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* RefugeInAudacity: A RealLife example is mentioned in several verses and the chorus to "Catalpa", which tells the story of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalpa_rescue Catalpa Rescue]]. The ship ''Catalpa'', ostensibly a whaler, had just rescued six Fenian prisoners [[SentencedToDownUnder from Australia]], and was challenged by a British gunboat. ''Catalpa'''s captain hoisted the American flag and the Brits, not wanting to risk a war with the U.S., let them go.
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** "Impartial Police Force" uses '''heavy''' {{irony}} throughout to mock the RUC.
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The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel/[[FolkMusic folk]] band. They formed in 1963 in a Dublin suburb when 3 kids named Noel Nagle, Liam Courtney, and Brian Warfield decided to start a band. They named themselves after Theobald Wolfe Tone, an 18th century Irish Nationalist. The next year they roped Brian’s older brother Derek into joining them and [[ThePeteBest Courtney]] left, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne. This became the band’s lineup for [[LongRunnerLineup almost four decades]]. They released their first album, “The Foggy Dew”, in 1965. Their albums contain a mix of traditional Irish folk music, more modern songs, and their own compositions.\\
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The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel/[[FolkMusic folk]] band. They formed in 1963 in a Dublin suburb when 3 kids named Noel Nagle, Liam Courtney, and Brian Warfield decided to start a band. They named themselves after Theobald Wolfe Tone, an 18th century Irish Nationalist. The next year they roped Brian’s older brother Derek into joining them and [[ThePeteBest Courtney]] left, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne. This became the band’s lineup for [[LongRunnerLineup almost four decades]]. They released their first album, “The ''The Foggy Dew”, Dew'', in 1965. Their albums contain a mix of traditional Irish folk music, more modern songs, and their own compositions.\\
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: "Banna Strand" makes a mention of Good Friday being in May. Since the latest Easter can possibly occur is April 25th, 25[[superscript:th]], Good Friday cannot '''be''' in May. But then, [[CaptainObvious April is more difficult to rhyme with ‘bay’]].
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* GriefSong: “Grace” is about the grief felt by Grace’s husband as they await the coming dawn and his execution[[note]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Gifford Grace Plunkett]] was a real person, as was her husband, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Plunkett Joseph]]. They really were married the night before his execution.[[/note]]
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* GriefSong: “Grace” is about the grief felt by Grace’s husband as they await the coming dawn and his execution[[note]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Gifford Grace Plunkett]] was a real person, as was her husband, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Plunkett Joseph]]. They really were married the night before his execution.[[/note]][[/note]].
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** “Great Fenian Ram” is about John Holland and his invention, one of the first submarines[[note]]The song claims it was ''the'' first, but this, strictly speaking, is [[ArtisticLicenseHistory debatable at best]][[/note]]
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** “Great Fenian Ram” is about John Holland and his invention, one of the first submarines[[note]]The song claims it was ''the'' first, but this, strictly speaking, is [[ArtisticLicenseHistory debatable at best]][[/note]]best]][[/note]].
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** "Flight of Earls" is about the longing for home of the wave of emigrants that left Ireland in the latter half of the 20th century due to the lack of jobs.
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* LandmarkOfLore: “Newgrange (Brú na Bóinne)” is about one of these, the eponymous neolithic tomb (which is older than the pyramids).
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* RadioSong: “Radio Toor-i-li-ay” is about how some of their songs pretty much all get banned from Irish and British radio for being “too political” while songs about sex and drugs are just fine to air.
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The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel/[[FolkMusic folk]] band. They formed in 1963 in a Dublin suburb when 3 kids named Noel Nagle, Liam Courtney, and Brian Warfield decided to start a band. They named themselves after Theobald Wolfe Tone, an 18th century Irish Nationalist. The next year they roped Brian’s older brother Derek into joining them and [[ThePeteBest Courtney]] left, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne. This became the band’s lineup for [[LongRunnerLineup almost four decades]]. They released their first album, “The Foggy Dew”, in 1965. Their albums contain a mix of traditional Irish folk music, more modern songs, and their own compositions.
Around the TurnOfTheMillennium they ran into some trouble. Derek Warfield pulled some legal shenanigans which left the other members of the band unable to legally record new material for over a decade. He eventually left to [[StartMyOwn form his own band]]: [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones]]. The remaining three couldn’t even legally tour under the name "The Wolfe Tones" for a few years due to the contract Derek had suckered them into. Brian, Noel, and Tommy righted the ship eventually, and they are still touring.
Around the TurnOfTheMillennium they ran into some trouble. Derek Warfield pulled some legal shenanigans which left the other members of the band unable to legally record new material for over a decade. He eventually left to [[StartMyOwn form his own band]]: [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones]]. The remaining three couldn’t even legally tour under the name "The Wolfe Tones" for a few years due to the contract Derek had suckered them into. Brian, Noel, and Tommy righted the ship eventually, and they are still touring.
