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17-Jun-2016
by Rob Howard
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| Irish diatonic accordionist Sharon Shannon performs in concert – already sold out – at the Glastonbury Festival later this month. Tour dates: June 24th – Glastonbury, Somerset, England July 1st – Gooyk Festival, Belgium July 2nd – Sark Festival, Channel Islands July 9th – The Green Theater, near the Atomium, Brussels, Belgium July 10th – An Carn, Maghera, County Derry, Northern Ireland July 12th – Monroe’s, Galway, Irish Republic July 16th and 17th – Tiree Music Festival, Scotland July 21st - Paléo Festival Nyon, Switzerland July 26th, 8pm – Church of Ireland, Green St, Boyle, Roscommon, Irish Republic July 30th – Sidmouth Folk Week, England July 31st – Speyfest, Scotland Sharon Shannon plays the diatonic button accordion, fiddle, tin whistle, and the melodeon. She has become a popular international musician, especially within the folk world and with younger audiences. Her 1991 album ‘Sharon Shannon’ is the best-selling album of traditional Irish music ever released in Ireland. In addition to Irish folk music, her work demonstrates a wide-ranging number of musical influences, including reggae, cajun, Portuguese music, and French Canadian music. She won a lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Meteor Awards. |