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Sharon Shannon - Sacred Earth

Sharon Shannon - Sacred Earth

Sharon released her 10th studio album Sacred Earth in March 2017

Sharon Shannon makes a welcome return to Riverbank Arts Centre having wowed audiences with her nimble accordion playing skills previously. Shannon 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, 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.

Her 10th studio album, Sacred Earth, is a ground breaking album once again from Sharon. Produced by Justin Adams, this album mixes Irish music with African and blues and features celebrated African Musicians Abass Dodoo and Seikou Keita as well as special guests including Finbar Furey and Alyra Rose.

Discography
ALBUMS include
Sharon Shannon 1991
Out The Gap 1994
Each Little Thing 1997
Spellbound 1999
Sharon Shannon, Friends - The Diamond Mountain Sessions 2000
Sharon Shannon & The Woodchoppers, Sharon Shannon 2001
Sharon Shannon & Friends - Libertango 2003
Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick, Jim Murray - Tunes 2005
Live At Dolans 2006
Sharon Shannon, Michael McGoldrick, Jim Murray, Dezi Donnelly - Upside Down 2006
Renegade 2007
Saints & Scoundrels 2009
Sharon Shannon And The RTE Concert Orchestra With Jim Murray 2012
In Galway 2014
Sacred Earth 2017

More information is available at http://sharonshannon.com/

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