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Photo by Tom Beard While "Kit Kat Club" is purely Irish folk punk, something about it seems like a slight departure for The Mary Wallopers. The song has a sense of early, classic country music, along with some very early rock 'n' roll. That would probably be rockabilly, but I can't quite let myself commit to that genre for "Kit Kat Club." It's also surprisingly theatrical, giving The Mary Wallopers a much bigger sound than they normally have. Considering the previous singles from their upcoming album have all been vastly different, we're even more excited about the release than we normally would be. Paddywhackery is showing some huge, mainstream possibilities for The Mary Wallopers in the very near future. Andrew and Charles Hendy say of their band's latest single: “It’s mainly about the fact that people would call us 'paddywhackery' because we are too Irish or whatever, but it’s all very fucking hip to be Irish the last couple of yea...

Photo by Tom Beard For their latest single, The Mary Wallopers have decided to strip things way down. "Landlord's Demise" is an under two minute song that's only songwriter Andrew Hendy on vocals and bohdran and whistle from Finnian O Connor. Somehow, despite how bare the song is, The Mary Wallopers have created a badass folk-punk song. Of course, this one is much more Irish folk than punk, but a song rallying against landlords always ends up a little bit punk. "Landlord's Demise" is the rare song this stripped down that could inspire shout-a-longs, but I can see this becoming a favorite for that at Mary Wallopers shows.  Andrew Hendy says of his band's latest single: “ This is a song about the fall of empire in Ireland, and an expression of our disdain for the Landlord Class. It’s based on a true story about a Manor House falling down around its aristocratic owner, and is also inspired by Tom Barry’s book ‘Guerilla Days in Ireland’. It’s a song for ...

Photo by Sorcha Frances Ryder Dundalk, Ireland's finest folk punk band, The Mary Wallopers, are back with a new single. "Crowns of England" is everything we've always loved from the band. It mixes traditional Celtic folk with a punk edge, but the song also sees them moving their sound forward. It's more palatable for a mainstream audience, but without losing the edge and everything that makes them great. This new sound is kind of like a Trojan horse to trick your co-workers into enjoying it. Audibly, "Crowns of England" might be less rough around the edges than we're used to from The Mary Wallopers, but the message and bite certainly isn't. Charles Hendy says of his band's latest single: “The song is about being in England and feeling like an outsider in all that colonialism.  And it’s about Irish people who move to London and then assimilate by trying to get away from being Irish. That outsider status could apply to immigrants generally, or ...