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The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel/[[FolkMusic folk]] band. They formed in 1963 in a Dublin suburb when 3 kids named Noel Nagle, Liam Courtney, and Brian Warfield decided to start a band. They named themselves after Theobald Wolfe Tone, an 18th century Irish Nationalist. The next year they roped Brian’s older brother Derek into joining them and [[ThePeteBest Courtney]] left, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne. This became the band’s lineup for [[LongRunnerLineup almost four decades]]. They released their first album, “The Foggy Dew”, in 1965. Their albums contain a mix of traditional Irish folk music, more modern songs, and their own compositions.
compositions.\\
Around the TurnOfTheMillennium they ran into some trouble. Derek Warfield pulled some legal shenanigans which left the other members of the band unable to legally record new material for over a decade. He eventually left to [[StartMyOwn form his own band]]: [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones]]. The remaining three couldn’t even legally tour under the name "The Wolfe Tones" for a few years due to the contract Derek had suckered them into. Brian, Noel, and Tommy righted the ship eventually, and they are still touring.\\
Around the TurnOfTheMillennium they ran into some trouble. Derek Warfield pulled some legal shenanigans which left the other members of the band unable to legally record new material for over a decade. He eventually left to [[StartMyOwn form his own band]]: [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones]]. The remaining three couldn’t even legally tour under the name "The Wolfe Tones" for a few years due to the contract Derek had suckered them into. Brian, Noel, and Tommy righted the ship eventually, and they are still touring.\\
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The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel/[[FolkMusic folk]] band. They formed in 1963 in a Dublin suburb when 3 kids named Noel Nagle, Liam Courtney, and Brian Warfield decided to start a band. They named themselves after Theobald Wolfe Tone, an 18th century Irish Nationalist. The next year they roped Brian’s older brother Derek into joining them and [[ThePeteBest Courtney]] left, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne. This became the band’s lineup for [[LongRunner almost four decades]]. They released their first album, “The Foggy Dew”, in 1965. Their albums contain a mix of traditional Irish folk music, more modern songs, and their own compositions.
Around TheTurnOfTheMillenium they ran into some trouble. Derek Warfield pulled some legal shenanigans which left the other members of the band unable to legally record new material for over a decade. He eventually left to [[StartMyOwn form his own band]]: [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones]]. The remaining three couldn’t even legally tour under the name "The Wolfe Tones" for a few years due to the contract Derek had suckered them into. Brian, Noel, and Tommy righted the ship eventually, and they are still touring.
Around TheTurnOfTheMillenium they ran into some trouble. Derek Warfield pulled some legal shenanigans which left the other members of the band unable to legally record new material for over a decade. He eventually left to [[StartMyOwn form his own band]]: [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones]]. The remaining three couldn’t even legally tour under the name "The Wolfe Tones" for a few years due to the contract Derek had suckered them into. Brian, Noel, and Tommy righted the ship eventually, and they are still touring.
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The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel/[[FolkMusic folk]] band. They formed in 1963 in a Dublin suburb when 3 kids named Noel Nagle, Liam Courtney, and Brian Warfield decided to start a band. They named themselves after Theobald Wolfe Tone, an 18th century Irish Nationalist. The next year they roped Brian’s older brother Derek into joining them and [[ThePeteBest Courtney]] left, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne. This became the band’s lineup for [[LongRunner [[LongRunnerLineup almost four decades]]. They released their first album, “The Foggy Dew”, in 1965. Their albums contain a mix of traditional Irish folk music, more modern songs, and their own compositions.
AroundTheTurnOfTheMillenium the TurnOfTheMillennium they ran into some trouble. Derek Warfield pulled some legal shenanigans which left the other members of the band unable to legally record new material for over a decade. He eventually left to [[StartMyOwn form his own band]]: [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones]]. The remaining three couldn’t even legally tour under the name "The Wolfe Tones" for a few years due to the contract Derek had suckered them into. Brian, Noel, and Tommy righted the ship eventually, and they are still touring.
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* BannedInChina: Given how pro-Republican[[note]]''Irish'' Republican, meaning they want Ireland reunified. Not [[UsefulNotes/AmericanPoliticalSystem American Republican]].[[/note]] many of their songs are, it should come as no surprise that many of them have been banned at one point or another from the UK and/or Irish airwaves. “Radio Toor-i-li-ay” mentions this and mocks it.
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* CoveredUp:
** Their version of “The Broad Black Brimmer” has so eclipsed the original that many sources cite the author as the Wolfe Tones as a whole or Noel Nagle in particular[[note]]It was actually written by Art [=McMillan=] and came out a year before the Wolfe Tones covered it[[/note]].
** “Rifles of the I.R.A.” is associated enough with the band that it was the title of one of their albums. It was written by Dominic Behan.
** They are usually credited as the originators of the song “Go On Home British Soldiers”. They didn’t write it.
** {{ZigZagged|trope}} with “Banna Strand”. The Wolfe Tones are the best known performers of the song, and most of it was written by an unknown author, but they modified the lyrics and Derek added the last verse to make the band’s version.
