Emmet Spiceland
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Emmet Spiceland was an influential Irish folk group of the late 1960s known for its innovative harmonies and role in modernizing traditional Irish music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish folk group
ⓘ
musical group ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish folk revival
ⓘ
showband era in Ireland ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Irish number-one single for "Mary from Dungloe" ⓘ |
| basedIn | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
The Emmet Folk Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Spicelanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish folk music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brendan Leeson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brian Bolger NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McCabe NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McCann NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McDermott NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McGrath NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McGuire NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McKenna NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ Donal Lunny NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick Moloney NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlbum | The First NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSong | Mary from Dungloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Irish folk groups ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | contemporary Irish folk music ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstSuccess | Ireland GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative vocal harmonies
ⓘ
modernizing traditional Irish music ⓘ popularizing the song "Mary from Dungloe" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mary from Dungloe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The First NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularity | late 1960s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Pye Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
close-harmony singing
ⓘ
contemporary arrangements of traditional songs ⓘ |
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