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The Wolfe Tones
Group · Ireland · Dublin · formed 1963
Irish rebel music band
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1960s
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Debut release: The Rights of Man
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Biography
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Biography
The Wolfe Tones are an Irish folk and ballad group, famous for performing rebel songs, historical ballads, and Traditional Irish music with strong nationalist themes. Formed in 1963, they take their name from Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, also carrying a double meaning, referencing the wolf tone; a sound that can affect instruments in the string family of the orchestra.
The Wolfe Tones being one of the longest standing ballad groups in Ireland, gathered popularity from their distinctive melodies and a repertoire that mixes traditional tunes with original songs about Irish history, politics, and culture. The band's accolades include receiving the keys to the cities of New York and Los Angeles, and their version of Thomas Davis' rebel song 'A Nation Once Again' was voted the world's favourite song in a 2002 BBC World poll.
1963–1964: Formation
The origins of the group date back to August 1963, where Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle, and Liam Courtney had been neighbours as children in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore. In August 1964, Brian's brother Derek Warfield joined 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.
1964–2001
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 the Wolfe Tones. Derek's solo releases continued annually until 2006.
2001–present
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 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 band's final gig, the band announced two shows at Thomond Park in Limerick for July 2025, as well as a gig in Liverpool. The final concert took place at Thomond Park on 13 July, 2025.
In December 2025, the band ended their retirement by announcing two shows in July 2026 in the 3Arena. In January 2026, the band announced another show taking place on 25 June, at the Ovo Hydro in Glasgow. This was followed by shows in August at the Gleneagle Arena, Killarney and the SSE Arena in Belfast in August.
In February 2026, the band featured in a collaboration with their local League of Ireland football club St Patrick's Athletic that saw the club release a Wolfe Tones themed third kit, including their logo in place of a sponsor and lyrics from Let The People Sing featured throughout the jersey. On 28 March 2026, the band reunited with Derek Warfield during Brian Warfield's 80th birthday celebrations, which was also attended by Mary Lou McDonald, Kellie Harrington and Oliver Barry.
Notable works
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
