Jim Sharkey, Irish Folk and Americana Folk Singer from Portland, ME
Will travel up to 100 miles
- Avg 5.0 | 1 Review
- 2 Verified Bookings
- Member Since 2022
- 1 Award or Badge
- Starting at $400 per event
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Singer-songwriter Jim Sharkey is an Irish and Americana folk musician. Jim grew up in County Roscommon, Ireland, and came to the US in 1982 when he joined the US Navy in London, England. He spent 5 years as a photographer on the USS Dixon in San Diego, California, and 20 years working in television and video production in California, North Carolina, and Maine and received numerous awards for his work including 3 Regional Emmy nominations. He taught children with special needs in Maine; Virginia; and North Carolina. Jim's original songs blend Irish traditional ballad influences with contemporary issues that are often set in the area he resides and his hometown area of Ballaghadereen, County Roscommon, Ireland.
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Avg 5.0 | 1 Review
Review by Diane F.
Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on May 22, 2022•From Wolfeboro, NH
We highly recommend Jim!! He was so personable and a fantastic performer. We enjoyed every moment and he really added something special to our Mom’s birthday party. We plan to have hire him again for the next big celebration in our family. Book him today - you will not be disappointed!!
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- As I Roved Out | Planxty
- Aisling | Shane McGowan/Christy Moore
- Arthur McBride | Paul Brady
- Black Is The Color | Christy Moore
- Bonny Woodhall | Andy Irvine
- Boston Burglar | Johnny McAvoy
- Bright Blue Rose | Christy Moore
- Body of an American | The Pogues
- Bogey's Bonny Belle | Christy Moore
- Cavan Girl | The Dubliners
- City of Chicago | Christy Moore
- Clare Island | Saw Doctors
- Clare To Here | Ralph McTell
- Cliffs of Dooneen | Christy Moore
- Cod Liver Oil | Mick Hanly
- Come by the Hills | Traditional
- Cricklewood | Christy Moore
- Curragh of Kildare | Christy Moore
- Dalesman's Litany | Christy Moore
- Danny Boy | Traditional
- Drunken Sailor | Clancy Brothers
- Dirty Old Town | Dubliners
- England's Motorways | Dubliners
- Fairytale of New York | The Pogues
- Fiddler's Green | Dubliners
- Finnegan's Wake | Clancy Brothers
- Fields of Athenry | Paddy Reilly
- FortyShadesGreen | Johnny Cash
- FourGreenFields | Clancy Brothers
- Galway Girl | Steve Earle
- Galway Races | Clancy Brothers
- General Monroe | Planxty
- Good Ship Calibar | Clancy Brothers
- Good Ship Kangaroo | Christy Moore
- Grace | Jim McCann
- Green Grow The Laurels | Traditional
- Green and Red of Mayo | Saw Doctors
- Hills of Connemara | Clancy Brothers
- Haul Away Joe | Clancy Brothers
- Homes of Donegal | Traditional
- If Ever You Go To Dublin | Ronnie Drew
- I'm a Freeborn Man | Ewan McColl
- I'll Tell Me Ma | Clancy Brothers
- Jamie Foyers | Dick Gaughan
- Johnny Jump Up | Christy Moore
- Johnny McAldoo | Tommy Makem
- Lakes of Ponchartrain | Paul Brady
- Lament Behan | Clancy Brothers
- Leaving Liverpool | Clancy Brothers
- Leave Her Johnny | Stan Rogers
- Little Drummer | Christy Moore
- Limerick Rake | Christy Moore
- Lord Franklin | Traditional
- Marie's Wedding | Clancy Brothers
- Mary and Soldier | Paul Brady
- Mary from Dungloe | Emmet Spiceland
