Sean-Nós Nua
2002 studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
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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 covers of traditional Irish folk songs. The title means "new old-style" in Irish Gaelic, and also referring to the popular style of traditional Irish vocal music sean-nós.
Released8 October 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Studios
- Ashford, Co. Wicklow
- On-U-Sound Studio (London, England)
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| Released | 8 October 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
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| Length | 66:06 | |||
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| Label | Vanguard | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
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| 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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Peggy Gordon" | Traditional; arranged by Sinéad O'Connor, Dónal Lunny, Cora Venus Lunny, Rob O'Geigheannaigh, Steve Wickham, Sharon Shannon | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Her Mantle So Green" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Shannon, Alan Branch, Kieran Kiely | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Lord Franklin" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Adrian Maxwell, C.V. Lunny, Branch, Wickham, Pete 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, Carlton Ogilvie | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Molly Malone" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, A. Maxwell, Bernard 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, Bernard 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 |
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| 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 (2002) | Peak position |
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| 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 (Official Charts)[19] | 57 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 67 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[21] | 52 |
| US Billboard 200[22] | 139 |
| US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)[23] | 21 |
| US Top World Albums (Billboard)[24] | 1 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[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
