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The Dubliners

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Folk

The Dubliners is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Christy Moore, Ewan MacColl, Calling Card, Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison. Those roots explain a lot about how The Dubliners arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Luke Kelly, The Wolfe Tones, The Irish Rovers, Clannad and Great Big Sea, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Róisín Murphy, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Shane MacGowan and The Pogues, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around The Dubliners, reaching back through Christy Moore and forward to Róisín Murphy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The DublinersChristy MooreEwan MacCollCalling CardBob DylanRoy OrbisonJimi HendrixRóisín MurphyDropkick MurphysFlogging MollyShane MacGowanThe PoguesLuke KellyThe Wolfe TonesThe Irish RoversClannadGreat Big Sea

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The Dubliners connections

The Dubliners grew out of Christy Moore, Ewan MacColl, Calling Card and Bob Dylan, shares an orbit with Luke Kelly, The Wolfe Tones, The Irish Rovers and Clannad, went on to shape Róisín Murphy, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly and Shane MacGowan. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Dubliners

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Sounds and acts that shaped The Dubliners.

Artists similar to The Dubliners

Kindred5

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Dubliners.

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