 Clancy had first risen to fame as part of The Clancy Brothers, the group which first sparked the Irish folk revival of the 1960s.In 2008 Regan recorded a follow-up album to "The End of History" with producer Ethan Johns (son of the legendary 60's producer Glyn Johns) for the Lost Highway label, who refused to release it.The album remains unreleased and Regan has referred to this album as "The Red Tapes".