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Thread #167243   Message #4032696
Posted By: The Sandman
07-Feb-20 - 03:35 AM
Thread Name: BBC Radio: Folk Map of the British Isles
Subject: RE: BBC Radio: Folk Map of the British Isles
jimmy shand was dance music that is what jigs reels etc are ,be they scottish or irish it is often referred to as tradtional instrumental music and most people call it folk music , he also popularised the music including his only top 20 hit in the UK Singles Chart – "The Bluebell Polka" (1955 .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"