Shane Hennessy
Irish virtuoso guitarist Shane Hennessy has established himself as one of the leading guitarists on the world stage, known widely for his fingerstyle, flatpicking, and percussive guitar-playing approaches. His energetic live performances and his cinematically-vivid compositions tie in influences from Bach to Beyoncé – and everything in between! With a unique style of solo guitar playing that encompasses the range of a whole band – covering drums, bass, rhythm and lead lines – Shane builds a complete sonic world entirely on his own.
Shane has sold out a solo concert in the National Concert Hall in Dublin; released three highly praised albums Zephyrus (2015), Marrakech (2017), and Rain Dance (2020); has worked with Bill Whelan (composer of Riverdance), and has done extensive international touring across Europe, Russia and the USA, including a performance at the prestigious MerleFest, and numerous appearances on the Irish & Celtic Festival circuit in the USA (Milwaukee Fest, Kansas City Fest, & many more)
Shane is a regular visitor to the Making Music store and you can see videos of him demonstrating the Maton range of guitars in store on our Maton Guitars page.
Montmartre
In this video Shane plays his Montmartre an original tune that was inspired by being atop the Sacre-Coeur in Montmartre, Paris, and watching some amazing street dancers. He emulates the J-Dilla style hip-hop music they were moving to on the guitar, and this tune was born.