** Their version of “The Broad Black Brimmer” has so eclipsed the original that many sources cite the author as the Wolfe Tones as a whole or Noel Nagle in particular[[note]]It was actually written by Art [=McMillan=] and came out a year before the Wolfe Tones covered it[[/note]].
** “Rifles of the I.R.A.” is associated enough with the band that it was the title of one of their albums. It was written by Dominic Behan.
** They are usually credited as the originators of the song “Go On Home British Soldiers”. They didn’t write it.
** {{ZigZagged|trope}} with “Banna Strand”. The Wolfe Tones are the best known performers of the song, and most of it was written by an unknown author, but they modified the lyrics and Derek added the last verse to make the band’s version.
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* MilestoneCelebration:
** They released albums marking their 25th, 40th, and 50th anniversaries, as well as one for the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
** “Celtic Symphony” was written for the 100th anniversary of Celtic FC
** They released albums marking their 25th, 40th, and 50th anniversaries, as well as one for the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
** “Celtic Symphony” was written for the 100th anniversary of Celtic FC
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* ThePeteBest: Liam Courtney left the band after a year, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne.
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* RefrainFromAssuming: “Joe [=McDonnell=]” only mentions the man’s name in the first line of the song, never in the chorus.
* SignatureSong: “We’re On The One Road”.
* SignatureSong: “We’re On The One Road”.
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->''We're on the one road, sharing the one load\\
We're on the one road, it may be the wrong road,\\
But we're together, now who cares?''
The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel/[[FolkMusic folk]] band. They formed in 1963 in a Dublin suburb when 3 kids named Noel Nagle, Liam Courtney, and Brian Warfield decided to start a band. They named themselves after Theobald Wolfe Tone, an 18th century Irish Nationalist. The next year they roped Brian’s older brother Derek into joining them and [[ThePeteBest Courtney]] left, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne. This became the band’s lineup for [[LongRunner almost four decades]]. They released their first album, “The Foggy Dew”, in 1965. Their albums contain a mix of traditional Irish folk music, more modern songs, and their own compositions.
Around TheTurnOfTheMillenium they ran into some trouble. Derek Warfield pulled some legal shenanigans which left the other members of the band unable to legally record new material for over a decade. He eventually left to [[StartMyOwn form his own band]]: [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones]]. The remaining three couldn’t even legally tour under the name "The Wolfe Tones" for a few years due to the contract Derek had suckered them into. Brian, Noel, and Tommy righted the ship eventually, and they are still touring.
Their effect on Irish folk and rebel music has been impressive, with many of their songs becoming standards, especially “We’re On The One Road”.
!!Discography:
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* The Foggy Dew (1965)
* Up The Rebels! (1966)
* The Rights Of Man (1968)
* Rifles Of The IRA (1970)
* Let The People Sing (1972)
* Till Ireland A Nation (1974)
* Irish To The Core (1976)
* Across The Broad Atlantic (1976)
* Belt Of The Celts (1978)
* Live Alive-Oh (1980 - Live)
* Spirit Of The Nation (1981)
* Ás Gaeilge (1982)
* A Sense Of Freedom (1983)
* Profile (1985)
* The Wolfe Tones Greatest Hits (1986 - Compilation)
* Sing Out For Ireland (1987)
* The Wolfe Tones 25th Anniversary (1989 - Compilation)
* You'll Never Beat The Irish (2001)
* The Very Best Of Wolfe Tones (2002 - Compilation)
* The Troubles (2004)
* The Wolfe Tones 40th Anniversary Live (2004 - Live)
* The Wolfe Tones Platinum (2005 - Compilation)
* Rebels and Heroes (2008)
* Child Of Destiny (2012)
* The Wolfe Tones 50th Anniversary Concert Live Boxset (2014 - Live)
* The Wolfe Tones 1916 Commemoration Concert Live Boxset (2016 - Live)
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!!This Band’s history and works contain examples of:
* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: The instances of the word “rebel” in “James Connolly” have the stress placed upon the second syllable for the purpose of making rhymes.
* AntiPoliceSong: They were decidedly ''not'' fans of the RUC.
** “Plastic Bullets” heavily criticized the RUC’s use of said bullets.
---> ''So you shoot your plastic bullets to keep your plastic state.''
* ArtisticLicenseReligion: "Banna Strand" makes a mention of Good Friday being in May. Since the latest Easter can possibly occur is April 25th, Good Friday cannot '''be''' in May. But then, [[CaptainObvious April is more difficult to rhyme ‘bay’]].
* AssShove: ''[[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion Almost]]'' stated in the last verse of "Janey Mac, I'm Nearly Forty”. In concert Brian will sometimes make gestures so even the dimmest bulbs in the audience can get what they ''aren’t'' saying.
