Sharon Shannon – Sharon Shannon 1991. Sharon’s highly successful eponymous debut album in 1991 made her a household name in traditional Irish music terms but judging by the luminaries who played on the album those is the industry knew of her huge talent long beforehand. Working with the Waterboys on the seminal ‘Fisherman’s Blues’ proved to be the perfect platform to propel Sharon’s extraordinary talent towards a recording career and the presence of The Wterboys on this album show the enormous respect they had for this young girl from County Clare. A list of the musicians and technicians that worked on this album reads like a who’s who of the record industry at the time.