The Tracks of Sweeney

The Tracks of Sweeney
Studio album by Sweeney's Men
Released	1969
Recorded	Livingstone Studios, Barnet in 1969
Genre	Celtic
Label	Transatlantic
Producer	Bill Leader
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The Tracks of Sweeney is an album by Sweeney's Men. It was first released in 1969 and re-released on CD in 1996, packaged together with Sweeney's Men. One track on this album is frequently anthologised: "Hall of Mirrors". It is possibly the best folk-acoustic psychedelic Irish song, with mysterious images and echoes. The opening track "Dreams For Me" is another outstanding track, with an insistent guitar bass which transforms into a polka and back to a lament. "Afterthoughts" appears to show the influence of Nick Drake, but it is unlikely that Woods had heard songs from Drake's first album, released later in 1969.

Track listing

1. "Dreams For Me" (Terry Woods)
2. "The Pipe On The Hob" (instr) (Trad)
3. "Brain Jam" (Terry Woods)
4. "Pretty Polly" (Trad)
5. "Standing On The Shore" (Trad)
6. "A Mistake No Doubt" (Henry McCullagh/ Terry Woods)
7. "Go By Brooks" (Cohen)
8. "When You Don't Cry" (Terry Woods)
9. "Afterthoughts" (Terry Woods)
10. "Hiram Hubbard" (Trad)
11. "Hall Of Mirrors" (Henry McCullagh)

Personnel

• Johnny Moynihan - vocal, bouzouki, tin whistle
• Terry Woods - vocals, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar, banjo, concertina