Celtic SymphonySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 42 tracks · 3 discsDisc 11We're On The One Road4:042Streets of New York4:303Padraic Pearse3:424Irish Eyes are Smiling4:315The Star of the County Down2:426Danny Boy3:147My Heart is in Ireland4:088Quare Things In Dublin3:529Dreams of Home4:0610Let The People Sing3:0411Patriot Game3:4712Only our Rivers Run Free3:3213This Is The Day3:5314Down By The Glenside2:5015Women Of Ireland6:1216The Live Medley from Cork & Belfast. 1,Never Beat the Irish, 2. Sean South 3. Broad Black Brimmer, 4. Celtic Symphony7:11Disc 21Celtic Symphony4:222Joe McDonnell7:153The Connaught Rangers4:514Tyrone3:565Men Behine the Wire2:006Banna Strand4:287Sunday Bloody Sunday4:108Green Glens of Antrim3:109The Irish Soldier Laddie1:5510The Crossing3:5911Bold Robert Emmet3:2612Lament For The Lost3:2213In Belfast5:2314The Orange and The Green2:2415Fermanagh4:1516Up The Rebels Dance Mix 1.Teddy Bears Head 2. Helicopter Song 3.Sean South 4.A Nation Once Again7:37Disc 31The Rebel6:052Boston Rose5:233Teddy Bear's Head2:024Broad Black Brimmer2:245We Are The Irish4:296A Nation Once Again3:007Celtic Dreams3:368Chicago5:489Ireland my Ireland4:3510You'll Never Beat The Irish4:10" was written by Warfield in 1987 for the centenary of Celtic Football Club. Other songs written by 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 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 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 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.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 51 | 91.8th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (32 release groups · 17 studio albums)
Albums · 17
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:52
A1The Rights of Man4:31A2Raynard the Fox2:52A3Long Black Veil3:36A4Up the Border2:28A5I’m a Rover4:18A6Ode to Biddy McGee2:38B1Wrap the Green Flag Round Me4:04B2Enniskillen Fusiliers4:32B3Treat Me Daughter Kindly3:29B4Four Strong Winds3:18B5Banks of the Sweet Smirla Side3:31B6Lagan Love2:351969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 43:02
1Slievenamon3:542In Garran Na Bhile2:513Four Seasons4:014A Row in the Town (Erin Go Brath)2:315God Save Ireland2:386The Sun Is Burning2:597Big Strong Man2:338Rifles of the I.R.A.2:379Skibbereen2:5210Sweet Carnlough Bay3:1311Ships in Full Sail2:0812Seán Treacy2:4413Holy Ground3:2114Uncle Nobby's Steamboat4:401972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 46:28
A1Snowy Breasted Pearl3:25A2Sean South of Garryowen3:29A3Twice Daily2:48A4James Connolly5:28A5Don't Stop Me Now3:04A6Táim in Arréars3:33A7Come Out Ye Black & Tans3:04B1On the One Road3:03B2The Men Behind the Wire2:39B3For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name3:36B4Paddy Lie Back3:03B5The First of May2:53B6Long Kesh3:25B7A Nation Once Again2:581974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 48:56
A1Highland Paddy3:32A2Travelling Doctor's Shop3:16A3My Green Valleys3:34A4The Boys of the Old Brigade2:58A5Children of Fear4:28A6The Boys of Fair Hill1:40A7Bodenstown Churchyard3:56B1The Grandfather3:30B2The Blackbird of Sweet Avondale3:54B3The Broad Black Brimmer2:39B4Laugh and the World Laughs With You3:24B5A Soldier's Life2:18B6Give Me Your Hand3:13B7Must Ireland Divided Be3:54B8Ireland Over All2:401976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 43:56
A1The Rambling Irishman3:40A2Paddy on the Railway3:00A3The Great Hunger3:19A4Many Young Men of Twenty2:20A5Sweet Tralee2:50A6Shores of America3:35A7A Dream of Liberty3:53B1Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore3:27B2Goodbye Mick3:05B3Spancil Hill3:18B4The Fighting 69th3:34B5The Boston Burglar2:50B6Farewell to Dublin5:051976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 42:51
