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The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990-2005
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About The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990-2005
Amazon.com County Clare-born accordionist/multi-instrumentalist/bandleader is long overdue for a career retrospective and this two-CD set overflows with high points. Although an acknowledged master of Irish traditional styles, this least complacent and most generous of artists never ceases experimenting. The first disc contains instrumentals cherry-picked from six albums. "Cavan Potholes" depicts omni-present Irish road conditions and "The Mighty Sparrow", taped during the "A Womans Heart" tour, is a jig augmented by a Caribbean beat and raucously apt sax solo. Disc two is given over to vocals, many of which are performed by stars from other genres. Jackson Brownes "A Man Of Constant Sorrow" is given a Hibernian Grand Ol Opry treatment compete with lovely back-up singing from Mary Staunton. Damien Dempsey, a sensitive roughneck of a Dublin singer-composer, gives the Lennon/McCartney chestnut "Norwegian Wood" a new lease on life and also turns up in "Courtin In The Kitchen", a profane little comedy led by the inimitable Dessie OHalloran. But the late Kirstie MacColls treatment of Astor Piazzollas "Libertango" is magic of a more wistful, shadowy kind, making us miss her all the more. --Christina Roden Product Description Two CD set highlighting Sharon's 15 year career. The tracks featured on the album brilliantly encapsulate the scope of her musical influences. Review "The stunning technique and restless imagination of Sharon Shannon have been strong features...leading to one brilliant album after another." -- The Daily Telegraph (UK)
