The Belfast Gypsies
E1045278
The Belfast Gypsies were a 1960s Northern Irish rock band known for their raw, garage-influenced take on the British R&B and psychedelic sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Belfast Gypsies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13524766 — 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: The Belfast Gypsies Context triple: [Them, associatedAct, The Belfast Gypsies]
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A.
Belfast Child
"Belfast Child" is a 1989 power ballad by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, inspired by the Troubles in Northern Ireland and known for its adaptation of the traditional folk song "She Moved Through the Fair."
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B.
The Derry People
"The Derry People" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects on the history, identity, and lived experience of the inhabitants of Derry in Northern Ireland.
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C.
Boys from County Hell
Boys from County Hell is a 2020 Irish horror-comedy film that blends vampire folklore with dark humor in a rural small-town setting.
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D.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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E.
Slag van Belfast
Slag van Belfast is the Afrikaans name for the Battle of Bergendal, a key engagement during the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1900 between British forces and Boer commandos in South Africa.
- 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: The Belfast Gypsies Target entity description: The Belfast Gypsies were a 1960s Northern Irish rock band known for their raw, garage-influenced take on the British R&B and psychedelic sound.
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A.
Belfast Child
"Belfast Child" is a 1989 power ballad by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, inspired by the Troubles in Northern Ireland and known for its adaptation of the traditional folk song "She Moved Through the Fair."
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B.
The Derry People
"The Derry People" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects on the history, identity, and lived experience of the inhabitants of Derry in Northern Ireland.
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C.
Boys from County Hell
Boys from County Hell is a 2020 Irish horror-comedy film that blends vampire folklore with dark humor in a rural small-town setting.
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D.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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E.
Slag van Belfast
Slag van Belfast is the Afrikaans name for the Battle of Bergendal, a key engagement during the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1900 between British forces and Boer commandos in South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
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rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Gypsies ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Them ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
garage rock
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psychedelic rock ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
R&B-based songwriting
ⓘ
energetic performance style ⓘ raw production ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasReleaseType |
single
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studio album ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American garage rock
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British rhythm and blues ⓘ psychedelic music ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Belfast ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Jackie McAuley
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Kenneth McDowell ⓘ Mark Scott ⓘ Mike Scott ⓘ Pat McAuley ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gloria's Dream
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Midnight Train ⓘ People, Let's Freak Out ⓘ Portland Town ⓘ Secret Police ⓘ |
| partOf | 1960s British rock scene ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Loma Records
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Sonet Records ⓘ |
| style |
garage-influenced British R&B
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psychedelic-influenced rock ⓘ raw sound ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Belfast Gypsies Description of subject: The Belfast Gypsies were a 1960s Northern Irish rock band known for their raw, garage-influenced take on the British R&B and psychedelic sound.
Referenced by (1)
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