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Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for Sharon Shannon by Sharon Shannon
| Artist Name | Sharon Shannon |
| Album Title | Sharon Shannon |
| Musicians | Sharon Shannon (accordion, fiddle), with many guest artists |
| Source and other information | Solid ROCD 8, 1991. Recorded mostly in Dublin in 1991, with some earlier material. Note that tracks 3 and 4 are transposed at least on this release. Not indexed here: track 2, tune 2; track 4, tune 2; tracks 6, 9, 10, and 14. |
What Does this Page Tell You?
Each Irish tune on this album was identified after a careful, expert comparison of this recorded performance against all other tunes in the Irish Traditional Music Tune Index. The blue column shows just the most established tune title. Follow the links for complete tune info.Click 
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to hear the first 12 seconds| Track | Tune | ? Rhythm |
Link to verified tune identity | Titles as listed on this album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Reel | Silver Spire |
The Silver Spire |
| 2 | Reel | Green Fields of Glentown |
The Green Fields of Glentown |
|
| 3 | Reel | Mountain Road |
The Mountain Road |
|
| 2 | 1 | Slide | Gollán |
[1st tune in a set titled:] Blackbird / [titles given for this particular tune:] Padraig O Keefes [sic] / O'Keefes [sic] |
| 3 | 1 | Waltz | Retour des Hirondelles |
Retour des Hirondelles |
| 2 | Piece | Music for a Found Harmonium |
Tune for a Found Harmonium |
|
| 4 | 1 | Hpipe | Queen of the West |
Queen of the West |
| 5 | 1 | Reel | Miss Thomsons [Miss Thompson's] |
Miss Thomsons [sic] Performer: Sharon Shannon (fiddle), Mary Shannon (banjo) |
| 2 | Reel | Derry Reel |
The Derry Reel Performer: Sharon Shannon (fiddle), Mary Shannon (banjo) |
|
| 7 | 1 | JigD | I Lost My Love and I Care Not |
Bundle and Go |
| 2 | JigD | Tickle Her Leg with the Barley Straw |
Tickle Her Leg with the Barley Straw |
|
| 8 | 1 | Waltz | Peeking Pup Waltz |
The Peeking Pup Waltz Performer: 1st time Sharon (accordion) |
| 2 | JigD | Graham Townsend's Jig |
Graham Townsends [sic] |
|
| 3 | JigD | Paidin O'Raifearta's [Paddy O'Rafferty's] |
Paidin O'Raifearta's |
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| 11 | 1 | Hpipe | Corofin Hornpipe |
Cornphiopa Corafinne / The Corofin Hornpipe |
| 2 | Reel | Skidoo |
Skidoo |
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| 12 | 1 | Air | Marbhna Luimni |
Marbhna Luimni |
| 13 | 1 | Reel | Phil Cunninghams Set |
[1st tune in:] Phil Cunninghams Set / Phil Cunningham Set |
| 2 | Reel | Jean's Reel |
Jean's Reel |
|
| 3 | Reel | Oak Tree |
The Oak Tree |