Sean-Nós Nua

by Sinéad O'Connor

Sean-Nós Nua cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 October 2002
  • Label: Hummingbird
  • Country: Ireland
  • Length: 1:05:16
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The artist utilizes sophisticated chamber arrangements to reinterpret traditional Irish ballads, recorded with a full ensemble of folk specialists. The production emphasizes vocal vulnerability and natural resonance, bridging the gap between historical field recordings and modern studio standards. It functions as a cohesive meditation on regional heritage and the search for internal peace through a sophisticated folk-rock lens.

Genres

Descriptors: Sophisticated, Folk, female-vocals, traditional, a-cappella, spirituality, ballad, folk, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Peggy Gordon (5:37)
  2. Her Mantle So Green (5:37)
  3. Lord Franklin (5:00)
  4. The Singing Bird (4:29)
  5. Oró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile (3:20)
  6. Molly Malone (3:33)
  7. Paddy's Lament (5:28)
  8. The Moorlough Shore (5:26)
  9. The Parting Glass (4:32)
  10. Báidín Fheilimí (3:22)
  11. My Lagan Love (4:44)
  12. Lord Baker (11:40)
  13. I'll Tell Me Ma (2:22)

Credits

  • Sharon Shannon - accordion, arranged by
  • Bernard O'Neill - acoustic bass, arranged by, double bass
  • Adrian Maxwell - arranged by
  • Bernard Alexander - arranged by
  • Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie - arranged by, bass, drums, piano
  • Cora Venus Lunny - arranged by, viola, violin
  • Kieran Kiely - arranged by, whistle, accordion
  • Peter Lockett - arranged by, percussion

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