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13-Sep-2013
‘14 Years Ago’ – Sharon Shannon Goes Stateside in 1999by Rob Howard |
 The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending September 10th 1999 included news of an impending American tour by Irish diatonic accordionist Sharon Shannon. Since the 1980s Sharon Shannon has been internationally successful, and is one of those accordionists who is well known in the mainstream music scene. Sharon Shannon and the Woodchoppers Tour USA Contributed by Mitchell Greenhill Accordionist Sharon Shannon (Ireland) and the Woodchoppers will tour USA from September 19th to October 9th. Their first concert will be at the Chicago Celtic Festival followed by performances in Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, California, Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Colorado. The group, which includes Sharon (accordion), Mary Shannon (banjo, violin, mandolin), Liz and Yvonne Kane (violin), Jim Murray (guitar), and Tony Molloy (bass) will play many favorites such as ‘Blackbird’ and ‘Sandy River Belle’. |