Seán Barna

“This is raucous, messy, and emotionally rich music, as any art about queer nightlife ought to be.” —PITCHFORK (2023) Featured in Pitchfork, Billboard, American Songwriter, NPR, FLOOD Magazine, and The Aquarian Weekly, Seán Barna is defining the art of queer storytelling through songwriting. NPR's Bob Boilen, host of the Tiny Desk Concerts and podcast All Songs Considered, said Barna is, "a thrill to see... wearing Ziggy Stardust on his glittery sleeve," while Barna's seminal EP, CISSY, was called "a brilliant, giant statement about modern life and sexuality" by Counting Crows frontman, Adam Duritz. His most recent LP, An Evening at Macri Park, was recorded at 1809 Studios in Macedon, NY, where Seán would write late into the night as producer Dave Drago and his young children slept. Early in the morning, they would record the previous evening’s riches. Moving fast, the bar Macri Park became the center of a song cycle documenting giddiness, grief, history, and everything in-between. He enlisted friends, including Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz and David Immerglück, harpist and songwriter Mikaela Davis, Danielle Ponder, and Maria Taylor of Azure Rae, to bring this world to life. In 2021, Seán Barna served as direct support for GRAMMY- and Academy Award-nominated band, Counting Crows, on their 22-date national tour.