A1Botany Bay2:56A2The Water Is Wide3:45A3The Irish Brigade2:20A4Grain Waile2:20A5Whelan's Frolics3:00A6The Night Before Larry Was Stretched4:20A7Fiddlers Green3:00B1Vale of Avoca2:45B2The Limerick Races3:35B3The Jackets Green4:35B4Cook in the Kitchen and the Rambling Pitchfork2:50B5Kevin Barry3:50B6Rock on Rockall3:351978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 47:22
A1Misty Foggy Dew4:08A2Quare Thins in Dublin2:35A3The Fairy Hills3:23A4Connaught Rangers3:52A5Bold Robert Emmet3:11A6The Hare in the Heather2:42A7Tá Na Lá3:43B1Some Say the Divil is Dead3:14B2General Munroe2:30B3Hurlers March3:19B4The West's Asleep4:35B5The Boys of Barr na Sráide3:11B6The Rose of Mooncoin3:33B7Rory O'Moore3:261981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks
A1Dingle BayA2No Irish Need ApplyA3Down by the GlensideA4Bold Fenian MenA5Paddle Your Own CanoeA6Padraic PearseA7The Lough Sheelin EvictionB1Song of the CeltsB2ButterflyB3Protestant MenB4Only Our Rivers Run FreeB5Saint Patrick Was a GentlemanB6Ireland UnfreeB7Carolan’s ConcertoB8Streets of New York1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 42:21
A1Caoine Cill Cáis3:05A2Sí Finn2:42A3Amhrán Na mBreac2:02A4Thugamar Féin An Samhradh Linn2:49A5Brabazons1:49A6Cáit Ní Dhuibhir3:54A7Cuan Bhantraí2:31A8Rosc Catha Na Mumhan2:54B1I nGarán Na Bhfile2:29B2Éamonn An Chnoic3:06B3Siún Ní Dhuibhir3:58B4Tá Na Lá3:46B5Reels4:55B6An Dórd Feinne (Óró 'sé Do Bheatha Abhaile)2:211985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:58
A1My Heart is in Ireland4:35A2Wearing of the Green3:00A3Mullingar Fleadh3:10A4Plastic Bullets5:27A5Macushla Mavoureen2:30A6Song of Liberty3:11B1Women of Ireland6:16B2Butcher's Apron3:01B3Little Jimmy Murphy2:18B4The Sailor St. Brendan4:58B5Toor A Loo2:44B6Far Away in Australia2:481987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 52:50
A1Flight of Earls5:00A2Croppy Boy3:20A3The Impartial Police Force4:32A4Carolan's Favourite2:06A5The Guildford 43:49A6Annabelle3:08A7St. Patrick's Day4:28B1Radio Toor-I-Li-Ay3:51B2Paddy's Night Out4:57B3Great Fenian Ram4:01B4Bonny Mary of Argyle3:37B5Gra Mo Chroi2:47B6Kiss the Ould Mother, Hug the Old Man2:30B7A Soldier's Return4:441991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 50:18
1Merman4:192Sergeant William Bailey2:363Farewell to Dublin3:594Admiral William Brown4:385Catalpa3:346Irish Eyes4:327Flower of Scotland3:448Michael Collins3:599Slainte Don a Baird (Health to the Bards) / Cailin O Chois tSiuire Me / Planxty McGuire2:5110Galtee Mountain Boy3:0011The Piper That Played Before Moses3:0112Let the People Sing2:5113Joe McDonnell7:142001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:02:45
1You'll Never Beat the Irish, Part 14:112The Crossing3:593The Rebel6:034In Belfast5:255Chicago5:486We Are the Irish4:297United Men4:238Ireland My Ireland4:349Halloween3:5910Grace4:3411The Hot Asphalt4:1112Thank God for America3:2513Celtic Dreams3:3514You'll Never Beat the Irish, Part 24:092002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 36:09
1The Man From Mullingar2:292The Finding of Moses1:413Blow Ye Winds2:304Goodbye Mrs. Durkin2:415The Tri Coloured Ribbon2:276The Banks of the Ohio3:257The Old Maid2:268The Dying Rebel3:529Down by the Liffey Side2:1810The Valley of Knockanure3:0711Banna Strand4:0512The Black Ribbon Band3:3213Song of the Backwoods1:362005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 32 tracks · 2:02:10
