In Tua Nua

In Tua Nua
Origin	County Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Rock Folk Rock Alternative Rock
Years active	1982–1990 2004 - present
Labels	Mother, Island Records, Virgin Records
Associated acts	U2 Sinéad O'Connor The Waterboys Texas
Past members	Leslie Dowdall Jack Dublin Vinny Kilduff Ivan O'Shea Martin Clancy Paul Byrne Steve Wickham Aingeala de Burca and Brian O'Briain Lovely Previn Matt Spalding

In Tua Nua is an Irish rock group who achieved a measure of fame and success in both Ireland and Europe throughout the late 1980s. Their name is a phonetic spelling of the Irish An Tuath Nua, "the new tribe."

The group was formed by Leslie Dowdall, Jack Dublin, Vinnie Kilduff, Ivan O'Shea, Martin Clancy, Paul Byrne and Steve Wickham in the early 1980s. Although the group's focus was an early Roxy Music-style rock, it combined this aspiration with modern-styled folk and traditional Irish music in the form of uillean pipes and acoustic guitars, laced together with raw vocals and electronic violin.

In 1984, the band were the first to sign to U2's Mother label and released their first single "Coming Thru". Shortly afterwards Island Records signed the band. A number of singles were released and a debut album recorded. The first Island single was the critically acclaimed "Take My Hand", co-written by a young Sinéad O'Connor. This was followed by a second single, a cover of Jefferson Airplane's hit "Somebody to Love".

In 1985, Steve Wickham left to join forces with The Waterboys and Island dropped the band. The album recorded for Island remains unreleased. A compilation album of singles and b-sides was released in Italy under the title Somebody to Love.

Vinnie Kilduff also departed from the band around this time. The remaining members recruited replacements - Aingeala de Burca on violin and Brian O'Briain on uilleann pipes.

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