Building Up and Tearing England Down - The Mary Wallopers

[@TheDrumlinBoy]

Dominic Behan would be very proud to have one of his classics sung so well. Looking forward to seeing the Wallopers in Denmark

[@BrianMcElwain]

My grand dad was a navvy from Monaghan. Then he fought in Italy. He came to Toronto and founded Shamrock Construction building stations on Toronto's subway. "Suicide John" McElwain. On the occasion that a man on his crew fell down some hole with no air to breath, had passed out to die my grandad lashed rope around his ankles and immediately had himself to be lowered in. He would yank them out even before the troopers arrived. The firemen told him "it's suicide, don't do that again!". My grandad would explain "Well he's got X number of kids etc... "

[@Toupret]

Toasts yer Grandad.

[@Toupret]

...with a coffee x

[@iamconmasfra]

Cheers to your grandpa and family, the Irish roots run deep and proud in Canada. Bless all our ancestors that forged a life for us in the North.

[@maireadmulholland5996]

The song was written by Doiminic Ó Beacháin who was a Socialist not a pira sympathiser so therefore you should not claim on you tube that it was written by mwallopers,if only. Both the wolve tone deaf and other Nationalists groups take songs written pre 1970 about the ira and pretend that they are a modern take when they are not. So I would safely say that Doiminic would be appalled by the breach in copyright and the misuse of his work .

[@BrianMcElwain]

@@maireadmulholland5996 Binn béal 'na chomhnuidhe.

[@Shane-ib2ip]

A new Mary Wallopers fan boy has been gained here in Appalachia. Love yalls stuff!

[@Bighairyjoesph]

I worked on the sites in London in the late 80s - this is an excellent tune. Reminds me of the theme behind the Pogues's, Navigator.

[@ashlaylee]

The raw beauty of this rendition cannot be put into words. Every second is pure magic.

[@therumjacks]

Had you guys on repeat for about three or four months now. Respect.

[@AlanMcGuinness-gy9ll]

When you sung this one last night in Melbourne Charles it was my favourite bit of the gig. It took a while to settle them down though.... I left Dundalk in 86 and worked on the building sites in London up to the mid 90s so I can relate to a lot of the songs content...now I'm a construction safety Inspector!

[@alanmicks]

Lived in London in the early 2000‘s my uncle and 4 aunts had lived and worked through the tough years for the Irish over there. Just got the last whiff of these times. Miss Ireland and London as Irish man.

[@ffionpearl5893]

My dad from Cork and Antrim worked for all these names. When we passed a McAlpine Billboard he would spit. later on he became a quantity surveyor and was shocked that he was allowed to use the bosses toilet on construction sites. To him that meant he had made it. He worked on the flood barrier and Canary wharf and many other London projects

[@prangbro]

So classy to to do a live recording for a video. Love these guys, Charles is a genius!

[@to13726]

Hello from Newfoundland. You fellers would fit right in at the pubs over this way.

[@W-E-A-P]

strong Irish Gael blood lines in Newfoundland tál 🇮🇪

[@whops2k]

Wonderful to hear this song again. My late father use to sing it with Crubeen and toured extensively with Dominic Behan back in the 70s

[@cubanheelsbeerbelly]

This is fantastic minimalism at it's finest.

[@XYAgain420]

You guys just don't miss. Grand stuff, lads.

[@ShapeyFiend]

Class. I'd damn near worn out the refresh button on the RnaL version already.

[@lukemcleod8483]

It slaps big time

[@Fizzure3000]

Without a doubt the best version I've heard of this song

[@Chan-rc2hw]

Love you guys. Been a fan for years. From Australia.

[@carlo5608]

Class song boys. Can't wait to see ye in Oz

[@philgentle]

10/10. What a tune.

[@jackgill1550]

If that seagull legit squaked at the end of the song, just absolutely fuckin perfect timing. love it

[@brianburu-hd1ej]

I love this band 🎉🎉🎉

[@AXISMEDIATV]

This just made my day.. thanks boys!