-->''So all you knockers and begrudgers, you will admit we have that touch of class\\
If not, we'll send you our new record and you can stick it up your '''[[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion jumper]]'''.''
* AudienceParticipationSong: in concert they expect the audience to sing along, especially with the more up-tempo songs. Live recordings of perennial favorite "We're On The One Road" contain numerous instances of the band letting the crowd sing part or all of the chorus.
* AwfulWeddedLife: {{Discussed|Trope}} in the very first line of the chorus to “Paddle Me Own Canoe”
-->''I have no wife to bother me life, no lover to prove I’m true''
* BannedInChina: Given how pro-Republican[[note]]''Irish'' Republican, meaning they want Ireland reunified. Not [[UsefulNotes/AmericanPoliticalSystem American Republican]].[[/note]] many of their songs are, it should come as no surprise that many of them have been banned at one point or another from the UK and/or Irish airwaves. “Radio Toor-i-li-ay” mentions this and mocks it.
* BreakupSong: "Boston Rose" is about a love separated from the singer, not by choice, but because she had to return to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} while he stayed in Ireland.
* CharityMotivationSong: In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they rewrote “Go On Home British Soldiers” to “Go On Home '''Russian''' Soldiers” (complete with lyrics ''in Russian'') with the proceeds from the song going towards aid for Ukrainian refugees.
* ConceptAlbum: ''Ás Gaeilge'' consists solely of songs in Irish.
* CoveredUp:
** Their version of “The Broad Black Brimmer” has so eclipsed the original that many sources cite the author as the Wolfe Tones as a whole or Noel Nagle in particular[[note]]It was actually written by Art [=McMillan=] and came out a year before the Wolfe Tones covered it[[/note]].
** “Rifles of the I.R.A.” is associated enough with the band that it was the title of one of their albums. It was written by Dominic Behan.
** They are usually credited as the originators of the song “Go On Home British Soldiers”. They didn’t write it.
** {{ZigZagged|trope}} with “Banna Strand”. The Wolfe Tones are the best known performers of the song, and most of it was written by an unknown author, but they modified the lyrics and Derek added the last verse to make the band’s version.
* CurseOfTheAncients: “Janey Mac” (from “Janey Mac, I’m Nearly Forty”) is some older Dublin slang [[GoshDangItToHeck used in place of]] “Jesus” or “Jesus Christ”. Its use just makes the song funnier.
* DeathSong:
** “Grace” is sung from the POV of Joseph Plunkett as he awaits his execution the next morning for his part in the Easter Rising.
** "Joe [=McDonnell=]" is sung from the POV of the eponymous hunger striker as he awaits his turn to die of starvation.
* FaceOnTheCover: the cover of ''Profile'' shows the Irish flag, with the four lines from it outlining the faces of the four band members.
* FootballFightSong: “Celtic Symphony” was written for Celtic FC’s 100th anniversary
* FourStarBadass:
** “Admiral William Brown” is about the father of the [[UsefulNotes/ArgentinesWithArmoredVehicles Argentine navy]], who was born in County Mayo.
** “Michael Collins” is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly who the title says]], the man in charge of the military during [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishRevolution the War for Independence]].
* FunetikAksent: “Quare Things In Dublin” has a phonetic spelling of ‘Queer’ in the title
* GoshDangItToHeck: “Janey Mac” (from “Janey Mac, I’m Nearly Forty”) is some [[CurseOfTheAncients older Dublin slang]] used in place of “Jesus” or “Jesus Christ”. The song wouldn’t be ''nearly'' as funny without the substitution.
* GreatEscape: “The Helicopter Song” (a.k.a. “The Warder in the Joy”) is about a prison break from Mountjoy prison where the eponymous helicopter just set down in the prison yard and lifted off with several [[UsefulNotes/TheTroubles IRA]] prisoners.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: A couple of these, one in 1986 and the other in 2002. That doesn’t even count the MilestoneCelebration albums.
* GriefSong: “Grace” is about the grief felt by Grace’s husband as they await the coming dawn and his execution[[note]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Gifford Grace Plunkett]] was a real person, as was her husband, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Plunkett Joseph]]. They really were married the night before his execution.[[/note]]
* HistoricalBiographySong: Many of these.
** “Admiral William Brown” is about the [[FourStarBadass father of the]] [[UsefulNotes/ArgentinesWithArmoredVehicles Argentine navy]], who was from Ireland.
** “Banna Strand” is about Sir Roger Casement, specifically his attempt to get weapons to his countrymen for the [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishRevolution Easter Rising]]. He got caught, tried, convicted, and hanged.
** “Great Fenian Ram” is about John Holland and his invention, one of the first submarines[[note]]The song claims it was ''the'' first, but this, strictly speaking, is [[ArtisticLicenseHistory debatable at best]][[/note]]
** “James Connolly” is about Connolly’s execution in the aftermath of the Easter Rising.
* HomesicknessHymn: Many, ''many'' examples. Not surprising considering how many songs in their catalog deal with emigration.
