Sean-Nós Nua

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.

Sean-Nós Nua
Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
Released	8 October 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Studio	Ashford, Co. Wicklow On-U-Sound Studio (London, England)
Genre	Folk Celtic
Length	66:06
Language	English Irish
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Dónal Lunny Alan Branch Adrian Sherwood Sinéad O'Connor
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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
Pitchfork	6.3/10[7]
Mojo	[8]
Q	[9]
Record Collector	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]

Track listing

Sean-Nós Nua track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Peggy Gordon"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Wickham, Shannon	5:38
2.	"Her Mantle So Green"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Shannon, Branch, Kiely	5:35
3.	"Lord Franklin"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, A. Maxwell, C.V. Lunny, Branch, Wickham, Lockett	4:59
4.	"The Singing Bird"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Shannon, Wickham, Branch, O Geibheannaigh	4:27
5.	"Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Ogilvie	3:19
6.	"Molly Malone"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander	3:32
7.	"Paddy's Lament"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, Shannon, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander, Professor Stretch	5:26
8.	"The Moorlough Shore"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, B. Alexander, Branch, Kiely, O'Neill, A. Maxwell	5:25
9.	"The Parting Glass"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, C.V. Lunny, Kiely	4:31
10.	"Báidín Fheilimí"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Ogilvie, Branch, A. Maxwell	3:20
11.	"My Lagan Love"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Wickham, Professor Scretch, Lockett	4:42
12.	"Lord Baker" (with Christy Moore)	Traditional; arranged by Moore, Lunny, O'Connor	11:38
13.	"I'll Tell Me Ma"	Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Kiely, Wickham, Branch	2:21

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25]	7

See also

• Goodnight, Thank You, You've Been a Lovely Audience – a 2003 live video album by O'Connor which features a documentary on the making of this album

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.
25. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

External links

• Sean-Nós Nua at Metacritic