Andy Irvine
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Andy Irvine is an influential Irish folk musician and singer-songwriter renowned for his work with bands like Planxty and his innovative blend of traditional Irish and Balkan music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andy Irvine canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9913962 — 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: Andy Irvine Context triple: [Dónal Lunny, associatedAct, Andy Irvine]
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A.
Andrew Irvine
Andrew Irvine was a British mountaineer best known for his ill-fated 1924 Everest expedition with George Mallory, during which both climbers disappeared high on the mountain.
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B.
Andrew McGahan
Andrew McGahan was an acclaimed Australian novelist and screenwriter known for his darkly comic and socially incisive works, including the Miles Franklin Award–winning novel "The White Earth."
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C.
Ed Shearmur
Ed Shearmur is a British film composer known for scoring a wide range of Hollywood movies across genres.
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D.
Neil McEvoy
Neil McEvoy is a Canadian football executive best known for serving in senior football operations and personnel roles, including general manager, with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.
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E.
Neil Fenton
Neil Fenton is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Fenton.
- 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: Andy Irvine Target entity description: Andy Irvine is an influential Irish folk musician and singer-songwriter renowned for his work with bands like Planxty and his innovative blend of traditional Irish and Balkan music.
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A.
Andrew Irvine
Andrew Irvine was a British mountaineer best known for his ill-fated 1924 Everest expedition with George Mallory, during which both climbers disappeared high on the mountain.
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B.
Andrew McGahan
Andrew McGahan was an acclaimed Australian novelist and screenwriter known for his darkly comic and socially incisive works, including the Miles Franklin Award–winning novel "The White Earth."
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C.
Ed Shearmur
Ed Shearmur is a British film composer known for scoring a wide range of Hollywood movies across genres.
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D.
Neil McEvoy
Neil McEvoy is a Canadian football executive best known for serving in senior football operations and personnel roles, including general manager, with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.
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E.
Neil Fenton
Neil Fenton is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Fenton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish folk musician
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human ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Christy Moore
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Dónal Lunny ⓘ Johnny Moynihan ⓘ Liam O’Flynn ⓘ Paul Brady ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Lifetime Achievement Award at RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards (Ireland) ⓘ |
| birthName |
Andrew Kennedy Irvine
ⓘ
linked to:
Andrew Irvine
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| dateOfBirth | 1942-06-14 ⓘ |
| genre |
Balkan folk music
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Celtic music ⓘ Irish folk music ⓘ |
| influenced |
Irish folk revival of the 1970s
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subsequent generations of Irish folk musicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Balkan folk traditions
ⓘ
Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| instrument |
bouzouki
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harmonica ⓘ hurdy-gurdy ⓘ mandola ⓘ mandolin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative blend of Irish and Balkan music
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politically engaged songwriting ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Mosaic (early group with Johnny Moynihan and Terry Woods)
ⓘ
Mozaik ⓘ Patrick Street ⓘ Planxty ⓘ Sweeney’s Men ⓘ
linked to:
Sweeney's Men
|
| name | Andy Irvine ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Andy Irvine/Paul Brady"
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album "Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams" ⓘ song "My Heart’s Tonight in Ireland" ⓘ song "Never Tire of the Road" ⓘ song "Viva Zapata" ⓘ |
| occupation |
bouzouki player
ⓘ
harmonica player ⓘ mandolinist ⓘ musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | London, England ⓘ |
| residence | Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andy Irvine Description of subject: Andy Irvine is an influential Irish folk musician and singer-songwriter renowned for his work with bands like Planxty and his innovative blend of traditional Irish and Balkan music.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.