Disc 11This Is the Day3:532The Patriot Game3:473The Song of Partition3:234Children of Fear4:155Sunday Bloody Sunday4:116Plastic Bullets5:117The Men Behind the Wire2:018The Lough Sheelin Eviction5:139Go on Home British Soldiers2:5310Danny Boy (The Derry Air)3:1511Star of the County Down2:4212In Belfast5:2313Up the Border1:5314The Green Glens of Antrim3:1015The Old Orange Flute2:2616The Old Brigade Dance Medley: The Old Brigade / On the One Road / The Broad Black Brimmer / Celtic Symphony6:06Disc 21Lament for the Lost3:222We Shall Overcome3:343You'll Never Beat the Irish, Part III4:014Tyrone3:565Must Ireland Divided Be3:576Song of Liberty2:437The Orange and the Green2:248Long Kesh3:199The Sash Me Father Wore3:2610Fermanagh Love Song4:1711Hills of Glenswilly3:2212Joe McDonnell6:5013County of Armagh2:3714Guildford Four3:4715Billy Reid3:0716Up the Rebels Dance Medley: Teddy Bears Head / Helicopter Song / Sean South / A Nation Once Again7:462006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 42 tracks · 2:53:23
Disc 11We're On The One Road4:042Streets of New York4:303Padraic Pearse3:424Irish Eyes are Smiling4:315The Star of the County Down2:426Danny Boy3:147My Heart is in Ireland4:088Quare Things In Dublin3:529Dreams of Home4:0610Let The People Sing3:0411Patriot Game3:4712Only our Rivers Run Free3:3213This Is The Day3:5314Down By The Glenside2:5015Women Of Ireland6:1216The Live Medley from Cork & Belfast. 1,Never Beat the Irish, 2. Sean South 3. Broad Black Brimmer, 4. Celtic Symphony7:11Disc 21Celtic Symphony4:222Joe McDonnell7:153The Connaught Rangers4:514Tyrone3:565Men Behine the Wire2:006Banna Strand4:287Sunday Bloody Sunday4:108Green Glens of Antrim3:109The Irish Soldier Laddie1:5510The Crossing3:5911Bold Robert Emmet3:2612Lament For The Lost3:2213In Belfast5:2314The Orange and The Green2:2415Fermanagh4:1516Up The Rebels Dance Mix 1.Teddy Bears Head 2. Helicopter Song 3.Sean South 4.A Nation Once Again7:37Disc 31The Rebel6:052Boston Rose5:233Teddy Bear's Head2:024Broad Black Brimmer2:245We Are The Irish4:296A Nation Once Again3:007Celtic Dreams3:368Chicago5:489Ireland my Ireland4:3510You'll Never Beat The Irish4:102011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:06:24
1Child Of Destiny4:252Swing A Banker2:523The Cliffs Of Moher5:104Hibernia3:485Uncle Nobby's Steamboat4:446Siobhain2:567Anne Devlin3:588Moonbeams4:039The Celtic People3:5910My Green Valleys3:2911John O'Brien3:4212Champions Of Champions3:1013The Merman4:2114The First Of May4:1215Big Brother3:3716Who Fears To Speak Of '983:2717Admiral William Brown4:31
Album · 14
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1971 | Teddy Bear's HeadSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 40:46A1The Teddy Bear’s Head2:39 A2Up the Border2:28 A3Wrap the Green Flag ’round Me3:02 A4The Rights of Man4:31 A5The Foggy Dew3:42 A6The Gay Galtee Mountains2:34 A7Lagan Love2:36 B1The Peeler and the Goat3:04 B2Banks of the Sweet Smirla Side3:31 B3Glenswilly3:33 B4Ode to Biddy McGee2:39 B5Four Strong Winds3:18 B6Come to the Bower3:09 | Compilation | 1971 | |
