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Thu, March 9
Celtic Events Presents
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Sharon Shannon the button accordion player from Co Clare,Ireland has
recorded and toured with a who's who of the Irish and Global Music Industry,
including Bono, Adam Clayton, Sinead OConnor, Jackson Browne, John Prine
,Steve Earle, The RTE Concert Orchestra, The Chieftains, The Waterboys, Willie
Nelson, Nigel Kennedy, Alison Krauss and Shane MacGowan .
Her 12 studio recorded albums to date have all been very different and
groundbreaking mixing traditional Irish with reggae, country, Native American,
bluegrass, rap, dance, African,French Canadian.
The genre-defying star has had multi-platinum album sales and has had several
number one albums, singles and DVDs in her home country. Her album Galway
Girl went 4 times platinum in Ireland with the title track winning her the
Meteor award two years running for the most downloaded song.
Sharon grew up in a rural community and was part of a family that all play
musical instruments and traditional Irish music.
However, her career took an massive upward trajectory when in the late 80s
she was asked to joined the seminal rock band The Waterboys. Her first show
with that band ,to an audience of 50,000 ,was the on main stage at perhaps the
most well-known music festival on earth-Glastonbury.
Her subsequent debut album was released worldwide and was to become the
biggest selling record by a traditional artist in Ireland.
Among the many awards she has received including Irelands Hot Press and Meteor
Awards ,She also celebrates being the youngest ever recipient of the Meteor
Lifetime Achievement Award.
She received an IBAM Award in Chicago in 2015 for her unique contribution to
Irish Music.