The Wolfe Tones discography
| Wolfe Tones discography | |
|---|---|
 The Wolfe Tones performing in Bayshore, New York, on 13 March 2010. From left to right: Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle and Tommy Byrne | |
| Studio albums | 16 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 34 |
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. In the interim, the band has also released albums with Dolphin Records, Triskel Records and MCA.
During over fifty years of producing music, the Wolfe Tones have enjoyed substantial success in Ireland and the United States, where they continue to tour annually. Their most famous song is "A Nation Once Again", which was voted the number one song of all time by a 2002 BBC World Service vote.[1] The Wolfe Tones are also well known for "Celtic Symphony", a 1987 musical tribute to the centennial of Celtic Football Club, and "Joe McDonnell", a song that chronicled the 1981 Hunger Strike in Northern Ireland.
In early 2020 their single Come Out, Ye Black and Tans regained prominence in the Official Charts of Ireland and the UK, due to political controversy surrounding a planned commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary.[2]
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Album Details | Peak Chart Position Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Foggy Dew Format: LP Label: Fontana Records |
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| 1966 | Up the Rebels Format: LP, CD Label: Fontana Records |
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| 1968 | The Rights of Man Format: LP Label: Fontana Records |
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| 1970 | Rifles of the I.R.A. Format: LP, CD Label: Dolphin Records |
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| 1972 | Let the People Sing Format: LP, Cassette, CD Label: Dolphin Records |
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| 1974 | 'Till Ireland a Nation Format: LP, CD Label: Dolphin Records |
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| 1976 | Irish to the Core Format: LP, CD Label: Triskel Records |
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| 1976 | Across the Broad Atlantic Format: LP, Cassette, CD Label: Triskel Records |
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| 1978 | Belt of the Celts Format: LP, Cassette, CD Label: Triskel Records |
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| 1981 | Spirit of the Nation Format: LP, Cassette, CD Label: Triskel Records |
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| 1982 | As Gaeilge Format: LP, CD Label: Triskel Records |
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| 1983 | A Sense of Freedom Format: LP, CD Label: Triskel Records |
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| 1985 | Profile Format: LP, Cassette, CD Label: MCA |
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| 1987 | Sing Out for Ireland Format: LP, Cassette, CD Label: Triskel Records |
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| 1989 | 25th Anniversary Format: LP, Cassette, CD Label: Shanachie Records |
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| 2001 | You'll Never Beat the Irish Format: CD Label: Celtic Collections |
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| 2004 | The Troubles Format: CD Label: Celtic Collections |
41 |
| 2011 | Child of Destiny Format: CD Label: Dolphin Records |
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| 2016 | The Dublin Rebellion 1916 Format: CD Label: Rebel Records |
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Live albums
[edit]| Year | Album Details | Peak Chart Position Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Live Alive-Oh! Format: LP, Cassette, CD Label: Triskel Records |
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| 2002 | The Very Best of Wolfe Tones Live Format: CD Label: Celtic Collections |
20 |
| 2004 | At Their Very Best Live Format: CD Label: Celtic Collections |
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Compilation albums
[edit]| Year | Album Details | Peak Chart Position Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Teddy Bear's Head Format: LP, Cassette, CD Label: Dolphin Records |
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| 1986 | Greatest Hits Format: LP, CD Label: K-tel Records |
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| 2002 | 20 Golden Irish Ballads Volume One Format: CD Label: Dolphin Records |
