The Mary Wallopers have released their third album, Paddywhackery, through BC Records. The Irish folk-rock group recorded it during an intense two-week Liverpool session with producer Skelly and engineer Chris Taylor.
The record pairs traditional force and pub-ready momentum with original songs aimed at colonialism, class, fascism and gentrification. Early singles include “Crowns of England,” “Landlord’s Demise,” “Kit Kat Club” and “The Big Mixer.”
Where 2023’s Irish Rock ’n’ Roll introduced the band’s original writing, Paddywhackery presents a more confident and tightly constructed version of the same unruly spirit.
The group is Charles Hendy, Andrew Hendy, Ken Mooney, Róisín Barrett, Finnian O’Connor and Catriona Gribben. The album carries the speed and communal charge of their live show without losing the arrangements’ detail.
A 2027 North American tour begins March 4 in Philadelphia, includes two nights at New York’s Irving Plaza, and ends April 2 in Los Angeles. The release was announced by Grandstand Media.
Last Setlist
The Mary Wallopers — Stradbally Hall, Stradbally, Ireland — 8/29
- The Holy Ground
- The Rich Man and the Poor Man
- Building Up and Tearing England Down
- Eileen Óg
- Frost is All Over
- Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice
- The Blarney Stone
- The Turfman from Ardee
