Though Sharon Shannon, formerly of The Waterboys, has been a bold musical adventurer, her accordion playing has always remained deeply rooted in Irish tradition. Libertango could well be her most audacious set yet:there are the usual Celtic jigs and reels, but then there's the voice of the late Kirsty MacColl on the title track's tango and more Latin flavours on "Whitestrand Sling". Sinéad O'Connor also guests, and there's even a version of Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross", which shouldn't work but somehow does.

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