** "Flight of Earls" is about the longing for home of the wave of emigrants that left Ireland in the latter half of the 20th century due to the lack of jobs.
** “My Heart Is In Ireland” deals with the homesickness felt by members of UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora for a land they’ve never even seen.
---> ''Though born here in this land\\
My heart is in Ireland\\
The land of the old folks is calling to me.''
* IAmTheBand: This was Derek's view. [[SubvertedTrope He was wrong]].
* {{Instrumental}}: “Carolan’s Concerto” and “Carolan’s Favorite” are wordless songs for the harp[[note]]Not written by any of the band members, but they do show up on a few records, since they are '''long''' since in the public domain[[/note]]. "The Princess Royal" is another wordless song.
* {{Irony}}: "Up The Border" is sung from the POV of a loyal Unionist[[note]]until the last three lines, anyway[[/note]], a viewpoint the band emphatically does not agree with.
* LandmarkOfLore: “Newgrange (Brú na Bóinne)” is about one of these, the eponymous neolithic tomb (which is older than the pyramids).
* LastWishMarriage: “Grace” deals with the RealLife example of Joseph and Grace Plunkett.
* LiveAlbum: Several, starting with ''Live Alive-Oh'' in 1980.
* LocationSong: Quite a few of these, Many of them are about Dublin or specific places within it.
** “Bodenstown Churchyard” is about a graveyard. Specifically the one where Theobald Wolfe Tone is buried.
** “Dingle Bay”
** “[[FunetikAksent Quare]] Things in Dublin” is about many strange things in Dublin, most prominently a church clock that displays different times on each of its four faces[[note]]There’s a clock in Cork city called the Four-Faced Liar which earned its nickname for the exact same reason[[/note]].
** “Zoological Gardens” is about the zoo in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.
* LongRunnerLineup: From 1964 to 2000 the band lineup was the same: Derek & Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle, and Tommy Byrne.
* LoveNostalgiaSong:
** “Slievenamon”[[labelnote:pronunciation]]SHLEEV-nuh-mon[[/labelnote]] is about a lost love whom the singer met near the eponymous mountain.
---> ''But I never will forget\\
The sweet maiden I met\\
In the valley near Slievenamon''
** “Boston Rose” straddles the line between this and BreakupSong.
* MilestoneCelebration:
** They released albums marking their 25th, 40th, and 50th anniversaries, as well as one for the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
** “Celtic Symphony” was written for the 100th anniversary of Celtic FC
* MotorMouth:
** In parts of "Radio Toor-i-li-ay", Tommy is singing so quickly it can be hard to understand him.
** The last few lines of each verse in “Ode to Biddy [=McGee=]” are mostly [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken]] by Derek at such a pace that he almost stumbles over some of the words.
* OdeToIntoxication: They’re an Irish folk band. This comes up '''frequently'''.
* ParentalMarriageVeto:
** PlayedStraight in “Ode to Biddy [=McGee=]”, which leads the singer and Biddy to [[{{Elopement}} elope]].
** Sweetly {{inverted|trope}} in “Treat Me Daughter Kindly”. The only real requirement the father sets for his daughter’s prospective suitor is to care for her.
* PerfectlyCromulentWord: "Traveling Doctor's Shop" is rife with these. Pretty much every mention of a body part or disease is replaced with a nonsense word.
* ThePeteBest: Liam Courtney left the band after a year, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne.
* ProtestSong: Quite a few of these, some to do with the plight of the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland, and some others to do with the ill treatment suffered by many political prisoners taken during UsefulNotes/TheTroubles.
** “Admiral William Brown”, which is almost entirely a HistoricalBiographySong, uses the last line of the chorus to protest continued British ownership of UsefulNotes/TheFalklandIslands.
** “Long Kesh” is about the desire to close said prison and get all the inmates there released.
* RadioSong: “Radio Toor-i-li-ay” is about how some of their songs pretty much all get banned for being “too political” while songs about sex and drugs are just fine to air.
* RefrainFromAssuming: “Joe [=McDonnell=]” only mentions the man’s name in the first line of the song, never in the chorus.
* SignatureSong: “We’re On The One Road”.
* SingerNamedrop: PlayedWith in "Janey Mac, I'm Nearly 40". Brian mentions all the ''other'' members of the band by name.
* SongStyleShift: Later versions of “The Broad Black Brimmer” have an electric guitar start playing during the last verse. The whole rest of the song is acoustic.
* SorryThatImDying: The singer in “Grace” apologizes repeatedly about them not getting to spend many more years together, because he’s going to be executed in the morning.
* SpokenWordInMusic:
** “James Connolly” sometimes starts with a poem recited from the POV of a member of the firing squad that executed Connolly, after which the singing starts.
** The last few lines of each verse in “Ode to Biddy [=McGee=]” are spoken by Derek. Some of them [[MotorMouth quite quickly]].
