Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968) 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 in Ireland. 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.
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The Saw Doctors
Irish rock band
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Damien Dempsey
Irish singer
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Pauline Scanlon
Irish singer
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The Chieftains
Irish folk band
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Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer
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Republic of Loose
music group
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The Corrs
Irish musical group
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Andrea Corr
Irish musician and songwriter
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Michael McGoldrick
musician
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Dónal Lunny
Irish musician and record producer
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De Dannan
band
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Dolores Keane
Irish singer
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Martin Hayes
Irish fiddler
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Flook
Anglo-Irish band
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Afro Celt Sound System
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Cherish the Ladies
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Julie Feeney
Irish singer
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Eleanor McEvoy
Irish singer-songwriter
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Mary Coughlan
Irish jazz and folk singer and actress
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Moya Brennan
Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist
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Karan Casey
Irish singer
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Lisa Hannigan
Irish musician
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Cara Dillon
Irish singer
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Sinéad Lohan
Irish singer-songwriter of folk music and folk-inspired popular music
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Enya
Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
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The Mahones
band
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Bill Whelan
Irish composer
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Imelda May
Irish singer
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Mary Black
Irish singer
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Liz Carroll
American musician
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The Waterboys
Scottish-Irish folk rock band
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John Reynolds
Irish record producer
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Horslips
Irish rock band
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Celtic music in Poland
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John McCusker
British musician