After the Rain

Paddy and the Rats

Paddy And The Rats is a celtic punk band from Miskolc, Hungary. The group was founded by Paddy O'Reilly (songwriter, vocals), Vince Murphy (bass) and Joey MacOnkay (electric guitar) in 2008. Seamus Connelly (drums), Sonny Sullivan (accordion) and Sam McKenzie (fiddle, Irish whistles, bagpipes, mandolin) later joined the group. The music is Irish and Celtic folk but they combine punk rock, and some Russian, Romani and polka elements. In 2010, the band's first album Rats on Board was released. It was a big hit even outside Hungary, even winning second place in the album of the year poll from Celtic-rock portal. That same year, they were the most downloaded Hungarian band on iTunes. In 2011, the second album from Paddy and the Rats was released titled, Hymns For… more »