Sharon Shannon

Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968 in Ruan, County Clare, Ireland) is an Irish musician, best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her self-titled debut album, in 1991, Sharon Shannon was the best-selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there. Beginning with Irish folk music, her work demonstrates a wide-ranging number of musical influences. She won the lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Meteor Awards. 
== Links to Peel ==
Peel along with Andy Kershaw first saw Sharon Shannon perform at Glastonbury in 1993. After the performance, he started playing tracks from her first album, which was released in 1991. He also invited her to do a session for his show but on his 19 March 1994 programme, he was disappointed that she decided to do a session for Andy Kershaw's show instead, which Peel then said: "So she joins Simply Red on the mother of all blacklists". She finally did a session for Peel in October 1994. By the time the 00's came, her music was rarely played on his programmes with only two tracks from her 2001 album, The Diamond Mountain Sessions, being played in January 2001.
== Sessions ==
1. Recorded: 1994-10-22. Broadcast live: 22 October 1994
*Sparky / Sandy River Bell / Out The Gap / Untitled / Big Mistake
== Live ==
Live from Glastonbury. Broadcast: 24 June 1995
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== Other Shows Played ==
;1993
*thumb|330x330px26 June 1993: The Silver Spire / The Green Fields of Glentown / The Mountain Road / Polka For Anna (live Glastonbury Set)
*10 July 1993: Queen Of The West (LP - Sharon Shannon) Solid
*16 July 1993: The Marguerita Suite (album - Sharon Shannon) Solid
*23 July 1993: Return of the Swallows / Music for a Found Harmonium
*24 July 1993: ‘Miss Thomsons & The Derry Reel (LP – Sharon Shannon)' (Solid Records ROCD 8)
*30 July 1993: The Munster Hop (CD Sharon Shannon) Solid 
*Peel Out In The States: Miss Thompson's The Derry Reel (Programs 13 & 14)
*01 August 1993 (BFBS): Miss Thomsons & The Derry Reel (album - Sharon Shannon) Solid
*02 August 1993 (Ö3): Miss Thomsons & The Derry Reel (album - Sharon Shannon) Solid
*06 August 1993: ‘Miss Thomsons & The Derry Reel (CD-Sharon Shannon)' (Solid Records)
*08 August 1993 (BFBS): The Munster Hop (album - Sharon Shannon) Grapevine
*10 August 1993 (BBC World Service): Miss Thomsons & The Derry Reel (CD Album - Sharon Shannon) The Grapevine Label
*14 August 1993 (BFBS): Miss Thomsons & The Derry Reel (Recorded Live May 1989)
*21 August 1993: 'Coridinio (CD-Sharon Shannon)' (Solid)
*03 September 1993 (BFBS): Glentown (album - Sharon Shannon) Grapevine Label
*20 November 1993: Silver Spa / Green Fields Of Glentown / Mountain Road
*20 November 1993: Polka For Anna
;1995
*thumb|330x330px11 March 1995 (BBC World Service): 'Queen Of The West (CD-Sharon Shannon)' (The Grapevine Label)
*07 April 1995: 'Queen Of The West (LP-Sharon Shannon)' (Solid)
*03 June 1995: 'Miss Thomsons & The Derry Reel (CD-Sharon Shannon)' (Solid)
*17 June 1995 (BFBS): 'Miss Thomsons & The Derry Reel (CD-Sharon Shannon)' (Solid)
;1997
*24 April 1997: Miss Thomsons & The Derry Reel (LP - Sharon Shannon) Solid
;2001
*09 January 2001: A Man Of Constant Sorrow (CD: The Diamond Mountain Sessions) Koch
*17 January 2001: A Man of Constant Sorrow (CD - The Diamond Mountain Sessions) Koch
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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