Culture That Made Me: Sharon Shannon on Galway sessions and legendary musicians 

Sharon Shannon was raised in a home where music was always to the fore, and she's been playing ever since... 

Sharon Shannon musician

Sharon Shannon, 52, is one of Ireland’s greatest accordion players. She attracted international fame with the release of her self-titled debut album, Sharon Shannon, in 1991, the first of over a dozen albums, including her latest, The Reckoning. Having grown up on a dairy farm outside Ruan, Co Clare, she has made Galway city her home since 1988. Her family is profiled in Comhluadar Ceoil, a TG4 series about musical families. The episode is still available on the TG4 Player. 

Falling in love with the accordion