Shandrix
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"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 being ever-popular at home. They are regularly guests at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
, the largest street party in the world, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The band have toured all over the highlands and islands
, travelled south to England
, Ireland
and Wales
, even playing for the wedding of leading folkies John McCusker
and Kate Rusby
in Huddersfield
.
"Shandrix" is usually a five piece group consisting of box, fiddle, drums, bass and guitar, but often perform in smaller numbers. They can sometimes swell to an eight piece, as was the case at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival
sell-out gig in the Acoustic Music Centre.
The long awaited debut ‘Shandrix’ album, Electric Landlady was released in early 2007 under the Brechin All Records
label.
The band will frequently play with different configurations e.g. just accordion and fiddle when the situation demands.
Céilidh
In modern usage, a céilidh or ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing. It originated in Ireland, but is now common throughout the Irish and Scottish diasporas...
band having toured around the world: playing for high energy dances from Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
to Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. The bands are frequent guests of St. Andrews Societies and Caledonian
Caledonian
Caledonian is a geographical term used to refer to places, species, or items in or from Scotland, or particularly the Scottish Highlands. It derives from Caledonia, the Roman name for the area of modern Scotland...
Societies around the globe as well as being ever-popular at home. They are regularly guests at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
Hogmanay
Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner...
, the largest street party in the world, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The band have toured all over the highlands and islands
Highlands and Islands
The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are broadly the Scottish Highlands plus Orkney, Shetland and the Hebrides.The Highlands and Islands are sometimes defined as the area to which the Crofters' Act of 1886 applied...
, travelled south to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, even playing for the wedding of leading folkies John McCusker
John McCusker
John McCusker is a Scottish folk musician, record producer and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and producer for folk singer Kate Rusby...
and Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby
Kate Anna Rusby is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale, she has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times...
in Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
.
"Shandrix" is usually a five piece group consisting of box, fiddle, drums, bass and guitar, but often perform in smaller numbers. They can sometimes swell to an eight piece, as was the case at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
sell-out gig in the Acoustic Music Centre.
The long awaited debut ‘Shandrix’ album, Electric Landlady was released in early 2007 under the 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....
label.
Line Up
The default lineup of the band is Accordion, Fiddle, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar and Drums.The band will frequently play with different configurations e.g. just accordion and fiddle when the situation demands.
Scotland
- Edinburgh’s Hogmanay - Ceilidh in the Gardens
- St Andrew’s night ceilidh, Princess Street Gardens (2007)
- Blazin’ in Beauly (2007)
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Edinburgh Art Club Ball (2009)
- Heriots ball
- Celtic Connections opening ceilidhs (2008)
- Belladrum Festival (2009)
- The Crossing, Inverness - British Waterways (2009)
- Helmsdale - Helmsdale Highland Games
- Isle of Eigg - family ceilidh
International
- Norway - Bergen Caledonian Society Ball
- Australia - Port Fairy Festival
- Bangkok - Caledonian Society Burns night
- Hong Kong - Folk Festival ceilidh
- United Arab Emirates - Dubai Caledonian Society
- Oman - Muscat Caledonian Society
- Bahrain - Bahrain Caledonian Society
- Russia - Moscow Caledonian Society
- Colombia - Planet Britain Festival, Bogota
- Spain - Scottish/ Spanish ceilidh, Seville
- Oman - Oman Highland Games
- Libya - British Embassy International ceilidh