Shawn Cuddy

Silver Gems Shawn Cuddy

Silver Gems is a collection of Shawn's favourite songs old and new from contemporary American country hits to old Irish classics. The eldest of 11 children, Cuddy grew up in a house where country music was always playing. After leaving school, he worked as an attendant at Mountmellick Hospital. In 1981, influenced by Margo and Big Tom, he and sisters Elizabeth and Martina formed a country band. When his siblings quit, he continued as a solo artist. He financed his first single by a bank loan and found that 'Little Nell' gained sufficient airplay to become a number 1 on RTE's country chart; he subsequently launched his professional career as an entertainer. Soon afterwards he formed his own band and began to play the country club and theatre circuit in the UK and Ireland. He has toured with Foster And Allen and was support act to Johnny Cash on a UK tour.