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All of the albums that Sharon Shannon recorded for Green Linnet in the '90s are worth owning, but if you've never experienced the pleasures of her neo-Celtic experiments, Spellbound would be the most logical starting point. This CD, which spans 1989-1998, isn't the last word on the experimental button accordionist, but it can still serve as an impressive introduction to her work. Spellbound paints an accurate picture of Shannon -- an exploratory artist who benefits from Irish/Celtic traditions without being enslaved by them. On this eclectic, entirely instrumental collection, one hears Shannon fusing her Celtic foundation with pop, French-Canadian music, calypso, ska, polka, and other styles. Instruments typically associated with Celtic music -- including fiddles, mandolins, and hammer dulcimers -- are prominent, but Shannon also employs saxophonists, organists, and electric guitarists. There are many rewards on this CD, which illustrates how nicely Shannon's risk-taking has paid off. ~ Alex Henderson
Recorded between 1989 and 1997.
Engineers include: Tim Martin, John Dunford, Richard Rainey.
Personnel: Sharon Shannon (vocals, accordion); Donogh Hennessy (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, bodhran); Máire Breatnach (fiddle, viola); Natalie MacMaster, Tommy Peoples, Mary Shannon (fiddle); Adam Clayton (acoustic bass guitar).
Personnel includes: Sharon Shamnnon (fiddle, accordion); Donogh Hennessey (acoustic & electric guitars); Donal Lunny (guitar, bouzouki, bodhran); Stephen Cooney (guitar, bass); Barry Carroll (hammered dulcimer); Natalie MacMaster, Tommy Peoples, Maire Breatnach, Mary Custy, Nollaig Ni Chathasaigh, Winnie Horan (fiddle); Richie Buckley (saxophone, synthesizer); Brian Connor (piano, organ); Liam O'Maonlai (piano); Anthony Thistlethwaite, Graham Henderson (Hammond B-3 organ); David Hayes (keyboards); Adam Clayton, Trevor Hutchinson (bass); Dave Early, Ray Fean (drums); Noel Bridgeman (congas); Everale "Fari" Forrest (percussion).
Producers include: Denis Bovell, Donal Lunny, Mike Scott.
Spellbound: Best Of Sharon Shannon Music | List Price | $17.97 (You save $2.38) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, World CDs, International, Folk, Celtic, Irish, Greatest Hits Collections | | Label | Compass | | Orig Year | 1999 | | All Time Sales Rank |  173691  | | CD Universe Part number | 6823562 | | Catalog number | 974397 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 22, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 71 minutes | | Personnel | Dave Early
David Hayes - keyboards
Ray Fean - drums
Noel Bridgeman - congas
Sharon Shannon - vocals, accordion
Richie Buckley - saxophone, synthesizer
Mßire Breatnach - fiddle, viola
Mary Shannon - fiddle
Brian Connor - piano, organ
Trevor Hutchinson - bass
List all 25 contributors
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Spellbound: Best Of Sharon Shannon Songs | 1. | Blackbird |
| 2. | Bonnie Mulligan |
| 3. | 3-Headed Monster: The 3-Headed Monster/Quick Nurse, the Screens!, The |
| 4. | Mighty Sparrow, The - (live) |
| 5. | Kids: Fead an Fhiolair/Never Going Back Again |
| 6. | Cavan Potholes |
| 7. | Tickle Her Leg |
| 8. | Bungee Jumpers, The |
| 9. | Mouth of the Tobique: Lad O'Beirnes/Dowds Favourite/The Mouth of ..., The |
| 10. | Sandy River Belle |
| 11. | Bag of Cats: The Barrow Burn Reel/Lexy Macskills/The Trip to Windsor, The |
| 12. | Magic Foot, The |
| 13. | Song of the Rosy Cross, A |
| 14. | Each Little Thing (Diarmuid's March) |
| 15. | Sparky |
| 16. | Woodchoppers, The (Et Reel des Voyageurs) - (live) |
| 17. | Macguire and Patterson |
| 18. | Munster Hop, The |
| 19. | Reel Beatrice |
| 20. | Marguerita Suite, The |
| 21. | Spellbound |
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