Congratulations to Sharon from all at MPI on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 Meteor Awards. The youngest ever recipient of this category in the prestigious award show's history!

SHARON SHANNON has music at her fingertips....literally! The accordionist from Ireland has achieved legendary status throughout the world and has made the much-maligned accordion 'cool' in her home country. Renowned for her collaborations, not just in Irish traditional music, but through all musical genres, Hip-Hop, Cajun, Country, Classical and Rap.

Sharon 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, John Prine ,Steve Earle, Mark Knopfler, The RTE Concert Orchestra, The Chieftains, The Waterboys, Willie Nelson, Nigel Kennedy, Alisson Krauss and Shane MacGowan - a list that is testament to Sharon's versatility as well as talent.

She has entertained US President Bill Clinton and Irish Presidents Robinson and MacAleese and more recently The Sultan of Brunei in Australia. Sharon records and produces her albums at her own studios ‘Poets Corner’ outside Galway in Ireland; and she owns her own record label - The Daisy Label.

A prolific composer, Sharon is currently writing an album of traditional tunes for full Concert Orchestra arrangement. She is also working on a new album with guest singers to be released in 2009. The genre-defying star has had multi-platinum album sales and has had several number one albums, singles and DVDs in her home country. Her recent success is a collaboration with Irish rock singer Mundy on the Steve Earle penned The Galway Girl and was in the top 5 in the Irish charts for over three months, and is currently being used by Bulmers Cider for their latest TV commercial. Sharon's current album THE GALWAY GIRL has attained triple platinum status in Ireland. Sharon played festivals all over Europe including Womad and Glastonbury Festival in 2008 and has recently completed a sell-out UK tour.

As well as our sell-out shows featuring her big band (often including guests Shane MacGowan, Mundy, Damien Dempsey, Dessie O'Halloran and others) Sharon also performs as a four piece with Mike McGoldrick, Dezi Donnelly and Jim Murray.

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