Sharon Shannon defies casual brilliance. She plays accordion with carefree fluidity, virtuosic but not flashy, performing traditional Irish music with contemporary freshness.
Boston Globe

Sharon Shannon creates modern Celtic music that's as irrepressible as a laughing child. Working with an acoustic setting, she transforms each song into an exuberant piece that sparkles with fresh ideas and bright arrangements.
Nashville Scene.

Sharon Shannon has reinforced the rhythmic bottom of traditional Celtic music and given it a balance it has long needed. Ireland's virtuoso accordionist serves up a lively and enthralling program that's confident enough to mix reels and jigs with tunes from the Chilean folk ensemble Inti-Illimani, Argentinian tangos and Fleetwood Mac.
Washington Post

Galway rivals Dublin for the title of Ireland's musical capital, and accordionist Sharon Shannon is Galway's most exuberant talent at the moment. Her dynamic playing remains rooted deep in traditional music, but she expands her horizons to take in a tango, a waltz, a Chilean tune and even dance rhythms ... a vibrant approach to traditional music ... her integrity shines through ...
Billboard

Sharon Shannon’s rise since the turn of the decade has been inexorable. She’s developed, with exhilarating haste, from a hugely natural gifted player to something akin to greatness on the instrument – and more crucially still – a visionary and innovator, using her Co. Clare roots as a launching pad for a scintillating and highly individual world music of entirely her own creation.
Folk Roots