Sharon Shannon

Sharon Shannon is an Irish musician, best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 debut album, Sharon Shannon, was the best-selling album of traditional Irish music ever released in Ireland. Beginning with Irish folk music, her work demonstrates a wide-ranging number of musical influences. She won the lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Meteor Awards.

8 June 1968

Born on the same birth day (8 June): David Barnhill • Emperor Xizong of Tang • Erwin Schulhoff • Evan Roberts (minister) • George Pell • Kevin Farley • Lena Baker • Richard Pousette-Dart • Scott Adams • Smith Wigglesworth

Born in the same month (June 1968): Adam Schmitt • Al B. Sure! • Bill Burr • Blues Traveler • Darren Dreger • Frank Müller • Guðni Th. Jóhannesson • Kelly Ayotte • Marcel Theroux • Miri Yu • Niki Bakoyianni • Peter DeBoer • Robert Rodriguez • Scott Aldred • Shannon Sharpe • Steve Georgallis