Sandy Brechin
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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 .
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.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
musician and accordionist. He has developed an instantly recognisable style and is well known as a player, teacher and composer of traditional Scottish music .
He is a member of three bands, the Sandy Brechin Band, Bùrach and The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience
Shandrix
"The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience" Are an established Scottish Ceilidh band having toured around the world: playing for high energy dances from Bangkok to Bogotá, Melbourne to Moscow. The bands are frequent guests of St. Andrews Societies and Caledonian Societies around the globe as well as...
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
Seelyhoo
Seelyhoo were a Scottish Folk band based in Edinburgh, with band members originally from Orkney.Seelyhoo are fronted by songwriter, vocalist and tin whistle player Fiona MacKenzie -- with a voice not unlike Capercaillie's Karen Matheson...
.
In February 1997, he played in the final to select Britain’s entry for the Eurovision Song contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
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
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves was an English pop rock band, best known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine" and their 1997 Eurovision Song Contest victory with the song "Love Shine a Light".-Pre-history: The Waves and Mama's Cookin' :...
, 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
Brechin All Records
Brechin All Records is a small independent record label based in Edinburgh, Scotland and specialises in Scottish traditional music.It was founded by Sandy Brechin in 1996....
, an independent which specialise in Scottish Folk music. He also published a book of his collected tunes Out of his Mind.
With Bùrach
- The Weird Set 1995
- Born Tired 1997
- Deeper 2000
- Unstoppable 2007