The Wolfe Tones
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The Wolfe Tones are an Irish folk and ballad group renowned for their republican and nationalist songs that have been influential in Irish music since the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wolfe Tones canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10657229 — 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: The Wolfe Tones Context triple: [Brian Warfield, memberOf, The Wolfe Tones]
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A.
The Pogues
The Pogues were an influential Anglo-Irish band known for fusing traditional Celtic folk music with punk rock energy and poetic, often gritty storytelling.
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B.
Green Mountain Boys
The Green Mountain Boys were a militia organization from the New Hampshire Grants (later Vermont) known for their role in the American Revolutionary War, including the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and other key actions against British forces.
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C.
The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk group whose energetic performances and recordings in the 1950s and 1960s helped popularize Irish and folk music internationally, particularly in the United States.
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D.
The Bothy Band
The Bothy Band was a highly influential 1970s Irish traditional music group known for its virtuosic playing, innovative arrangements, and major impact on the modern Celtic music revival.
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E.
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are an acclaimed Irish traditional folk band known for popularizing Celtic music worldwide and collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
- 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: The Wolfe Tones Target entity description: The Wolfe Tones are an Irish folk and ballad group renowned for their republican and nationalist songs that have been influential in Irish music since the 1960s.
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A.
The Pogues
The Pogues were an influential Anglo-Irish band known for fusing traditional Celtic folk music with punk rock energy and poetic, often gritty storytelling.
-
B.
Green Mountain Boys
The Green Mountain Boys were a militia organization from the New Hampshire Grants (later Vermont) known for their role in the American Revolutionary War, including the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and other key actions against British forces.
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C.
The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk group whose energetic performances and recordings in the 1950s and 1960s helped popularize Irish and folk music internationally, particularly in the United States.
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D.
The Bothy Band
The Bothy Band was a highly influential 1970s Irish traditional music group known for its virtuosic playing, innovative arrangements, and major impact on the modern Celtic music revival.
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E.
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are an acclaimed Irish traditional folk band known for popularizing Celtic music worldwide and collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish folk music group
ⓘ
ballad group ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish folk
ⓘ
folk ballad ⓘ rebel music ⓘ |
| hasFanbaseIn |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish diaspora communities ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember | Derek Warfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brian Warfield
NERFINISHED
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Noel Nagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlbum |
Celtic Symphony (album)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish to the Core NERFINISHED ⓘ Let the People Sing NERFINISHED ⓘ Profile ⓘ Rifles of the I.R.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ Sing Out for Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirit of the Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Foggy Dew (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Greatest Hits NERFINISHED ⓘ The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ Till Ireland a Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSingle |
A Nation Once Again
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celtic Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ Come Out Ye Black and Tans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
A Nation Once Again
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celtic Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ Come Out Ye Black and Tans NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ On the One Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Some Say the Devil Is Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ The Foggy Dew NERFINISHED ⓘ The Men Behind the Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ The Merry Ploughboy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Streets of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1963 ⓘ |
| influentialIn | Irish music ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics |
English
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Irish ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theobald Wolfe Tone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Irish nationalist songs
ⓘ
republican songs ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsTheme |
Irish history
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Irish independence ⓘ The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | controversy over political lyrics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wolfe Tones Description of subject: The Wolfe Tones are an Irish folk and ballad group renowned for their republican and nationalist songs that have been influential in Irish music since the 1960s.
Referenced by (2)
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