Luke Kelly

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Luke Kelly was a renowned Irish folk singer and founding member of The Dubliners, celebrated for his powerful voice and political ballads.

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Luke Kelly canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish musician ⓘ
folk singer ⓘ
human ⓘ
political activist ⓘ
advocatedFor social justice ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ
associatedAct The Dubliners ⓘ
associatedWith Irish folk revival ⓘ
birthName Luke Kelly ⓘ
commemoratedBy statue in Dublin ⓘ
commemoratedIn Irish popular culture ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ireland ⓘ
culturalImpact icon of Irish folk music ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish ⓘ
genre Irish folk music ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
hasHeritage working-class Dublin background ⓘ
influenced Irish folk singers ⓘ
contemporary Irish musicians ⓘ
instrument banjo ⓘ
voice ⓘ
knownFor interpretations of traditional Irish songs ⓘ
political ballads ⓘ
powerful voice ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
memberOf The Dubliners ⓘ
name Luke Kelly ⓘ
notableFor emotive live performances ⓘ
interpretations of politically charged songs ⓘ
notableWork Dirty Old Town ⓘ
Raglan Road ⓘ
The Auld Triangle ⓘ
The Rocky Road to Dublin ⓘ
The Town I Loved So Well ⓘ
occupation banjo player ⓘ
folk singer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
partOf Irish folk music tradition ⓘ
performedWith Barney McKenna ⓘ
Ciarán Bourke ⓘ
John Sheahan ⓘ
Ronnie Drew ⓘ
politicalAlignment left-wing politics ⓘ
recordLabel EMI ⓘ
Transatlantic Records ⓘ
vocalType baritone ⓘ

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Glasnevin Cemetery → burialPlaceOf → Luke Kelly ⓘ
On Raglan Road → notablePerformer → Luke Kelly ⓘ
The Dubliners → foundingMember → Luke Kelly ⓘ
The Dubliners → member → Luke Kelly ⓘ
Luke Kelly → name → Luke Kelly ⓘ
Luke Kelly → birthName → Luke Kelly ⓘ
Phil Coulter → associatedWith → Luke Kelly ⓘ
Glasnevin Cemetery → isBurialPlaceOf → Luke Kelly ⓘ
subject linked to: Glasnevin