Dundalk’s rowdiest export The Mary Wallopers — Irish folk with a boot up the arse — just put Paddywhackery out (18 Sept via BC Records). Lead single Crowns of England was the warning shot; now the full eleven-tracker’s live and a UK/Ireland run’s stacked through autumn.
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The Real McKenzies – On Yer Bike (new album)
Canadian Celtic punk vets The Real McKenzies have put out their 13-track album, Paul McKenzie Sings…On Yer Bike via Cortex/Stomp. The album features “Shackleton,” “I Wanna Eat Sardines (With Yer Mother),” “The Mad Trapper of Rat River” and much more bagpipe punk mayhem. Remember, if it’s not Scottish, it’s crap!
01. Fortitudine Vincimus, The Final Voyage Of The Endurance
02. Shackleton
03. I Wanna Eat Sardines (With Yer Mother)
04. The Mad Trapper Of Rat River
05. Read A Book
06. I Love A Lassie / Roamin’ In The Gloamin
07. Liver Spot
08. Fiona (Wee Luv Ewe)
09. The Ragged Rock
10. A Cannibal’s Lament
11. Black Agnes
12. The Reckoning Of Sawney Bean
13. On Yer Bike
Shank Painters: New Album
I wanted to give a shout-out to Shank Painters, pirate punks, moored in Portland, Maine. On June 18th, they will be launching their fourth studio album, Spitfire. Spitfire is described as a rollicking mix of reimagined traditional sea shanties and Irish folk tunes, genre-bending originals, and floor-stomping rebel songs. Check out the video for “South Australia,” the advance single from the album.
The Walker Roaders: Maggie May Went to Heaven 7″ Vinyl
Folk punk supergroup, The Walker Roaders, release a new 7″ single, Maggie May Went to Heaven. The Walker Roaders are James Fearnley (The Pogues), Ted Hutt (Flogging Molly), and Marc Orrell (Dropkick Murphys).
Pre-order here: https://walkerroaders.rosecityworks.com/collections/music
The Pogues: Andrew Ranken RIP
The beat’s gone quiet. Andrew Ranken, the Pogues’ founding drummer and the man who kept the whole mad circus thundering along—passed away on February 10, 2026, at 72. Andrew was responsible for the relentless, pounding rhythms on Rum Sodomy & the Lash, If I Should Fall from Grace, and every sweaty, glorious live brawl.
Too many empty chairs at the table now. Philip Chevron (2013), Darryl Hunt (2022), the great Shane MacGowan himself (2023), and of course the tragic death of Kirsty MacColl (2000).
The stage is darker, the pints taste flatter, but the tunes? They don’t die. They stagger on, pissed and proud, forever kicking against the pricks.
Rest easy, Andrew. Thanks for the bruises, the brotherhood, and the beat that shook the world. Sláinte to the fallen Pogue Mahones—you lot are still the kings of this racket.
THE MAHONES new Tribute Album “The Songs of Shane MacGowan”
THE MAHONES new Tribute Album “The Songs of Shane MacGowan” will be released just in time for their 35th Anniversary Tour.
- A Fairytale Intro
- If I Should Fall From Grace With God
- The Old Main Drag
- A Rainy Night In Soho
- Dirty Old Town
- Streams Of Whiskey
- I’m The Man You Don’t Meet Everyday
- A Pair Of Brown Eyes
- Down All The Days
- The Wild Rover
- St. John Of Gods
- A Fairytale Of New York
Finny McConnell – Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin & Bodhran
Jonathan Moorman – Fiddle, Mandolin, Accordion & Tin Whistle
Basil Donovan – Bass & Guitar
Kevin Hearn – Piano
Clayton Yates – Mandolin
Paige Turner – Vocals
Pat Downie – Vocals
Recorded at Turtle Recording Studio in Minden, Germany, John’s Studio in Montreal and Telejet Music Studio in Toronto, Canada
Mixed and Mastered by Gene Hughes
Produced by Finny McConnell for Whiskey Devil Records 2026
The Barking Irons
Wanted to give a shout out to The Barking Irons, another new(ish) band from Buffalo, NY. They have a new album out on bandcamp, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Check ’em out.
Grass Mud Horse: The Hockey Song
Our friends in Buffalo, Grass Mud Horse, have released a Celtic punk cover of Stompin’ Tom Connors’ iconic “The Hockey Song”. Check it out on Spotify.
The Walker Roaders Release New Single ‘Singing School’
Celtic-punk supergroup, The Walker Roaders, have a new single out ,Singing School.
The Walker Roaders are James Fearnley (The Pogues), Ted Hutt (ex-Flogging Molly), and Marc Orrell (ex-Dropkick Murphys). The line-up is completed by producer Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins) and Bryan Head.
According to the band, a new album is being recorded between Pogues gigs and various production gigs.
Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners
I’m really enjoying the new EP from Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners, In The Key of Guinness. Celtic folk rock with elements of old-school rock and roll. Kier, of course, was formerly of Boston alt-country rockers Three Day Threshold, who contributed to the now legendary (if I do say so myself) Shite’n’Onions Vol 2. The Kettle Burners have three EPs up on Spotify:
Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners – In the Key of Guinness (March 2025)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5mp8tUQQleu0FJ8XXgef3B
Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners – Before the Fall (April 2025)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4d2yRCLYBSOX6YZGogX9lB
Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners – All Gone Wrong (2024)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1ybfw2BmNfvqQ3qOxJfoKk
Shite'n'Onions 