Horslips
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Horslips is an Irish Celtic rock band known for pioneering the fusion of traditional Irish music with rock in the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Horslips canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18741580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Horslips Context triple: [Nightnoise, hasMember, Horslips]
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A.
The Bothy Band
The Bothy Band was a highly influential 1970s Irish traditional music group known for its virtuosic playing, innovative arrangements, and major impact on the modern Celtic music revival.
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B.
Lúnasa
Lúnasa is a renowned Irish traditional music band known for its innovative, richly layered instrumental arrangements and influential role in contemporary Celtic music.
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C.
The Waterboys
The Waterboys are a British-Irish folk rock band formed in the early 1980s, best known for their anthemic songs like "The Whole of the Moon" and their blend of rock, Celtic, and folk influences.
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D.
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are an acclaimed Irish traditional folk band known for popularizing Celtic music worldwide and collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
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E.
The Pogues
The Pogues were an influential Anglo-Irish band known for fusing traditional Celtic folk music with punk rock energy and poetic, often gritty storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Horslips Target entity description: Horslips is an Irish Celtic rock band known for pioneering the fusion of traditional Irish music with rock in the 1970s.
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A.
The Bothy Band
The Bothy Band was a highly influential 1970s Irish traditional music group known for its virtuosic playing, innovative arrangements, and major impact on the modern Celtic music revival.
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B.
Lúnasa
Lúnasa is a renowned Irish traditional music band known for its innovative, richly layered instrumental arrangements and influential role in contemporary Celtic music.
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C.
The Waterboys
The Waterboys are a British-Irish folk rock band formed in the early 1980s, best known for their anthemic songs like "The Whole of the Moon" and their blend of rock, Celtic, and folk influences.
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D.
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are an acclaimed Irish traditional folk band known for popularizing Celtic music worldwide and collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
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E.
The Pogues
The Pogues were an influential Anglo-Irish band known for fusing traditional Celtic folk music with punk rock energy and poetic, often gritty storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.