The Mary Wallopers Reveal New Album 'Paddywhackery', Share "Crowns of England" Single
The Mary Wallopers are releasing "Paddywhackery" on September 18. Produced by James Skelly of The Coral, the album includes their new single "Crowns of England."
Dundalk, Ireland’s The Mary Wallopers will release their new album, Paddywhackery , on September 18 via BC Records. Their first since 2023’s Irish Rock’n’Roll , the record was produced by The Coral’s James Skelly.
The first single from the album is “Crowns of England” which the band’s Charles Hendy says is “about being in England and feeling like an outsider in all that colonialism.” He continues, “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 even people from small towns moving into cities. England remains an archaic place in a lot of ways. There is still a monarchy. Every pub is called The Crown. There are flags everywhere. When we sing rebel songs in England, people don’t know how to react, so you feel like such an alien because it’s geographically so close but culturally there’s a massive gap. I mean, I went to Wembley to see Oasis once and a woman asked me if we had televisions in Ireland…”
Watch the video below.
The Mary Wallopers have also announced a fall tour of the UK and Ireland. No word on North American yet — their last visit here was in March for a few shows around St. Patrick’s Day . All dates are listed below.
Paddywhackery
01 – Crowns of England
02 – The Juice
03 – Seán na Sagart
04 – Smuggling the Tin
05 – Castlecoe Hill
06 – The Big Mixer
07 – Worker’s Song
08 – Banks of the Roses
09 – Landlord’s Demise
10 – Kit Kat Club
11 – Micky Dam
The Mary Wallopers – 2026 Tour Dates
October 13 Edinburgh – Corn Exchange
October 14 Newcastle – O2 City Hall
October 16 Cardiff – University
October 17 Brighton – Centre
October 19 Sheffield – Octagon Centre
October 20 Cambridge – Corn Exchange
October 22 Liverpool – Olympia
October 23 Manchester – O2 Victoria Warehouse
October 26 Nottingham – Rock City
October 27 Leeds – O2 Academy
October 29 Birmingham – O2 Academy
October 30 London – O2 Academy Brixton
December 10 Dublin – 3Arena
December 19 Glasgow – OVO Hydro
_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-mary-wallopers-announce-new-album-share-crowns-of-england/)._
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