[@martinogmckeever38]

As a Dundalk man loving your work lads, c'mon da town

[@flannandownesjnr9426]

Brilliantly done On the thames A hole under the thames

[@Rhubarb.and.Crustard]

Class as always 👍

[@nathanbryan8073]

just discovered these guys, love it

[@paddycanavan8301]

Mighty Stuff. Top Class

[@matthewgaffney9319]

A whiff of McAlpine's Fusiliers and it smells amazing

[@joesoap1960]

So glad i found yas. Doesn't get any better than this

[@christopherlackperth]

Head over to play Perth Australia. Crackin band!

[@jesselewis5699]

Love these boys. From Washington, D.C.! 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@alanoconnor-gl9gn]

Ah that’s a deadly rendition

[@shaney91]

What a tune

[@marcywhyte6159]

Brilliant

[@Ispeakthetruth.]

Love that yiz are playing EP 2023🎉❤

[@kevinf5837]

Excellent

[@ArsenalDad]

Epic show in D.C.!!! When are you coming back? Shawn needs to come next time as well…😂

[@Vandalgrease]

Gonna sing Rockall please? You guys could find a modern definitive version of it x

[@BrFAB]

Come to Helsinki immediately

[@niamhlavelle1526]

i miss kickn the counter in Owneys to this song well done charles@band

[@vicw9223]

I'm so happy I found out about you guys.

[@LeRooky]

Ye coming to Australia lads? Come do a show in Melbourne!

[@deshealy7867]

i love this song

[@jdion79]

One word: DIGNITY.

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

Perfect....

[@TrueBlueEG8]

You should be able to thumbs up this a thousand times

[@StuartJebbitt]

brilliant song

[@JohnBreenFolk]

Well executed 👍

[@StephenKarch]

100% On the mark if not for the Irish Navvies, England would have no Canal Network but we'll never know how many lifes it Cost to the Grafters.

[@anthonykenneally9256]

💚Legend💚

[@dessieflanagan3625]

👏👏👏

[@bookwormsurfer]

Lovely! See you in Cambridge, USA!

[@AXISMEDIATV]

YES!

[@LouLou-tl1gv]

A Navvy is a builders labourer

[@crashmanjones7286]

This is fuckin brilliant, bless up b'ys

[@raskaskoneisto]

Hell yeas

[@Petemotox]

It’s hard not to think that this song influenced the highwaymen by Johnny, Kris, Willie and Waylon!

[@chrisgraham6916]

Remembering the Pogues (Navigator) Rum , sodomy & lash . Fantastic .❤

[@chrisgraham6916]

Revise my last comment 😂😂 Christy Moore....ordinary man .

[@geoffmcginley]

a classic

[@jameshealy4096]

Seems like a good place to ask, what is a navvy?

[@johnoregan5430]

It’s a builder’s labourer

[@johncagney4443]

Originally meant a worker digging out canals, or "navigations", later used more generally for a labourer

[@010010100100101001]

910 upvotes, eh my mates? Keep on the good work

[@dankealey6176]

wahey!

[@stebrazil85]

Qatar 2022

[@michellek5789]

Does anyone know what fender model that is?

[@jaydaawg.8191]

The Fender Gender Bender 1000 .

[@ballysham10]

Tye "concrete master race" is such a gas way to refer to the British haha may start using it

[@diskopartizan0850]

Famously, the British are the only people to use concrete and labourers.

[@michaelmurray798]

The bosses not the brits....in 2024 just as many irish bosses fucking us up......connolly said the same 1916

[@MrThebarron007]

fantastic, was just telling my people about yall!

[@TheActualCathal]

Song written by Dominic Behan.

[@jacopoturini7700]

✊

[@hughjosephfeely]

Hup she flew

[@jdbhoy88]

C’mon the town ⚫️⚪️

[@FoFilm5]

Whyayeeeee

[@zaceaston3543]

Anyone know what specific model of Fender he's picking here?

[@tommynocash2419]

fucking quality

[@darreng9775]

Thought this was a parady ,funny