| 1980 | Live Alive OhSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:20:49Disc 1 A1Botany Bay3:12 A2Slievenamon3:52 A3Whelan's Frolics3:28 A4Twice Daily3:01 A5Some Say the Divil Is Dead3:46 A6Rock on Rockall3:28 B1Highland Paddy2:34 B2Travelling Doctor's Shop4:02 B3Princess Royal3:00 B4Sean South of Garryowen3:40 B5The Boys of Fairhill2:21 B6Snowy Breasted Pearl2:19 B7On the One Road3:10 Disc 2C1The Boys of the Old Brigade3:18 C2Banna Strand5:14 C3Paddy's Dream7:16 C4Broad Black Brimmer2:32 C5Big Strong Man2:22 D1James Connolly5:26 D2Fiddlers Green2:36 D3Tri Coloured Ribbon2:17 D4God Save Ireland2:27 D5Come Out Ye Black and Tans2:25 D6A Nation Once Again3:03 | Live | 1980 | |
| 1989 | 25th AnniversarySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 32 tracks · 1:50:40Disc 1 1Celtic Symphony4:41 2The Merry Ploughboy2:33 3Women of Ireland6:18 4Rock on Rockall2:54 5The Foggy Dew3:27 6James Connolly3:03 7The Man From Mullingar2:38 8Flow Liffey Waters4:09 9First of May4:20 10The Piper That Played Before Moses3:01 11Janie Mac I’m Nearly Forty2:56 12Give Me Your Hand2:46 13The Boys of the Old Brigade2:54 14Dingle Bay3:40 15The Big Strong Man2:10 16Monsignor Horan3:34 Disc 21Boston Rose5:38 2The Zoological Gardens2:55 3The Broad Black Brimmer3:28 4Newgrange (Brú na Bóinne)4:55 5Treat Me Daughter Kindly3:29 6Come Out Ye Black and Tans2:11 7Sliabh na mBan3:36 8Far Away in Australia2:50 9Goodbye3:00 10Helicopter Song3:15 11An Dórd Féinne (Óró Sé do Bheatha Abhaile)2:21 12The Merman4:21 13The Teddy Bear’s Head2:10 14Banna Strand4:23 15Many Young Men of Twenty2:27 16The West’s Awake4:37 | Compilation | 1989 | |
| 1992 | The Wolfe Tones Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 57:281My Heart Is in Ireland4:36 2Streets of New York4:49 3Dreams of Home3:57 4Only Our Rivers Run Free4:01 5Quare Things in Dublin2:37 6Padraic Pearse3:35 7On the One Road3:00 8God Save Ireland2:54 9Irish Eyes4:35 10Song of Liberty3:10 11Uncle Nobby’s Steamboat3:51 12Spancil Hill3:27 13Paddle Your Canoe3:35 14Some Say the Devil Is Dead3:19 15Let the People Sing2:54 16A Nation Once Again3:08 | Compilation | 1992 | |
| 2002 | The Legendary Wolf Tones: Golden Irish Ballads, Vol. 1 & 2 (The Original Recordings)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 40 tracks · 2:01:21Disc 1 1Deportees3:46 2The Rights of Man4:31 3Raynard the Fox2:52 4The Teddy Bear’s Head2:39 5The Long Black Veil3:36 6The Peeler and the Goat3:03 7Goodbye Mrs. Durkin2:39 8Ode to Biddy McGee2:38 9The Foggy Dew3:41 10The Man From Mullingar2:27 11Up the Border2:28 12The Boys of Wexford3:16 13Four Strong Winds3:18 14Follow Me Up to Carlow2:29 15Banks of the Sweet Smirla Side3:31 16The Merry Ploughboy2:39 17The Old Maid2:24 18Blow Ye Winds2:28 19The Black Ribbon Band3:31 20The Gay Galtee Mountains2:32 Disc 21I’m a Rover4:18 2Down by the Liffey Side2:17 3The Banks of the Ohio3:25 4Enniskellen Fusilier4:32 5Come All Ye Drunken Sailors1:29 6I Still Miss Someone3:18 7Come to the Bower3:12 8The Dying Rebel3:53 9The Limerick Rake2:57 10The Finding of Moses1:40 11Glenswilly3:32 12The Tri‐Coloured Ribbon2:26 13Banna Strand4:05 14Song of the Backwoods1:39 15Blow Ye Winds2:30 16Rosín Dubh3:08 17Wrap the Green Flag Round Me3:02 18My Lagan Love2:35 19The Valley of Knockanure3:07 20Treat Me Daughter Kindly3:48 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2004 | Rebels and HeroesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 