The Alexander Brothers

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Nobody's Child 04:20 Tools
Caledonia 00:00 Tools
Donald Where's Yer Trousers 00:00 Tools
These Are My Mountains 04:07 Tools
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen 03:16 Tools
Lord of the Dance 01:32 Tools
Morag of Dunvegan, Caillin Mo Ruinsa, Lovely Stornoway 00:00 Tools
The Jeely Piece Song 00:00 Tools
Dark Island 00:00 Tools
Auld Lang Syne 00:00 Tools
The Way Old Friends Do 00:00 Tools
Bonnie Wee Jeanie McCall 00:00 Tools
Let's Have A Ceilidh 00:00 Tools
The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen 03:15 Tools
Bluebell Polka 02:43 Tools
Doon in the Wee Room 00:00 Tools
A Scottish Soldier 00:00 Tools
Mairi's Wedding 00:00 Tools
Jaqueline Waltz 00:00 Tools
Sunshine Of Your Smile 00:00 Tools
Wee China Pig 00:00 Tools
By The Lochside: The Battle's O'er, A Scottish Soldier 00:00 Tools
Rothesay Bay 00:00 Tools
The Royal Mile 00:00 Tools
Tunes Of Glory 00:00 Tools
Massacre of Glencoe 00:00 Tools
Flower of Scotland 00:00 Tools
Scotland the Brave 00:00 Tools
Ashokan Farewell 00:00 Tools
Song of the Clyde 00:00 Tools
Geordie Munro 00:00 Tools
Dance The Gay Gordons: Come In Come In, Take Me Back, Campbeltown Loch, The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre, Tunes of Glory 00:00 Tools
The Big Kilmarnock Bunnet 00:00 Tools
One Day At A Time 00:00 Tools
Jean 00:00 Tools
My Big Kilmarnock Bunnet 00:00 Tools
Lass O'Bon Accord 00:00 Tools
The Dark Island 03:02 Tools
Nearer My God to Thee 00:00 Tools
Accordian Medley:What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Onward Christian Soldiers, Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus, Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory 00:00 Tools
Two Highland Lads 00:00 Tools
The Hills I Used To Roam 00:00 Tools
A Toast To Andy Stewart: The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre, Campbeltown Loch, Donald Where's Yer Trousers, A Scottish Soldier 00:00 Tools
Here's To Scottish Whisky 00:00 Tools
Mountain Tay 00:00 Tools
Bonnie Wee Jeannie McCall 00:00 Tools
March Hare, The Irish Washerwoman 00:00 Tools
The Road and the Miles to Dundee 00:00 Tools
The Tartan 00:00 Tools
Jean's Reel 00:00 Tools
Toast To The Lassies Selection, Lass O'Bon Accord, Lassie Come and Dance With Me, I've Never Kissed a Bonnie Lass Before 00:00 Tools
The Lion Roars Inside Of Me (Scotland I Love You) 00:00 Tools
Amazing Grace 00:00 Tools
Swan Lady 00:00 Tools
Popular Music Hall Song: The Tartan 00:00 Tools
The Tunes Of Glory 00:00 Tools
Precious Memories 00:00 Tools
I'd Rather Die Young 00:00 Tools
Cock O' The North 00:00 Tools
Flowrs of Edinburgh, Lass O'Patie's Mill, Teetotaller's Reel 00:00 Tools
Mull of Kintyre 00:00 Tools
In the Garden 00:00 Tools
Morning Has Broken 00:00 Tools
How Great Thou Art 00:00 Tools
The Inverary Inn 00:00 Tools
By Cool Siloam 00:00 Tools
Cameron Lad 00:00 Tools
Take Me Back 00:00 Tools
THE BRICKLAYER'S SONG 00:00 Tools
My Ain Folk 00:00 Tools
Abide with Me 00:00 Tools
The Oil Rigger 00:00 Tools
It Is No Secret 00:00 Tools
Instrumental- Play on 'Campbeltown Loch', Big Kilmarnock Bunnet, Soor Milk Cairt, Johnny Lad 00:00 Tools
Campbeltown Loch 00:00 Tools
The Wee Cooper of Fife 00:00 Tools
Safe in the Arms of Jesus 00:00 Tools
Skye boat song 00:00 Tools
Granny's Heilan Hame 00:00 Tools
Farewell My Love 00:00 Tools
Tell Me the Old, Old Story 00:00 Tools
A Daisy A Day 00:00 Tools
Tillietudlem Castle 00:00 Tools
The Lass o' Leven Vale 00:00 Tools
Any Dream Will Do 00:00 Tools
Teuchter Music 00:00 Tools
Haste Ye Back 00:00 Tools
Johnnie Lad 00:00 Tools
The Flying Scotsman 00:00 Tools
Bonnie Strathyre 00:00 Tools
Calling Mo Ruin-Sa 00:00 Tools
Could I Have This Dance 00:00 Tools
Way Up In Clachan 00:00 Tools
The Barnyards o' Delgaty 00:00 Tools
The Dancing in Kyle 00:00 Tools
The Clans Are Gathering 00:00 Tools
Gentle Annie 00:00 Tools
The Floral Dance 00:00 Tools
A Toast To Andy Stewart 00:00 Tools
The Carnival Is Over 00:00 Tools
Glencoe 00:00 Tools
Bonnie Gallowa' 00:00 Tools
The Rose Of Allandale 00:00 Tools
The Rowan Tree 00:00 Tools
Down In the Wee Room 00:00 Tools
Ballad for Adeline 00:00 Tools
Through The Eyes Of A Child 00:00 Tools
Glasgow Dan 00:00 Tools
The Lord's My Shepard 00:00 Tools
Tobermory Bay 00:00 Tools
I have A Dream 00:00 Tools
The Happy Auld Days 00:00 Tools
The Boys Of Killybegs 00:00 Tools
The Typewriter 00:00 Tools
The Jiggin' Pig 00:00 Tools
