Sweeney's Men, from the 1960s, are the kind of group that rock critics would call 'seminal'. Member Andy Irvine later formed Planxty, who were huge in Ireland in the 70s but little known here; and Terry Woods was later part of the first line-up of Steeleye Span, and eventually became the banjo player in the Pogues.
Here are Sweeney's Men with the sad, but comical, tale of the Old Maid In The Garrett...
So, this thread floated to the top, thanks to blup, and what do we see?
Should I look to see if he was accused of being a terrorist supporter, a Hamas lover, a Jew hater, someone who wants to see all Jews killed and Israel wiped from the face of the earth?