The Alexander Brothers
The Alexander Brothers bring warm close harmony and gentle humour to Scottish songs shaped by tradition, nostalgia and an enduring sense of place.
- Featured on Sundown Sessions
- 1 broadcast
- First featured
- 26 June 2024
- Last featured
- Sundown Sessions #4 26 June 2024
- Tracks played
- 1
About The Alexander Brothers
The Alexander Brothers were the Scottish singing duo of Tom and Jack Alexander, whose career stretched from the 1950s across decades of recordings, television appearances and live performance. Their close harmonies and easy-listening arrangements drew heavily on Scottish traditional song, comic material and affectionate portraits of home.
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Their repertoire helped carry familiar Scottish songs to audiences well beyond the folk circuit. Show #4 features their version of “Geordie Munro”, placing that traditional-pop strand of the Sundown Sessions archive alongside the programme’s alternative and rock selections.
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