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09-Jun-2017
Sharon Shannon @ Glastonbury, Somerset – UKby Rob Howard |
 Video above: Sharon Shannon and Alan Connor. This was taken on Joanie Madden's Folk 'n Irish Cruise 2013.Irish 2-row diatonic accordionist Sharon Shannon is to perform at the Glastonbury Festival on Friday June 23rd, 4.25pm to 5.05pm, appearing on the Acoustic Stage in a concert that also features Status Quo, Seth Lakeman, Martha Wainwright, and more. Sharon Shannon, from County Clare but now living in Galway, plays the button accordion, melodeon, fiddle, and tin whistle. Originally a competitive show jumper, she switched to playing music professionally in the mid-1980s, and has since enjoyed a very successful international career. She was briefly a member of The Waterboys, but plays mainly as a soloist with her own backing musicians. Sharon Shannon is especially popular with younger audiences, plays frequently to sold-out audiences, and is well-known as an innovator who incorporates other styles such as French-Canadian, Portuguese, Cajun, and Reggae into Irish traditional music. Glastonbury Festival is an annual five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas, and the festival receives extensive television and newspaper coverage. |