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  • The Galway Girl - The Best Of Sharon Shannon
    • 2008 - Daisy Discs DLCD028 CD (IRL)
  • Track List
    1. The Galway Girl (Steve Earle)
    2. Blackbird (Trad. Arr. S. Shannon, D. Lunny)
    3. What You Make It (Da Da Da Da) (Peter Browne, Rupert Christie, Marvel, Arr. S. Shannon, M. Shannon, J. Murray, R. Buckley)
    4. Gaffo's Ball (S. Shannon)
    5. Courtin' In the Kitchen (Trad. Arr. O'Halloran, Enright, Dempsey, Byrne, Kiely, Lunny, O' Flynn, M. Shannon, S. Shannon)
    6. I've No Alibi (D. Dempsey)
    7. Tune For a Found Harmonium (S. Jeffes, Editions Pengiun Cafe)
    8. A Man of Constant Sorrow (Arr. J. Browne, S. Shannon, D. Lunny)
    9. Neckbelly (S. Shannon, J. Murray)
    10. A Song of The Rosy Cross (Mike Scott)
    11. Libertango (Reynolds, Wilkey, Piazzolla)
    12. Bag Of Cats
      1. The Barrow Burn Reel (Trad. Arr. S. Shannon, Hutchinson, Hennessy, Custy, O. Lunny)
      2. Lexy Mac Askill (Trad. Arr. S. Shannon, Hutchinson, Hennessy, Custy, O. Lunny)
      3. Trip to Windsor (Dan MacDonald)
      4. Calum Fhionnlaid (Trad. Arr. S. Shannon, Hutchinson, Hennessy, Custy, O. Lunny)
    13. The Galway Girl (Steve Earle)

  • Musicians
    • The Sharon Shannon Big Band
      • Jason Duffy: Drums
      • Paul O Driscoll: Bass, Double Bass & vocal
      • James Delaney: Keyboards
      • Jack Maher: Electric Guitar & vocal
      • Richie Buckley: Sax
      • Mary Shannon: Banjo & Mandolin
      • Dezi Donnelly: Fiddle
      • Jim Murray: Acoustic Guitar & vocal
      • Gerry O Connor: Banjo & Fiddle (occasional but very special guest)
      • Sharon: Accordion, Fiddles & Whistle
    • Renegade
      • Jim Murray: Guitar
      • Dezi Donnelly: Fiddle
      • Mike McGoldrick: Flute
      • Sharon: Accordion
  • Credits
    • Tracklist Consultant: The Horse Dentist
    • Photography: Collin Gillen
    • Layout: DaithÍ Turner
    • Project Co-ordinator: Hannah Dunford
    • Crew
      • Tour Managers: Damian McCollum & Leon O Neill
      • Front of House Sound: Leon O Neill & John Dunford
      • Lights: Liam'Muck' Mc Carthy & John Kelly
      • Stage Sound: Mini Moore & Stuart Condron
      • Stage: Alec McGinley & Deckie Hogan
      • Transport: Shuttle Transport & Ger Kearney
    • Poets Corner
      • Engineer and Angler: Keith McDonnell
      • Well being, good vibes, cooking and car rental: Catriona 'TRACKS' Cunniffe
      • Acupuncure and good vibes: Tom Joyce

Track Credits

The Galway Girl — w/Steve Earle & The Woodchoppers
Recorded at Totally Wired Studios, Dublin '99
Engineered by Ciaran Byrne
Mixed by Keith McDonnell & John Dunford at Grouse Lodge Studios
Mastered by Tim Martin at Longbeard Studios

Blackbird
Recorded & Mixed at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin 1990
Engineered by Ciaran Byrne
Assistant Engineer Shannon Brennan
Mixed by Ciaran Byrne & John Dunford

What You Make It (da da da da) — w/Marvel & Lady K
Original Recording Crouse Lodge 2001
Engineered by Keith McDonnell
Produced & Mixed by Rupert Christie The Bears Den 2003

Gaffo’s Ball — w/Renegade
Recorded live in Cork December 2007 by Leon O Neill
Mixed by Leon O Neill at Poet’s Corner with John Dunford & Sharon Shannon

Courtin' In The Kitchen — w/Dessie O'Halloran, Damien Dempsey & Mundy
Additional Melody: The Cajun Kitchen Reel (S. Shannon, D. Lunny) 2005

I've No Alibi — w/Damien Dempsey (live)
Recorded live at Dolans Warehouse Limerick 2006 by Leon O Neill & Keith McDonnell
Mixed by Keith McDonnell at Poet’s Corner Galway

Tune For A Found Harmonium (edit)
Recorded & Mixed at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin 1990

A Man Of Constant Sorrow — w/Jackson Browne
Engineered by Tom Skerrit at Totally Wired, Dublin 2000
Produced by Donal Lunny

Neckbelly — w/Renegade
Recorded live in Cork December 2007 by Leon O Neill
Mixed by Leon O Neill at Poet’s Corner with John Dunford & Sharon Shannon

A Song Of The Rosy Cross — w/Mike Scott
Produced by Mike Scott
Mixed & Recorded by Pete Jones, London 1997

Libertango — w/Kirsty MacColl
Original Recording in Windmill Lane & Westland Studios, Dublin in 1996.
Engineered by Ciaran Byrne, Tim Martin, Richard Forde.
Additional recording at Marguerite Studios, Dublin 2003.
Mixed by Keith McDonnell
Produced by Donal Lunny, Sharon Shannon & John Dunford

Bag Of Cats
Recorded at Windmill Lane & Westland Studios, Dublin
Mixed by Tim Martin & Donal Lunny
Digital Editing by Ciaran Cahill
Produced by Donal Lunny & Oisin Lunny 1997

The Galway Girl — w/Mundy
Recorded at Poet's Corner Oct '07
Engineer: Keith McDonnell.
Additional Engineering: Leon O'Neill
Mixed at Poet's Corner by Keith McDonnell & John Dunford
Mastered by Tim Martin at Longbeard Studios


Special Thanks to Judy Murray for years of dedication.

Thanks to Danny Goldberg & Steve Earle, Peter Kenny and all at RMG, Martin Nolan & Mick Lennox at MPI, Tony Mohan, Greg Gill, Dermot Keane and all at MAD and GSB, David O’ Grady at Independent Records, Shane McGowan and Joey Cashman, Noel McHale at MCD, Catherine Greenhalgh and Kevin Fennell at Press Stop PR, Gordon Judge at Mc Auley Graham Judge and Co, Jeff Delmar, Paul Hamilton, Shane Craddock and all at Delmar Innovation, Shane Whelan and Conor McGuinness at Young Euro RSCG, Natalie Ali and staff at K+A Accountants. To Hannah Dunford and Dave Turner at Daisy Entertainment for energy, patience, hard work and dedication.

UK thanks to David Jaymes, Maureen O'Donnell, Helen Sims & Tom Haxell at IRL/Spirit. Kieron Moyles at Chappell-Davis, Jamie Spencer at Liberation Management, Steve K, Mik, Steve M and all at Proper Music Distribution, Gerry O'Boyle at The Boogaloo, London.

'I would like to thank all musicians, engineers, crew, managers, promoters, agents and all associated personnel with whom I have had the pleasure working, both in the studio and on tour. To all the radio and TV stations at home and internationally who have supported us over the years.

Thank you to all my family and friends and a huge thanks to my parents IJ and Mary Shannon and Leo Healy

By the way, I’m not the Galway Girl, I’m a Clarewoman! But the mighty Galway Girl herself and the lovely Steve Earle have been very good to us, and thanks very much!’

SHARON