Sharon Shannon
On The Late Late Show…
…Jennifer O’Brien writes:
Sharon Shannon will be in studio for a very special evening honouring her contribution to the Irish trad scene over the years.
Among those who will be paying tribute to Sharon’s talents will be President Michael D Higgins, and U2 bassist Adam Clayton.
During the show, Sharon will be joined by some well-known Irish musicians including Adam, Donal Lunny, Denise Chaila, Steve Wickham, and Mundy to perform some of her best-known numbers for viewers at home. It will be a family affair, as Sharon’s brother Gary and niece Caolinn O’Donovan will also be joining in the trad session.
Adam King from Cork won the hearts of the nation last Friday night when he told Ryan of his ambition to work at grounds control at NASA during his appearance on The Late Late Toy Show. After a whirlwind week for the 6-year-old, Adam will be chatting with Ryan and astronaut Chris Hadfield – a hero of Adam’s with more than a few miles in space under his belt – for an unmissable interview on tomorrow night’s show.
Take That frontman Gary Barlow will be discussing his productivity during lockdown which saw him taking part in a number of online duets,
Ryan will be joined by GAA President John Horan & sports broadcaster Damien Lawlor to discuss the approaching finale of what has been an unprecedented season for all involved in GAA.
The Late Late Show tomorrow at 9.35pm on RTÉ One.
Sounds like a good Irish show. Sharon always delivers.
I’d love too hear Tubs ask her about the three grants she applied for from the governments grant package for artists that she got that amounted too €17k whilst Mundy didn’t get a penny!!
Tell me why, they don’t like Mundy?
Steve Wall was on the radio explaining that while some artists/artistes had benefited from several grants, others got none. The criteria seem to be both vague and variable.
Sharon recently received about €17,000 of taxpayers money as a ‘Covid’ related grant. As did Sinead O’Connor.
“Among the biggest beneficiaries were the traditional musician Sharon Shannon, who received three grants totalling €17,000; the London-based singer Moncrieff, who got three grants worth €15,000; and the Sligo singer Tommy Fleming, who got two worth €12,000.
A total of 184 artists shared €896,000 last week from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under three funding strands: songwriting, album release and recording an album. More than 1,400 applied for the grants, meaning only 13% were successful. The average awarded was €4,866.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/discord-over-irish-government-grants-for-musicians-2zl32v2sf
“Decisions over who got funding were made by a panel of experts, including Ruth Smith, the presenter of Simply Folk on RTE Radio 1, the RTE 2fm presenter Louise McSharry, and jazz promoter Kenneth Killeen. Louise Bruton, a journalist, Jenny Wren, music programmer for the Body & Soul festival, and Harry Martin, a director of independent label Domino.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/discord-over-irish-government-grants-for-musicians-2zl32v2sf