The Bluebell Polka
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The Bluebell Polka is a popular Scottish dance tune closely associated with accordionist Jimmy Shand and widely recognized in traditional Scottish country dance music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bluebell Polka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21634554 — 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 Bluebell Polka Context triple: [Jimmy Shand, notableWork, The Bluebell Polka]
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A.
Pizzicato-Polka
Pizzicato-Polka is a light, playful orchestral piece composed by Johann Strauss II and his brother Josef, famous for its plucked-string (pizzicato) texture and frequent use in ballet and concert repertoires.
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B.
Cemetery Polka
"Cemetery Polka" is a darkly humorous, cabaret-style song by Tom Waits from his acclaimed 1985 album *Rain Dogs*.
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C.
Strip Polka
"Strip Polka" is a lively World War II–era novelty song made famous by the American close-harmony group The Andrews Sisters.
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D.
The Old Country Waltz
"The Old Country Waltz" is a country-influenced song by Neil Young featured on his 1977 album *American Stars 'n Bars*.
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E.
The Polka King
The Polka King is a 2017 dark comedy film based on the true story of Polish-American polka bandleader and Ponzi schemer Jan Lewan.
- 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 Bluebell Polka Target entity description: The Bluebell Polka is a popular Scottish dance tune closely associated with accordionist Jimmy Shand and widely recognized in traditional Scottish country dance music.
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A.
Pizzicato-Polka
Pizzicato-Polka is a light, playful orchestral piece composed by Johann Strauss II and his brother Josef, famous for its plucked-string (pizzicato) texture and frequent use in ballet and concert repertoires.
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B.
Cemetery Polka
"Cemetery Polka" is a darkly humorous, cabaret-style song by Tom Waits from his acclaimed 1985 album *Rain Dogs*.
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C.
Strip Polka
"Strip Polka" is a lively World War II–era novelty song made famous by the American close-harmony group The Andrews Sisters.
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D.
The Old Country Waltz
"The Old Country Waltz" is a country-influenced song by Neil Young featured on his 1977 album *American Stars 'n Bars*.
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E.
The Polka King
The Polka King is a 2017 dark comedy film based on the true story of Polish-American polka bandleader and Ponzi schemer Jan Lewan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.