Auld Long Syne 00:00 Tools
Scotland For Me 00:00 Tools
Old Rustic Bridge 00:00 Tools
Sleigh Ride 00:00 Tools
The Auld Meal Mill 00:00 Tools
Dark Lochnagar 00:00 Tools
All Things Bright and Beautiful 00:00 Tools
The Old Button Box 00:00 Tools
Mary Mack 00:00 Tools
Home From The Sea 00:00 Tools
The Rose o' Aberfeldy 00:00 Tools
I Want a Bonnie Lassie 00:00 Tools
Dreaming of Home 00:00 Tools
Cailin Mo Ruin-Sa (The Maid I Adore) 00:00 Tools
Ye Banks and Braes 00:00 Tools
There's A Tree In The Meadow 00:00 Tools
Absent Friends 00:00 Tools
Happy Hours 00:00 Tools
The Village Where I Went to School 00:00 Tools
Play On 'Campbeltown Loch', Big Kilmarnock Bunnet, Soor Milk Cairt, Johnny Lad - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
Come By the Hills 00:00 Tools
Catch Me If You Can 00:00 Tools
The Broadsword of Scotland 00:00 Tools
The Wild Side of Life 00:00 Tools
Blackboard of My Heart 00:00 Tools
The Dancing in the Kyle 00:00 Tools
Marriage 00:00 Tools
All On A Summer's Day 00:00 Tools
Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You) 00:00 Tools
Fisherman's Son 00:00 Tools
THE HIGH LEVEL HORNPIPE 00:00 Tools
Sing Along Medley: Sing us a song of Bonnie Scotland, I love a lassie, The wee cooper of Fife, Scots wha ha'e, The Star of Rabbie Burns 00:00 Tools
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The Alexander Brothers are an easy-listening folk-music duo from Scotland, who have been performing since the 1950s. Tom Alexander (1934 - ) and Jack Alexander (1935- ) were born in Cambusnethan, near Wishaw. On leaving school in the early fifties, the brothers pursued a trade as painters and decorators by day, and entertainers by night, and spent most of their spare time performing for elderly people in hospitals and for various charitable institutions in and around their hometown. In the spring of 1958, they entered a talent contest which was held in their local cinema. They won the contest "hands down" and one of the judges (who was a well known Scottish Theatrical Agent) was so impressed, he placed the boys under contract that summer. They made their professional debut at the Webster Hall, Arbroath. It was during this season that they received their first long term contract for five Winter Seasons at Glasgow's famous Metropole Theatre. Following Arbroath they were engaged to appear at the Metropolitan Theatre, Edgeware Road, London, and it was during this season they were spotted and signed to Pye Records. They cut their first LP 6 weeks later. Their biggest hit single was "Nobody's Child" in 1964. It sold more copies in Scotland that year than did recordings by The Beatles.[1] Their other hits include "These are My Mountains", "The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen", "Bonnie Wee Jeannie McColl", and "Two Highland Lads". They toured Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. They appeared at the Sydney Opera House with Jimmy Shand as a guest, and have also played in Carnegie Hall in New York. They still give shows and their hits are still in print, but the audience is now mostly over 65. The brothers' fame and popularity probably peaked in the late 1960s, after which Scottish folk music began to lose its mainstream appeal and their audience dwindled. However, the Alexander Brothers experienced something of a revival in the mid 1990s when they began to release music videos, and later DVDs, to supplement their live performances. These new recordings contained many religious or devotional songs. In recognition of their contributions to the world of music, they received MBEs from the Queen in the 2005 New Year Honours List [2]. The ceremony took place in Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. "Nobody's Child" is sometimes described as traditional but was actually written by Coben and Foree. The song was first recorded by Hank Snow in 1949, then by Lonnie Donegan in 1956. The Beatles recorded it in 1961 while they were a backing band for Tony Sheridan. Billy Connolly did a humorous version of it in his live shows. Billy Fury also did a recording of it. George Harrison and Ringo Starr recorded it again, in 1990, as part of the Travelling Wilburys; proceeds from the single were devoted to a Romanian children's charity. Their most recent cd's and dvd's are produced by the Kilsyth-based company Scotdisc.[3] http://www.alexanderbrothers.com/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.