NEWS RELEASE
MIDLAND CULTURAL CENTRE
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On Thursday Aug. 9, the Midland Cultural Centre (MCC) is thrilled to present award-winning Irish folk music accordion sensation SHARON SHANNON as part of the MCC’s "Irish Invasion Month" Concert Series.
It is her only Canadian stop on the 2018 North American tour.
Shannon is a genre-defying star that has had multi-platinum album sales and several No. 1 albums, singles and DVDs in her home country of Ireland.
She is not only best-known for her work with the accordion but also for her fiddle technique.
From County Clare, Ireland, Shannon 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, The RTE Concert Orchestra, The Chieftains, The Waterboys, Willie Nelson, Nigel Kennedy, Alison Krauss and Shane MacGowan.
Shannon's 12 studio-recorded albums have each been very different and groundbreaking, mixing traditional Irish with reggae, country, Native American, bluegrass, rap, dance, African, and, French Canadian music.
Her self-titled debut album, in 1991, "Sharon Shannon" was the best-selling album of traditional Irish music ever released in Ireland.
The album "Galway Girl" went platinum four times in Ireland with the title track winning her the Meteor Award two years running as the most-downloaded song.
Shannon is also the only musician to have had an entire show dedicated to her twice on The Late Late Show and was also the recipient of the lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Meteor Awards.
Tickets: $44 plus HST and fees; Balcony $50 plus HST and fees
Order tickets here: http://www.midlandculturalcentre.com/page.php?page=Events&pageType=events&eventid=100046925
Rounding off Irish Invasion Month at the MCC are concerts by two more stellar Irish bands:
- Tuesday, Aug. 14: The popular, multi-award-winning quintet GOITSE will take the stage.
- Sunday, Aug. 26: CONNLA returns after one of the most-praised performances presented by the MCC in 2017!
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