SHAND AND HIS BAND VINTAGE SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTO (PLAYING IN MANCHESTER) | £1.04 | |
| Jimmy Shand And His Band – Jigtime With Jimmy Shand (SZLP2122) (LP) - Signed | £4.69 | |
| Jimmy Shand Autograph Caledonian Society Ball Dance Programme Middlesbrough 1955 | £10.00 | |
| Jimmy Shand Jnr Autograph from 1970 | £1.99 | |
| Jimmy Shand Jnr. and His Band - Jimmy's Fancy 1972 Vinyl LP Album Signed | £12.49 | |
| JIMMY SHAND VINTAGE SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTO | £5.50 | |
| JIMMY SHAND VINTAGE SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTO (MANCHESTER 6th April 1956) THE FAMOUS | £1.25 | |
| JIMMY SHAND VINTAGE SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTO (THE FAMOUS SCOTTISH ACCORDIONIST) | £2.99 | |
| JIMMY SHAND,SCOTTISH ACCORDIONIST,SIGNED 1959 VARIETY PROGRAMME.+GLADYS MORGAN | £21.00 | |
| LEGENDARY MUSICIAN JIMMY SHAND SIGNED PROGRAMME OF EVENTS - OLD - SCOTLAND | £3.99 | |
| Signed Jimmy Shand And His Band - The Auchtermuchty Ceilidh LP Vinyl Record | £89.99 | |