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| 2002 | 20 Golden Irish Ballads Volume Two Format: CD Label: Dolphin Records |
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| 2003 | Millennium Celebration Album Format: CD Label: Celtic Collections |
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| 2004 | Rebels & Heroes Format: CD Label: Celtic Collections |
7 |
| 2005 | Celtic Symphony Format: CD Label: Celtic Collections |
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| 2006 | 1916 Remembered: The Easter Rising Format: CD Label: Celtic Collections |
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| 2008 | The Anthology of Irish Song Format: CD Label: Celtic Collections |
20 |
| 2013 | The Platinum Collection Format: CD Label: EMI |
35 |
Extended plays
[edit]| Year | Album Details | Peak Chart Position Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Teddy Bear's Head Format: EP Label: Fontana Records |
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| 1988 | I Love the Wolfe Tones Format: EP, Cassette Label: Triskel Records |
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| 1988 | Christmas with the Wolfe Tones Format: EP Label: Triskel Records |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak Chart Position Ireland[3] |
Peak Chart Position Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Side A: Spanish Lady Side B: Down the Mines |
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| 1966 | Side A: The Man from Mullingar Side B: Down by the Liffey Side |
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| 1967 | Side A: This Town is Not Our Own Side B: Come to the Bower |
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| 1967 | Side A: Banks of the Ohio Side B: The Gay Galtee Mountains |
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| 1967 | Side A: James Connolly Side B: Hairy Eggs and Bacon |
15 | — |
| 1969 | Side A: God Save Ireland Side B: Uncle Nobby's Steamboat |
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| 1970 | Side A: Slievenamon Side B: Seven Old Ladies |
14 | — |
| 1970 | Side A: Big Strong Man Side B: The Four Seasons |
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| 1971 | Side A: Fiddlers Green Side B: Kevin Barry |
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| 1972 | Side A: The Snowy-Breasted Pearl Side B: Big Strong Man |
7 | — |
| 1972 | Side A: On the One Road Side B: Long Kesh |
20 | — |
| 1972 | Side A: Highland Paddy Side B: Give Me Your Hand |
19 | — |
| 1973 | Side A: Ireland Over All Side B: Gloria or Glorieh |
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| 1973 | Side A: The Helicopter Song Side B: The Broad Black Brimmer |
1 | — |
| 1974 | Michael Gaghan | 18 | — |
| 1975 | Side A: Rock on Rockall Side B: Deportees |
17 | — |
| 1978 | Side A: Botany Bay Side B: Vale of Avoca |
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| 1979 | Side A: Farewell to Dublin Side B: Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore |
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| 1979 | Side A: Padriac Pearse Side B: Ta Na La |
4 | — |
| 1979 | Fourteen Men | 19 | — |
| 1980 | Side A: The Lough Sheelin Eviction Side B: Si Beag, Si Mor |
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| 1980 | Side A: Ms. Fogarty's Christmas Cake Side B: The Wren |
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| 1981 | Side A: Streets of New York Side B: The Connaught Rangers |
1 | — |
| 1982 | Side A: Admiral William Brown Side B: Cait Ni Dhuibhir |
4 | — |
| 1983 | Farewell to Dublin | 11 | — |
| 1983 | Side A: Irish Eyes Side B: Joe McDonnell |
3 | — |
| 1983 | Side A: Merman Side B: The Piper that Played Before Moses |
21 | — |
| 1983 | Side A: Janey Mac, I'm Nearly Forty Side B: The Flower of Scotland |
16 | — |
| 1984 | Side A: Song for Liberty Side B: Slainte Don A Baird |
2 | — |
| 1985 | Side A: My Heart is in Ireland Side B: Michael Collins |
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| 1985 | Side A: My Heart is in Ireland Side B: Toor A Loo |
2 | — |
| 1986 | Side A: Dreams of Home Side B: Far Away in Australia |
6 | — |
| 1986 | Side A: Remember Me at Christmas Side B: Uncle Nobby's Steamboat |
7 | — |
| 1987 | Side A: Flight of the Earls Side B: St. Patrick's Day |
1 | — |
| 1988 | Flow Liffey Water | 6 | — |
| 1989 | Celtic Symphony | 14 | — |
| 1990 | Ireland's World Cup Symphony | 12 | — |
| 2002 | You'll Never Beat the Irish | 19 | — |
| 2003 | A Nation Once Again | 15 | — |
| 2020 | Come Out, Ye Black and Tans | — | 1[4] |