Upcoming Concerts
Shannon Heaton
Concert and Guided Session
Thursday April 18, 2024, 7:00 PM
The Well, 335 Helendale Rd., Rochester, NY 14609
Tickets $20 general public, $15 CCE members
Boston-based Irish flute player/singer Shannon Heaton has performed and taught on four continents. She is an Artist Fellow of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was twice named Live Ireland’s Female Artist of the Year, and is half of acclaimed duo with guitarist Matt Heaton. In her solo shows, Shannon shares tunes, songs, and stories, taking listeners on a tour of places and people who keep Irish music alive. She is passionate about making traditional music fun and accessible to a wide range of listeners, which she enjoys onstage and with her culture podcast Irish Music Stories.
A wildly creative teacher, Shannon has created free resources for musicians, including her long-running “Tune of the Month” video/podcast series. During the early days of the pandemic, she and Matt Heaton started the Virtual Guided Session with participants from over 50 countries. She co-founded Boston’s Celtic music fest and served on its board for 15 years, creating performance and mentoring opportunities for hundreds of traditional musicians and dancers; taught for Boston’s CCE Irish Music School for a decade; and her original compositions have been recorded by the Battlefield Band, Allie Robertson, Childsplay, and many others.
https://shannonheatonmusic.com
https://www.youtube.com/shannonheatonmusic
Concert and Guided Session
Thursday April 18, 2024, 7:00 PM
The Well, 335 Helendale Rd., Rochester, NY 14609
Tickets $20 general public, $15 CCE members
Boston-based Irish flute player/singer Shannon Heaton has performed and taught on four continents. She is an Artist Fellow of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was twice named Live Ireland’s Female Artist of the Year, and is half of acclaimed duo with guitarist Matt Heaton. In her solo shows, Shannon shares tunes, songs, and stories, taking listeners on a tour of places and people who keep Irish music alive. She is passionate about making traditional music fun and accessible to a wide range of listeners, which she enjoys onstage and with her culture podcast Irish Music Stories.
A wildly creative teacher, Shannon has created free resources for musicians, including her long-running “Tune of the Month” video/podcast series. During the early days of the pandemic, she and Matt Heaton started the Virtual Guided Session with participants from over 50 countries. She co-founded Boston’s Celtic music fest and served on its board for 15 years, creating performance and mentoring opportunities for hundreds of traditional musicians and dancers; taught for Boston’s CCE Irish Music School for a decade; and her original compositions have been recorded by the Battlefield Band, Allie Robertson, Childsplay, and many others.
https://shannonheatonmusic.com
https://www.youtube.com/shannonheatonmusic
Selected Recent Concerts
Past performances include:
- John Whelan
- Tim Ball & Max Newman
- bohola
- Arise & Go
- Brian Conway & Pat Egan
- Low Lily
- Joey Abarta & Nathan Gourley
- Open the Door for Three (Liz Knowles, Kieran O’Hare, Pat Broaders)
- Caitlín Nic Gabhann & Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
- Seamus Begley
- Oisin Mac Diarmada
- Dylan Foley
- Dan Gurney
- The Truckley Howl
- Copley Street
- Nathan Gourley
- Joey Abarta
- John Blake
- Mairead Hurley
- Jesse Smith
- Sean Gavin
- Len Graham and Brian Ó hAirt
- Socks in the Frying Pan
- Cillian Vallely
- Niall Vallely
- Alan Murray
- Tony DeMarco
- Goitse
