Posts tagged ‘Sharon Shannon’

28/02/2011

Sharon Shannon @ The Helix & the NCH

As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, The Helix is delighted to welcome legendary accordionist Sharon Shannon for a one night only performance on Monday 7th March at 8.30. Book here >>>

She’s then playing the National Concert Hall on 19th March as part of the St Patrick’s Festival >>>

 

Sharon has recorded and toured with a who’s who of the Irish and Global Music Industry, including Bono, Adam Clayton, Sinead O’Connor, Jackson Browne, John Prine ,Steve Earle, Mark Knopfler, The RTE Concert Orchestra, The Chieftains, The Waterboys, Willie Nelson, Nigel Kennedy, Alison Krauss and Shane MacGowan – a list that is testament to Sharon’s versatility as well as talentSharon’s previous album ‘The Galway Girl’ has gone 4 times Platinum in Ireland and the title track has won the Meteor Award for most downloaded song for the last two years. This year’s Meteor Awards honoured Sharon as the youngest ever winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sharon will be supported by the DCU trad group.

02/11/2010

The Waterboys – Jigs with Sharon Shannon

A set of “Scottish-Irish jigs” played by Mike Scott, Steve Wickham and Sharon Shannon in Waterford, Ireland, 2004

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