The Wolfe Tones
The Wolfe Tones | |
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| Origin | Bluebell, Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Irish folk, Irish rebel songs, rock |
| Years active | 1963–2025 |
| Labels | Skin Music, Dolphin Records |
| Members | Noel Nagle Brian Warfield Tommy Byrne |
| Past members | Liam Courtney Derek Warfield |
| Website | wolfetonesofficialsite |
The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band that incorporate Irish traditional music in their songs. Formed in 1963, they take their name from Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double meaning of a wolf tone; a sound that can affect instruments in the string family of the orchestra.