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Song of the Celts is a patriotic song sung by several groups, notably the Wolfe Tones.Since the lyrics of the song discuss unity amongst Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Manx, Breton and Cornish ethnic groups, it may be regarded as an unofficial anthem of the Celtic people.
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 sound that can affect instruments in the string family of the orchestra.
Irish to the Core is the seventh album by Irish folk and rebel band The Wolfe Tones. The album features a number of political songs including Botany Bay and Rock on Rockall . [ 1 ]
Warfield has written many songs for the Wolfe Tones, notably "The Helicopter Song", "Irish Eyes" and "My Heart is in Ireland". "Let the People Sing", was written in dedication to those Irish ballad singers who were banned from singing Irish songs. It has been performed by many Celtic and Irish Rebel bands, including Celtic band Charlie and the ...
The discography of The Wolfe Tones, an Irish folk and rebel group from the suburbs of Dublin, consists of sixteen studio albums, three extended plays, three live albums and ten compilation albums. The Wolfe Tones released their first album with Fontana Records in 1965 and released their most recent studio album with Shanachie Records in 2004.
A Sense of Freedom is the twelfth album by Irish folk and rebel band The Wolfe Tones. Track listing. Merman; ... Irish Eyes; Flower of Scotland; Michael Collins;
You'll Never Beat the Irish is the sixteenth album by Irish folk and rebel band The Wolfe Tones. This album was the first recorded and released by the band without founding member Derek Warfield , who had departed earlier the same year.
The song was immediately prohibited from being played on RTÉ stations [1] or was severely restricted, [2] sources vary. Despite that, the song sold 12,000 single records in the first week of release, taking it to the number one position in the Irish Singles Chart on 22 November 1973, and held that position for four weeks, [1] until it was replaced by Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody.