The Mary Wallopers

The Mary Wallopers play Cambridge Corn Exchange in Cambridge on 20 October 2026 at 19:30. The group is an Irish folk music band based in Dundalk, County Louth. It began with brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy and Seán McKenna. In 2022 the band 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. Seán McKenna announced his departure in March 2025, and in 2026 Donegal accordion player and multi-instrumentalist Catriona Ní Ghribín (Catriona Gribben) joined. The band built a large fanbase through gigs live-streamed from the Hendys' home during COVID-19 lockdowns.