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Planxty

Planxty were an Irish folk music band formed in January 1972,: 99–100 consisting initially of Christy Moore (vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitars, bodhrán, keyboards), and Liam O'Flynn (uilleann pipes, tin whistle). They transformed and popularized…

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Genres
Irish folk music
Origin
Kildare/Dublin, Ireland
Past members
Christy Moore Dónal Lunny Andy Irvine Liam O'Flynn Johnny Moynihan Paul Brady Matt Molloy Bill Whelan Nollaig Casey Noel Hill Tony Linnane Dolores Keane
Years active
1972–1975 1978–1983 2003–2005

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Planxty

Nodes133
Edges132
Triples317
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.015038
Components1

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Planxty

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related to Bibliography · 50
Planxty → Aiming For The Heart, André Deutsch, Andy, Athens, Callanain, Christy, Colin, Craíc, Dublin, First, GA, Gale, Georgia Press, Germany, Herrmann, Heupferd Musik Verlag GmbH, Hodder Headline, Huntington, In Search, Ireland
related to Compilations · 44
Planxty → After The Break, Andy Irvine, Barclay CPF, Bill Whelan, Cat Music CAT, CD, Christy Moore, City Hall, Contains, Cork, Down In The Valley, Dutch-only CD, Dónal Lunny, Festival Pop'Celtic, First Slip, France, General Monroe, Hardyman The Fiddler, High Kings, Includes
related to Reunion and second run (1978–1983) · 35
Planxty → After, Andy Irvine/Paul Brady, April, August, Beginning, Belgium, Brady, Europe, European, For, France, Germany, In, Ireland, Irvine, It, June, Kevin Burke, Kevin Flynn, Lunny
related to Formation and first run (1972–1975) · 29
Planxty → All, Andy Irvine, Before, Christy Moore, County Kildare, Dónal Lunny, Eastern Europe, In January, Ireland, January, Late Show, Liam O'Flynn, Lunny, March, Moore, Moore's, Newbridge, Paddy Reilly, Prosperous, RTÉ's The Late
related to Influences · 27
Planxty → B-side, Baker, Beichan, Boyle, Ceoltóirí Chualann, County Roscommon, Irish, Irish Traveller John, It, Jacko, Lord Baker, Moore, Much, Music, O'Flynn, Planxty's, Raggle Taggle Gypsy, Reilly, Reilly's, Riada
related to Anthologies · 22
Planxty → Abbey Tavern, Aisling Ghael Special, Between, CD, Dooneen, DVD, Includes, Ireland, Jigs, LC01846, Live, National Stadium, Planxty Arís, Reels, Released, Retrospective, RTÉ, The Cliffs, The Cliffs Of Dooneen, The Planxty Collection
related to Etymology · 16
Planxty → Ancient Greek, Andy, Another, Christy, CLAD, Colonel John Irwin, Dónal, Influences, Irish, Latin, Liam, O'Carolan's, Planxty Irwin, Regardless, Sligo, Turlough O'Carolan
related to No Disco Documentary (2002–2003) · 16
Planxty → After, Definitely, In, Irvine, Japan, Leagues O'Toole, Let's, Lunny, March, Moore, No Disco, O'Flynn, O'Toole, Rory Cobbe, RTÉ, There's
related to "The Third Coming" (2003–2005) · 15
Planxty → I'll, It, Lisdoonvarna, Lisdoonvarna Music Festival, Moore, No Disco, O'Toole, October, On Tuesday, Paddy Doherty, Pleased, Royal Spa Hotel, Saturday, The Third Coming, There
related to Live Albums · 15
Planxty → April, August, Bremen, Dublin, Kevin Flynn, Live, Olympia Theatre, One Night, PLANX MC01, Planxty Live, Radio Bremen, Recorded, The, The Best, University

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moore irvine lunny first album irish music andy ireland recorded band also dublin christy whelan london live o'flynn members 1983

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PlanxtyGenresIrish folk music1.00infobox
PlanxtyOriginKildare/Dublin, Ireland1.00infobox
PlanxtyPast membersChristy Moore Dónal Lunny Andy Irvine Liam O'Flynn Johnny Moynihan Paul Brady Matt Molloy Bill Whelan Nollaig Casey Noel Hill Tony Linnane Dolores Keane1.00infobox
PlanxtyYears active1972–1975 1978–1983 2003–20051.00infobox
Planxtyrelated to "The Third Coming" (2003–2005)On Tuesday0.60section
Planxtyrelated to "The Third Coming" (2003–2005)October0.60section
Planxtyrelated to "The Third Coming" (2003–2005)O'Toole0.60section
Planxtyrelated to "The Third Coming" (2003–2005)Moore0.60section
Planxtyrelated to "The Third Coming" (2003–2005)There0.60section
Planxtyrelated to "The Third Coming" (2003–2005)Saturday0.60section
Planxtyrelated to "The Third Coming" (2003–2005)I'll0.60section
Planxtyrelated to "The Third Coming" (2003–2005)It0.60section

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