- Man You Don't Meet Everyday | Pogues
- McAlpine's Fusiliers | The Dubliners
- Molly Malone | Dubliners
- Moonshiner | Clancy Brothers
- Mountains Mourne | Percy French
- Navigator | The Pogues
- One Last Cold Kiss | Christy Moore
- Ordinary Man | Christy Moore
- Paddy West | Clancy Brothers
- Paddy Works on the Railway | Dubliners
- Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore | Paul Brady
- Pair Brown Eyes | The Pogues
- Parting Glass | Clancy Brothers
- Patrick was a Gentleman | Christy Moore
- Quare Bungle Rye | Clancy Brothers
- Raggle Taggle Gypsies | Christy Moore
- Raglan Road | Dubliners
- Rare Old Mountain Dew | Dubliners
- Red is the Rose | Liam Clancy
- Red Haired Mary | Clancy Brothers
- Rocks of Bawn | Clancy Brothers
- Roddy McCorley | Clancy Brothers
- Sam Hall | Dubliners
- Sally Gardens | Liam Clancy
- Santy Anno | Clancy Brothers
- Scourge Of Nation | Mick Hanly
- Seven Drunken Night | Dubliners
- South Australia | Clancy Brothers
- Spancill Hill | Christy Moore
- Spanish Lady | Christy Moore
- Star of the County Down | Chieftains
- Streets Of London | Ralph McTell
- Sullivan's John | Dubliners
- Ten and Nine | Clancy Brothers
- Three Score and Ten | Clancy Brothers
- The Blacksmith | Planxty
- The Cobbler | Clancy Brothers
- The Irish Rover | Dubliners
- The Mermaid | Clancy Brothers
- The Old Triangle | Dubliners
- Tippin' it up to Nancy | Christy Moore
- Town I loved So Well | Paddy Reilly
- Three Drunken Maidens | Planxty
- Valley of Knockanure | Wolfe Tones
- Waltzing Matilda | Liam Clancy
- Water is Wide | Traditional
- Whiskey In The Jar | Clancy Brothers
- Whistling Gypsy | Clancy Brothers
- Wild Rover | Clancy Brothers
- Willie McBride | The Fureys
- Wild Mountain Thyme | Clancy Brothers
- Our Old Village | Jim Sharkey
- Eleanor and Violet | Jim Sharkey
- Sweet Anne's Road | Jim Sharkey
- Blow The Candle Out | Jim Sharkey
- September | Jim Sharkey
- Venus De Milo | Jim Sharkey
- Man Without a Country | Jim Sharkey
- Fair Maid in the Garden | Jim Sharkey
- Father of the Bride | Jim Sharkey
- I Saw From the Beach | Jim Sharkey
- The Campaign Song | Jim Sharkey
- The Three Ravens | Jim Sharkey
- House of Cards | Jim Sharkey
- The Bar on the Square | Jim Sharkey
- Misty Morning Rain | Jim Sharkey
- The Plight of the Yazidis | Jim Sharkey
- All The Way From Home | Jim Sharkey
- The Blue Stars Above | Jim Sharkey
- Vignettes from the West | Jim Sharkey
- Nothing in Particular | Jim Sharkey
- The Christmas Comet | Jim Sharkey
- Hot Chocolate | Jim Sharkey
- I Have to be Someplace | Jim Sharkey
- The Champion | Jim Sharkey
- The Old Piano | Jim Sharkey
- Delia and Saint Christopher | Jim Sharkey
- The Highwayman | Jim Sharkey
- My Home in Roscommon | Jim Sharkey
- Just Try It | Jim Sharkey
- I'll Take Care of You | Jim Sharkey
- A Lovely Day | Jim Sharkey
- Mother Jones | Jim Sharkey
- Ms. Ellison's Room | Jim Sharkey
- Let's Vote On It | Jim Sharkey
- Vitruvian Man | Jim Sharkey
- Trouble | Jim Sharkey
- A Case of You | Joni Mitchell
- Act Naturally | Buck Owens
- Alabama Rain | Jim Croce
- And it Stoned Me | Van Morrison
- Another Saturday Night | Cat Stevens
- Annie's Song | John Denver
- Alison | Elvis Costello
- Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell
- Before the Deluge | Jackson Brown
- Bitter Green | Gordon Lightfoot
- Blue Umbrella | John Prine
