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Out The Gap - Sharon Shannon

Out The Gap - Sharon Shannon

3.75 out of 5
(12 tracks - 39 mins)

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Although Irish/Celtic jigs and reels are Sharon Shannon's musical foundation, it would be wrong to call her a purist.

The risk-taking accordion player and instrumentalist is far from that -- her approach is quite expansive, and on Out the Gap she demonstrates that Irish/Celtic music can be fused with everything from calypso to French-Canadian Quebecois music to Scandinavian folk.

In fact, many of the songs that Shannon interprets on this CD didn't come out of Ireland or Scotland.

While "Butterflies" is a traditional Finnish folk song and "Reel Beatrice" is a French-Canadian Quebecois tune, "Sandy River Belle" is a number that experts on American folk will recognize.

"Bjorn Again Polka" successfully incorporates polka, and "The Mighty Sparrow" (named after the famous calypso singer) has a strong Caribbean influence.

For those seeking something fresh and adventurous from Celtic music, Out the Gap would be an excellent choice.

Title/Composers Performer Listen Time Size Size
1
Sparky
Dennis Bovell, Liz Carroll, Alasdair Fraser
Sharon ShannonPlay03:458 MB23 MB
2
The Big Mistake
Sharon ShannonPlay02:576 MB19 MB
3
Sandy River Belle
Traditional
Sharon ShannonPlay02:104 MB12 MB
4
The Mighty Sparrow
Traditional
Sharon ShannonPlay03:518 MB23 MB
5
Butterflies
Traditional
Sharon ShannonPlay03:217 MB17 MB
6
Thunderhead
Sharon ShannonPlay02:556 MB17 MB
7
Bungee Jumpers
Noel Bridgeman, Richie Buckley, Brian Connor, Mary Custy, Trevor Hutchinson, Sharon Shannon
Sharon ShannonPlay04:129 MB27 MB
8
Out the Gap
Sharon ShannonPlay04:219 MB26 MB
9
Maguire and Paterson
Robbie Overson
Sharon ShannonPlay02:466 MB15 MB
10
Reel Beatrice
Traditional
Sharon ShannonPlay02:396 MB16 MB
11
The Duke of York's Troope
Sharon ShannonPlay02:576 MB18 MB
12
Björn Again Polka
Sharon ShannonPlay03:197 MB18 MB
39 mins90 MB
39 mins236 MB
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Artist Job
1
Paul Blake
Drums
2
Dennis Bovell
Composer, Mixing, Producer
3
Noel Bridgeman
Composer, Drums
4
Richie Buckley
Composer, Saxophone, Synthesizer Saxophone
5
Ciarán Byrne
Engineer, Mixing, Remixing
6
Liz Carroll
Composer
7
Brian Connor
Composer, Organ, Piano
8
Mary Custy
Composer, Fiddle
9
Conan Doyle
Assistant Engineer
10
John Dunford
Mixing, Producer, Remixing
11
Alasdair Fraser
Composer
12
Steve Gregory
Saxophone
13
Henry Holder
Keyboards
14
Trevor Hutchinson
Composer, Double Bass
15
Paul Kelly
Arranger, Fiddle, Mandolin
16
Tim Martin
Engineer, Mixing
17
Máiréad Nesbitt
Violin
18
Gerry O'Beirne
Guitar
19
John O'Kane
Cello
20
Robbie Overson
Composer
21
Mary Shannon
Banjo
22
Sharon Shannon
Accordion, Arranger, Composer, Fiddle, Primary Artist
23
J. Neil Sidwell
Trombone
24
Traditional
Composer

Sharon Shannon

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