The Wolfe Tones
Irish rebel music band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Irish rebel band. For similar sounding terms, see Wolf tone (disambiguation). For the revolutionary leader and leader of the 1798 rebellion which the band is named after, see Wolfe Tone.
The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band that incorporate Irish traditional music in their songs. Formed in 1963, they take their name from Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double meaning of a wolf tone – a spurious sound that can affect instruments in the string family of the orchestra.[1][2]
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The Wolfe Tones | |
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Origin | Bluebell, Dublin, Ireland |
Genres | Irish folk, Irish rebel songs, rock |
Years active | 1963–2024 |
Labels | Skin Music |
Members | Noel Nagle Brian Warfield Tommy Byrne |
Past members | Liam Courtney Derek Warfield |
Website | wolfetonesofficialsite |
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