IRISH ROCK N ROLL

TRACKLIST Side A 1. The Bauld O Donoghue 2. The Holy Ground 3. Rakes of Poverty 4. The Rich Man and the Poor Man 5. The Idler 6. Madam I™m A Darlin™ Side B 7. Vultures of Christmas 8. The Turfman from Ardee 9. Hot Asphalt 10. Wexford 11. The Blarney Stone 12. Rothsea O 13. Gates of Heaven INFO The Mary Wallopers have announced details of their second album and a huge tour of the UK and Ireland that runs from November through to Christmas this year. Irish Rock ™n™ Roll is due for release on October 6th and follows last year™s hugely acclaimed self-titled debut (šthese youngsters are all about presenting vibrancy, saltiness and edge via roots music from a bygone age, at a moment when such qualities are all but absent form contemporary pop› Mojo). If every album an artist makes offers a snapshot of where they stand at that point, then the picture presented by Irish Rock ™n™ Roll is one of a band preparing to go stratospheric. It™s an album that manages to perfectly capture the chaos, humour and excitement of the band™s recent live shows whilst also showcasing the incredible emotional of the traditional ballads that they play (both in songs passed down from previous generations and - for the first time on this record - their own songs that promise to be passed down to future generations). One of those traditional ballads - Wexford - is the second single from the album following The Holy Ground and it™s online everywhere now.