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
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
Metacritic(65/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
Blender[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Pitchfork(6.3/10)[7]
PopMatters[8]
Q[1]
Rolling Stone[9]
Uncut[1]

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 track
No.TitleLength
14."Spanish Lady" 
15."Marble Halls" 

Personnel
  • Sinéad O'Connor – vocals
  • Dónal Lunny – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, keyboard, bodhran, bass guitar
  • Steve Wickham – fiddle (except tracks 7, 12 and 13), mandolin, banjo
  • Sharon Shannon – accordion
  • 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 – Whistles on tracks 2, 7, 8, 9 & 13, accordion on track 9
  • Skip McDonald – electric guitar
  • Christy Moore – vocals on track 12
  • Rob O Geibheannaigh – flute strings whistle tracks 5 & 10, piano on 9, guitar on 3, banjo on 1 and 4
  • Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie – drums, bass guitar, piano
  • Bernard O'Neill – bass
  • Professor Stretch – drums, programming

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[10] 61
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 93
European Albums (Music & Media)[14] 57
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 69
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 67
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 52
US Billboard 200[20] 139
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)[21] 21
US Top World Albums (Billboard)[22] 1

See also

References
  1. "Critic Reviews for Sean-Nós Nua". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. Doerschuk, Robert L. "Sean-Nós Nua - Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic.
  3. "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nós Nua". Billboard. 19 October 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-10-21. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. Levine, Robert. "Sinead O'Connor - Sean-Nos Nua". Blender. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. Hermes, Will (11 October 2002). "Sean-Nos Nua Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. Hilburn, Robert (6 October 2002). "Jurassic 5's Power Surge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. Richardson, Mark (15 January 2003). "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nós Nua". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  8. Levenfeld, Ari (7 February 2003). "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nos Nua". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  9. Miles, Milo (25 September 2002). "Sean-Nos Nua". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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  12. "Ultratop.be – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  14. https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-10-26.pdf
  15. "Lescharts.com – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  16. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2002". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  19. "Sinéad O'Connor | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  20. "Sinead OConnor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  21. "Billboard". 2002-10-26.
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