Sean-Nós Nua
Studio album by
Released8 October 2002
GenreFolk, Celtic
Length66:06
Language
LabelVanguard
Producer
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
Faith and Courage
(2000)
Sean-Nós Nua
(2002)
She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Pitchfork6.3/10[7]
Mojo[8]
Q[9]
Record Collector[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

Sean-Nós Nua is the sixth studio album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released on 8 October 2002, by Vanguard Records. It consists of traditional Irish songs, the title meaning "new old-style" and also referring to the popular style of traditional Irish music sean-nós.

Track listing

Sean-Nós Nua track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Peggy Gordon"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Wickham, Shannon5:38
2."Her Mantle So Green"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Shannon, Branch, Kiely5:35
3."Lord Franklin"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, A. Maxwell, C.V. Lunny, Branch, Wickham, Lockett4:59
4."The Singing Bird"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Shannon, Wickham, Branch, O Geibheannaigh4:27
5."Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Ogilvie3:19
6."Molly Malone"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander3:32
7."Paddy's Lament"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, Shannon, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander, Professor Stretch5:26
8."The Moorlough Shore"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, B. Alexander, Branch, Kiely, O'Neill, A. Maxwell5:25
9."The Parting Glass"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, C.V. Lunny, Kiely4:31
10."Báidín Fheilimí"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Ogilvie, Branch, A. Maxwell3:20
11."My Lagan Love"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Wickham, Professor Scretch, Lockett4:42
12."Lord Baker" (with Christy Moore)Traditional; arranged by Moore, Lunny, O'Connor11:38
13."I'll Tell Me Ma"Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Kiely, Wickham, Branch2:21
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Spanish Lady" 
15."Marble Halls" 

Personnel

  • Sinéad O'Connor – vocals
  • Dónal Lunny – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, keyboards, bodhran, backing vocals
  • Steve Wickham – fiddle (except tracks 7, 12 and 13), mandolin, banjo
  • Sharon Shannon – accordion on track 9
  • Alan Branch – percussion on track 12
  • Abdullah Chhadeh – quanun
  • Nick Coplowe – Hammond organ
  • Pete Lockett – percussion (except tracks 1, 9, 12 and 13)
  • Cora Venus Lunny – violin on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7, Viola tracks 1 & 9
  • Kieran Kiely – keyboards, accordion
  • Skip McDonald – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Christy Moore – vocals and guitar on track 12
  • Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie – drums, bass guitar, piano
  • Bernard O'Neill – bass
  • Adrian Shortman / "Professor Stretch" – drums, programming

Charts

Chart performance for Sean-Nós Nua
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 61
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 93
European Albums (Music & Media)[16] 57
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 69
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 67
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 52
US Billboard 200[22] 139
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)[23] 21
US Top World Albums (Billboard)[24] 1

See also

References

  1. "Critic Reviews for Sean-Nós Nua". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. Doerschuk, Robert L. "Sean-Nós Nua - Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic.
  3. Levine, Robert. "Sinead O'Connor - Sean-Nos Nua". Blender. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. Hermes, Will (11 October 2002). "Sean-Nos Nua Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. Clarke, Betty. "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nos Nua". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2002.
  6. Hilburn, Robert (6 October 2002). "Jurassic 5's Power Surge". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. Richardson, Mark (15 January 2003). "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nós Nua". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  8. Nothing sounds quite as expected. [Nov 2002, p.108]
  9. The results, while respectfully chocolate box pretty, make Enya seem like a bomb-making radical. [Nov 2002, p.109]
  10. Peacock, Tim. "Sean-Nós Nua - Sinéad O'Connor". Record Collector. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  11. Miles, Milo (25 September 2002). "Sean-Nos Nua". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  12. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 207.
  13. "Austriancharts.at – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  14. "Ultratop.be – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  16. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. "Lescharts.com – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  18. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2002". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  21. "Sinéad O'Connor | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  22. "Sinead OConnor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  23. "Billboard". 26 October 2002. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  24. "World Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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