- Both Sides Now | Joni Mitchell
- Bright Side of Road | Van Morrison
- Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison
- City New Orleans | Arlo Guthrie
- Colors | Donovan
- Comes a Time | Neil Young
- Cotton Jenny | Gordon Lightfoot
- Country Roads | John Denver
- Crazy Love | Van Morrison
- I Can't Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley
- Dear Abby | John Prine
- Deeper than The Holler | Randy Travis
- Early Morning Rain | Gordon Lightfoot
- Edmund Fitzgerald | Gordon Lightfoot
- Fish and Whistle | John Prine
- First Cut is The Deepest | Cat Stevens
- Folsom Prison Blues | Johnny Cash
- Forever and Ever Amen | Randy Travis
- Forgotten | John McCutcheon
- For The Good Times | Kris Kristofferson
- Gaye | Clifford T. Ward
- Goin' Up | Big Red Sea
- Help Me Make It Through TheNight | Kris Kristofferson
- Helpless | Neil Young
- He Walked on Water | Randy Travis
- Heroes & Friends | Randy Travis
- If I Had A Boat | Lyle Lovett
- If You Could Read Mind | Gordon Lightfoot
- Illegal Smile | John Prine
- It Makes No Difference | The Band
- Leaving On A Jet Plane | John Denver
- Leroy Brown | Jim Croce
- Let It Be | The Beatles
- Lone Star State | Nancy Griffith
- Lover's Cross | Jim Croce
- Me and Bobby McGee | Kris Kristofferson
- Me & Julio | Paul Simon
- Mexican Home | John Prine
- Much Too Young | Garth Brooks
- Mull of Kintyre | Paul McCartney
- Northern Muse | -Van Morrison
- Out On The Western Plain | Rory Gallagher
- Operator | Jim Croce
- Paradise | John Prine
- Pastures of Plenty | Woody Guthrie
- Peace Love & Understanding | Nick Lowe
- Please Don't Bury Me | John Prine
- Poncho and Lefty | Townes Van Zandt
- Red Cortina | The Saw Doctors
- Redemption Song | Bob Marley
- Ring of Fire | Johnny Cash
- Share the Darkness | The Saw Doctors
- Shattered Cross | Darryl Scott
- Song For A Winter's Night | Gordon Lightfoot
- Sound of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel
- Souvenirs | John Prine
- Speed of the Sound of Loneliness | John Prine
- Sunday Morning Coming Down | Kris Kristofferson
- Sweet Guinevere | Gordon Lightfoot
- Sweet Baby James | James Taylor
- That's Alright Mama | Elvis Presley
- The Boxer | Simon & Garfunkel
- The Dance | Garth Brooks
- The River | Garth Brooks
- The Weight | The Band
- This Land Is Your Land | Woody Guthrie
- To Win Just Once | The Saw Doctors
- Try A Little Kindness | Glen Campbell
- Tupelo Honey | Van Morrison
- You Don't Mess Around With Jim | Jim Croce
- Victor Jara | Arlo Guthrie
- Vincent | Don McClean
- Walk Through The Bottomland | Lyle Lovett
- Warm Love | Van Morrison
- When First Unto This Country | Traditional
- Where Have All the Flowers Gone | Pete Seeger
- Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
- Yesterday | The Beatle
Booked Events
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Upcoming Events
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December 3, 2022 • Private Wedding
November 12, 2022 • Birthday Party (Adult)
September 4, 2022 • Workman's Friend
August 7, 2022 • Workman's Friend
August 6, 2022 • Villa Appalaccia
July 9, 2022 • Villa Appalaccia
July 3, 2022 • Workman's Friend
May 21, 2022 • Birthday Party (Adult)
May 14, 2022 • Villa Appalaccia
March 27, 2022 • Church of the Covenant
March 17, 2022 • Private Event
March 12, 2022 • Private House Concert
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