* SoundEffectBleep: Some earlier recordings of the song “Teddy Bear’s Head” blot out the one instance of the word “ass” with a humorous sound effect.
* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: The last two lines of the last verse of "Janey Mac, I'm Nearly Forty":
-->''So all you knockers and begrudgers, you will admit we have that touch of class\\
If not, we'll send you our new record and you can [[AssShove stick it up your]] '''[[AssShove jumper]]'''.''
* TheQuietOne: Noel doesn’t talk or sing much. Of course, he generally plays wind instruments, so it’s {{justified|trope}}.
* UnreplacedDeparted: The remaining three members have not replaced Derek Warfield.
* WhenImGoneSong: "Grace"
-->''There won't be time to share our love, for we must say goodbye''
We're on the one road, it may be the wrong road,\\
But we're together, now who cares?''
The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel/[[FolkMusic folk]] band. They formed in 1963 in a Dublin suburb when 3 kids named Noel Nagle, Liam Courtney, and Brian Warfield decided to start a band. They named themselves after Theobald Wolfe Tone, an 18th century Irish Nationalist. The next year they roped Brian’s older brother Derek into joining them and [[ThePeteBest Courtney]] left, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne. This became the band’s lineup for [[LongRunner almost four decades]]. They released their first album, “The Foggy Dew”, in 1965. Their albums contain a mix of traditional Irish folk music, more modern songs, and their own compositions.
Around TheTurnOfTheMillenium they ran into some trouble. Derek Warfield pulled some legal shenanigans which left the other members of the band unable to legally record new material for over a decade. He eventually left to [[StartMyOwn form his own band]]: [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones]]. The remaining three couldn’t even legally tour under the name "The Wolfe Tones" for a few years due to the contract Derek had suckered them into. Brian, Noel, and Tommy righted the ship eventually, and they are still touring.
Their effect on Irish folk and rebel music has been impressive, with many of their songs becoming standards, especially “We’re On The One Road”.
!!Discography:
[[folder:Albums]]
* The Foggy Dew (1965)
* Up The Rebels! (1966)
* The Rights Of Man (1968)
* Rifles Of The IRA (1970)
* Let The People Sing (1972)
* Till Ireland A Nation (1974)
* Irish To The Core (1976)
* Across The Broad Atlantic (1976)
* Belt Of The Celts (1978)
* Live Alive-Oh (1980 - Live)
* Spirit Of The Nation (1981)
* Ás Gaeilge (1982)
* A Sense Of Freedom (1983)
* Profile (1985)
* The Wolfe Tones Greatest Hits (1986 - Compilation)
* Sing Out For Ireland (1987)
* The Wolfe Tones 25th Anniversary (1989 - Compilation)
* You'll Never Beat The Irish (2001)
* The Very Best Of Wolfe Tones (2002 - Compilation)
* The Troubles (2004)
* The Wolfe Tones 40th Anniversary Live (2004 - Live)
* The Wolfe Tones Platinum (2005 - Compilation)
* Rebels and Heroes (2008)
* Child Of Destiny (2012)
* The Wolfe Tones 50th Anniversary Concert Live Boxset (2014 - Live)
* The Wolfe Tones 1916 Commemoration Concert Live Boxset (2016 - Live)
[[/folder]]
!!This Band’s history and works contain examples of:
* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: The instances of the word “rebel” in “James Connolly” have the stress placed upon the second syllable for the purpose of making rhymes.
* AntiPoliceSong: They were decidedly ''not'' fans of the RUC.
** “Plastic Bullets” heavily criticized the RUC’s use of said bullets.
---> ''So you shoot your plastic bullets to keep your plastic state.''
* ArtisticLicenseReligion: "Banna Strand" makes a mention of Good Friday being in May. Since the latest Easter can possibly occur is April 25th, Good Friday cannot '''be''' in May. But then, [[CaptainObvious April is more difficult to rhyme ‘bay’]].
* AssShove: ''[[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion Almost]]'' stated in the last verse of "Janey Mac, I'm Nearly Forty”. In concert Brian will sometimes make gestures so even the dimmest bulbs in the audience can get what they ''aren’t'' saying.
-->''So all you knockers and begrudgers, you will admit we have that touch of class\\
If not, we'll send you our new record and you can stick it up your '''[[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion jumper]]'''.''
* AudienceParticipationSong: in concert they expect the audience to sing along, especially with the more up-tempo songs. Live recordings of perennial favorite "We're On The One Road" contain numerous instances of the band letting the crowd sing part or all of the chorus.
* AwfulWeddedLife: {{Discussed|Trope}} in the very first line of the chorus to “Paddle Me Own Canoe”
-->''I have no wife to bother me life, no lover to prove I’m true''
* BannedInChina: Given how pro-Republican[[note]]''Irish'' Republican, meaning they want Ireland reunified. Not [[UsefulNotes/AmericanPoliticalSystem American Republican]].[[/note]] many of their songs are, it should come as no surprise that many of them have been banned at one point or another from the UK and/or Irish airwaves. “Radio Toor-i-li-ay” mentions this and mocks it.
