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I took a stroll down the old long walk on a day -I-ay-I-ay I met a little girl and we stopped to talk on a grand soft day -I-ay-I-ay Well I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do Because her hair was black and her eyes...

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SHARON SHANNON, CAVAN FLEADH CHEOIL 2010, JAMES BROWN'S MARCH

Blisteringly hot violin solo by Dezi Donnelly, when the brilliant Sharon Shannon and her band headlined the annual Fleadh Cheoil Irish music festival (this year based in Cavan) on Sunday August 21st, 2010. Sharon...

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The Neck Belly Reels - Sharon Shannon

Sharon Shannon - Button Accordion Michael McGoldrick - Whistle Gerry O'Connor - Banjo Jim Murray - Guitar Phil Cunningham - Piano Accordion Jerry Douglas - Dobro Todd Parks - Bass James Mackintosh - Percussion

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Sharon Shannon, Mary Custy & Eion O'Neill - Kevin Griffin's !

Sharon Shannon, Mary Custy & Eion O'Neill - Kevin Griffin's ! - Irish Fiddle Tunes !

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Sharon Shannon & Steve Earle Galway Girl Live

Sharon Shannon & Steve Earle perform Galway Girl Live at the Kennedy Centr Gala for Irish Music

Sharon Shannon Biography

Sharon Shannon (born 12 November 1968 in Ruan, County Clare) is an Irish musician. She is best known for her work with the accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is 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, including reggae, cajun music, Portuguese music, and French Canadian music. Her single What You Make It (da, da, da, da) featured hip hop music artists. She won the lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Meteor Awards.

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