Alan Roberts (Scottish guitarist)
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Alan Roberts was a Scottish guitarist and folk musician known for his influential work in the British folk scene of the 1970s and for collaborating with notable artists such as Dougie MacLean.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alan Roberts (Scottish guitarist) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15166350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Roberts (Scottish guitarist) Context triple: [Alasdair Roberts (solo), father, Alan Roberts (Scottish guitarist)]
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A.
Alasdair Roberts (solo)
Alasdair Roberts (solo) is a Scottish folk singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his stark, traditional-influenced songs and reinterpretations of British and Irish folk music.
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B.
John Etheridge
John Etheridge is an English jazz and fusion guitarist known for his virtuosic playing and collaborations with prominent artists and bands.
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C.
Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee was an English rock and blues guitarist best known as the virtuosic frontman of Ten Years After and a prominent figure of the 1960s British blues-rock scene.
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D.
Chris Hutcherson
Chris Hutcherson is the father of American actor Josh Hutcherson.
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E.
Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth was a pioneering English jazz fusion guitarist and composer renowned for his advanced harmonies, fluid legato technique, and influential work with bands like Soft Machine, U.K., and his own solo projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Roberts (Scottish guitarist) Target entity description: Alan Roberts was a Scottish guitarist and folk musician known for his influential work in the British folk scene of the 1970s and for collaborating with notable artists such as Dougie MacLean.
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A.
Alasdair Roberts (solo)
Alasdair Roberts (solo) is a Scottish folk singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his stark, traditional-influenced songs and reinterpretations of British and Irish folk music.
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B.
John Etheridge
John Etheridge is an English jazz and fusion guitarist known for his virtuosic playing and collaborations with prominent artists and bands.
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C.
Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee was an English rock and blues guitarist best known as the virtuosic frontman of Ten Years After and a prominent figure of the 1960s British blues-rock scene.
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D.
Chris Hutcherson
Chris Hutcherson is the father of American actor Josh Hutcherson.
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E.
Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth was a pioneering English jazz fusion guitarist and composer renowned for his advanced harmonies, fluid legato technique, and influential work with bands like Soft Machine, U.K., and his own solo projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.