Sharon Shannon is an acclaimed Irish musician celebrated for her mastery of the button accordion, alongside the fiddle, melodeon, and tin whistle. Born in Ruan, County Clare, she first achieved international prominence in the late 1980s performing with The Waterboys. Her 1991 self-titled debut became the best-selling album of traditional Irish music in Irish history. Renowned for blending traditional Irish folk with reggae, country, classical, and pop elements, she has collaborated with artists such as Steve Earle (on the multi-platinum hit The Galway Girl), Jackson Browne, Willie Nelson, and Sinead O'Connor. Awarded a Meteor Lifetime Achievement Award and described by President Michael D. Higgins as a "national treasure", Shannon continues to tour worldwide, release new material, and push the boundaries of folk music.

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