Sharon Shannon and her gang

Aoife Kinsella

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RIGHT so I saw that Irish Independent interview with Sharon Shannon going round and it sent me DOWN a rabbit hole, lads!! She's gigging away, chatting about veganism and not wanting to be anyone's poster girl, and honestly fair play to her because she's basically been at the centre of Irish trad for FOUR DECADES. So here's my little list of Sharon herself plus all the deadly musicians she's tangled up with over the years, the ones whose names keep popping up every time you read about her. Absolutely a rabbit hole worth falling into with a flat white in hand!!

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Sharon Shannon and her gang — 6 items
Name	Musician	Connection to Sharon	My take
1Jim Murray	Jim Murray	Guitarist who's toured with her for years, part of her regular touring band	Grand steady presence behind her sound, the unsung hero type and I'm here for it
2Sharon Shannon	Sharon Shannon	The woman herself, Clare accordion and fiddle legend, still gigging and still selling out rooms	Absolute icon, the interview had me grinning like an eejit on the 46A, go listen to her RIGHT NOW
3Steve Wickham	Steve Wickham	Waterboys fiddler, brought her into the band back in the day, old soul mate of hers	Love a good origin story, this one's deadly, total Waterboys nostalgia trip
4Mary Coughlan	Mary Coughlan	Third member of the touring trio with Sharon and Frances Black, Irish blues and jazz voice	Her voice gives me actual chills, saw a clip and now I'm obsessed, deadly stuff
5Michael McGoldrick	Michael McGoldrick	Flute and whistle player who teamed up with her on record and on tour	Pure class player, if you're into trad crossover stuff this fella is essential
6Sinead O'Connor	Sinéad O'Connor	Guested on several of Sharon's albums including Libertango, longtime musical connection	Can't talk about Irish music without mentioning her, that voice stays with you forever