* BreakupSong: "Boston Rose" is about a love separated from the singer, not by choice, but because she had to return to UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} while he stayed in Ireland.
* CharityMotivationSong: In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they rewrote “Go On Home British Soldiers” to “Go On Home '''Russian''' Soldiers” (complete with lyrics ''in Russian'') with the proceeds from the song going towards aid for Ukrainian refugees.
* ConceptAlbum: ''Ás Gaeilge'' consists solely of songs in Irish.
* CoveredUp:
** Their version of “The Broad Black Brimmer” has so eclipsed the original that many sources cite the author as the Wolfe Tones as a whole or Noel Nagle in particular[[note]]It was actually written by Art [=McMillan=] and came out a year before the Wolfe Tones covered it[[/note]].
** “Rifles of the I.R.A.” is associated enough with the band that it was the title of one of their albums. It was written by Dominic Behan.
** They are usually credited as the originators of the song “Go On Home British Soldiers”. They didn’t write it.
** {{ZigZagged|trope}} with “Banna Strand”. The Wolfe Tones are the best known performers of the song, and most of it was written by an unknown author, but they modified the lyrics and Derek added the last verse to make the band’s version.
* CurseOfTheAncients: “Janey Mac” (from “Janey Mac, I’m Nearly Forty”) is some older Dublin slang [[GoshDangItToHeck used in place of]] “Jesus” or “Jesus Christ”. Its use just makes the song funnier.
* DeathSong:
** “Grace” is sung from the POV of Joseph Plunkett as he awaits his execution the next morning for his part in the Easter Rising.
** "Joe [=McDonnell=]" is sung from the POV of the eponymous hunger striker as he awaits his turn to die of starvation.
* FaceOnTheCover: the cover of ''Profile'' shows the Irish flag, with the four lines from it outlining the faces of the four band members.
* FootballFightSong: “Celtic Symphony” was written for Celtic FC’s 100th anniversary
* FourStarBadass:
** “Admiral William Brown” is about the father of the [[UsefulNotes/ArgentinesWithArmoredVehicles Argentine navy]], who was born in County Mayo.
** “Michael Collins” is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly who the title says]], the man in charge of the military during [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishRevolution the War for Independence]].
* FunetikAksent: “Quare Things In Dublin” has a phonetic spelling of ‘Queer’ in the title
* GoshDangItToHeck: “Janey Mac” (from “Janey Mac, I’m Nearly Forty”) is some [[CurseOfTheAncients older Dublin slang]] used in place of “Jesus” or “Jesus Christ”. The song wouldn’t be ''nearly'' as funny without the substitution.
* GreatEscape: “The Helicopter Song” (a.k.a. “The Warder in the Joy”) is about a prison break from Mountjoy prison where the eponymous helicopter just set down in the prison yard and lifted off with several [[UsefulNotes/TheTroubles IRA]] prisoners.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: A couple of these, one in 1986 and the other in 2002. That doesn’t even count the MilestoneCelebration albums.
* GriefSong: “Grace” is about the grief felt by Grace’s husband as they await the coming dawn and his execution[[note]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Gifford Grace Plunkett]] was a real person, as was her husband, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Plunkett Joseph]]. They really were married the night before his execution.[[/note]]
* HistoricalBiographySong: Many of these.
** “Admiral William Brown” is about the [[FourStarBadass father of the]] [[UsefulNotes/ArgentinesWithArmoredVehicles Argentine navy]], who was from Ireland.
** “Banna Strand” is about Sir Roger Casement, specifically his attempt to get weapons to his countrymen for the [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishRevolution Easter Rising]]. He got caught, tried, convicted, and hanged.
** “Great Fenian Ram” is about John Holland and his invention, one of the first submarines[[note]]The song claims it was ''the'' first, but this, strictly speaking, is [[ArtisticLicenseHistory debatable at best]][[/note]]
** “James Connolly” is about Connolly’s execution in the aftermath of the Easter Rising.
* HomesicknessHymn: Many, ''many'' examples. Not surprising considering how many songs in their catalog deal with emigration.
** "Flight of Earls" is about the longing for home of the wave of emigrants that left Ireland in the latter half of the 20th century due to the lack of jobs.
** “My Heart Is In Ireland” deals with the homesickness felt by members of UsefulNotes/TheIrishDiaspora for a land they’ve never even seen.
---> ''Though born here in this land\\
My heart is in Ireland\\
The land of the old folks is calling to me.''
* IAmTheBand: This was Derek's view. [[SubvertedTrope He was wrong]].
* {{Instrumental}}: “Carolan’s Concerto” and “Carolan’s Favorite” are wordless songs for the harp[[note]]Not written by any of the band members, but they do show up on a few records, since they are '''long''' since in the public domain[[/note]]. "The Princess Royal" is another wordless song.
