The End of History (album)

The End of History is the debut studio album by the Irish folk musician Fionn Regan, released on 7 August 2006 on Bella Union. The album was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize, and was also named Best Irish Album of 2006 by the Irish Independent.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	[3]
The Guardian	[4]

The End of History
Studio album by Fionn Regan
Released	7 August 2006 (2006-08-07)
Recorded	2005 (2005)–2006 (2006)
Genre	Folk
Length	49:41
Label	Bella Union (UK) Lost Highway (US)
Producer	Fionn Regan
Fionn Regan chronology
The End of History (2006) The Shadow of an Empire (2010)
Singles from The End of History
"Be Good or Be Gone" Released: 5 February 2006

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fionn Regan.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Good or Be Gone"	3:20
2.	"The Underwood Typewriter"	3:03
3.	"Hunters Map"	3:39
4.	"Hey Rabbit"	3:33
5.	"Black Water Child"	3:00
6.	"Put a Penny in the Slot"	4:02
7.	"The Cowshed"	3:32
8.	"Snowy Atlas Mountains"	4:14
9.	"Noah (Ghost in a Sheet)"	3:40
10.	"The End of History"	4:39
11.	"Abacus"	2:36
12.	"Bunker or Basement"	6:26
13.	"Campaign Button" (hidden track)	3:11
Total length:		49:41

iTunes^[5] bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Anglers Curse"	3:54
Total length:		53:35

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[6]

Performer

• Fionn Regan – vocals, guitar, backing vocals, piano (5), banjo (6), saw (7), tambourine (10), producer, mixing, design, photography

Additional musicians

• Jamie Morrison – drums (3, 5, 7), vibrations (2)
• Louis Vause – piano (12)
• Laura Murphy – backing vocals (5)
• Anna Phoebe – violin (8, 9)
• Oli – cello, violin (2)

Technical personnel

• Karl Odlum – bass (7, 10), engineer (1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13)
• Mike Pellanconi – engineer (3, 5, 7–9, 12)
• Mark Bishop – engineer (2)
• Liam Mulvaney – engineer (5)
• Simon Raymonde – mixing
• Finn Eiles – mixing engineer
• Denis Blackham – mastering

Chart positions

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Irish Albums Chart[7]	29
Chart (2007)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[8]	123