32 tracks · 2:00:14Disc 1 1A Nation Once Again2:59 2Never Beat the Irish (Part 1 Live)4:32 3Bodenstown Churchyard3:14 4Bold Robert Emmet3:27 5The Protestant Men3:56 6Women of Ireland6:11 7Boys of the Old Brigade3:01 8The Rebel6:04 9Kevin Barry3:30 10Gra Mo Croi2:26 11United Men2:01 12Only Our Rivers Run Free3:32 13The Devil Is Dead2:44 14Teddy Bears Head4:23 15Hyland Paddy2:41 16The Don't Play Our Songs on Radio3:34 Disc 21Never Beat the Irish (Part 2)4:12 2The West Awake4:26 3God Save Ireland2:11 4Soldiers Return4:40 5The Connaught Rangers4:48 6Get Out Ye Black and Tans2:02 7Ireland My Ireland4:34 8Padraic Pearse3:42 9Ireland Unfree3:00 10Sean South3:07 11Grace4:35 12Grandfather2:58 13In Belfast5:27 14Down by the Glenside2:50 15Helicopter2:43 16Joe McDonnell6:44 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2004 | At Their Very BestSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 37 tracks · 2:11:10Disc 1 1God Save Ireland2:41 2Give Me Your Hand3:06 3Let the People Sing2:44 4Boys of the Old Brigade2:57 5In Belfast6:12 6You’ll Never Beat the Irish4:30 7Kevin Barry3:53 8Janey Mac I’m Nearly 403:21 9The Streets of New York4:55 10The Helicopter Song1:47 11Slieve na mBan2:09 12The Merry Ploughboy1:58 13We Are the Irish4:17 14Celtic Symphony4:30 15Broken Dreams4:12 16Come Out Ye Black and Tans2:04 17Boston Rose5:14 18Paddle Your Own Canoe2:34 Disc 21Thank God for America3:43 2Sean South of Garryowen3:18 3The Broad Black Brimmer2:10 4Big Strong Man2:16 5We’re on the One Road3:35 6Joe McDonnell8:08 7Song of Liberty2:41 8Rock on Rockall3:09 9The Foggy Dew2:54 10James Connolly4:56 11Hot Asphalt4:37 12Grace4:35 13You’ll Never Beat the Irish4:25 14Irish Eyes Are Smiling3:12 15The Shores of Botany Bay1:53 16Some Say the Devil Is Dead3:14 17A Nation Once Again2:50 18Celtic Symphony4:48 19Amhrainn Na Bhfiann1:42 | Live | 29 November 2004 | |
| 2005 | 50 Great Irish Rebel Songs & BalladsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 50 tracks · 2:45:59Disc 1 1A Nation Once Again3:47 2Deportees3:46 3The Men Behind the Wire2:54 4The Foggy Dew4:20 5Come to the Bower3:26 6The Rights of Man4:31 7Sean South of Garryowen3:39 8The Dying Rebel3:54 9Up the Border2:29 10The Tri-Coloured Ribbon2:27 11Come All Ye Drunken Sailors1:29 12Admiral William Brown4:33 13Treat Me Daughter Kindly3:51 14The Old Maid2:26 15Wrap the Green Flag Round Me3:03 16The Gay Galtee Mountains2:34 17The Rising of the Moon3:36 Disc 21Some Say the Devil Is Dead3:26 2Down by the Liffey Side2:18 3The Broad Black Brimmer2:30 4The Teddy Bear’s Head2:39 5Banna Strand4:05 6Ireland Boys Hurrah4:55 7The Man From Mullingar2:28 8The Bold Fenian Men3:22 9The Valley of Knockanure3:07 10Follow Me Up to Carlow2:29 11I Still Miss Someone3:20 12Raynard the Fox2:52 13Old Skibbereen4:09 14Goodbye Mrs Durkan2:39 15The Long Black Veil3:37 16Rory O’Moore2:58 17Big Strong Man2:15 Disc 31Boys of the Old Brigade3:04 2I’m a Rover4:18 3Come Out You Black and Tans2:51 4The Peeler and the Goat5:32 5Blow Ye Winds2:29 6The Banks of the Ohio3:26 7Bru Na Boinne5:22 8Glenswilly3:33 9The Limerick Rake2:57 10Enniskillen Fusileers4:33 11Ode to Biddy McGee2:39 12The Merry Ploughboy3:45 13God Save Ireland2:30 14The Finding of Moses1:41 15I’ll Speak to Gran4:04 16On the One Road3:21 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2006 | The Platinum CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 40 tracks · 2:27:05Disc 1 1Teddy Bear's Head2:02 2Grace4:36 3God Save Ireland2:42 4Lough Sheelin Eviction5:13 5The Helicopter1:47 6Children of Fear4:15 7Celtic Symphony4:42 8Joe McDonnell7:14 9Go Home British Soldiers2:53 10Sunday Bloody Sunday4:11 11Plastic Bullets5:11 12The Devil Is Dead3:04 13You'll Never Beat the Irish, Part 14:11 Disc 21The Streets of New York4:27 2This Is the Day3:53 3Come Out Ye Black and Tans2:03 4Danny Boy3:13 5On the One Road4:02 6Tyrone3:54 7Let the People Sing2:45 8My Heart Is in Ireland4:05 9Star of the County Down2:42 10Irish Eyes3:17 11Hot Asphalt4:10 12Fermanagh4:12 13Dreams of Home4:05 14You'll Never Beat the Irish, Part 24:09 Disc 31The Patriot Game3:47 2The Orange and the Green2:24 3Men Behind the Wire2:01 4Lament for the Lost3:22 5The Protestant Man3:57 6Hill of Glenswilly Donegal3:21 7Partition3:23 8Highland Paddy2:41 9The Sash Me Father Wore3:21 10Only Our Rivers Run Free3:28 11Sean South/Broad Black Brimmer5:30 12A Nation Once Again2:56 13You'll Never Beat the Irish, Part 33:56 | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2008 | The Anthology of Irish SongSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 39 tracks · 2:27:01Disc 1 1My Heart Is in Ireland4:34 2Rifles of the IRA2:37 3Paddys Night Out4:53 4Ta Na La3:47 5The Merman4:22 6The Snowy Breasted Pearl3:25 7The Wearing of the Green3:00 8Uncle Nobby's Steamboat3:50 9Man From Mullingar2:37 10Flight of the Earls4:57 11Toor a Loo2:43 12Song of Liberty3:08 13A Soldier's Life2:16 14The Butcher's Apron3:00 15Flow Liffey Waters4:08 16The Mullingar Fleadh3:09 17My Green Valleys3:31 18Janey Mac I'm Nearly 402:56 19The Fighting 69th4:08 20Admiral William Brown4:38 21Rock on Rockall2:53 Disc 21We Shall Overcome3:35 2Men Behind the Wire2:00 3Joe McDonnell7:14 4The Orange and the Green2:24 5Patriot Game3:47 6Sunday Bloody Sunday4:10 7The Devil Is Dead2:43 8Up the Rebels (dance mix)7:39 9Come Out Ye Black and Tans2:06 10Padraic Pearse3:42 11Boys of the Old Brigade/One Road (medley)6:07 12Never Beat the Irish4:11 13Irish Eyes4:30 14This Is the Day3:54 15Streets of New York4:29 16Let the People Sing2:46 17Dreams of Home4:06 18Billy Reid3:06 | Compilation | 29 September 2008 | |
| 2016 | The Dublin Rebellion 1916Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:18:111The Proclamation8:43 2Lonely Banna Strand (The Ballad of Roger Casement)4:31 3The Road to the Rising4:16 4Women of Ireland6:14 5Padraig Pearse4:08 6Grace4:36 7Tri Coloured Ribbon4:06 8Last Moments (Light a Penny Candle)4:26 9Wrap the Green Flag Round Me Boys5:16 10The Rebel6:05 11Margaret Skinnider4:04 12James Connolly5:40 13The One Road4:04 14Ireland Unfree Shall Never Be at Peace3:20 15The Foggy Dew3:37 16The Dying Rebel5:05 | Compilation | 2016 | |
| — | The Very Best of the Wolfe Tones LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 29 tracks · 1:39:27Disc 1 1In Belfast7:03 2Kevin Barry3:54 3Janey Mac I'm Nearly Forty4:09 4The Streets of New York4:32 5The Helicopter Song2:22 6Sliabh na mBan2:09 7The Merry Ploughboy1:57 8We Are the Irish3:49 9Broken Dreams3:17 10Come Out Ye Black and Tans2:04 11Paddle Your Own Canoe2:11 12Thank God for America6:01 13Sean South of Garyowen3:12 14The Broad Black Brimmer2:11 15The Big Strong Man2:17 Disc 21We're on the One Road3:37 2Joe McDonnell6:50 3Song of Liberty2:42 4Rock on Rockall3:09 5The Foggy Dew2:55 6James Connolly3:02 7Grace4:30 8You'll Never Beat the Irish4:19 9Irish Eyes Are Smiling3:11 10The Shores of Botany Bay1:54 11Some Say the Devil Is Dead2:51 12A Nation Once Again2:52 13Celtic Symphony4:45 14Amhrain Na Bhfiain1:42 | Compilation | — | |
