13-415: "Admiral William Brown" is a song written and first performed by the Wolfe Tones in 1982, the year of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The song recounts the biography of Irish-Argentine admiral William Brown (1777–1857), and contains denunciations of imperialism , colonialism and the United Kingdom. It was included in the group's 1983 album, A Sense of Freedom . The song
26-534: A gig in Liverpool . Inactive Defunct The song "Irish Eyes" was written by Brian Warfield as a paean for his mother Kathleen who died of cancer the year prior to its release. A song about emigration to London entitled "My Heart is in Ireland" became a number 2 hit for the band. The song Celtic Symphony was written by Warfield in 1987 for the centenary of Celtic Football Club . Other songs written by
39-1009: The Irish government's planned commemoration of the RIC , as part of its ' Decade of Commemoration '. As a result of this, on 10 January, the song entered the Irish Singles Chart at No. 33 and also debuted at No. 1 in the Scottish Singles Chart . Bagatelle (band) Bagatelle were an Irish rock band that first formed in August 1978. They are known for their popular pop hits such as "Second Violin", "Leeson Street Lady" and "Summer in Dublin", their best known song. The band formed in Bray , County Wicklow , Ireland . Fellow Irish musician Bono commented on
52-577: The NYPD . Footballer James McClean attracted criticism when he tweeted that he listened to their rendition of The Broad Black Brimmer before a match, a song in which a son learns of how his father was killed in fighting for the IRA. He was told by club manager Martin O'Neill to refrain from using Twitter. In 2002, after an allegedly orchestrated e-mail campaign by fans to "try and mess it up" their rendition of " A Nation Once Again " by Thomas Osborne Davis
65-576: The US, the band played concerts at Galway Airport , Castlebar , Co. Mayo and in the 3Arena , with the band's advertised final gig taking place in Dublin on 13 October 2024. On 23 August 2024, the band released a final single, Goodbye to All Our Friends . Despite the 3Arena show being advertised as the bands final gig, the band announced two shows at Thomond Park in Limerick for July 2025, as well as
78-738: The Wolfe Tones. Derek's solo releases continued annually until 2006. The Wolfe Tones continued to tour as a three-piece band. In 2022–2024, the band played shows in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin , the INEC Ireland , Broadway (Manhattan) in New York , the Atheneum Chicago and Electric Picnic . However, they announced their retirement in 2023, with a 60th-anniversary tour to conclude their career. As well as gigs in
91-473: The band, and in November 1964 Tommy Byrne replaced Courtney, creating the band's most recognizable line-up, which would last for nearly 37 years until January 2001. In 1995, Derek Warfield released a solo studio album entitled Legacy as he was still eligible to record under his own name. With Derek on vocals and mandolin, the music on this album was performed by a new band, although he was still touring with
104-519: The group include "Joe McDonnell", a song about the life and death of the Provisional IRA member Joe McDonnell , who was the fifth person to die on the 1981 Hunger Strike ; and "The Protestant Men", a song about notable Protestant Irish nationalists . The band also covered "The Streets of New York", written by Liam Reilly from Bagatelle who was inspired by stories of the Tones' friendship with
117-400: The impact that Bagatelle had on U2 in the early days of their career. Larry Mullen , of the same band, once said that he used to call them "Baga-Money", in reference to their fame, and that he wished that his band could be as successful as Bagatelle. Bagatelle shared stages with artists such as Bob Marley , Don McLean and Jose Feliciano . Their albums were produced by Phil Coulter and
130-496: The late Gus Dudgeon , who also produced for David Bowie and Elton John . Bagatelle appeared on the "Self Aid" concert in the mid-1980s with U2 and Van Morrison . When the original Bagatelle re-formed the band in 1992, Polygram (now Universal ), their record label, decided to release The Best of Bagatelle and Liam Reilly , and followed this with Bagatelle Gold. The band returned to touring in 2010 and released an album of cover versions entitled Under The Covers . Although
143-500: 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. The origins of the group date back to August 1963, where three neighbouring children from the Dublin suburb of Inchicore , Brian Warfield , Noel Nagle, and Liam Courtney, had been musical friends from childhood. In August 1964, Brian's brother Derek Warfield joined
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#1732793696777156-674: Was popular in Ireland, reaching number four in the Irish Singles Chart . In the United States, Admiral William Brown reached the top spot on WROL 's "Irish Hit Parade". While the song was reportedly not released in the UK, according to the group, the controversial lyrics caused all of the Wolfe Tones's music to be banned on radio in the UK from 1983. Wolfe Tones 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
169-485: Was voted the number one song of all time in a BBC World Service poll. The BBC hosts an artist's page for the band that includes excerpts of their songs. The band's 1982 hit Admiral William Brown pays homage to the Irish-born Argentine sailor William Brown . In January 2020, the band's version of " Come Out Ye Black and Tans " reached No. 1 on the Ireland and UK iTunes charts, following criticism of
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