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SUMMARY:The Mary Wallopers
LOCATION:Paradiso\, Weteringschans 6-8\, 1017 SG Amsterdam
GEO:52.362278;4.883945
DESCRIPTION:The Mary Wallopers breathe new life into Irish folk songs\, wit
 hout smoothing out the rough edges. The band from Dundalk began during the
  COVID-19 lockdown with live streams from the living room of brothers Char
 les and Andrew Handy. What started as a trio grew into a six-piece band\, 
 featuring banjo\, accordion\, tin whistle\, uilleann pipes and drums. Trad
 itional songs and protest tunes are given driving rhythms and loose harmon
 ies\, ensuring the music remains true to the Irish folk tradition whilst r
 etaining the directness of punk. The songs deal with working-class life\, 
 the housing crisis and resistance to exploitation. Humour and politics ble
 nd effortlessly: old Irish folk tunes are not treated as museum pieces\, b
 ut as stories that still have something to say. On 18 September\, their th
 ird album ‘Paddywhackery’ is released\, recorded in two weeks with Jam
 es Skelly of The Coral. On tracks such as ‘Landlord’s Demise’\, ‘C
 rowns of England’ and ‘The Big Mixer’\, The Mary Wallopers sound ful
 ler and more powerful. At the same time\, the core remains the same: using
  songs from the Irish tradition to say something about life today.\n\nDeta
 ils and tickets: https://onlyhere.app/amsterdam/whats-on/paradiso-amsterda
 m-the-mary-wallopers\n\nFound on OnlyHere · onlyhere.app/amsterdam
URL:https://onlyhere.app/amsterdam/whats-on/paradiso-amsterdam-the-mary-wal
 lopers
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