| — | The Legendary Wolf Tones: 20 Golden Irish Ballads, Volume One (The Original Recordings)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:00:281Deportees3:46 2The Rights of Man4:31 3Raynard the Fox2:52 4The Teddy Bear's Head2:39 5The Long Black Veil3:36 6The Peeler and the Goat3:03 7Goodbye Mrs. Durkin2:39 8Ode to Biddy McGee2:38 9The Foggy Dew3:41 10The Man From Mullingar2:27 11Up the Border2:28 12The Boys of Wexford3:16 13Four Strong Winds3:18 14Follow Me Up to Carlow2:29 15Banks of the Sweet Smirla Side3:31 16The Merry Ploughboy2:39 17The Old Maid2:24 18Blow Ye Winds2:28 19The Black Ribbon Band3:31 20The Gay Galtee Mountains2:32 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Millenium Celebration AlbumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 32 tracks · 2:06:13Disc 1 1Celtic Symphony4:40 2Newgrange4:55 3Lough Sheelin Eviction5:38 4Padraig Pearse3:33 5The Broad Black Brimmer3:28 6Oro Se do Bheatha Abhaile2:20 7A Soldier's Return4:42 8The Connaught Rangers3:53 9Michael Collins3:59 10Women of Ireland6:16 11Come Out Ye Black & Tans2:14 12On the One Road2:58 13Sean South of Garryowen3:42 14The Streets of New York4:46 15The Shores of Botany Bay2:56 16Toor a Loo2:40 Disc 21The Flight of the Earls4:56 2Janey Mac I'm Nearly Forty2:56 3Far Away in Australia2:49 4Admiral William Brown4:38 5My Heart Is in Ireland4:33 6Paddy's Night Out4:53 7Men Behind the Wire2:39 8The Guilford Four3:46 9Rock on Rockall3:12 10Joe McDonnell7:16 11Boys of the Old Brigade2:56 12Gra Mo Chroi2:42 13Plastic Bullets5:26 14Helicopter Song3:14 15Irish Eyes Are Smiling4:31 16Song of Liberty3:06 | Compilation | — |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 in a Row Treble Treble Celtic SymphonySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:2218 in a Row Treble Treble Celtic Symphony4:22 | 29 May 2019 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put The Wolfe Tones head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 51 | 91.8th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Warfield | — | present | |
| Derek Warfield | — | present | |
| Noel Nagle | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WolfeTonesBayshoreNY.JPGaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/972821cc-a0c8-45bc-919a-a899190e740ediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/972821cc-a0c8-45bc-919a-a899190e740ecore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q976122genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q976122seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolfe_Tonesbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolfe_Tones
Why this artist is in the database
- List of folk musicians
- List of Irish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Yuristache · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q976122 · MusicBrainz: 972821cc-a0c8-45bc-919a-a899190e740e
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