Sharon Shannon in Concert
In June 1989 Sharon Shannon was rehearsing and demoing tracks for her first album, when she was whisked away to Glastonbury Festival with The Waterboys. In the 30 years that has elapsed since then, Sharon has recorded ten studio albums, five live albums and three live Concert DVDs. She has received many awards including being the youngest ever recipient of the Meteor Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2009. She has collaborated, recorded and toured with everyone from Willy Nelson,Bono,Johnny Depp, Shane Mc Gowan and John Prine to Nigel Kennedy and the RTE Concert Orchestra and had many hit records including ‘The Galway Girl’ with Steve Earle, ‘It’s Christmastime Again’ with Wallis Bird and ‘Go Tell the Devil’ with Imelda May. Sharon’s trip to The Source will showcase music from her back catalogue, beginning in 1989 and running right through to the present day.