Sharon Shannon celebrates 30 years in music with a special Tipperary gig

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, four Best Of compilations 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,

Its Christmas time Again with Wallis Bird, and Go Tell the Devil with Imelda May. Fáilte Ireland and TG4 joined forces with Sharon on a new travel and music programme Heartlands in 2021.

The four-week series featured Sharon and her niece Caoilinn Ní Dhonnabháin showcasing the Shannon River region across Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands while catching up with a host of musical friends, such as Liam O’Maonlaoi (Hothouse Flowers), Steve Wickham (The Waterboys), Eleanor Shanley, Nathan Carter, The Henshaws, Seamus Begley, Mundy, Gerry ‘Banjo’ O’Connor, and Susan O’Neill.

In 2023, Sharon releases a compilation album Now and Then to celebrate 30 years at the forefront of Irish Music.

This intimate show coming up in 2024 at The Source showcases those years.

Don’t miss an electric night out with one of Ireland’s finest and best-loved multi-instrumentalists next April at The Source!

Advance tickets for all shows are available online at www.thesourceartscentre.ie - or by phone from the Box office on 0504 90204. Saturday April 20. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets €30.