The Mary Wallopers

Irish folk-rebels give concert in Store VEGA

Amazing The Mary Wallopers, who have previously visited Tønder Festival and Roskilde Festival, will give a concert in Store VEGA on February 3, 2027 with the songs from the new album Paddywhackery.

They have been compared to The Pogues themselves, and The Guardian has called them “a live sensation”. And there's something about the talk: The Mary Wallopers are in full swing to take over the world with their beguiling mix of immersive Irish folk music, punky energy and an anti-authoritarian attitude that's not afraid to talk power into the middle.

The group formed in 2019 in the Irish provincial town of Dundalk around a tumultuous love of classic Irish folk icons such as the Dubliners, the Clancy Brothers and The Chieftains. At the same time, the members, like legendary Shane MacGowan and the rest of punk-poetic The Pogues, are driven by a willingness to challenge genre conventions with societal critical sting. As they told The Irish Times: “People were never supposed to be safe”.

For The Mary Wallopers, folk music is a rebellious mouthpiece for calling out oppression and social inequality; an opportunity for rebellion against blatant injustice. They support the Palestinian cause, have criticised English colonialism and their boozy new album Paddywhackery - due out on 18 September and produced by James Skelly of The Coral - is named after a derogatory term for Irish people.

A big part of The Mary Wallopers' growing popularity is their fabulous concerts, borne out by a towering energy level and infectious musical virtuosity, as audiences at Tønder Festival 2023 and Roskilde Festival 2025 have been able to witness. Now the Irish folk rebels are returning to Denmark, where they will give a concert on 3 February in Store VEGA.