No Frontiers (song)

"No Frontiers" is a 1989 Celtic folk song performed by Irish singer Mary Black.

Song history

The song was written by Jimmy MacCarthy.
A bilingual English–Irish version was released during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, with vocals by Nell Ní Chróinín.
It was released by Evelyn Kallansee and Declan Sinnott in 2025, as "Evelyn and Dec."

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

;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."