No Frontiers (song)
| "No Frontiers" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Mary Black | ||||
| from the album No Frontiers | ||||
| B-side | "I Just Want to Dance with You/Goin' Back" | |||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 1989 | |||
| Studio | Windmill Lane Studios | |||
| Genre | Celtic folk | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | Dara | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy MacCarthy | |||
| Producer(s) | Declan Sinnott | |||
| Mary Black singles chronology | ||||
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"No Frontiers" is a 1989 Celtic folk song performed by Irish singer Mary Black.[1][2][3]
Song history
The song was written by Jimmy MacCarthy.[4][5]
A bilingual English–Irish version was released during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, with vocals by Nell Ní Chróinín.[6]
It was released by Evelyn Kallansee and Declan Sinnott in 2025, as "Evelyn and Dec."[7]
Personnel
- Mary Black - vocals
- Declan Sinnott - guitars, harmony vocals, producer
- Pat Crowley - accordion, keyboards, harmony vocals
- Garvan Gallagher - double bass, harmony vocals
- Noel Bridgeman - percussion, harmony vocals
- Carl Geraghty - saxophone
- Dónal Lunny - synthesizer[8]
- Technical
- DanDan FitzGerald - recording and mixing engineer
Reception
In The Echo, Colette Sheridan said that "No Frontiers" was "iconic for so many women in Ireland. It has a theme of hope and inner strength, an apt message for the current climate."[6]
References
- ^ "On This Day: Irish singer Mary Black was born in Dublin in 1955". IrishCentral.com. May 22, 2025.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren (March 13, 2019). "13 songs that immediately make you think of Ireland and home". Entertainment.ie.
- ^ "Mary Black - No Frontiers" – via www.mary-black.net.
- ^ Christman, Ed (15 Aug 1998). "Songwriter Gets Down to Business". Billboard. New York City: Billboard Publications Inc. p. 34. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Harrington, Katy. "As Mary Black embarks on her last British tour, she talks about giving up life on the road and turning 60". The Irish Post.
- ^ a b "The power of song during Covid-19". echo live. July 31, 2020.
- ^ Piater, Zoé (January 9, 2025). "Evelyn & Dec to release new Single 'No Frontiers' on January 16th". IMRO.
- ^ No Frontiers (song) at Discogs