Eleanor Shanly Paul Kelly Frankie Lane Dublin 2011

Eleanor Shanley is an Irish Roots musician, from Keshcarrigan in

County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...

in the North West of

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Early life

Shanley was born into a musical family and comes from a line of traditional singers. After finishing school she moved to

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

. During the day she worked in FAS, the state recruitment agency; in the evenings she studied drama with Betty Ann Norton and joined the "Leitrim Wild Roses" Tops of the Town group. She also sang in various sessions, mainly in Ned O'Sheas "Merchant". It was there that she met De Dannan.

Career

She made her first appearance as a singer with traditional group De Danann in 1990, and sang with them for five years She went on to sing with Ronnie Drew. She had also toured with

Christy Moore Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was one of the founding members of the bands Planxty and Moving Hearts and has had significant success as a solo artist. His first albu ...

and Sharon Shannon as a soloist both in

and abroad. Shanley has recorded with Ronnie Drew, Sharon Shannon, Eddi Reader, Tommy Fleming, Desmond O'Halloran, Dolores Keane, Christie Hennessy and The Dubliners. Her cover version of the

Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist who was widely regarded as Ireland's "National poet, national bard" during the late Georgian era. The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his ''I ...

classic ''Gorgeous and Bright'' was the most played track on RTE 1 Radio in the summer of 2015. Her current collaborators are Frankie Lane and Paul Kelly, with whom she has performed since 2002.

Personal life

Shanley lives with her partner Brendan Harding in

Ballinasloe Ballinasloe ( ; ) is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway, Ireland. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites. Built around a 12th-centur ...

, Co. Galway.

Collaborations

* Tommy Fleming's ''Restless Spirit'' album. * De Danann's ''How the West was Won''. * Dubliners' ''30 Years a Greying'' * Frankie Lane's ''Gunsmoke at El Paso''. * With Frankie Lane and Paul Kelly: ''A Place of My Own'' * Ronnie Drew on albums "“''A Couple More Years"'' and "''El Amor De Mi Vida''"

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shanley, Eleanor Irish women singers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from County Leitrim De Dannan members