Emmet Spiceland

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Emmet Spiceland was an influential Irish folk group of the late 1960s known for its innovative harmonies and role in modernizing traditional Irish music.

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Emmet Spiceland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish folk group ⓘ
musical group ⓘ
activePeriodStart 1960s ⓘ
associatedWith Irish folk revival ⓘ
showband era in Ireland ⓘ
awardReceived Irish number-one single for "Mary from Dungloe" ⓘ
basedIn Dublin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
formedFrom The Emmet Folk Group ⓘ
The Spicelanders ⓘ
genre Irish folk music ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
hasMember Brendan Leeson ⓘ
linked to: Mick Leeson

Brian Bolger ⓘ
Brian Byrne ⓘ
Brian McCabe ⓘ
Brian McCann ⓘ
Brian McCarthy ⓘ
Brian McCormick ⓘ
Brian McCoy ⓘ
Brian McDermott ⓘ
Brian McDonnell ⓘ
Brian McGrath ⓘ
Brian McGuire ⓘ
Brian McKenna ⓘ
Brian McMahon ⓘ
Donal Lunny ⓘ
linked to: Dónal Lunny

John Lynch ⓘ
Michael Byrne ⓘ
Mick Moloney ⓘ
Tommy Byrne ⓘ
hasNotableAlbum The First ⓘ
hasNotableSong Mary from Dungloe ⓘ
influenced later Irish folk groups ⓘ
influencedGenre contemporary Irish folk music ⓘ
languageOfLyrics English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
locationOfFirstSuccess Ireland ⓘ
notableFor innovative vocal harmonies ⓘ
modernizing traditional Irish music ⓘ
popularizing the song "Mary from Dungloe" ⓘ
notableWork Mary from Dungloe ⓘ
The First ⓘ
peakPopularity late 1960s ⓘ
recordLabel Pye Records ⓘ
styleCharacteristic close-harmony singing ⓘ
contemporary arrangements of traditional songs ⓘ

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Dónal Lunny → memberOf → Emmet Spiceland ⓘ