The last part of Salut! Live's interview with Sharon Shannon was necessarily brief. Others were waiting to speak to her. But it didn't matter since all that remained for our purposes was to pepper her with one-line questions and prompts and collect her one-line replies. Sharon has always been, in public, a woman of relatively few words (that immense, beaming smile more than making up for the vocal reticence), and that suits the tradition Salut! Live quickfire questionnaire. Here is how it went (and a review of Saints and Scoundrels is still to come) ...
Your most powerful musical memory?
Hearing Tommy Peoples playing the fiddle for the first time
Who are you listening to just now?
The Cartoon Thieves (They appear on two tracks on the album)
If you have time for books and films, any current or all time favourites?
I want to see The Hangover
Best gig?
Too many to single out one
And worst?
Plenty of them too!
Champagne or Guinness?
I don't like either
Describe Ireland after the era of the Celtic Tiger
To be honest, I don't see much of a difference among the people I hang out with
Name your favourite place in the world
Home
What is the best gadget you possess?
My mobile phone
Roy Keane or Niall Quinn?
I don't really follow football. That must make me seem very boring (Not at all - the question says more about the questioner! - ed)
And finally, what does Sharon Shannon want to be doing 10 years from now?
Relaxing at home
* Sharon photographer - again - by Pete Shaughnessy in Dolans, Dublin (use courtesy of Sharon's representatives)
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