Sharon Shannon Big Band
Sharon Shannon has music at her fingertips....literally! The accordionist has achieved legendary status throughout the world and is renowned for her collaborations, not just in Irish traditional music, but through all musical genres, Hip-Hop, Cajun, Country, Classical and Rap.
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 Chieftains, The Waterboys, Willie Nelson, Nigel Kennedy, Alison Krauss and Shane MacGowan - a list that is testament to Sharon's versatility as well as talent.
Sharon’s album The Galway Girl has gone 4 times Platinum in Ireland and the title track has won the Meteor Award for most downloaded song two years in a row.
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 Chieftains, The Waterboys, Willie Nelson, Nigel Kennedy, Alison Krauss and Shane MacGowan - a list that is testament to Sharon's versatility as well as talent.
Sharon’s album The Galway Girl has gone 4 times Platinum in Ireland and the title track has won the Meteor Award for most downloaded song two years in a row.
