What's on in Waterford: Live music, fitness events and more
Sharon Shannon
In June 1989 Sharon was rehearsing and demoing tracks for her first album, when she was whisked away to the Glastonbury festival with The Waterboys.
In the 30 years that have elapsed since then, Sharon has recorded 10 studio albums, 5 live albums, 4 ‘Best of…’ compilations and 3 live concert DVDs.
She has received many awards including being the youngest ever recipient of the Meteor Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2009.
She has collaborated, recorded and toured with everyone from Willie Nelson, Bono, Johnny Depp, Shane MacGowan and John Prine to Nigel Kennedy and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and had many hit records including ‘The Galway Girl’ with Steve Earle, ‘It’s Christmas time Again’ with Wallis Bird and ‘Go Tell the Devil’ with Imelda May.
In 2023 Sharon released a new compilation album Now and Then to celebrate 30 years at the forefront of Irish Music.
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Men on the Move is aimed at all men living in the Waterford city area.
The programme will run twice a week for 12 weeks from Monday to Tuesday, January 13 to 15, until Monday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 2. The classes will be circuit style with an emphasis on improving and getting stronger each week.
It is simply you versus you and you will not be compared to anyone else, and the programme is built for you to enjoy, interact and meet other men and hopefully improve your fitness and your likely hood to engage with physical activity after the programme.
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Fionn Regan is an Irish folk musician and singer-songwriter who first came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his debut studio album, since then, he has three more studio albums, which have all been met with considerable acclaim.
Alongside the success of his albums, Regan has also received nominations for the Choice Music Prize, the Mercury Prize and the Shortlist Music Prize. Regan has cited Bob Dylan and Neil Young as influences on his music.
Tickets available at banklane.ie
Prolific Irish free jazz saxophonist Adam Nolan has released 18 albums to date and recently released a new album titled with some of the finest American musicians on the NYC free jazz scene.
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