* {{Irony}}: "Up The Border" is sung from the POV of a loyal Unionist[[note]]until the last three lines, anyway[[/note]], a viewpoint the band emphatically does not agree with.
* LandmarkOfLore: “Newgrange (Brú na Bóinne)” is about one of these, the eponymous neolithic tomb (which is older than the pyramids).
* LastWishMarriage: “Grace” deals with the RealLife example of Joseph and Grace Plunkett.
* LiveAlbum: Several, starting with ''Live Alive-Oh'' in 1980.
* LocationSong: Quite a few of these, Many of them are about Dublin or specific places within it.
** “Bodenstown Churchyard” is about a graveyard. Specifically the one where Theobald Wolfe Tone is buried.
** “Dingle Bay”
** “[[FunetikAksent Quare]] Things in Dublin” is about many strange things in Dublin, most prominently a church clock that displays different times on each of its four faces[[note]]There’s a clock in Cork city called the Four-Faced Liar which earned its nickname for the exact same reason[[/note]].
** “Zoological Gardens” is about the zoo in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.
* LongRunnerLineup: From 1964 to 2000 the band lineup was the same: Derek & Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle, and Tommy Byrne.
* LoveNostalgiaSong:
** “Slievenamon”[[labelnote:pronunciation]]SHLEEV-nuh-mon[[/labelnote]] is about a lost love whom the singer met near the eponymous mountain.
---> ''But I never will forget\\
The sweet maiden I met\\
In the valley near Slievenamon''
** “Boston Rose” straddles the line between this and BreakupSong.
* MilestoneCelebration:
** They released albums marking their 25th, 40th, and 50th anniversaries, as well as one for the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
** “Celtic Symphony” was written for the 100th anniversary of Celtic FC
* MotorMouth:
** In parts of "Radio Toor-i-li-ay", Tommy is singing so quickly it can be hard to understand him.
** The last few lines of each verse in “Ode to Biddy [=McGee=]” are mostly [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken]] by Derek at such a pace that he almost stumbles over some of the words.
* OdeToIntoxication: They’re an Irish folk band. This comes up '''frequently'''.
* ParentalMarriageVeto:
** PlayedStraight in “Ode to Biddy [=McGee=]”, which leads the singer and Biddy to [[{{Elopement}} elope]].
** Sweetly {{inverted|trope}} in “Treat Me Daughter Kindly”. The only real requirement the father sets for his daughter’s prospective suitor is to care for her.
* PerfectlyCromulentWord: "Traveling Doctor's Shop" is rife with these. Pretty much every mention of a body part or disease is replaced with a nonsense word.
* ThePeteBest: Liam Courtney left the band after a year, to be replaced with Tommy Byrne.
* ProtestSong: Quite a few of these, some to do with the plight of the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland, and some others to do with the ill treatment suffered by many political prisoners taken during UsefulNotes/TheTroubles.
** “Admiral William Brown”, which is almost entirely a HistoricalBiographySong, uses the last line of the chorus to protest continued British ownership of UsefulNotes/TheFalklandIslands.
** “Long Kesh” is about the desire to close said prison and get all the inmates there released.
* RadioSong: “Radio Toor-i-li-ay” is about how some of their songs pretty much all get banned for being “too political” while songs about sex and drugs are just fine to air.
* RefrainFromAssuming: “Joe [=McDonnell=]” only mentions the man’s name in the first line of the song, never in the chorus.
* SignatureSong: “We’re On The One Road”.
* SingerNamedrop: PlayedWith in "Janey Mac, I'm Nearly 40". Brian mentions all the ''other'' members of the band by name.
* SongStyleShift: Later versions of “The Broad Black Brimmer” have an electric guitar start playing during the last verse. The whole rest of the song is acoustic.
* SorryThatImDying: The singer in “Grace” apologizes repeatedly about them not getting to spend many more years together, because he’s going to be executed in the morning.
* SpokenWordInMusic:
** “James Connolly” sometimes starts with a poem recited from the POV of a member of the firing squad that executed Connolly, after which the singing starts.
** The last few lines of each verse in “Ode to Biddy [=McGee=]” are spoken by Derek. Some of them [[MotorMouth quite quickly]].
* SoundEffectBleep: Some earlier recordings of the song “Teddy Bear’s Head” blot out the one instance of the word “ass” with a humorous sound effect.
* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: The last two lines of the last verse of "Janey Mac, I'm Nearly Forty":
-->''So all you knockers and begrudgers, you will admit we have that touch of class\\
If not, we'll send you our new record and you can [[AssShove stick it up your]] '''[[AssShove jumper]]'''.''
* TheQuietOne: Noel doesn’t talk or sing much. Of course, he generally plays wind instruments, so it’s {{justified|trope}}.
* UnreplacedDeparted: The remaining three members have not replaced Derek Warfield.
* WhenImGoneSong: "Grace"
-->''There won't be time to share our love, for we must say goodbye''
