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Sweeney’s Men was an Irish traditional band. They were a part of the late 1960s Irish roots revival, along with groups like The Dubliners and the Clancy Brothers. Their line-up in 1966 was Joe Dolan, Johnny Moynihan and Andy Irvine, but Dolan was replaced by Terry Woods only a year later. At the time, they played the tin whistle, concertina, harmonica, guitar, mandolin, banjo and bouzouki.
Sweeney’s Men’s most famous innovation is probably Moynihan’s introduction of the bouzouki, a Greek instrument, in 1967. The bouzouki played at the time was six-stringed, though the Irish bouzouki with eight strings is now more common in Irish music.
Their songs included “Tom Dooley”, an American folk song, “Rattlin’ Roarin’ Willie” and “Willy O’Winsbury” from the Scottish tradition, as well as their own compositions like Moynihan’s “Standing on the Shore”. Their two recorded albums are Sweeney’s Men and The Tracks of Sweeney.
Andy Irvine left the band in 1968, spent some time in Eastern Europe and was replaced by Henry McCullough. This line-up only stayed together for a year, however, and then broke up in 1969. There was almost a reunion in 1970 or 71, with Ashley Hutchings replacing ...
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The Handsome Cabin Boy
Tom Dooley
Willy O' Winsbury
Dicey Riley
Dance To Your Daddy
Sally Brown
The Pipe On The Hob
Dreams For Me
The House Carpenter
Sullivan's John
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Sweeney's Men & the Tracks of Sweeny
Sweeney's Men - The Tracks Of Sweeney
The Legend Of Sweeney's Men: Anthology
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