Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums plus bonus tracks. First formed in 1966, their first album, Sweeney's Men, was released in 1968 on Transatlantic Records with a lineup featuring Andy Irvine, Johnny Moynihan and Terry Woods. Irvine left in May 1968 (going on to have a solo career and become a member of Planxty and Patrick Street amongst others) and was replaced by Henry McCullough (later of Wings), leaving Moynihan and Woods to record their second album, which Transatlantic released in 1969. However, they broke up at the end of 1969. Moynihan joined Planxty as well as de Dannan whilst Woods was a member of Steeleye Span, The Pogues and The Woods Band.

Tracklist:

Rattlin' Roarin' Willy
Sullivan's John
Sally Brown
My Dearest Dear
The Exile's Jig
The Handsome Cabin Boy
Dicey Riley
Tom Dooley
Willy O'Winsbury 1
Dance to Your Daddy 1
The House Carpenter 1
Johnston 1
Reynard the Fox 1
Dreams for Me 1
The Pipe on the Hob 1
Brain Jam 1
Pretty Polly 1
Standing on the Shore 1
A Mistake No Doubt 2
Go By Brooks 2
When You Don't Care for Me 2
Afterthoughts 2
Hiram Hubbard 2
Hall of Mirrors 2
Old Maid in a Garret 2
The Derby Ram 2
Waxies Dargle 2
Old Woman in Cotton 2
Sullivan's John 3
Rattlin' Roarin' Willy

UPC: 5017261212986
Label: Imports
Release Date: 9.15.17
Format: CD

Sweeneys Men - Sweeneys Men / Tracks Of Sweeney (CD)