The Mary Wallopers

The Mary Wallopers play O2 City Hall Newcastle in Newcastle upon Tyne on 14 October 2026 at 19:00. The group is an Irish folk music act based in Dundalk, County Louth. It began with brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy and Seán McKenna, and in 2022 it grew to include Róisín Barrett on bass, Brendan McInerney on drums, Seamas Hyland on accordion, and Finnian O'Connor on tin whistle and uilleann pipes. In March 2025 founding member Seán McKenna announced his departure, and in 2026 Catriona Ní Ghribín (Catriona Gribben) joined the group. The band built a large following through gigs they live-streamed from the Hendys' home during COVID-19 lockdowns.