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Hello from the completion of my 5th tour with Lord of The Dance 2009!

Our tour started out in Georgia and we travel eastbound and perform in most of the southern states first. Heading north after Florida, we finally finished in Boston on May 17th. What a whirlwind!

The live circuit has been a busy and colorful one for me over the last while. Recently, I was featured as a soloist in the Irish festival in Bahrain. I was honored to sing at the Irish Society Grand Ball, which turned out to be a wonderful experience. David Munro (my pianist) and I brought the house down! It was such an exciting and fun performance that we hope to have the opportunity to do this again!

I also had the opportunity to tour as a guest soloist for the Canadian Tenors Christmas tour of western Canada this past December. We performed several concerts in Victoria and Vancouver Island. This coincided with their album release on which I was also featured. Please check out their website: http://www.canadiantenors.com.

Additionally, Ragus has become one of my favorite shows! We toured the Netherlands together this past November -- what tremendous talent they have! We had great fun! The official website has lots of photos and information regarding the show. The website address is: http://www.ragus.ie/gall.asp

On the recording front, there has been quite a bit of activity happening. I recently recorded several Irish classics with Frank McNamara. These songs can be heard or purchased directly from Frank's own website at http://www.frankmcnamara.com/frankmcnamara/fmcnamara_store.php. Please note the following songs there: Isle of Inishfree, Fields of Athenry, She Moved Through The Fair, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Love's Old Sweet Song.

Additionally, The Celtic Divas and I also recorded some exciting new material which will soon be available for purchase . One song in particular has been creating quit a stir. It's called Bells of Peace. I encourage each of you to view the multimedia presentation, listen to this powerful song and read the accompanying special dedicated which can be found on the website kindly created by Jenny Fedei at http://www.bellsofpeace.net

Coming Soon:
You will soon be able to purchase MP3s from my MySpace, my official website and other dedicated music websites such as ITunes, Amazon and CD Baby!! Please check back to my website frequently for the most recent updates, news, concert schedules and upcoming contests!

Announcement:
I will be a guest on the Celtic Woman website where a chat will happen on Sat 23 May at 3pm Eastern time, 8pm Irish Time, 9pm European time. Come join me! I look forward to hearing from so many of you again!

Contest:
If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to register for my Forum to chat with other fans! The next three who register will win an autographed picture PLUS a free MP3 download of the song "Bells Of Peace". Once you register, please look under "General Discussion" for the 'Contest' post and follow the instructions. Jenny will arrange to send you your prizes.

Lastly, I wanted to say thank you to all of you who have come out to support me these past months. I've enjoyed seeing so many familiar faces in audience and look forward to seeing you again at future concerts.


Fondly,
Deirdre Shannon

http://www.deirdreshannon.com
http://www.myspace.com/deirdreshannon
http://www.bellsofpeace.net