The album is actually titled "sean nos nua" which I believe roughly translates to "new old style".

I'm sure it makes the ears of many people cringe.   I like the CD, but it's not going to one of my favorites - the echo on some of the songs should have been mixed back a bit in my opinion.

I just have a problem with people saying that Sinead has "gall" to record such an album or wondering why she bothered to record this. Sure, we all have opinions and that is fine. She did not record a sean nos album nor did she record a traditional album. She recorded songs that fit her sensibilities.

I know people have strong ideas about the music they enjoy but to deny an artist the right to experiment is just wrong.   These aren't new arguements. Many people hated it when Dylan plugged in an electric guitar. It did not "kill" folk music.   Sinead's new CD won't kill sean nos either. Perhaps a few people might even by a Joe Heaney CD out of curiosity over what "sean nos" really is.

Ron