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  • Sharon Shannon and Band

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    Sharon Shannon and Band

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    Oct 07 2017 20:00 - 22:00
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    Sharon Shannon will be back at the London Irish Centre for her 2017 European Tour.

    We will be welcoming Sharon to our historic London home in Camden with friends.

    Don't miss this opportunity to see one of the Ireland's greatest musicians take the stage!


    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 O’Connor, 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 artiste in Ireland.

    Among the many awards she has received including Hot Press and Meteor Awards ,She also celebrates being the youngest ever recipient of the Meteor Lifetime Achievement Award.

    Her music has been featured in several Hollywood movies and she also played a cameo role in the Neil Jordan movie ‘Ondine’. She has worked on a stage producton of JM Synges ‘ The Playboy of the Western World’ which was directed by Jim Sheridan.




    Organiser

    The London Irish Centre has been the heart of the Irish in London for over 60 years. Join us for world-class Irish cultural and community events, knowing that all profits go to the London Irish Centre charity.

    Venue

    The London Irish Centre, 50-52 Camden Square, NW1 9XB London

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