Deirdre, a versatile singer from County Meath in Ireland, has always had a deep love and natural instinct for music. She developed this further when she classically trained at Dublin’s College of Music.

With this education under her belt, Deirdre embarked on a solo career through an illustrious series of achievements in critically acclaimed singing groups and shows around the world. Beginning in 1996, her professional career was kick-started when she was welcomed into the exclusive Irish choir Anúna, where she soon became a prominent soloist in concerts all over Europe. She featured on their album Behind the Closed Eye with The Ulster Orchestra.

In 1997, she was chosen by Michael Flatley to be the soloist in his smash hit sensation Lord of the Dance. Cast in the role of Erin the Goddess she performed extensively in the Americas and Europe. She often returns to sing in the show.

She featured as the soloist with respected Irish/American pianist Eily O’Grady on her sell-out US tour, paying tribute to Eily’s late husband, Frank Paterson. On her return Deirdre joined forces with the legendary Dionne Warwick and completed a sweeping tour of the UK.

Her performances have placed her on some of the world’s most prestigious stages such as The Royal Albert Hall (London), The Royal Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), The Point Depot/O2 (Dublin), Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall (New York).

For Deirdre, television recordings have been many, most notably The Celtic Tenors and Celtic Thunder Specials both filmed for PBS TV. In 2003 Deirdre recorded the vocal soundtrack for a historical documentary series called The Island, commissioned by Ireland’s national TV channel, RTE. This soundtrack was subsequently released as an album, also called The Island.

Live TV appearances include Britain’s major annual event, Music Live, commissioned and aired by the BBC, performing alongside Jamie Cullem, Bob Geldof, Brian Kennedy and Moya Brennan. Other appearances being on CBS Morning News and Fox Morning TV (USA), The Jules Holland Show (UK), The Late Late Show, Kelly Live and Open House on Irish television.

Her ability to ‘cross-over’ diverse singing styles has made Deirdre comfortable performing and recording with a wide range of artists such as The Chieftains, Michael Crawford, Elvis Costello, Julie Feeney and Air Supply (new recording of All Out of Love and Why). As guest soloist, Deirdre features on The Canadian Tenors’ and Celtic Thunder’s latest albums, Frank McNamara’s show recording If You’re Irish and the Celtic Tenors’ We Are Not Islands (Ireland)/ Remember Me (Worldwide).

2006/2007 Deirdre toured the US again as a soloist in the hit show Celtic Woman. Their album topped the World Music Charts for over 45 weeks, earning Deirdre a gold and platinum disc from EMI Manhattan. She left the show to begin work on her self titled album Deirdre Shannon and to pursue her solo career. Her highly acclaimed songs ‘She Moved Through The Fair’ and ‘The Prayer’ won her awards for both Track and Album of the Year.

Currently, Deirdre has returned to the stage portraying Erin the Goddess in Lord of the Dance and is excited to join Michael Flatley in his come-back tour of western Europe, due to tour this Autumn/ Winter.