The funeral has taken place of well-known Scottish dance band leader Sandy Anderson.
Sandy was a dance band leader for more than 50 years and a Central Farmers sales representative for more than 35 years.
Sandy was born in Peat Inn and spent most of his childhood days at Kilbrackmont Farm.
He came from a musical family and started playing his button key accordion with his younger sister Ena on mouth organ and younger brother Billy on piano accordion as The Anderson Trio.
They were in great demand at local concerts in village halls in the east of Fife.
Sandy joined the Jack Stalker Band in the early 1950s and before the end of the decade formed his own band at the age of 20.
He had an incredible ear for music and despite never having had a music lesson, played every reel and jig to perfection, with a notable style, performing with impeccable timing and tempo especially during Scottish country dances and Hunt and High Society balls.
Sandy was greatly inspired by the late Sir Jimmy Shand who brought him his much loved Shand Marino Accordion from Germany in 1959.
Dave Barrie, pianist, and Tom Gatherum, drummer, joined Sandy’s band in 1969 and they played as a trio for more than 30 years.
His work for Central Farmers gave him a great relationship with the farming community in Fife, Tayside, Lothians, and Borders.
Indeed Sandy played at countless celebrations from 21st parties to weddings, anniversaries, along with 80th and 90th birthdays associated with farming families.
Sandy’s personality with his affectionate smile and infectious laughter will be missed by many, none more so than by his wife Nancy, his daughter Joyce, a well-known dancer and grandson Stuart, who was winner of BBC’s 1989 Young Entertainer of the Year.