1. Sharon Shannon was born on 8 June 1968 and is an Irish musician, best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique.
14 Facts About Sharon Shannon
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Sharon Shannon won the lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Meteor Awards.
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Sharon Shannon began her own recording career in 1989, working with producer John Dunford and musicians such as Adam Clayton, Mike Scott and Steve Wickham.
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Sharon Shannon was with the band for eighteen months, and contributed both accordion and fiddle to their Room to Roam album.
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Sharon Shannon left the group shortly after Wickham's departure, after Scott forced The Waterboys back towards a more rock and roll sound.
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Sharon Shannon's 2000 album, The Diamond Mountain Sessions, which included vocals from a wide variety of artists, was a commercial success, being certified triple platinum.
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Sharon Shannon has worked with Jackson Browne, the band Coolfin, Donal Lunny, Moya Brennan, Kirsty MacColl, Christy Moore, Sinead O'Connor, Paul Brady, Liam O'Maonlai, Mundy and John Prine, amongst others.
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Sharon Shannon has played benefit concerts for causes that she supports, such as animal welfare.
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In 2004, Sharon Shannon released the album Libertango with guest spots from Roisin Elsafty, Sinead O'Connor and Kirsty MacColl.
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In 2007, Sharon Shannon worked with Belinda Carlisle on her album Voila.
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For several years Sharon Shannon performed numerous live collaborations, on stage and TV with Shane MacGowan, with her band performing a number of songs from the Pogues songbook, and MacGowan performing songs from Sharon Shannon's repertoire at a time when otherwise he infrequently performed live, or aired new material.
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Sharon Shannon twice recorded MacGowan's otherwise unreleased song Mama Lou, while he provided vocals on a cover of his song Rake at the Gates of Hell on Sharon Shannon's 2009 album Saints and Scoundrels and Fiesta on 2010s Collaborations.
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Sharon Shannon features playing accordion on The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra single "Bangarang", which features Dawn Penn as vocalist.
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Sharon Shannon continues to record her music and perform with her tour band, The Woodchoppers.