by Gabriella Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:06 am
‘The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990 - 2005’ is a double album featuring the highlights of Sharon Shannon’s career spanning over a decade. The tracks featured on this album are selected from her catalogue and brilliantly encapsulate the scope of Sharon’s musical influences. These range from traditional Irish to dance, reggae, Cajun, classical and French-Canadian. These influences are reflected in the eclectic mix of musicians that Sharon has collaborated with over the past 15 years and include the likes of Donal Lunny, Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster, Sinead O’Connor, dub master Denis Bovell, Carlos Nunez and violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy to name but a few. While vocalists are mainly featured on disc 2, disc 1 is devoted to instrumentals and compositions that best echo Sharon’s unique accordion playing including classics such as Blackbird and Cavan Potholes.
‘The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990 - 2005’ is a double album featuring the highlights of Sharon Shannon’s career spanning over a decade. The tracks featured on this album are selected from her catalogue and brilliantly encapsulate the scope of Sharon’s musical influences. These range from traditional Irish to dance, reggae, Cajun, classical and French-Canadian. These influences are reflected in the eclectic mix of musicians that Sharon has collaborated with over the past 15 years and include the likes of Donal Lunny, Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster, Sinead O’Connor, dub master Denis Bovell, Carlos Nunez and violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy to name but a few. While vocalists are mainly featured on disc 2, disc 1 is devoted to instrumentals and compositions that best echo Sharon’s unique accordion playing including classics such as Blackbird and Cavan Potholes.
